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Leaving<br />
Their Mark<br />
Lt. Col. J.D. Harrill USMC (Ret)<br />
The Germantown High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve<br />
Officers Training Corps (MCJROTC) is one of the top programs in<br />
the nation. Each year, its cadets are awarded ROTC scholarships to<br />
America’s top colleges valued at over $180,000 dollars and has<br />
countless cadets enlist in the military to serve something higher<br />
than themselves. The program has consistently placed in the top<br />
of the state in physical fitness and placed number one in the<br />
Mississippi State Athletic Championship for two consecutive years.<br />
Its drill and color guard teams also place nationally and are regional<br />
champions.<br />
The rifle/shooting team consistently competes at the national<br />
championship and is one of the top two rifle teams in the state.<br />
The MCJROTC programs seeks to develop youth mentally, morally,<br />
and physically, arming each cadet with the tools to excel in<br />
whatever they choose to do in life.<br />
Two senior cadets that deserve special recognition are Captains<br />
Charli White and Emma Reno. Their dedication and leadership to the<br />
program have taken it to the next level and materially contributed<br />
to the Germantown MCJROTC being awarded a National Honor<br />
School (the highest recognition a school can receive). Both<br />
Emma and Charli were invaluable members of the rifle team,<br />
state championship physical fitness team, and regional champion<br />
drill team.<br />
As members of the rifle team, they were invited to attend the<br />
Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) shooting camp and were<br />
personally mentored by Olympians and Division I college shooters.<br />
Emma and Charli are two of the top shooters in the state and<br />
qualified in the top ten at-large in the nation for the CMP Marine<br />
Corps National Championship in Phoenix, Arizona, and the national<br />
championship at Camp Perry, Ohio. They both were awarded the<br />
Silver Distinguished Shooter Badge from CMP.<br />
Emma will attend college pursuing a nursing degree while<br />
simultaneously serving in the Air National Guard, while Charli will<br />
attend Mississippi State pursing a degree in animal and diary<br />
science. They earned scholarships from the Civilian Marksmanship<br />
Program, JROTC leadership scholarships, and a host of other<br />
scholarships based on their academic achievement.<br />
Congratulations, Emma and Charli!<br />
Hometown MADISON • 91
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