Raider Brigade Celebrates Twilight Parade and Spring Awards Ceremony
May 11, 2023
Wingerd Field was full of CDH students, parents, faculty, staff and friends on a beautiful evening for the annual Twilight Parade and Awards Ceremony on May 10. They were celebrating another successful year of the JROTC program.
The evening included a performance by the Precision Drill Team as well as an awards ceremony to honor students for their hard work and leadership during the 2022-23 school year. This was followed by a parade during which each battalion marched past Brigade leadership and the audience.
The final act of the evening was the change in command. The Class of 2023 passed on the leadership of the Corps to the Class of 2024. The evening wrapped up as the senior class celebrated with the traditional beret toss.
The future is looking bright for the Raider Brigade, as it was announced that there are currently 96 incoming 9th graders registered for JROTC. That is the largest class in a quarter century.
Awards
JROTC Superior Cadet
Cadet LTC Ella Keating ‘23
Cadet 2LT Katie O’Donnell ‘24
Cadet SGT Brooklyn Johnson '25
Cadet PFC Bridget Bower '26
JROTC Citizenship Award
Cadet LTC Steffan Xiong ‘23
Cadet MAJ David Verdeja ‘23
Cadet MAJ Tim Flynn ‘23
Cadet MSG Charlie Geiger ‘23
Cadet MSG Alex Fruen ‘23
Cadet MSG Bella Brondum ‘24
Raider Brigade JROTC Academic Excellence Award
Cadet CPT Jack Barneson ‘23
Cadet MSG Max Laughlin ‘24
Cadet MSG Maggie Frost ‘24
Cadet MSG Lillian Moore ‘24
Cadet SGT Michael Nobrega ‘25
Raider Brigade JROTC Military Excellence Award
Cadet MAJ Anders Angstrom ‘23
Cadet CPT Cruz Mason ‘23
Cadet CPT Nolan Keefe ‘23
Cadet CPT Stephen Flashing ‘23
Cadet CPT Nick Wood ‘23
Cadet 1SG Jack Moryn ‘23
Cadet MSG Nolan Heuerman ‘24
Cadet 2LT Mary Musolf ‘24
Cadet SGT Grace McSherry ‘25
Cadet PFC Darby Peterson ‘26
Raider Brigade JROTC Service Excellence Award
Cadet MAJ Matthew McConville ‘23
Cadet MSG Elizabeth Barnett ‘24
Cadet MSG Sarah McKeown ‘24
Cadet SGT Andrew Ek ‘ 25
Cadet PFC Jamaya Anderson ‘26
Williams Brothers Scholarship
Cadet 2LT Emma Butler ‘24
Cadet SGT Annika Clift ‘25
Cadet SFC Cali Weckman ‘26
JROTC Distinguished Academic Excellence Award
Cadet CPT Colin Hilger ‘23
Sons of the American Revolution Citizenship Award
Cadet SGT Keyon Archer ‘25
Sons of the American Revolution ROTC Medal
Cadet MAJ Patrick McQuillan ‘23
Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War
Cadet CSM Sam Koopmeiners ‘23
The Daughters of the American Revolution Medal
Cadet MAJ Maren Gainer ‘23
The Reserve Organization of American Medal
Cadet LTC Paris Edwards ‘23
The Military Officers Association of America Medal
Cadet LTC Brady Savard ‘23
The Daughters of the American Colonists Award
Cadet MSG Danika Rubbelke ‘24
The American Veterans Association JROTC Medal
Cadet LTC Olivia Kimlinger ‘23
The National Sojourner's Award
Cadet SGT MJ Dougherty ‘25
The Military Order of the Purple Heart Medal
Cadet 2LT Max Laughlin ‘24
The Association of the United States Army
Cadet MSG Cameron Kawalek ‘24
The American Legion Military Excellence Medals
Gold - Cadet LTC Patrick Domler ‘ 23
Silver - Cadet 2LT Olivia Evans ‘24
Bronze - Cadet SGT Jacqueline Lauer ‘25
The American Legion Academic Excellence Medals
Gold - Cadet MAJ Alex Atkinson ‘23
Silver - Cadet MSG Finn Dougherty ‘24
Bronze - Cadet SGT Margaret Marrinan ‘25
The Veterans of Foreign Wars JROTC Medals
Cadet MAJ Adamari Vargas-Jiminez ‘23
Cadet 1SG Matthew Baumberger ‘24
Cadet SGT James Summers ‘25
The Voice of Democracy
Cadet MAJ Daniel Weber ‘23
The U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award
Cadet CSM Alec Walworth ‘23
The U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award
Cadet MSG Kelly Hannon ‘24
Cadet MSG Miles Bollinger ‘24
Minnesota Society of the US - Daughters of 1812
Cadet MSG Madison Kline ‘23
