Sons of the Sons of the American Revolution American Revolution JROTC/ ROTC & Service Academ ies Award Program
The Alabam a Society Sons of the Am erican Revolution Color Guard
WHO ARE THE “SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION” (SAR)? Non-Profit, Patriotic, Educational, Fraternal, Lineage Organization. Through Genealogical Research, m ale m em bers trace fam ily blood lines to ancestors that fought/ contributed to the cause 0 f freedom and liberty in the Am erican Revolution. Seeks to m aintain and extend the institutions of Am erican freedom , an appreciation of true patriotism and respect for our national sym bols, the value of Am erican citizenship, and the unifying force of “e pluribus unum ”. Constitution Day, Flag Day, and Bill of Rights Day - established through SAR efforts. Youth education is very im portant to SAR.
BRIEF HISTORY OF SAR Founded April 18 8 9, on 10 0 th anniversary of inauguration of George Washington as our 1 st President. Federal legislation established Charter for National Society, SAR, perm itting State level societies to establish chapters within their borders. Alabam a - 16 chapters. Nationally - Over 33,0 0 0 m em bers in all 50 States (including Societies in Canada, Mexico, France, Germ any, Switzerland and United Kingdom ). Conceived as fraternal and civic society com posed of lineal descendants of patriots who wintered at Valley Forge, signed the Declaration of Independence, fought in battles of the Am erican Revolution or otherwise supported the cause of Am erican Independence.
SAR YOUTH EDUCATION/ AWARD PROGRAMS Num erous educational program s, awards, and scholarships can be found on web site under “Youth Education”. Educators can find DVDs, lesson plans and other links to Am erican Revolution period history web sites. A daily chronology of events during the Am erican Revolution entitled “The Am erican Patriotic Chronology” (published by Jack Manning, the National Society’s Historian, and Alabam a Society SAR) is on web site via blog.alssar.org. www.sar.org
THE SAR JROTC/ ROTC RECOGNITION PROGRAM 20 16 JROTC BRONZE MEDAL PRESENTATION ARMY JROTC CADET CHRISTEN BARDEN STANHOPE-ELMORE HIGH SCHOOL, ALABAMA
JROTC/ ROTC AWARDS SAR honors JROTC/ ROTC Cadets via its Medals and Awards program , designed for Senior Military Instructor to recognize outstanding Cadet achievem ents. Program consists of JROTC Bronze Medal and uniform ribbon, norm ally awarded at school’s “end of year” awards program . The Senior Military Instructor selects the “Best Cadet” who fosters the principal of the Citizen Soldier, exem plified by the Minutem an of the Revolutionary War days. Medal, Ribbon and Certificate - usually presented to Cadet by State Society Chapter m em ber. Let Society Chapter sponsor know when award presentation is scheduled. SAR purchases Medal package. Sim ilar award (Silver ROTC Medal) is presented to University level ROTC Outstanding Cadet.
THE OUTSTANDING JROTC CADET MEDALLION AND SCHOLARSHIP (ENHANCED AWARD) Package m ust be subm itted before January 1 Rewards can be great! Outstanding JROTC Cadet Medallion Award A m ore prized award • Available for JROTC, 3 RD year Cadet • Very com petitive • Student m ust: • -write an essay -be in top of their class -be involved in extracurricular activities 20 13 NATIONAL SOCIETY WINNER CADET LT. COL. VICTORIA OFFEI-DUA HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, ALABAMA
OUTSTANDING JROTC CADET MEDALLION AWARD Cadet m ust write 50 0 to 70 0 word essay (no m ore/ no less) on “ How the JROTC p rep a red m e to be a better citizen of the United Sta tes of Am erica .” Gram m ar, spelling, content, etc. all count. W hy not a ssign this essa y a t the beginning of the school y ea r to a ll Ca d ets a s a cla ss req uirem ent? The Junior level Cadet applicant m ust: -be in top 25% of their class -include a letter from Principal specifically stating this -be in top 10 % of their JROTC Class -include a letter from Senior JROTC Instructor specifically stating this
OUTSTANDING JROTC CADET MEDALLION (CON’T) Involvem ent in outside activity is also im portant. If Cadet is selected as national winner, our National Society will provide: -an award of $20 0 0 , and -up to $10 0 0 in reim bursable travel expenses to attend our National Congress (this year it was in Boston). There are also m onies for 2 nd place ($10 0 0 ) and 3 rd place ($50 0 ). We want to honor our Nation’s future leaders but we need your help!
OUTSTANDING JROTC CADET MEDALLION (CON’T) This is only one of the m any program s to recognize students. See additional youth recognition program s on our www.sar.org website. https:/ / www.sar.org/ education/ youth-contests-awards/ sar-youth- awards-program -brochure We feel this is one of the m ore im portant recognition efforts. We thank and salute you for all that you do to m old our youth in these trying tim es.
WETUMPKA HIGH SCHOOL ARMY JROTC POSTING THE COLORS AT THE 20 16 ALABAMA SOCIETY, SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ANNUAL CONVENTION
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