Cadet earns prestigious JROTC honor

JASON CAMPBELL Updated: Nov. 2, 2016, 10:05 p.m.

Teresa Novoa walked into the Weston Ranch High gymnasium on Wednesday morning thinking that she and the rest of the JROTC cadets of the Cougar Battalion would be listening to a speech. She had no idea she was going to be honored with one of the most prestigious JROTC commendations in the country – the only cadet in the entire Pacific region to earn the distinction. Novoa, a senior and the Command Sergeant Major of the school’s program, was honored with the Legion of Valor’s Bronze Cross for Achievement for her exemplary resume that includes a wide assortment of community service projects to go alongside her 4.3 weighted grade point average.