School Senior awards ceremony

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How do you someone to present the big check at senior awards? My son's guidance department asked us to figure it out,
 
How do you someone to present the big check at senior awards? My son's guidance department asked us to figure it out,
Reach out to the ROO at the school he will be attending. They will make arrangements
 
If we’re talking Army, the scholarship website talks about this in the FAQs or additional information…? section and said to reach out to the closest rotc department to you and they’ll send someone to the ceremony. Doesn’t have to be the school they’re going to, just closest in proximity.
 
I reached out directly to local ROO. My son was going to ROTC Battalion in CA. We live in PA. I emailed the ROO from local college and they sent someone to present at HS awards Ceremony.
 
Army ROTC ...Yup....instructions are in the additional information tab of the application

Last link in the list - "HS Awards Presentation"

Here's what it says

"ROTC Cadre can be available to present your scholarship winner certificate at on official ceremony such as a senior awards night.

Please contact the ROTC cadre at the closest host program to your home for more information."

Each program is tasked by geography. If you live in a populated area with lots of ROTC programs then it's a little easier. This year for me, all my presentations were at least an hours drive away from my school (Clarkson University). Additionally each HS may or may not have an appropriate event for a presentation and each HS may or may not be accomodating. This year I have everything from an Awards night to a JROTC awards night to a signing ceremony. We do our best to recognize as many as possible, but don't be too disappointed if the spotlight isn't shining quite as brightly on your Cadet as you think it should be.
 
It is a National award won, so in our high school it was a big deal and was presented first.

We did this but there's no big check, but the presentor explained the national award well and gave my son a pack of ROTC swag. It depends on the local cadre presenting the award, we are thankful they were able to come because my son was going to a different non-local battalion.

We contacted three local ROTC programs, only one replied back willing to do it. The others didn't bother to reply. Contact them early as they may have lots of requests from their own soon-to-be battalion recruits. Also they won't know your son actually received the award, so email them proof of the award and which school your son is going to - they may need to check the info. The battalion cadre said he can only see the award of the cadets who are going to their member schools.
 
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My son's school refused to permit the scholarship check to be presented or even mentioned at the awards ceremony. I was furious. My son, however, was delighted.

It never got to that point, but as I think about it now, even if the school had allowed a check presentation, the local PMI might not have cooperated, as my son had transferred the scholarship away from his school despite his attempt to discourage the transfer.
 
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My son's school refused to permit the scholarship check to be presented or even mentioned at the awards ceremony. I was furious. My son, however, was delighted.
I remember when you posted that.
DH attended a Friends private school. They refused to release his transcripts to USNA and USMA. His parents had to get a court order. They were being true to their beliefs, of course, but still.
 
We contacted the local ROO and he was able to coordinate the presentation during the senior award ceremony. My son didn't receive the big check but one of his classmates was presented one from the Navy ROTC. I personally love it because the kids work just as hard as in the athletic scholarship route and it's an opportunity for recognizing that achievement.
 
I also asked our HS if they were aware of anyone else who had gotten a scholarship through any of the military branches. They were aware of one other who didn’t know she could get recognized at the award ceremony until the school called her in and told her. She was happy to hear about it and my son liked that they were each presented a check together. There was a 3rd who got a scholarship and didn’t tell the school so he wasn’t recognized, but I guess someone complained because the school sent an email out the next day recognizing him as well.
 
The Northern California ROO (Brian Jong) had to sit through three hours of a long ceremony, as DD High School saved the largest scholarship announcements for last. Our daughter was the first student at the High School awarded navy National ROTC. Way to go!

NSI #3, attending Auburn University
 

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I also asked our HS if they were aware of anyone else who had gotten a scholarship through any of the military branches. They were aware of one other who didn’t know she could get recognized at the award ceremony until the school called her in and told her. She was happy to hear about it and my son liked that they were each presented a check together. There was a 3rd who got a scholarship and didn’t tell the school so he wasn’t recognized, but I guess someone complained because the school sent an email out the next day recognizing him as well.
I would also suggest that the HS graduates going into the military, both ROTC and enlisted, get recognized in the high school graduation ceremonies with the red, white and blue neck cords.

Our HS did not do this, so we purchased one on Amazon.
 
I would also suggest that the HS graduates going into the military, both ROTC and enlisted, get recognized in the high school graduation ceremonies with the red, white and blue neck cords.

Our HS did not do this, so we purchased one on Amazon.
Just make sure your school allows them to wear cords that were not distributed by the school. Ours didn’t but the enlisted servicemen and women were allowed to wear sashes with their military branch. My son and the other incoming ROTC cadets didn’t wear one because they weren’t contracted and they were all fine with that. The ROTC scholarship winners were listed in the grad program. They also did a recognition by bringing all the enlisted and future ROTC up front to be recognized during the Star Spangled Banner.
 
Our HS last year recognized all military recruits and scholarship recipients. Hearing the ovation they get still hits me.
 
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