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DHS student awarded DAR bronze medal
munities across the nation. It is one of our
by Rebecca Amber chapter’s goals to help recognize the hard Air Force photograph by Rebecca Amber
Staff writer work and dedication that these cadets put
into their training.” Cadet Lt. Col. Krista Antonio was awarded a bronze medal from the National Society of the
The National Society of the Daughters Daughters of the American Revolution for her record of military and scholastic achievement
of the American Revolution has presented Krista was selected by her JROTC and as member of the Desert High School JROTC.
awards to ROTC members since 1967. Aerospace instructor retired Col. Robert
Stambaugh. ROTC medals to student cadets of out- gram, or to a junior college graduating se-
Each year, the Antelope Valley chapter standing ability and achievement in high nior.
works with eight area high schools to pres- “I wasn’t aware of it,” said Krista. “He school, junior college, college or univer-
ent JROTC students with a Bronze Medal. just came up to me and told me ‘you won sity ROTC programs of the Army, Navy, “Being in ROTC is to expand my leader-
The medals are awarded to cadets that this award and here’s all the stuff they sent Air Force and Marine Corps. The Bronze ship ability, grow as an individual,” said
have demonstrated loyalty and patriotism us.’ It was a big surprise.” Medal is given to either a junior or senior Krista. “The morals and discipline—I can
and earned a record of military and scho- student in a secondary school JROTC pro- use that and apply that to the decisions I
lastic achievement during their time in the Krista is going into her senior year at do make in the future and the rest of life.”
JROTC program. Desert High. She has participated in the
National Honor Society, California Schol-
This year, the Desert High School recipi- arship Federation, the Kitty Hawk Air So-
ent of the Bronze Medal was Krista Antonio. ciety and an awareness presentation team
to educate others on the harmful effects of
With the award, each recipient received choices like substance abuse. She has been
certificates of recognition from the cities of on both the basketball and track teams and
Lancaster and Palmdale as well as a com- is active in her church.
mendation from the County of Los Ange-
les signed by County Supervisor Michael She has been a member of the JROTC
Antonovich. corps since her freshman year and main-
tains a 4.5 GPA. After graduation, she
The students are selected by their JROTC hopes to pursue a pre-med degree at UCLA.
instructors. To be chosen they must be in
the upper 25 percent of their classes in “It was amazing, being recognized at that
ROTC and in academic subjects. They are level of honor. It was incredibly humbling
also required to have shown qualities of de- for me as a cadet and inspiring for all the
pendability and patriotic understanding of other cadets in my corps,” said Krista.
the importance of ROTC training.
Krista is the youngest of three children
“This award is given to a cadet that de- and all of them participated in the school’s
serves the special recognition of being in JROTC program while at DHS.
the forefront of their class/squadron,” said
Eileen Roberts, Regent AV NSDAR, in re- “She got the award and I said, ‘Whoa,
sponse to an email inquiry. “The NSDAR this is not just a pin on ribbon ... That’s
is dedicated to promoting historic preser- prestigious,’” said her father, A.C. Antonio,
vation, education and patriotism in com- an F-35 control engineer.

According to Roberts, NSDAR awards

DHS Class of 2015 bids farewell, looks to future
Daniella Chavez Larson LeDuc
With the American flag serving high school diploma. Air Force photograph by Jet Fabara Alex Chow Courtney Lee
as a backdrop for the 2015 Desert Mariko Cilley Brooke Lindsey
High School graduation ceremo- Congratulations to the DHS Joshua Bell Jada Clark Kaitlyn Lopez
ny, the presentation of graduation Class of 2015: Erica Black Ryan Cochran Alex Low
candidates are read during the Marine’ Blasini David Conway David Lyle
61st commencement held inside Savannah Anderson Perry Bowman Jared Cook Aliah Martin
Hangar 1870 June 3, 2015. Alyssa Antenucci Katherine Boyer Sean Cooper Jaydon Matsuda
Christian Arias Brendon Brown Allyssa Crawford Caize McDuffie
More than 400 family members Alyssia Barker Aimee Bugaren Shelby Crosby Vincent Mendoza
were on hand to witness approxi- William Cantrell Sean Davis Steven Miller
Donald Carling Jacob Dohmann Maegen Mowry
Jaime Escobar Katherine O’Dowd
Louis Estrada Brighton Okerlund
Asijana Etienne Thomas Peterson
Gabrielle Evey Khoa Pham
Justin Fobel Allison Pitts
Alecsander Galo Taylor Reed
Alexis Ghattas Cody Reid
Roy Giddens Austin Resmerita
Chad Bleason Trenton Ross
Samuel Gorelick Victoria Rush
Sydney Harnos Ty Sarno
Sabryna Heller J’air Shah
Allyssa Hobrero Cierra Simon
Zachary Holt Mark Smith
Joshua Huck Claudia Soto
Brandon Ide Francis Thomas Tamondong
Isaac Jacobs Morgan Tanksley
Jasmine Johnson Jacob Taylor
Cecilia Kerr Victoria Tucker
Devin Killian Erica Tyson
Matthew Kim Danielle Valentin
Ariel King Emily Vernon
Andrea Kohl Jasmine Vuong
Bailee Lamb Kenneth Williams
Marissa Languban Timothy Willis