CMS-JROTC S: 3 FEB 2017 15 SEP 16 MEMORANDUM FOR: All CMS JROTC Programs SUBJECT: Guidance for Annual CMS JROTC Cadet Selection for Military Order of Purple Hearts (MOPH) and the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Awards 1. Purpose. To provide guidance and assign responsibilities for selection of the CMS JROTC Cadet MOPH and SAR Award winners for School Year (SY) 16-17. 2. General. CMS JROTC Directorate will select CMS Cadet Awardees for the SY 16-17 MOPH and SAR awards based on the criteria outlined below. 3. Application Requirements. 3.1. Sons of the American Revolution: 3.1.1. Cadet must be a Junior (third year cadet in a four year program). 3.1.2. Cadet must write a 500-600 word essay (only email copy will be accepted). 3.1.3. Follow the Rubric guidance for CMS JROTC Essay, attachment 1. 3.1.4. Cadet must submit a cover page, see Cover Page attachment 2. 3.1.5. SSI must submit a recommendation, see attachment 3. 3.2. Military Order of the Purple Heart: 3.2.1. Cadet must be a Senior 3.2.2. Cadet must write a 500-600 word essay (only email copy will be accepted). 3.2.3. Follow the Rubric guidance for CMS JROTC Essay, attachment 1. 3.2.4. Cadet must submit a cover page, see Cover Page attachment 2. 3.2.5. SSI must submit a recommendation, see attachment 3. 4. Judging. Initial Judging will be accomplished at the school level. Programs can submit a maximum of 2 essays (one for each scholarship/award) to the Directorate. Essays will be judged and scored at school and district level using the rubric at attachment 1. The Senior Instructor recommendation will be reviewed by the Director, CMS JROTC. 5. Awards.
5.1. Sons of the American Revolution: The district winner will receive a $250 award and will be eligible for the State Competition ($750) and the National Competition ($1000). If competing in the in the National Competition a packet must be filled out, see (http://www.ncssar.org/youth-programs/jrotc/. 5.2. Military Order of the Purple Heart: District winner will receive $1000. 5.3. Scholarships/awards will be handed out at the CMS JROTC Awards Ceremony. 5.4. In addition to the cash/scholarship prizes, each winner will receive a medal and certificate from the sponsoring organization, and a Certificate of Achievement from the Director, CMS JROTC. Attachments: 1- Essay Rubric 2- Cadet Cover Page 3- SSI Recommendation Attachment 1- Rubric
2nd Annual District JROTC Essay Contest Rubric for SY 16-17 How JROTC has prepared me to be United States Cadet Name: School Name: Essay Criteria 3 points 2 points 1 point Total Points Comments Opening Statement Provide a complete preview of content of the essay. Provided a partial preview of the content of the essay. Did not provide an opening statement. Body Clearly explained four Clearly explained three Clearly explained two Closing Statement Wrote a strong closing statement that supports the content of the essay. Wrote a closing statement, but it did not support the content of the essay. Did not write a closing statement. Sentences Wrote complete and coherent sentences throughout the essay. Structure of sentences varied, without punctuation errors. Wrote complete, coherent and varied sentences. Sentences contained no more than one punctuation errors. Wrote incomplete or incoherent sentences. Sentences contained two or more punctuation errors. Spelling All words spelled correctly. No more than one misspelled word. Two or more misspelled words. Essay Layout 2 points Length 500-600 words, not including the cover page. Spacing Each page is doublespaced throughout. Font Type Times New Roman Font Size 12 pitch Margins Each page had 1 inch margins on all four sides. Total Score (maximum possible score is 25) Attachment 2-Cadet Cover Page Cover page will identify Cadet s:
(1) First and last name and grade level. (2) Home address (street, city, state and zip code). (3) High School name, phone number and email address. (4) Instructor s full name, phone number and email address. Attachment 3- SSI Recommendation INSTRUCTOR RECOMMENDATION
Name Cadet Rank High School Academic Information: GPA and class standing Leadership Experience: In JROTC and other activities Awards and Honors: In JROTC and other activities School Extra-Curricular Involvement: In JROTC and other activities Volunteer Involvement/Community Service: Major Scholarships applied for: National Service Academy, SROTC, and others Above Information provided by Applicant JROTC Instructor Recommendation by Rank and Name Narrative comments: (May use more than one page)