News Release

Kaley Rodriguez

WARSAW — Kaley Rodriguez was recognized as the Warsaw High School JROTC DAR Outstanding Female Cadet for the school year 2021-2022.

She is the daughter of Edward and Angi Rodriquez,

She was awarded a certificate and bronze medal by the Agnes Pruyn Chapman chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

While in high school, Kaley was involved in rugby and swimming, played violin and was a member of Army Guard for 2 years.

JROTC helped Kaley with physical fitness. Being a cadet also encouraged her to work harder in her classes and helped her at home and with overcoming her fear of public speaking. Her favorite JROTC activities were drill, ceremony and marching to a set tempo.

Currently, Kaley is at Fort Leonard Wood in the Advanced Individual Training program, which is advanced training for military. She will be attending Ball State University after completion of AIT to study nursing.

Any interested Warsaw High School student may sign up for JROTC. Many classes are offered.

The Warsaw JROTC competes with other high school JROTC programs in color guard, a four-member team (two with rifles and two with flags) that conducts a series of maneuvers, movements and marching. Drill has nine members that conduct a series of maneuvers, movements and marching with rifles only. Raiders is physical fitness-oriented in which ten cadets enter into a series of events that test their fitness and team building skills.

The future for cadets from JROTC programs is advanced rank and pay after enlistment. Cadets also have a better chance of being selected for a ROTC scholarship especially if they have good grades and are actively involved in JROTC.

Warsaw is now a nominating source for attending the Army, Navy and Air Force academies.