May 31, 2008 7:25 am US/Eastern
Annapolis Navy Jr. ROTC Unit Wins National Award
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) ―
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Annapolis High School won two trophies: one for Best Unit in the District and the other for the #1 Unit in the Nation.
CBS
The best Navy Junior ROTC unit is right here in Maryland.
Gigi Barnett reports on the students who earned the title.
For months, the Navy Junior ROTC unit at Annapolis High School practiced. They worked overtime on drills, they boosted their grades and completed more than 5,000 hours of community service.
The students received two trophies: one for Best Unit in the District and the other for the #1 Unit in the Nation.
"We worked really hard to finally make it this far," said Lt. Juliann Durkee.
Lt. Commander Annie Burkowski and Lt. Juliann Durkee run the unit. They made the goal of winning the regional award at the beginning of the school year.
"Once we decided we wanted to make it really big, we stepped up practices really crazy. We just put in the time to get what we needed and it paid off," said Durkee.
But they didn't know that they had won the national award, too.
"I didn't tell them because I wanted it to be a secret," said Commander Royal Connell.
Commander Royal Connell kept the secret for a week. He finally told them Thursday night at the unit's award ceremony.
"One of the things they have to do is set goals, best in the nation. They were talking about best in the area," said Connell.
Students say their reputation on the Annapolis High campus is quite clear, even before their national award. They say they will work to keep it that way.
The unit was ranked based on academics, community service, drill team and athletics.
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