Supporting Our Youth
On 24 Mar 26, our Finance Officer, Amy Hinson, presented Gunny Glaisiter a check for $1650, on behalf of our American Legion Post 213, to support the Hays High School Marine JROTC, specifically their award-winning rifle team. We started with $500 of Legion money and challenged our members to add individual donations with a goal of reaching $1000. Thanks to our generous members, we far exceeded our goal.
The Hays High School Marine JROTC is an outstanding organization that averages greater than 4,000 hours of community service per year.
Pictured in white is Cadet Shiloh Hargrove, winner of multiple championships for the team.
Scholastic
Achievement
High School JROTC Achievement Awards
Military
Excellence
Annually Buda Post 213 awards achievement medals to High School JROTC cadets who have demonstrated excellence in scholastics and military performance. The recipients of the awards are selected by the JROTC program leaders. The post supports four local high schools from both Hays and Travis counties.
the 2025-2026 award recipients were:
Jack C. Hays High School Marine MJROTC
Military Excellence: Adah Guerra
Scholastic Achievement: Viviana Martinez
Lehman High School Navy NJROTC
Military Excellence: Leslie Rivera Gonzalez
Scholastic Achievement: Alejandro Viveros-Galvez
W. Charles Akins (ECHS) Air Force AFJROTC
Military Excellence: Luis Calvo Tamayo
Scholastic Achievement: Anh (Annie) Tran
James Bowie High School Air Force AFJROTC
Military Excellence: Samuel Keenan
Scholastic Achievement: William Messerli
