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Alpha Company 2nd Platoon, Best Drilled

Stephanie Gish

In December, both platoons from each company competed against each other in a competition known as Best Drilled Platoon. The platoon sergeants lead the platoons in a series of guidelines that they must adhere by in order to achieve a perfect score. The guidelines consist of inspection and knowledge, drilling and facing movements, and a special exhibition move that the platoons must create and perform at the end of their routine. Over the span of a week, the board, composed of the Battalion Commander and his staff members, then compile the results and select a winner, which is later announced … Continue reading Alpha Company 2nd Platoon, Best Drilled

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TMI cadets and Kampmann recipients at the Kampmann family reception

Stephanie Gish

TMI cadets were on hand to usher at the Friday evening plaque dedication at the Menger Hotel, February 1, honoring John Herman Kampmann by the Texas Historical Commission. Two TMI seniors, Lauren Chu and Emily Schlosberg, are this year’s recipients of the merit scholarship named after Mrs. Kampmann. The cadets who ushered were Cadet Staff Sergeant Gerardo Martinez, Cadet Corporal Anna Webb, Cadet Corporal Ashley Kim, and Cadet Corporal Ike Livingston. Above (Left to Right): Cadet Corporal Ike Livingston, Cadet Corporal Anna Webb, Lauren Chu, Tom C. Frost ’45, Emily Schlosberg, Cadet Corporal Ashley Kim, and Cadet Staff Sergeant Gerardo … Continue reading TMI cadets and Kampmann recipients at the Kampmann family reception

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TMI students team up for wounded warriors

Stephanie Gish

Members of the HOME (Helping Our Military Everywhere) Club of TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas bring their “D” game – that’s D for dodgeball – whenever they visit wounded warriors at the Center for the Intrepid (CFI), the rehabilitation service provider at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC). Since 2011, club members have participated in dodgeball games against CFI patients in recovery from combat injuries, meeting the wounded warriors whenever school holidays permit. “It’s an intense morning of one dodgeball game after another,” says HOME Club president Garrett Notzon, a senior at TMI and a member of its optional … Continue reading TMI students team up for wounded warriors

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Cadet Challenge winners 2012-2013

Stephanie Gish

Female and male Cadet Challenge winners: Top 5 Men: 1) Jonathan Sessions 2) Matt Tawil 3) Leo Solis 4) Christian Sessions 5) Joshua Trevino, Wayne Bao Top 5 Women: 1) Falon Little 2) Anna Webb 3) Sofia Miranda-Fred 4) Cadet CPT Katherine Hazzard 5) Erica Cavazos Above (R-L): Cadet First Sergeant Steele Sessions, Cadet SFC Matt Tawil, Cadet CPL Christian Sessions, Cadet Staff Sergeant Leo Solis, Cadet 2LT Wayne Bao, Cadet MSG Joshua Trevino Above (L-R): Cadet First Sergeant Falon Little, Cadet Staff Sergeant Anna Webb, Cadet CPL Sofia Miranda-Fred, Cadet CPT Katherine Hazzard, Cadet Staff Sergeant Erica Cavazos Continue reading Cadet Challenge winners 2012-2013

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TMI runner on first lap of awards program

Stephanie Gish

Falon Little, a junior at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, has been named a semifinalist in the 24th Annual Christian Athlete of the Year Awards for Texas. There are 75 female and 75 male semifinalists chosen from more than 4,500 applicants.Students are nominated by their schools’ coaches, teachers or athletic directors. Semifinalists were selected based upon their commitment to excellence in athletics, academics and demonstrated integrity in their Christian faith. At TMI, Little is a cross-country runner, a member of the National Honor Society, a company first sergeant in the Texas Military Institute Corps of Cadets (JROTC) and … Continue reading TMI runner on first lap of awards program

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TMI student hit high notes at piping meet

Stephanie Gish

Lincoln Abbott, a freshman at TMI, won top places including a first-place award as a bagpiper in all four events he entered Nov. 10 at the Salado Piping, Drumming and Band Competition. In the individual piping category, Amateur Junior Grade IV, Lincoln won first place in the 2/4 March event, second place in Piobaireachd (classical music of the Scottish Highlands), second place in Strathspey/reel (traditional dance music and fourth place in 6/8 March. Part of the annual Salado Scottish Gathering and Games, the competition was presented by the Central Texas Area Museum Inc. and held on the Salado Youth Sports … Continue reading TMI student hit high notes at piping meet

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TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas recognizes Corps of Cadets Team for successfully competing in the US CYBERPATRIOT V Competition

Stephanie Gish

Congratulations to TMI cadets Kevin Nash, Garrett Riesz, Ian Vaughn and Ryan Vaughn for proudly representing TMI in the National CyberPatriot V Competition! They successfully completed Round 1 on Saturday, November 3, and will advance to Round 2, scheduled for November 30-December 1. By now you may be wondering, what is CyberPatriot? “CyberPatriot is the national high school cyber defense competition created by the Air Force Association (AFA) to excite, educate, and motivate the next generation of cyber defenders and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates our nation needs.” (www.uscyberpatriot.org) Currently in the United States we are experiencing … Continue reading TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas recognizes Corps of Cadets Team for successfully competing in the US CYBERPATRIOT V Competition

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Medal of Honor recipient shares leadership lessons

Stephanie Gish

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Patrick H. Brady, who served for 34 years all over the world, shared some of his hard-won life lessons on leadership with students of TMI – the Episcopal School of Texas during a special Veterans Day presentation in the school’s All Saints Chapel. “I have been blessed in having been around some of the great leaders of our time,” said Brady, a helicopter ambulance pilot for two years in Viet Nam, who received the Medal of Honor – America’s highest military honor – for a series of rescues during which he used three helicopters to rescue … Continue reading Medal of Honor recipient shares leadership lessons

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TMI announces November Cadet of the Month awards

Stephanie Gish

The Texas Military Institute Corps of Cadets recognized freshman Ashley Kim as Upper School Cadet of the Month and seventh-grader Ian Bickerton as Middle School Cadet of the Month for October. Both honorees were recognized during daily chapel at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas. Both competed against two other cadets in their divisions, representing the Corps’ three companies. Cadets were inspected and quizzed on their TMI knowledge and local and national chain of commands until there was one winner from each division. Recipients of Cadet of the Month honors will be considered for Cadet of the Semester and … Continue reading TMI announces November Cadet of the Month awards