FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) – Wilson High School held a Graduation and Promotion Ceremony for its Cadet Leadership Course (CLC) graduates on Friday. The cadets completed the program at the Citadel in Charleston. The goal of the program is to challenge all cadets to achieve their best as individuals and as members of a team.

Wilson High School’s Lt. Col. Johnny Guest, USAF (Ret.), said, “Successful completion of the CLC results in the cadets returning to their units stronger in mind and spirit, and ready to accept the challenges and rewards of leadership.”

Lt. Col. Guest also outlined the purpose of the learning experiences:

  1. To prepare Air Force JROTC cadets for leadership roles in their units;
  2. To prepare Air Force JROTC cadets for service and leadership roles in their schools and communities and better prepare them for life after high school; and
  3. To instill in cadets the JROTC values of citizenship, service to the United States, personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment.

The Florence students are among a total of 340 cadets, from 16 AFJROTC Units in the South Eastern Region, one of the two Coast Guard Units in the Nation, and from the National Cadet Corps of the Republic of Singapore.

Florence Cadet graduates are Joel Baslot, Abigayle Stone, Justice Long, (West Florence), Austin Davis, Jamison Faulk-Jordan, Justin Hedges, Shykeria King, and Dawson Muckelroy.