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A RESOLUTION celebrating the first place win by the Lady Long Knives of 1
George Rogers Clark High School United States Army JROTC at the 2023 JROTC 2
National Raider Challenge Championship in the All-Services Female Division. 3
WHEREAS, the United States Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 4
(JROTC) is one of the largest character development and citizenship programs for youth 5
in the world, with programs established at public and private educational institutions. Its 6
goal is to "instill in students in United States secondary educational institutions the values 7
of citizenship, service to the United States, and personal responsibility and a sense of 8
accomplishment." The focus of JROTC is reflected in its mission statement, "To 9
Motivate Young People to be Better Citizens"; and 10
WHEREAS, George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester, Kentucky, 11
understood the need and significance of establishing an Army JROTC for the community 12
and, in 2005, created its own JROTC program, known as the Long Knives, which has 13
become a nationally recognized organization within the JROTC National Raider 14
Challenge Championships; and 15
WHEREAS, the 2023 members of the Lady Long Knives JROTC team are captain 16
Bailey Wood, Lilly Perry, Monica Crews, Allie Endricks, Laura Ross, Tara Daniels, 17
Jessica Kidd, Saige Plummer, Penelope McIntosh, Rori Cooper, Amithy Salcido, Kira 18
Conley, Valeria Martinez, and Addison Salcido. The team is dutifully led by Lieutenant 19
Colonel (Ret.) Thomas Krupp and Master Sergeant (Ret.) Larry Lee; and 20
WHEREAS, the JROTC National Raider Challenge Championships is an athletic 21
competition that focuses on a team's and individual's citizenship, leadership, and 22
physical, mental, and emotional wellness; and 23
WHEREAS, on Friday, November 3, 2023, the Lady Long Knives were tested by a 24
series of exercises at the JROTC National Raider Challenge Championship in Fort Knox, 25
Kentucky, including the one-rope bridge, 5K team race, Cross Country Rescue, Physical 26
Team Test, and Gauntlet, with these events lasting from 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1527
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WHEREAS, the Lady Long Knives competed against over 2,000 teams from across 1
the nation, with teams from as far afield as New York and Hawaii; and 2
WHEREAS, the Lady Long Knives finished in first place in the 5K team race 3
despite treacherous mountain terrain; and 4
WHEREAS, in the one-rope bridge event, where ten cadets must traverse over a 5
water obstacle with a rope without touching the water, the Lady Long Knives finished in 6
first place with an impressive time of two minutes and 56 seconds, beating most of the 7
all-male team times; and 8
WHEREAS, the Lady Long Knives were also able to finish third in the Cross 9
Country Rescue, fifth in the Physical Team Test, and seventh in the Gauntlet; and, 10
WHEREAS, the Lady Long Knives demonstrated their strength, endurance, and 11
teamwork, earning first place nationally in the All-Services Female Division; 12
NOW, THEREFORE, 13
Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of 14
Kentucky: 15
Section 1. The Senate does hereby congratulate and honor the Lady Long 16
Knives of the George Rogers Clark High School Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 17
on their first place win in the All-Services Female Division at the 2023 JROTC National 18
Raider Challenge Championship. 19
Section 2. The members of the Senate commend the dedicated leadership of 20
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Thomas Krupp and Master Sergeant (Ret.) Larry Lee and 21
celebrates the members of the Lady Long Knives Raider Challenge team. 22
Section 3. The Clerk of the Senate is directed to transmit a copy of this 23
Resolution to the Office of Senator Greg Elkins for presentation. 24