The Bradwell Institute Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Program held its 19th annual commissioning/promotion ceremony Sept. 15 in the BI JROTC multipurpose room. 
The purpose of the ceremony was to install the cadet leadership for the 2011-12 school year. 
Retired Lt. Col. William Sutton, the senior army instructor at Liberty County High School, was the guest speaker and gave the cadets their oath of office. 
More than 200 family members and friends attended the event, which included a pinning ceremony for the 31 officers and top seven noncommissioned officers that will lead the 234-
cadet battalion this year.
The event also included a cake-cutting ceremony and presentation of the Commander’s Saber by the Tiger Battalion’s Command Sgt. Maj., John Riddle, to the new Tiger Battalion Commander, Cadet Lt. Col. Dy’mire Jones.
Bradwell Principal Scott Carrier gave the closing remarks. 
A reception followed the ceremony. 

Cadets promoted/commissioned during the ceremony

Name                Promoted to                Rank
Dy’mire Jones*            Battalion commander            Lieutenant colonel
Ryan Smith*            Battalion executive officer            Major
Keithra Moolenaar*            Battalion operations officer            Major
Thara Larkins*            Battalion personnel officer            Captain
Darren Bergen*            Battalion intelligence officer            Captain
Cody Smith*            Battalion logistics officer            Captain
Eboni Sanders            Battalion public affairs officer            Captain
Thomas Branson*            Battalion automation officer            Captain
Savon Jackson*            Assistant bn. operations officer        Captain
Jared Legg*            Alpha Company commander            Captain
Jon’tae White*            Bravo Company commander            Captain
Liana Washington*            Charlie Company commander        Captain
Jacoby McCray*            Delta Company commander            Captain
Demonica Fleming*            Alpha Company XO            First lieutenant
Shane Kim*            Bravo Company XO            First lieutenant
Taylre Moore            Charlie Company XO            First lieutenant
Ahmaad Parker            Delta Company XO                First lieutenant
Aaliyah Thomas            Assistant personnel officer            Second lieutenant
Kayla Madden            Assistant logistic officer            Second lieutenant
Seth Coleman            Property book officer            Second lieutenant
Kiana Howell            Assistant public affairs officer            Second lieutenant
Joshua Calhoun            Alpha Company platoon leader        Second lieutenant
Allan Stermer*            Alpha Company platoon leader        Second lieutenant
Jaelin Sample             Bravo Company platoon leader        Second lieutenant
Makalah Harris             Bravo Company platoon leader         Second lieutenant
Latrece Whitefield*            Charlie Company platoon leader         Second lieutenant
Yavniel Lee*            Charlie Company platoon leader         Second lieutenant
Anthony Holsendolph*        Charlie Company platoon leader        Second lieutenant
Samuel Brantley*             Delta Company platoon leader         Second lieutenant
David Dixon*             Delta Company platoon leader        Second lieutenant
Devyn Lewis             Delta Company platoon leader        Second lieutenant
John Riddle             Battalion CSM                Command sergeant major
Delmazeo Sanders*        Battalion logistics SGM            Sergeant major
Michael Vazquez*            Battalion operations SGM            Sergeant major
Roxie Stevenson             Alpha Company first sergeant        First sergeant
Cynthia Souimaniphanh*        Bravo Company first sergeant        First sergeant
Taton White            Charlie Company first sergeant        First sergeant
Austin Thicklin             Delta Company first sergeant            First sergeant

* Denotes a graduating senior