Student Recognition Events

Groups of students dressed in formal attire at award ceremonies, celebrating achievements with officials in a formal indoor setting.

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Erin Grazak, chief of staff for the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Pacific East District, poses with Japanese and American students during the MOFA/DODEA Youth Exchange Program 2022 at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebos E.J. King Middle High School Oct. 16, 2022. During the two-day educational and cultural exchange event, American students from E.J. King Middle High School and Japanese students from Sasebo schools forged new friendships by tackling group projects together, strengthening the relationship between the base and local community.

U.S. service members pose for a group photo during a naturalization ceremony hosted at the Camp Foster Community Center on Okinawa, Japan, April 25, 2022. A total of 24 U.S. service members from 14 countries swore the Oath of Allegiance and received their Certificates of Naturalization, becoming U.S. citizens. Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a foreign citizen after he or she fulfills the requirements to become a citizen established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.

U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale (center) and U.S. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs (center-right) pose for a photo with South Asian participants of the Seeds of Pace program at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 2010.

High Schools United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH) students from 6 schools meet at the U.S. Space and Rocket center in order to participate in the annual culinary challenge where students create meals suitable for astronaut use in space. Students in 2018 created different dishes for breakfast dining. Other NASA centers also participate in this program with the top 10 voted recipes being judged at Johnson Space Center.

Representatives with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Defense Education Activity, and the U.S. Marine Corps pose for a group photo with student participants during the 2022 Youth Exchange Program at Camp Lester Middle School on Camp Lester, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 2, 2022. The program was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Department of Defense Education Activity which allowed participants from both Japan and the U.S. to practice healthy communication skills and participate in activities to learn more about each others cultures.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

Sticking with Army modernization efforts, students got to see how vehicle acceptance concepts can even be applied to the remote-controlled vehicles they use in their labs to test its durability, speed, traction, and control. (Loaned Photo)

Appearance by Secretary Gale Norton at the Great Lakes Lighthouse Conference, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, to announce transfer of four Michigan lighthouses, one Washington lighthouse from Coast Guard to state, county, non-profit control; and to bestow lighthouse awards

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio celebrates the children of deployed parents during its Little Heroes event, April 8, 2022. The event was held as part of the bases Month of the Military Child activities.

Ryan Smith, the Camp Lejeune Community Superintendent, gives a speech at Tarawa Terrace Elementary School on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 10, 2023. Jonathan Willis, a special education teacher at Tarawa Terrace Elementary School on MCB Camp Lejeune, was selected as the Mid-Atlantic District Teacher of the year out of a district that spans from New York to Puerto Rico.

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Elaine Cherry, Child Development Center lead training technician, Donyale Davis, Child Development Center child and youth program assistant, Nikkia Reed, Child Development Center child and youth program assistant, Sylvia Freitas, Child Development Center educator and training technician, Janice Monge, Child Development Center education technician, pose for a photo at the Child Development Center Annex Aug. 26, 2022 at the CDC Annex on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. JBSA-Randolph Child Development Center recently experienced one of the veryyoung children having a life-threatening incident. The professional caregivers, who provide excellent developmental care, remained calmed and used the CPR, first-aid, and infant safe practices training to save a life in a critical circumstance.

The winner of the high school portion of the Exploration Design Challenge is announced at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington on April 25, 2014. Group photo of students. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

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President's Environmental Youth Awards - President's Environmental Youth Awards, Groups , Environmental Protection Agency

President Barack Obama greets MATHCOUNTS winners and their coaches in the Oval Office, June 28, 2010.

Leadership Development Program sponsors and enrollees pose after mastering a local escape room in Fort Worth, Texas. LDP is a developmental program which provides a means for developing and enhancing leadership skills for junior employees.

During Super Safety and Health Day at KSC, keynote speaker Dr. Beck Weathers is given a memento of his visit by Center Director Roy Bridges. Weathers spoke about his ordeal of surviving the 1996 Mt. Everest disaster and the lessons learned from the experience. Safety Day is a full day of NASA-sponsored, KSC and 45th Space Wing events involving a number of health and safety related activities: Displays, vendors, technical paper sessions, panel discussions, a keynote speaker, etc. The entire Center and Wing stand down to participate in the planned events. Safety Day is held annually to proactively increase awareness in safety and health among the government and contractor workforce population. The first guiding principle at KSC is Safety and Health First.” KSC’s number one goal is to Assure sound, safe and efficient practices and processes are in place for privatized/commercialized launch site processing.

Technology Administration - NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE

First Lego League participants from Al Hamra Academy, in Massachusetts, present their shelter solution for earthquake survivors to FEMA Region I staff.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Command Master Chief Dennis Hunt, assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), poses with Japanese and American students during the MOFA/DODEA Youth Exchange Program 2022 at CFASs E.J. King Middle High School Oct. 16, 2022. During the two-day educational and cultural exchange event, American students from E.J. King Middle High School and Japanese students from Sasebo schools forged new friendships by tackling group projects together, strengthening the relationship between the base and local community.

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Select students from Defense Language Institute participated in cultural immersions away from the school where they live for two weeks speaking their target language, resulting in significantly higher language proficiency.

Office of Air and Radiation - National Radon Poster Contest , Environmental Protection Agency

Portrait of Ruby Bridges with group of students on the 50th anniversary of Brown Vs. Board of Education.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 5, 2023) - Japanese and American students collaborate in presenting a poster they made during the MOFA/DODEA Youth Exchange Program 2023 at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosukas (CFAY) Yokosuka Middle High School, Feb. 5, 2023. During the two-day educational and cultural exchange event, American students from Nile C. Kinnick High School and Japanese students from various Yokosuka schools forged new friendships by tackling group projects together, strengthening the relationship between the base and local community. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

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U.S. Army Soldiers with Able Company, Recruiting and Retention Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, teach Cub Scouts how to properly fold the American Flag in a military funeral ceremony at Conlon Hall, Bergen Field, New Jersey, Feb. 6, 2024. Teaching the flag folding ceremony to the Cub Scouts of America is believed to teach the youth of Bergenfield the history and traditions involved in rendering honors at a funeral. Army National Guard

Rock Island Arsenal - Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center graduated the 2022 cohort of the Leadership Enhancement through Awareness Program Sept. 1. LEAP is the factorys internal leadership program focused on professionally developing employees from entry level through division chiefs. Front row (L-R): Sgt. Maj. Sylvorne Walters, RIA-JMTC senior logistics non-commissioned officer; LEAP graduates Jessica Ortiz, Madlen McCabe, Beth Bredow, Cole Kraft, Justin Siem, Philip Graham and Jonathan Helms; Megan Schumacher, RIA-JMTC production engineering division chief and co-founder of LEAP; and Col. Shari Bennett, RIA-JMTC commander. Back row (L-R): Matthew Fox, LEAP facilitator; LEAP graduates Peter Brautigam; Gregory Hixson and Benjamin Holgersson; RIA-JMTC Deputy Commander Greg Lupton; LEAP graduates Craig Churchill, Anthony Funderburk and Shane Matson; and Kyle Gripp, RIA-JMTC quality director and co-founder of LEAP. Rock Island Arsenal - Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center dev

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman's Farewell to Department of Labor Esther Peterson Child Development Center

Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Karen Hughes, and other Department officials meeting with visiting English Language Fellows from the English Access Microscholarship Program

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo takes a group photo with the McConnell Scholars Sophomore class at the University of Louisville on December 2, 2019.

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Students from the YMCA in Nampa, traveled to Gowen Field on June 28 as part STARBASE-Idahos forensic science camp, where they explored how to solve imaginary crimes, including the study of human anatomy and how to make bite mark impressions, as well as the study of forensic entomology and fingerprinting. They also toured the Idaho National Guards 101st Civil Support Team and some of the units equipment used to detect and identify hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction. More than 170 Idaho students from five different schools and agencies participated in STARBASE-Idaho summer camps this summer as the program expanded from a single camp for children of Idaho National Guardsmen to eight camps with three specially designed themes.

Jamie Baker, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Chief Education and training, poses for a photo with her Community College of the Air Force Advisor of the Year award outside of her office, April 26, 2022 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kanas. Jamie Baker was chosen over 900 individuals for the award for her work helping McConnell Airmen find the right path in their education.

The winner of the high school portion of the Exploration Design Challenge is announced at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington on April 25, 2014. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

230211-N-ML137-1020 LIHUE, Hawai`i (Feb. 11, 2023) Cmdr. Kacee Jossis, executive officer of Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands, presents a junior division award from the Office of Naval Research to Sadie Stiglmeier, from Island School, during the Kaua`i Regional Science and Engineering Fair at the Kaua`i War Memorial Convention Hall in Lihue, Hawai`i. PMRF is the worlds largest instrumented multi-environment range capable of supporting surface, subsurface, air and space operations simultaneously.

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (November 8, 2022) - Dr. Michelle Howard-Brahaney, DoDEA Europe Director, left, and Kenneth Kirk, Rota Elementary School Principal, right, pose for a picture during the Blue Ribbon Award ceremony on Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Nov. 8, 2022. Rota Elementary School was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2022 for its exemplary high performance.

220601-N-IE405-1052 NAPLES, Italy (June 1, 2022) Students from Naples Middle High School, from left, Chloe MacNicholl, Corbin Gustafson, and Isabella Barnard, pose for a photo after receiving the Naples Area Chief Petty Officer Scholarship checks at U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples' Support Site in Gricignano di Aversa, Italy, June 1, 2022. NSA Naples is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed, when they are needed to ensure security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

Seth Kernohan, Project SEARCH intern, receives graduation certificate, May 24, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Project SEARCH is a year-long internship to help intellectually disabled high school graduates develop job skills.

Japanese and American students present their final project during the MOFA/DODEA Youth Exchange Program 2022 at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebos E.J. King Middle High School Oct. 16, 2022. During the two-day educational and cultural exchange event, American students from E.J. King Middle High School and Japanese students from Sasebo schools forged new friendships by tackling group projects together, strengthening the relationship between the base and local community.

Bridgeport, Conn., May 1, 2013 Over 130 fifth grade students from Bridgeport's public schools were recognized on April 9 for completing the Student Tools for Emergency Planning (STEP) program. The STEP program was developed by FEMA, and is implemented by the State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the American Red Cross and RYASAP (Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership). STEP's goal is to prepare families for multiple hazards by educating and energizing students to act as leaders in their homes by implementing key preparedness strategies with their families. At the ceremony, each student received a preparedness backpack kit along with a certificate of completion.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Japanese and American students present their final project during the MOFA/DODEA Youth Exchange Program 2022 at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebos E.J. King Middle High School Oct. 16, 2022. During the two-day educational and cultural exchange event, American students from E.J. King Middle High School and Japanese students from Sasebo schools forged new friendships by tackling group projects together, strengthening the relationship between the base and local community.

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Science and Technology Acedemies Reinforcing Basic Aviation and Space Exploration (STARBASE), a Department of Defense youth program opens its first facility on Fort Drum, N.Y., Sep 16, 2022. STARBASE was created to expose youth to innovative hand-on activities in science, technology and mathematics within the aviation field.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman's Farewell to Department of Labor Esther Peterson Child Development Center

Jonathan Willis, center, a special education teacher at Tarawa Terrace Elementary School, poses for a photo on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 10, 2023. Willis, a special education teacher at Tarawa Terrace Elementary School on MCB Camp Lejeune, was selected as the Mid-Atlantic District Teacher of the year out of a district that spans from New York to Puerto Rico.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

Over 120 students from 10 schools competed in the inaugural Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren: Middle School Robotics at the University of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus, Feb. 10

Riley Fitzwater, a scout in Troop 713, delivered a wooden receptacle for collection of worn flags to Christopher Ruff, the 82nd War Memorial Museum curator, where it was placed near the entrance of the museum, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Fitzwater said that the flag receptacle project is part of his goal to achieve Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the scouting program.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Rosa Bravo, right, a food service specialist with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, originally from Mexico, shakes hands with Susan Dunathan, left, a U.S. consulate with U.S. Consulate General Naha during a naturalization ceremony hosted at the Camp Foster Community Center on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, July 18, 2022. A total of 33 U.S. service members and Status of Forces Agreement personnel from 17 countries swore the Oath of Allegiance and received their naturalization certificates to become U.S. citizens. Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a foreign citizen after he or she fulfills the requirements to become a citizen established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Bell Multicultural High School, Earth Day 2007 Activities , Environmental Protection Agency

The Fort Drum DoD STARBASE Academy staff waves goodbye to the busload of students leaving the schoolhouse Sept. 16 at the end of a five-day, 25-hour STEM education program. (Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs)

Delegations representing the Republic of the Marshall Islands, left, and the United States, right, commemorate the closing signing of the first round of negotiations for the Compact of Free Association with a photo at the Kwajalein High School Davye Multi-Purpose Room on U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll, Thursday, June 16, 2022.

Staff Sgt. Hanna Hyon, receives the Community College of the Air Force Associate of Applied Science Practical Nursing Technology degree diploma, from Chief Master Sgt. Scott Woods, 111th Attack Wing command chief master sergeant at an awards banquet for members of the Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania, Feb. 3, 2024. Air National Guard

A student is awarded with a certificate of achievement from Col. Richard Rusnok, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commanding officer, at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 20, 2022. The art show is composed of various projects from students of MCAS Iwakuni schools and was held to recognize their hard work and talent.

2011 Alumni Conference in Can Tho, Vietnam. Records of Scholarship and Fellowship Granting Foundations, Agency Officials and Events.

Adrian Alonson-Roman, Project SEARCH intern, receives graduation certificate, May 24, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Project SEARCH is a year-long internship to help intellectually disabled high school graduates develop job skills.

Secretary Gale Norton with a group of young visitors during tour of Yosemite National Park, California. Norton's visit featured tours, discussions with National Park Service staff, and speeches promoting Yosemite infrastructure improvement project plans and highlighting Earth Day themes. Photograph was used in preparation of Interior video on Norton tenure

The Purple Star Award is presented to Kathryn Lenertz, Dakota elementary school principal, at the Purple Star Award ceremony at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Jan. 9, 2024. a military-connected child can expect to move six to nine times from kindergarten through their high school graduation, with approximately 200,000 students transitioning to a new school in any given year.

Sasebo Mayor Norio Tomonaga poses with Japanese and American students during the MOFA/DODEA Youth Exchange Program 2022 at CFASs E.J. King Middle High School Oct. 16, 2022. During the two-day educational and cultural exchange event, American students from E.J. King Middle High School and Japanese students from Sasebo schools forged new friendships by tackling group projects together, strengthening the relationship between the base and local community.

Tinker Spouses Club visits the Oklahoma State Capitol for an educational tour.

220409-N-GB257-004 Charleston, S.C. (April 9, 2022) Palmetto Scholars Academy students are announced as the winners of thehigh school challenge portion of the 2022 Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition held in North Charleston April 9-11. The team defended their 2021 title. The event is a cyber security education and awareness challenge hosted annually by Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) South Carolina Low Country Chapter.

19th ESC holds Korean-American Friendship Circle kickoff event at Camp Walker, Daegu, Republic of Korea Nov. 18, 2022. The 19th ESC Korean-American Friendship Circle (KAFC) is a program that pairs 5-6 Korean university students and a U.S. Family into a team. KAFC is a 6-month intercultural exchange program that allows each team to plan and experience the other's culture while building lasting friendships and memories.

Nicholas Defina, a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship recipient, poses for a photo at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, California, December 8, 2022. Defina plans to attend Yale University and will be majoring in political science before commissioning as a Marine Corps Officer. Students selected for this prestigious scholarship program must uphold strict physical fitness standards and successfully complete additional military courses while maintaining normal college coursework responsibilities.

Students of the Youth Impact Program (YIP) sign letters of intent during draft night of the YIP at Amphitheater Middle School, Tucson, Arizona, June 9, 2022. Students were assigned to teams and met their military and student athlete coaches.

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