BRENHAM MCJROTC EARNS NAVAL HONOR SCHOOL AWARD

  

The Brenham High School Marine Corps Junior ROTC program has been named a Naval Honor School for the 2025-26 school year.

The designation places the Brenham program among the top 20 percent of MCJROTC units nationwide. 

Brenham ISD says the national recognition “speaks to the standard of excellence our cadets and instructors demonstrate every day through leadership, discipline, service, teamwork, and commitment.”

The selection is based on several criteria, including the number of cadets active in school activities and clubs, the number of community service hours for the unit as a whole and per cadet, the number of organizations assisted by the unit, and scholastic achievements such as the number of academic awards and scholarships granted to cadets.  Units are also measured by participation in public affairs events, community service, drill/color guard team competitions, marksmanship competitions, academic competitions, leadership camps, physical fitness team competitions and field trips. 

Designation as a Naval Honor School gives Brenham ISD the opportunity to send nominations to the U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy and the Military Academy at West Point.  It also provides students who desire to join a service academy with the advantage of earning recommendation letters from their Senior Marine JROTC instructor, who, under this award designation, carry the same weight as a letter from a U.S. Representative or Senator. 

The district congratulates the cadets and program leaders on the distinction, saying their hard work, character and determination “continue to represent Brenham High School and Brenham ISD exceptionally well.”