The 14th Annual Our Community Salutes of South Jersey High School Enlistee Ceremony will be held May 10 at 5 p.m. at the Mansion on Main Street in Voorhees to honor graduating high school seniors in Southern New Jersey who plan to enlist into the military immediately after high school graduation. These seniors represent just one percent of all high school graduates.
2022 featured speakers include:
- Major General Edward W. Thomas, Jr., Commanding General, US Air Force Recruiting Service
- SEAC (R) John Wayne Troxell, Senior Enlisted Advisor to Joint Chiefs
- Army Command Sergeant Major (R) Michele Jones
The US Army Bass Quintet will provide the musical entertainment.
“Today more than ever, our nation’s newest and youngest service members need to know that their community and their country stand behind their decision to serve our nation”, said Dr. Kenneth Hartman, founder of Our Community Salutes. “College-bound seniors and Division 1 athletes get much recognition. For our nation’s military-bound seniors, this is their signing ceremony.”
Enlistees include the following:
US AIR FORCE
Trent Luck Gloucester County Institute of Technology
Liscio Ragin Camden County Technical Schools, GTC
US ARMY
DeShawn Thomas Gateway to College Camden County
Shane Wood Audubon High School
Malaysis Dixon Cherry Hill West High School
Kayne Dixon Cherry Hill West High School
Aliyana Santiago Haddon Heights High School
Dylan Bretz Williamstown High School
Patrick Dwamena Winslow High School
Stephen Hunt Camden County Technical Schools, GTC
Nicholas Moyer Triton High School
Andrew Velasquez-Garcia Camden County Technical Schools, GTC
Kyle Ramos Deptford Township High School
Tyrone Pollard Deptford Township High School
Donovan Duer Gateway Regional High School
Magdalena Plachuta Kingsway Regional High School
US NAVY
Siara Simmons Clearview High School
Caedmon Swart Burlington County Institute of NJ, Medford
Jalen Johnson Lenape High School
Brenden Mitchell Camden County Technical Schools, GTC
William Campbell Cherry Hill West High School
Kiley Kiss Clearview High School
Patrick Tripp Kingsway High School
Heidi Sheppelman Gloucester County Institute of Technology
Gabriel Dezutti Deptford High School
Cory Carpenter Deptford High School
US MARINE CORPS
Ryan Aitken Highland Regional High School
Robert Doble Pennsville Memorial High School
Shawn Dougherty Washington Township High School
Daniel Greco Camden County Technical Schools, GTC
Luke Maxwell Haddon Heights High School
Eric Mizner West Deptford High School
Sean Reyes Pope Paul VI High School
Alberto Sanchez Lindenwold High School
Zachary Simons Kingsway Regional High School
Thomas Totten Kingsway Regional High School
Matthew Tucker Penns Grove High School
NJ ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Samuel Diaz Camden County Technical Schools, PC
Isabelle Mayers Triton High School
Yokaira Trinidad Mastery High School High School
Emmanuel Rivera Mastery High School High School
Raylynn Velez Camden County Technical Schools, PC
Natalia Soto Cherry Hill West High School
Cristina Perez Camden County Technical Schools, GTC
Michael Pieczara Arthur P. Schalick High School
Danae Jones Camden County Technical Schools, PC
Neillie Vessel Camden County Technical Schools, GTC
Kevin Mateo Gloucester City High School High School
OCS was starting in Camden County (NJ) in 2009. Today, OCS chapters exist in over 23 states, with over 40 OCS ceremonies being conducted this spring. Visit us at OurCommunitySalutes.org
