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Civil Air Patrol's Ormond Beach Composite Squadron, OBMS, recognized

The Ormond Beach Composite Squadron and Ormond Beach Middle School are the National ACE Plus Adopt Collaborative Squadron and School Teams of the Year.

By Observer Staff
| 4:00 p.m. August 23, 2024

Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Sage Medders, Senior Member Jade Medders (back), Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Caleb Thoma (front), OBMS Teacher Jackie Porter, Cadet Technical Sgt. Matthew Langston and Cadet 2nd Lt. Clifton Cook. Courtesy photo

Cadet Senior Master Sergeant Caleb Thoma, Cadet 2nd Lt. Clifton Cook, Cadet Technical Sgt. Matthew Langston and Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Sage Medders. Courtesy photo

Lt. Col. Joseph B. Wisniewski and Cadet 2nd Lt. Clifton Cook. Courtesy photo

Senior Member Jade Medders, Cadet Technical Sgt. Matthew Langston (front), Cadet 2nd Lt. Bailey Kalinoski (back), Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Sage Medders, Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Caleb Thoma and OBMS teacher Jackie Porter. Courtesy photo

OBMS Teacher Jackie Porter. Courtesy photo

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Civil Air Patrol's Ormond Beach Composite Squadron and Ormond Beach Middle School recently were recognized as the National ACE Plus Adopt Collaborative Squadron and School Teams of the Year.

The Civil Air Patrol’s Kindergarten to Sixth Grade Aerospace Connections in Education program began in 2007 as the Junior Cadet program. In 2008, the program name was changed to ACE, and the sixth grade curriculum began being used in sixth through eighth grade, according to a press release.

Over 638,000 students have participated since inception of the program. During the 2023-2024 academic year, over 101,000 students were involved.

Each year, those who are nominated for their stellar ACE work are considered for national awards. Awards are included for the ACE Plus Adopt program as a component of the ACE program, which connects Civil Air Patrol squadron members and cadets as mentors for students in fifth through eighth grade. Each award recipient will receive an award plaque and a grant award courtesy of the Air & Space Forces Association Education Council.