Congratulations Ari Brunner from Dunedin High School JROTC in Dunedin, Florida! She is Dunedin’s JROTC Army SSG Ryan Christian Knauss Merit Scholarship winner for 2026! It was such a pleasure to present a brief presentation in the Dunedin JROTC classroom followed by the awards night later. This is another national competitor program that is focused on improvement and wins. Veteran JROTC instructors like Major (Ret.) Jeffrey Hughes and Gunnery Sergeant Ortega are well-liked and respected by their cadets and make this difficult responsibility of shaping the 1% seem simple.