Marine Corps JROTC cadets from Granbury High School and Crossland Ninth Grade Center attended an awards ceremony on May 1, 2013, in the GHS Bagby-McMahan Performing Arts Center.

Local military organizations presented scholarships and cash awards to top cadets: 

• American Legion Post 278:  Zachary Welty for military excellence and Astrid Avila for scholastic excellence (both include $1,000 scholarships)
• American Legion Post 491: senior William Black and underclassman Hunter Dowell for military excellence; senior David Hull and underclassman Morgan Arnold for scholastic excellence
• Marine Corps League/Comanche Peak Detachment Eagle Award:  Zachary Welty
  

Other award recipients were:

• Commander Burns Academic Excellence Award: David Hull (includes a $100 scholarship)
• Daedalian Achievement Award: Dalton Robinson
• Daughters of the American Revolution/Elizabeth Crockett Chapter Bronze Medal: Cindy Adams
• Devil Dog Award (most motivated male cadet): Cody Vasquez
• Fort Worth Scottish Rite Award: Karen McLellan
• Marine Corps Summer Leadership and Character Development Academy: Cody Vasquez
• Military Officers Association of America Medal: Daniel Alaniz
• Military Officers Association of America JROTC Scholarships: Astrid Avila and Brittni Selman (both will receive $1,250 scholarships)
• Military Order of the Purple Heart: Stephen Schofield
• Military Order of the World Wars Bronze Medal: Timothy Correa
• Molly Marine Award (most motivated female cadet): Cindy Adams
• National Sojourners Award: Matthew McLellan
• Reserve Officer Association Medal: Cody Vasquez
• Sons of the American Revolution/Brazos Valley Chapter JROTC Bronze Medal: Kiran Lachman
• United State Naval Academy Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Seminar: Morgan Arnold
• Women Marines Association Award for Outstanding Cadet: Brittni Selman

Cadet battalion staff members are Lt. Colonel Zachary Welty, commanding officer; Major Kourtney Norwood, executive officer; Sgt. Major Alex Brake; Captain Cindy Adams, S-1 administration; Capt. Tanner Caraway, S-3 operations; Captains David Hull and William Black, company commanders; and Sgt. Stephen Schofield, S-4 logistics.