The Lubbock High School National Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) unit has been designated as a NJROTC Distinguished Unit with Academic Honors for the 2016-2017 school year.

As the administrative head of a NJROTC Distinguished Unit with Academic Honors, Lubbock High School NJROTC Commander Paul Hill is authorized to nominate three eligible cadets for admission to the U.S. Naval Academy, three to the U.S. Military Academy, and three to the U.S. Air Force Academy.

The NJROTC Distinguished Unit designation is awarded annually to schools whose NJROTC Program ranks in the top 30 percent of the programs in each NJROTC area. Competing units are ranked according to degree of excellence attained in administration, academic performance, military proficiency and host school support.

(News release from Lubbock ISD)