college. AVID places academically average students in Honors, CE, and AP classes, and then provides support to help the student see success in these more advanced classes. The AVID program continues to have a 100% college acceptance rate, meaning every AVID senior has been accepted into a college or university. ROTC In January 1994, Taylorsville High was approved to offer a JROTC program to students. Taylorsville's JROTC program has earned the Unit of Distinction Award seven out of eight years possible. The program teaches students the Army values (Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage), helps students get back on track or stay on track for graduation, and excellent leadership skills to use throughout their life. The original JROTC instructors were Lieutenant Colonel (R) Horton and First Sergeant (R) Heikel, the program is currently under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel (R) Warner and Sergeant First Class (R) Wilson. The JROTC program is open to all students of Granite School District. The mission of JROTC is to motivate young people to be better citizens. A student enrolled in JROTC acquires the title of “cadet” – an officer-in-training. Designed to prepare cadets for the ever-changing role of being a leader in modern society, the program uses military structure to teach cadets discipline, respect, and how a hierarchy of management levels interacts to accomplish any complex task. As cadets proceed through the Program they acquire basic life skills, become more physically fit, and develop a sophisticated understanding of government, history, and management. The Program is more than classrooms and textbooks; it is a hybrid, hands-on enterprise to create a better citizen under the close coaching, counseling, and mentoring of accomplished Army-veteran instructors. All cadets are encouraged to participate in the extracurricular teams wherein unit cohesion, mutual support, camaraderie, and leadership grow. This is not a military recruitment program; participation in the JROTC program incurs no obligation or commitment on the part of a cadet to serve in uniform. Yet students should be aware that completion of the LET-3 or LET-4 course does enable a graduate to enter the military service with the rank of E-2 rather than start as an E-1. Journalism Taylorsville has an established journalism program and has received national awards for the school newspaper, The Warrior Ledger. The American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) has awarded The Warrior Ledger with top honors, three years in a row. Career