Sgt. Kaytlyn Robinett spent her first year as a student in the West Valley High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps moving up the ranks and gaining valuable leadership skills. You can read the full story here.
Staff Sgt. Genevieve Griffin, left to right, Cpl. Kaytlyn Robinett and Cpl. Sierra Smith practice sword detail for the 239th United States Marine Corps Birthday and cake cutting ceremony at West Valley High School on Friday, November 7, 2014. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER
Cpl. Kaytlyn Robinett practices sword detail for the 239th United States Marine Corps Birthday and cake cutting ceremony at West Valley High School on Friday, November 7, 2014. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER
Cpl. Kaytlyn Robinett, left, sings with Cpl. Marlena McGrath during the Marine Corps Birthday Ball at West Valley High School on Saturday, November 8, 2014. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER
Cpl. Kaytlyn Robinett, left, gets a sword from 1st Lt. Loren Alexander to practice sword detail for the 239th United States Marine Corps Birthday and cake cutting ceremony at West Valley High School on Friday, November 7, 2014. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER
Melonie Ross takes a photo of her daughter Cpl. Kaytlyn Robinett with Maj. Bryan Kramer after she received the Scottish Rite of Free Masons Award during the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Awards Ceremony at North Pole High School on Thursday, April 16, 2015. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER
Melonie Ross does Kaytlyn Robinett's hair for the Marine Corps Birthday Ball at their home on Saturday, November 8, 2014. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER
Miniature United States Marine Corps flags are part of centerpieces at the Marine Corps Birthday Ball at West Valley High School on Saturday, November 8, 2014. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER
Cpl. Keegan Bunnell cheers as Cpl. Kaytlyn Robinett arm wrestles Lance Cpl. Ethan Chapman during the Marine Corps Birthday Ball at West Valley High School on Saturday, November 8, 2014. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER
Cpl. Kaytlyn Robinett listens to advice on aiming a Daisy 853, .177 caliber air rifles in the JROTC classroom at West Valley High School on Friday, October 17, 2014. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER
1st Sgt. Christian Hamby, left to right, Lance Cpl. Seth Williams, and Cpl. Keegan Bunnell watch as Cpl. Kaytlyn Robinett finishes some homework while they all wait to take part in a rifle competition between Lathrop, North Pole and West Valley JROTC programs at West Valley High School in the JROTC classroom on Saturday, October 18, 2014. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER
Mr. Jay Evans presents Cpl. Kaytlyn Robinett with the Scottish Rite of Free Masons Award during the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Awards Ceremony at North Pole High School on Thursday, April 16, 2015. The award is presented to the third-year cadet who has contributed the most to encourage Americanism by participation in extracurricular activities or community projects, is in the top 25 percent of their high school class, and demonstrates dependability, good character, self-discipline, good citizenship and patriotism. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER
Cpl. Keegan Bunnell and Cpl. Kaytlyn Robinett talk as they wait to rappel near 39 Mile Chena Hot Springs Road on Saturday, May 9, 2015. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER
Staff Sgt. Genevieve Griffin, left, and 1st Lt. Loren Alexander, right, help Cpl. Kaytlyn Robinett rappel near 39 Mile Chena Hot Springs Road on Saturday, May 9, 2015. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER
Lance Cpl. Shawn Moody, left to right, Sgt. Levi Chester, and Cpl. Kaytlyn Robinett make a fire in the forested area behind West Valley High School on Thursday, January 8, 2015. For a few weeks each winter, students in the Marine Corps JROTC program at West Valley High School practice winter survival skills in class. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER