NEWPORT, RI — December 13, 2018. Newport Public Schools is pleased to announce that Colonel Nhyzazia Ortiz, along with her staff, successfully led the Viking Battalion to reach the Gold Star Standard and highest accreditation level: Honor Unit with Distinction. Working as a cohesive team, they achieved an exceptional overall score of 95% at the tri-annual Program of Accreditation. The accreditation consisted of a series of drill exams, an in-ranks inspection, a supply management inspection, a continuous improvement briefing, a service learning project presentation, an annual audit unit report review, and portfolio presentations with interviews by select Cadets, as well as the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) faculty
This is a great achievement.