Dodge City USD 443 Superintendent Fred Dierksen and board president Lisa Killion honor Airforce Junior ROTC pilot scholarship graduates Hazel Carrillo and Noah Elias at the board of education meeting Aug. 8. The Dodge City High School students, along with Nelson Loosli, recently completed their summer training at pilot schools across the country. “I’m extremely proud of what these young people have accomplished,” Dierksen said. “I’m so proud we now have that (pilot) program so they can take advantage of these opportunities.” [PHOTO BY Whitney Hodgin/Dodge City Globe]