Month of the Military Child
April, 2024
April is Month of the Military Child, which is a time to applaud military families and their children for the daily sacrifices and the challenges they overcome. DOCS Dental wants to celebrate by highlighting stellar children from military communities that are exercising good values and giving them a reason to smile.
Reni Sandoval-Johnson
Reni Sandoval-Johnson (RJ) is a 14-year-old teen that demonstrates leadership and community engagement through volunteering in Fort Campbell.
Reni enjoys mowing grass for the elderly, volunteering with Youth Engagement Services in Clarksville, giving Christmas Gifts for deployed Soldiers, and giving school supplies for a school in Mexico that specializes in children with Down Syndrome.
One of his most recent community engagement events was partnering with the Grunt Style Foundation, which is a non-profit organization that provides resources to military communities. Reni supported the organization to feed over 700 military families during his experience.
Hailey Hendrickson
Hailey Hendrickson is an 18-year-old teen from Fort Campbell who demonstrates leadership qualities through the various activities she is a part of. Hailey has been a part of JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) and has done volunteer work in the community.
While in JROTC, Hailey put together care packages for deployed soldiers and women shelters, greeted veterans at Veteran’s Day events, and completed campus cleanups. Her efforts were rewarded by her winning the “Potential for Military Leadership” award by the Military Officers Association of America.
Hailey is also a captain of a Varsity cheerleading team that has given her the opportunity to volunteer by helping kids in cheer clinics. In these clinics she teaches children the basics of cheerleading and helps them develop confidence.
Hailey Hendrickson
Hailey Hendrickson is an 18-year-old teen from Fort Campbell who demonstrates leadership qualities through the various activities she is a part of. Hailey has been a part of JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) and has done volunteer work in the community.
While in JROTC, Hailey put together care packages for deployed soldiers and women shelters, greeted veterans at Veteran’s Day events, and completed campus cleanups. Her efforts were rewarded by her winning the “Potential for Military Leadership” award by the Military Officers Association of America.
Hailey is also a captain of a Varsity cheerleading team that has given her the opportunity to volunteer by helping kids in cheer clinics. In these clinics she teaches children the basics of cheerleading and helps them develop confidence.
Alyssa Webster
Alyssa Webster is an 18-year-old teen who has a passion for science and military communities. Alyssa is fascinated by science because it shows why certain processes happen. Her fascination with the military is fueled by her desire to help the community.
Alyssa is a four-year JROTC cadet that joined the Kentucky Army National Guard where she has been able to learn military principles and concepts.
She wants to use her passions of science and the military to help her follow the career path of being a medical officer in the military. Her journey of being a medical officer will start when she majors in Human Health Sciences at the University of Kentucky.
