Humboldt High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, US Army

HUMBOLDT HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS, US ARMY

Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota.

(Shoulder Sleeve Insignia)

(Shoulder Loop Insignia)

Official blazon

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: On a silver gray shield edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) black border a black hawk’s head issuant from base detailed silver gray. Attached above the shield a silver gray scroll edged with a narrow black border and inscribed “HUMBOLDT” in orange letters. The overall dimensions are 3 1/2 inches (8.89 cm) in height by 3 inches (7.62 cm) in width.

Shoulder Loop Insignia. Description: A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Quarterly Argent and Tenné in second a hawk’s head erased Sable, in third a mullet of the first and charged with a sword bendwise Black: within a scroll forming a square inscribed “HUMBOLDT” at top and “HIGH SCHOOL” at bottom in Black letters.

Origin/meaning

Shoulder Sleeve Insingia: Black and orange are the school colors. The hawk is the school mascot.

Shoulder Loop Insignia: Orange and black are the school colors. The star alludes to the Minnesota state motto and reflects the school’s location. The sword represents leadership and reflects the cadet’s involvement in school, community, and country.

The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia and the Shoulder Loop Insignia was both approved 31 May 1996.

Literature: Images and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.