First of all, I’d like to thank the selection board and Mr. Zapp for the honor of this solo award. I cannot wait to use all this support to continue my ground school training and begin my flight lessons this summer. I’d also like to thank Mr. Knight for taking his time to mentor me as I start my flight training.
About Me
My name is Cameron Milleman and I am a Junior at Burris Laboratory School. I first got interested into flying through my uncle who is a pilot for Southwest Airlines. Later on when I was 11 years old I got introduced to Civil Air Patrol which I joined a year later. Civil Air Patrol really helped me to find in my love for the skies through my 5 orientation flights and an in-depth ground school/simulator course. After earning the Carl A. Spaatz Award and leading Indiana Wing’s Government Relations Program, I began striving to earn my private pilot’s license through Civil Air Patrol’s Cadet Wings program before I graduate high school.
Moving towards my musical experience, I started playing piano at the age of 5 with my brother then I picked up violin in 1st grade then eventually trumpet in 4th grade. After picking up trumpet, it became my primary focus for my musical education. In my time playing trumpet, I have earned two gold medals at State Solo and Ensemble, been selected for IMEA honor band twice, participated in two years of Junior All State band, and recently I started teaching trumpet lessons. This past month, my high school’s advanced wind ensemble got its first ever Group I gold rating for the Indiana State School Music Association’s band contest. This was very exciting for me as the trumpet section leader to become part of such a huge accomplishment for our ensemble.
In closing, I look forward to meeting all of you and hearing more from you about your flying and musical experiences while also getting any of your advice!
Best Wishes,
Cameron Milleman