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![The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Community Theatre will hold auditions for its spring show, “Murder on the Nile,](/media/content-assets/images/news/2024-25/Auditions-400x266.jpg)
Auditions to be held for the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Community Theatre's spring production, Murder on the Nile from Jan. 20-23, 7:45 p.m. at Gillis Theater in Marshall Hall. No experience needed — cadets and community welcome to participate. Rehearsals start Jan. 27.
![The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Corps of Cadets marching during the inaugural parade for President Donald Trump in 2017.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2024-25/3113469-1-400x266.jpg)
The Presidential Inaugural Committee has selected the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Corps of Cadets out of a record number of applicants to march in the Jan. 20 inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States.
![The graduates toss their gloves as they celebrate becoming ²ÝÁñÉçÇø’s newest alumni. –²ÝÁñÉçÇø Photo by Kelly Nye.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2024-25/DecGraduation2025KN119-1-400x266.jpg)
A seasonally cool morning warmed into a day full of happiness and celebration in a crowded Memorial Hall at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, as families and friends gathered to witness 38 cadets cross the stage to receive their diplomas during the commencement ceremony Dec. 19.
![Col. Lawrence Havird ’90 and cadets prepare to identify the graves of veterans in Evergreen Cemetery in October. –Photo courtesy of Col. Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2024-25/Wreaths2024-1-1-400x266.jpg)
Cadets in the Building BRIDGES Club, in collaboration with Remembering Rockbridge Veterans (RRV), laid wreaths on the headstones of veterans buried in Evergreen Cemetery, a historical Black cemetery in Lexington, as part of the Wreaths Across America program.
![Cadets, faculty, staff, and community members gather in the post exchange to create handmade holiday cards for senior citizens.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2024-25/IMG_4449-copy-400x266.jpg)
The Building BRIDGES Club, in collaboration with the Office of Diversity, Opportunity and Inclusion, and Preston Library at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, hosted a holiday card making event Dec. 9 in the post exchange.
![Col. Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl speaks during an intercollegiate debate on immigration in late September.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2024-25/Sept26BraverAngels2025KN03-1-400x266.jpg)
The College Debates and Discourse Program at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø continued its development throughout the fall semester, beginning with a partnership with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and the national College Debates and Discourse Alliance.
![Col. James C. Squire, the Jamison-Payne professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, has been named one of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) and Dominion Energy’s 2025 Outstanding Faculty.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2024-25/SquireJim-1-400x266.jpg)
Col. James C. Squire, the Jamison-Payne professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, has been named one of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) and Dominion Energy’s 2025 Outstanding Faculty.
![Gov. Glenn Youngkin addresses the Corps of Cadets during lunch Dec. 12 in Crozet Hall. –²ÝÁñÉçÇø Photo by Kelly Nye.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2024-25/YoungkinVisit2025KN26-400x266.jpg)
Gov. Glenn Youngkin paid a holiday visit to ²ÝÁñÉçÇø on the last day of fall semester classes, Thursday, Dec. 12.
![Seventy cadets from Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine ROTC programs competed in a series of challenging tasks attempting to earn a German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2024-25/GermanBadge2024KN02-400x266.jpg)
Seventy cadets from Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine ROTC programs competed in a series of challenging tasks attempting to earn a German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (GAFPB).
![Col. Dimplekumar Chalishajar, professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics recently celebrated his 121st peer reviewed research publication, surpassing his achievement of 100, just twelve months ago.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2024-25/DimpleAM-400x266.jpg)
Col. Dimplekumar Chalishajar, professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics recently celebrated his 121st peer reviewed research publication, surpassing his achievement of 100, just twelve months ago.