At the age of 16, most teenagers are worried about getting their driverâs license. However, 16-year-old James Cook of Peoria is taking it a step further and is on his way to becoming a licensed pilot.Â
Cook, a Liberty High School junior and a member of Cactus High Schoolâs Air Force Junior Reserve Officersâ Training Corps (ROTC), was granted a scholarship from Headquarters Air Force Junior ROTC, Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.
This scholarship will allow Cook to attend an accredited aviation university where he will participate in an eight-week private pilot license program this summer. The announcement was made Jan. 11.Â