Bonaza High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, US Army
BONAZA HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS, US ARMY
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada.
 (Shoulder Sleeve Insignia) |
(Shoulder Loop Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: On a vertical rectangle halved vertically yellow and brown arced convexly at top and bottom and edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) yellow border, a Bengal Tiger in stride counterchanged. Attached above the rectangle a brown arced scroll with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) yellow border inscribed “BONANZA” in yellow letters 5/16 inch (.79 cm) in height. Attached below the rectangle a brown arced scroll edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) yellow border inscribed “BENGALS” in yellow letters 5/16 inch (.79 cm) in height. Overall dimensions are 3 1/2 inches (8.89 cm) in height and 2 1/2 inches (6.35 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: “Brown a bend sinister Argent surmounted by a Bengal Tiger’s head erased Proper.” Attached below the shield, a Silver scroll inscribed “KNOWLEDGE IS STRENGTH” in Brown letters.
Origin/meaning
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Brown and gold (yellow) are the school colors. The Bengal Tiger is the school mascot.
Shoulder Loop Insignia: The Bengal Tiger is the school mascot. The brown shield and gold tiger reflect the school colors. The silver stripe suggests the school’s location in Nevada, the “Silver State.”
The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was approved on 26 January 1990 and Shoulder Loop Insignia was approved on 11 May 1990.
Literature: Images and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.