Foy H. Moody High School
Principal: Dr. Enrique Vela
BIO: Enrique Vela, a dedicated educator with a passion for fostering academic excellence, embarked on his educational journey at Roy Miller High School, graduating with honors in the Class of '95. He then pursued his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, graduating in 1999 from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi (TAMUCC). Dr. Vela earned his Master's in Educational Administration from TAMUCC in 2006, laying the foundation for his career in educational leadership. With a commitment to lifelong learning, Dr. Vela continued his academic pursuit, obtaining his Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership in 2023.
Dr. Vela's professional career includes ten years as a teacher, eight years as an assistant principal, and six years as a high school principal. Dr. Vela is a proud father and husband. He enjoys running and spending time with his family. Professionally, he enjoys working with his team of leaders in serving the learning community. His leadership has fostered academic excellence, and innovation, inspiring generations of students and educators.
SNSI: LCDR Luis Sanchez, MSC, USN (Retired)
- Designator: 2300 – Medical Service Corps Officer. Health Care Administrator, Patient Administrator, Operations Management, Medical Logistics Officer and Plans Operations and Medical Intelligence Officer (POMI). AQD: 67A – Executive Medicine, 67G – Managed Care Coordinator. NEC: 2905 – Afloat Pay Specialist.
- Years of service: 26 years 6 mos
- Years at NJROTC Unit: 2 years
- Years of NJROTC: 6 years
NSI: MSGT Joselito Tijerina, USMC (Retired)
- MOS: 0699 – Communications Chief
- Years of service: 20 years
- Years of NJROTC/JROTC: 15 years
Three Positive
1. Unit Advancement: Distinguished Unit for two consecutive school years 2022 - 2023 and 2023 – 2024.
2. Outstanding Support: School and local community with outstanding opportunities for guest speakers that include recruiters from all branches of the service to include the U.S. Coast Guard.
3. Communication: Our school counselors list NS1 – NS4 classes in the course guide and the school counselors communicate almost daily with the NJROTC Instructors involving student enrollment. Also, positive contact and communication between NJROTC Instructors and school administrators, making for a sound program!
Three things to ask the district to help with
1. We REQUIRE a dedicated place for drill. With current security requirements for our students, we
have limited space in our shooting range to practice during the school day for our Annual Military Inspection (AMI). For our “Team” practice, we currently utilize the parking lot, which works, however it is still outside of the safety zone for our cadets.
2. Administrative/Financial support with Wide Area Work Flow reimbursements. The time for
Instructor Reimbursements and all other funds such as Unit Support Maintenance (USM) coming from the United States Navy take too long to transfer to our accounts, i.e months vs. weeks.
3. Transparency of district funds to view availability.
