KUNA, Idaho — After a summer of flight school, one Kuna High Schooler in the Air Force Junior ROTC has earned her wings.

“It’s pretty crazy, I never thought I’d be able to fly a plane by myself, especially still being in high school,” said Senior Julia Taylor, who now has her private pilot's license.

Taylor took to the skies this summer after receiving a scholarship worth more than $27,000 through the Kuna Air Force JROTC.

Hear from Taylor about her experience in flight school — Kuna High Schooler lands pilot’s license thanks to Air Force JROTC scholarship

“If it wasn’t for the JROTC program, I would never have gotten the flight academy scholarship. I would never have found this passion for aviation,” Taylor said.

You may remember her from our story in January highlighting the prog

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