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CRAIGMONT HIGH SCHOOL JROTC MEMPHIS CITY SCHOOL MEMPHIS, TN
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Shoulder Sleeve Insignia


Description/Blazon
A gray shield-shaped insignia with a gray horizontal scroll arced at the top and attached above the shield, all edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) maroon border, the overall dimensions 3 3/8 inches (8.57 cm) in height and 2 1/2 inches (6.35 cm) in width; on the shield an Indian's head in profile wearing full headdress all gray and maroon. On the scroll the inscription "CRAIGMONT" in maroon letters parallel to the horizontal line below and the arced line above.

Background
The shoulder sleeve insignia originally authorized on 5 November 1980, was amended on 22 December 1995, to update the description, add cable numbers, and provide a manufacturing drawing. (TIOH Drawing Number A-10J-452)




Shoulder Loop Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in width overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Or, bordure Sable, a steamboat ensigned in dexter by an oak leaf palewise and in sinister a gear wheel, in base fesswise a cotton boll of the second. Attached below the device, a Black scroll inscribed "MEMPHIS CITY SCHOOLS" in base metal letters.

Symbolism
Black and gold are the County colors. The steamboat symbolizes transportation, trade and commerce that have long been strong in Memphis and along the Mississippi River. The cotton boll represents the strong ties to cotton trading and its production in the surrounding Mississippi River Delta. The oak leaf historically denotes the vast timber land originally found in the region. The gear wheel depicts progress.

Background
The shoulder loop insignia was authorized 17 June 2008.





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