Celebrate ACE!

REWARD YOUR STUDENTS

ACE teachers, when you wrap up your year of soaring, launching, and gliding through ACE’s aerospace/STEM lessons, acknowledge your students’ success with certificates supplied by Civil Air Patrol for each student and the classroom. They are great for schoolwide or classroom awards day events. You can personalize each full-color certificate that you receive by using our template. If you need more student and/or instructor certificates, we have provided those as well. See the links below.

GET NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR EXCELLENCE WITH CAP ACE AND ACE PLUS AWARDS

Each year, CAP awards outstanding performance with the National ACE Awards in the following categories:

• School of the Year

• Student of the Year

• Teacher of the Year

• ACE Plus Award (for collaboration with a squadron. See ACE Plus information here.)

Click the links below to access the nomination forms.

MEET THE 2026 NATIONAL ACE AWARD WINNERS

Congratulations to our top achievers!

National ACE School of the Year
W.A. Perry Middle School
Columbia, South Carolina
 

National ACE Teacher of the Year
Luke McKinley, K-8 STEM Teacher
McTigue Elementary School
Toledo, Ohio

National ACE Student of the Year
Peyton Talton, 6th Grade Student
W.A. Perry Middle School
Columbia, South Carolina

National ACE Plus Collaborative Team of the Year
Florida College Academy
Tracy Bell
Temple Terrace, Florida
&
SER-FL-828 Sunlake High School Cadet Squadron
Capt. Joseph Fernandez
Land O’Lakes, Florida

Read their stories here.

The ACE Program would like to give many thanks to the Air & Space Forces Association for the ACE award grants.