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olonel Thomas ha led the JROT with discipline and profe ionali m.
I thi what you think about when you hear the word H \ pr gram i know throughout the ·tate a· an out ·tanding group.
JROT '? Oh,andlet' notforgettho eugly greenpickle uit. If Thank !
you ee the e a being the rea on why you haven 'tjoined thi cia ,
thenyou'remi ingout. Rifle, Raiders, and Leads Team, what have
Thi cia ha omanygreatthing to offer a tudent. What? they been doing? That's an easy answer, WINNING
Rifle Team placed first at Bell High School. Shooters
mightyoua k. Well,for tarter ,itpromote goodleader hip. orne
were Andrew Weaver, Zach Couch, Nathan Joiner,
ofthe hye tpeoplelknewinjuniorhigh choolhave teppedupa
Adam Edwards, and Ben Carroll. Radiers Team
leader inJR T . You will haveplentyofopportunitie to examine
placed first with Jessica Green, Daniel Brickert, and
youroral peaking kill in peeche a wella guidingyouthrough Trevor Williamson running past the rest. And finally
outtheyear. Other kill learned are medical kill , financial kill ,and LEADS Team placed third with the wits of Andrew
political kill . Weaver, Ben Carroll, and Adam Edwards. What's next
llright, oyouwanttodo omethingfun. Weii,JR T ha for the JROTC Teams?
variou team to join. uch as, the rifle team, drill team, color guard, Rifle team members Andrew Weaver, Zach
Couch, Nathan Joiner, and Ben Carroll will be going
and finally the expedition team. We have a fund rai erevery year that
to Fort Benning, Georgia to compete nationally
tart in October and Ia ts until the end of the year. The money rai ed
-Kristina Zampaglione
help topayforbu e andhotel forvariou trip theteam takeeach
year.
Ok,ok, oweknowhowmuchfuniti andhowmuchwe'll
hear,buthowwillithelpu lookgoodwh napplyingtocollege. Ye,
you read it correctly. I aid college. Participating in thi program
won'tdeemyou into the military traightoutofhigh chool,contrary
to popular belief. In facta lot of people take itbecau etheywantto
go to college. A with any vocational cia , two or more year of
participation looks very good on a college tran cript. It how
commitment. Thereareal oton of cholar hip thatgothroughthe
JROTC program everyday. Did you know that college JROTC ha
a ·cholar ·hip out there that will pay for you to go to Harvard forfour
ytar '? The in tructor are very helpful in thi area. If you ha e a
question about a cholarship orneed recommendation letter , they're
alway willingtohelp. Iliketothinkofthema guidancecoun elor
\ ithout o much coun eling. o a you ee, JROTC ha a little
omethingfore eryone, including YO
-Lea fogarty

Above: Nicole Brannon and MSG. McGroarty smile wh1le waiting to
practice marching.
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