Writer & Photographer – C/LTC Audrey Weeks

The year 2024-2025 has been an eventful year for the Lakewood Ranch High School Mustang Battalion as the end the year with a smashing win at States. The win at the State Championship completes an undefeated season for the cadets at Lakewood Ranch. Florida State Orienteering competitions have representation from all branches of the Armed Forces, Lakewood Ranch has been successfully representing the Army in this Joint force competition since 2015.

Individual State Awardees
Novice: 1st place C/SGT Sebastin Stokes, 2nd place C/CPL Jake Fellin.
Intermediate: 2nd place C/SFC Haley Smith
Advanced: 3rd place C/CPT Jack Crosbie

Creek Wood High School: Cadet honors Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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Cadet Mallerie Goulding (Photo by Jodi Orman) Written by Ronald Schlangen Cadet Mallerie Goulding of the Red Hawk Battalion recently experienced one of the nation's most profound honors when she was selected to lay a [...]

Howard High School: Cadets win first at regulation drill competition

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Ansbach High School: Cadet embraces leadership opportunities

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Cadet Kennedy Lange (Photo by Madonna Roberts, Senior Army Instructor) Written by Cadet Marley Shackleton Cadet Kennedy Lange, an Army JROTC Cadet from Ansbach High School, received the distinct honor of attending two leadership programs [...]