Written by: Cadet/1LT Paola Del Rello, Battalion S5 Union High School 85th JROTC participated in the annual St Patrick’s Day parade and the 5 Points Star Academy Day hosted by 7th Congressional District, Wilmington, North Carolina.  Congressman Rouzer’s staff was readily available with representatives from each academy to include, Military, Naval, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine [...]

Written by: C/1LT Paola De Rello The US Army 85th JROTC Battalion participated in the 19th Annual North Brunswick High School Drill/Air Rifle/Raider Tri-Meet on February 25, 2023. The battalion currently has a high population of first-year cadets. This was an awesome experience for them to see and learn new techniques in drill, raider, and [...]

Written by: LTC (Ret.) Chad Byas CHARLOTTE, NC – On Saturday, March 4, 2023, the Olympic High School JROTC Raiders Team participated in the annual Lee County Raiders Meet.  The Lee County Raiders Meet is one of the most anticipated events for our Raider Teams. For the past several months, the Raider Team has logged [...]

Written by: c/LTC Jayvion Summerville My Battalion Commander Story: My name is c/LTC Jayvion Summerville. My journey started when I was in 9th grade, and I joined JROTC at South View High School. At first, I joined JROTC because I wanted to, and there was no particular reason. I was a shy individual who didn’t [...]

Written by: c/First Lieutenant Jordyn Wineglass Mint Hill, NC -- The Rocky River Raven Battalion continues to recognize faculty and students for their excellence. Faculty and students were recommended by their peers and teachers due to their character, inside and outside of the classroom. We surprised students in their classrooms with a personal handwritten note [...]

Story written by: C/CPT Nguy Cadets competed in the Butler Drill Meet on Saturday. Not only did Mallard Creek placed in 1/2 of their elements but the Drill Knockout Champion is a cadet from the Maverick Battalion! Congratulations to our Commander: C/Captain Godoy for overall being the Knockout Champion placing 1st among ALL cadets! He also placed [...]

Written by: C/2LT Ceira Wood On March 2, 2023, members of the Harry P. Harding University High School JROTC 'Ram Battalion' celebrated the National Dr. Seuss Celebration by participating in the "Read Across America Day" at area elementary schools. The cadets read from some of Dr. Seuss' most famous books like, "The Cat in the [...]

MORGANTON, NC — 1SG (Ret.) Trina Hines, Army Instructor (AI) for Freedom High School Army JROTC, was honored as Freedom High School's Teacher of the Year! This is what teachers, staff and colleagues said about why they voted for 1SG Hines for Teacher of the Year in their own words. Why did you vote for First Sergeant [...]

Written by: Cadet Captain Yaire Barreiro, Book Study Team Captain MINT HILL, NC -- The Rocky River JROTC Book Study Team worked together to help teachers mentor students in order to “Flip The Grade”. With COVID-19 and the teacher shortage, schools have had a difficult time improving academic scores. We all had to come together to [...]

Written by: MAJ (Ret.) Ervin Purvis CHARLOTTE, NC -- On Saturday, 11 February 2023, the Palisades High School JROTC Orienteering Team completed another milestone in their inaugural year.  After building a competitive team that originated with no previous experience, the Puma Orienteers finished 8th out of 42 teams in the annual Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Annual Orienteering [...]