Written by: c/Captain Yaire Barreiro The 2022-2023 Ravens Battalion Staff selected College and Career Readiness as the Battalion Continuous Improvement Plan (BCIP) focus area. You can read more about this project in our previous post, featuring Aisha Veliz. c/Captain Janiiya Williams, pictured with her 5th Year Plan, shares the following about her success in the [...]

Written by: c/Captain Yaire Barreiro The 2022-2023 Ravens Battalion Staff selected College and Career Readiness as the Battalion Continuous Improvement Plan (BCIP) focus area. You can read more about this project in our previous post, featuring Aisha Veliz. c/Major Jennifer Nunez, pictured with her Salem College pennant, shares the following about her success in the [...]

Story by: c/Captain Yaire Barreiro MINT HILL, NC -- The 2022-2023 Ravens Battalion Staff selected College and Career Readiness as the Battalion Continuous Improvement Plan (BCIP) focus area. This aligns with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools 2024 Strategic Plan: “Every student graduating with meaningful employment or higher education opportunities.” The battalion is striving to achieve and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Submitted by: 1SG (Ret.) Harold SmithPhoto Credit: C/SSG Mia Zapata CHARLOTTE, NC -- After several hours of learning her study guide, practicing in front of a mirror, in her bedroom or making personal cue cards to help her, Cadet Private First Class Elizabeth Mazingo fought through shaky nerves and a highly competitive group of cadets to [...]

Submitted by: SFC (Ret.) Ivan J. Alvira WAIPAHU, HI — A huge congratulations to the very first high school dual enrolled student to become the International PTK President, Cadet Keziah Christie Ancheta! Not only is she the Phi Theta Kappa International president, but she is also the Waipahu JROTC Marauder Battalion S-6. The Marauder Battalion [...]

The winning essay from the 2022 Lt. Gen. Theodore G. Stroup Jr. Achievement Award recipient is available online. Named for Stroup, a former Association of the U.S. Army vice president of Education who is now an AUSA senior fellow, the program recognizes Junior ROTC cadets for their achievements. It also aims to “engage the next [...]

Story and Photo by: 1SG (R) Harold Smith Cadet Staff Sergeant Justice McKeever an Honor Student at Palisades High School ranked top 10 in Medical Math at the HOSA – Future Health Professionals Regional Convention at Johnson and Wales University in Charlotte, NC. The competition is designed to motivate HOSA members to improve their knowledge [...]

Photo/Story 1SG (R) Eason, Senior Army Instructor (SAI), and SSG (R) Terry Buckhannon, Army Instructor (AI) On December 9, 2022, Garfield High School invited members of the Garfield High School JROTC Saber and Staff to participate in the 75th Day of Instruction celebration that awarded students with 3 or fewer, conchas and a chance to [...]