• JROTC motivates a New Generation of Leaders within the Black Bear Battalion

    By Published On: January 12th, 2023Tags: , , Views: 31

    Submitted by: LTC (R) Eugene Thurman I am LTC (R) Eugene Thurman, the new Senior Army Instructor at Austin High School, Decatur AL.   SM (R) Patricia Davis, Army Instructor and I started the 2022 school year with a vision for the eighth graders in the program. This vision was to allow 8th graders time to [...]

  • Ansbach Middle High School Cadets go to JLAB

    By Published On: September 28th, 2022Tags: , Views: 29

    Story by Cdt/Antonio Duran-Stanton Throughout June 18-23, 2022, SGT Alexander Pohlman, 1SG Kenton Duplessie, and CSM Yannic Miranda along with AI Christopher Buchanan went to the Army JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl (JLAB) at Catholic University, Washington D.C.  They were chosen due to their exemplary high score in the pretest’s leadership area as well as placing in the top 40 teams in level II. At [...]