Written by: MSG (Ret.) John Grayson Attached are the pictures of some of the events the Harrisburg High School Army JROTC Department participated in the past few days: Service to Community and Country Themed Week with Adam Timze (Photo credit: MSG (Ret.) John Grayson) We had a Service to Community and Country Themed Week Starting [...]

Written by: MAJ (Ret.) Christopher Graves March was a great experience for the Oiler Battalion Cadets! One of the many events completed was the Houston ISD’s Blue Bonnet competition, a yearly event which showcases Houston’s many JROTC programs. The Pearland HS JROTC cadets experienced the large competition for the first time in their 30-year history. [...]

Written by: 1SG (Ret) John Sanford, AI The Bellaire High School 20th Cardinal Battalion celebrated their Military Ball, Thurs, 30 March 2023. In attendance were special guests Ms. Myrna C. Saldana-Trevino (Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army, Texas-East) and Lieutenant Colonel Mai Lee Eskuland (Deputy Director, Strategic Officer Recruiting Detachment). In a surprise moment, [...]

Written by: MAJ (R) Matthew Wolverton JROTC Cadets from the Vroonland Vanguard High School JROTC Battalion completed their annual Service-Learning Project on 1 April. This year, the Cadets partnered with Southern Methodist University (SMU) to provide support to local homeless Veterans. Cadets from Vroonland Vanguard High developed a plan after reaching out to SMU ROTC [...]

Written by: MAJ (Ret.) Francisco Hernandez On March 25, 2023, CO Representative, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert attended and was the guest speaker for the annual Delta High School JROTC Ball. Congresswoman Boebert spoke for approximately 10 minutes. The Congresswoman’s speech to the cadets focused on selfless service to the school, community, and nation. The Colorado representative [...]

Submitted by: WHO: Bear Cadets (14 x Participants; with 1x Senior Army Instructor and 1x Army Instructor). Camp participants included 121 cadets (68 males, 53 females), 27 cadre, 2 female chaperones, and 13 active duty service members providing medical support. Cadets attending camp represented 9 high schools from El Paso, Texas. Like past years,  eight [...]

Written by: Todd Martin, Kileen Independent School District (ISD) Three teams tied to Killeen ISD schools are competing this week among more than 3,000 students statewide in the 17th annual National Archery in the Schools Program state tournament at the Bell County Expo Center. For the second year, the Harker Heights High School Junior ROTC fielded [...]

Submitted by: Mr. Jon Thompson, U.S. Army JROTC BETHESDA, MD -- The Army JROTC Team, TXPatriot | baits64== from Theodore Roosevelt High School in San Antonio took first place in the all-services CISCO Net Academy competition and 3rd place overall in the all-services CyberPatriot competition. The team from left to right is Tina Tse, Seyma Kilic [...]

Written by: CW4 (Ret) Lynn Taylor South Hills High School JROTC Leadership Team from Fort Worth, TX advances to the 2023 JROTC Leadership Bowl National Championship for the third consecutive year. Cadets put in many hours of studying and honing their skills as a cohesive team. Leadership Team Captain C/SGT Maria Rangel stated, “We accomplished [...]

Written by: 1SG (Ret) Michael Long FORT WORTH, TX -- South Hills High School JROTC competed at the Mesquite JROTC Vex Robotics Competition and placed eighth out of twenty teams. The competition helped the team to qualify for the 2023 VEX Robotics World Championship to be held in Dallas, TX, April 27-29. This is the [...]