Submitted by: MSG (R) Michael R. Jones Miami Jackson Senior High School and the Generals' Robotics club were delighted to host “Make it Happen” the 2022-23 VEX Spin Up Tournament on December 3, 2022. The "Generals' Battalion welcomed 24 teams from Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. The event was open to all JROTC units from high schools and middle schools [...]

Submitted by: 1SG (R) Paul Mahoney The Denver JROTC received a $100,000 donation from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2461.  The money will go directly towards cadet achievement in competitions and travel such as Marksmanship, Drill, Raider, Drone, Robotics, Staff Rides, and also sponsor the annual Military Ball. Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero, VFW 2461 [...]

Submitted by: LTC (R) Sidney Topf LTC (R) Sidney Topf, Senior Army Instructor (SAI) at Dimond High School JROTC, recognized the Dimond High School JROTC Robotics Team and Colony JROTC Robotics Team. The two schools united for a team-up during the Alaska regional robotics competition. Dimond High School JROTC and Colony JROTC Robotics Team-up

Submitted by: LTC (Ret) Derrick A. Corbett, SAI  On Thursday, 27 Oct 2022, the Army JROTC cadets of Alvarado High School (Alvarado, TX) traveled to the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. The cadets visited the flight line, EOD working dog teams and the Air Traffic Control Tower. The lead pilot on the [...]

Story by: CW4 (R) Christine Landers On 4 NOV 2022 Hillcrest High School attended the West Point LEADS Workshop. The workshop was to provide DISD JROTC Cadets a chance to work with current US Military Academy Cadets as well as a small team of West Point Staff. The cadets were later broken down into small [...]

Story submitted by COL (R) William Laigaie Belaire High School and Liberty Magnet High School Robotics Teams competed at the State Championships and National Championships in May 2022.  Cadets design, build, code, test and compete VEX brand robots compete in events put on by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation.  JROTC plans to onboard more [...]

Story by: LTC (R) Darrell (Wallie) Shaw DARDANELLE, AR -- Dardanelle High School JROTC and Computer Science programs were recently awarded a $17,141 Innovation in Computer Science grant from the Arkansas Department of Education. The grant will fund an initiative to develop virtual reality and other extended reality applications for students and teachers. The grant [...]

Story submitted by COL (R) William Laigaie Liberty Magnet JROTC is 1 of only 11 schools nationwide selected for the Army Cyber Pilot Program.  This includes an accredited Cyber Curriculum, Certifications for Cadets, Certified Cyber Instructors, and State of the Art Equipment provided by the US Army Cadet Command. LMHS Senior Counselor Danielle Duvall works [...]