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Northmont NJROTC Performs Community Service at Chik-Fil-A May 15

Northmont NJROTC Performs Community Service at Women's Walk for Wellness May 2

This year 25 Northmont NJROTC cadets helped the Kettering Medical Center Foundation in the 16^th Annual Women’s Walk for Wellness. The cadets helped set up and tear down the event tents, chairs and cooking / refreshment stations. Kim Farris, one of the key volunteers who has worked the walk for the past 16 years, said the cadets efforts put the event set up 2 ½ hours ahead of schedule. The cadets earned over 250 hours of community service and are well on their way to the Unit’s 3000 hour goal. This walk is to help raise money for uninsured women in our community with free screening and diagnostic mammograms, breast ultrasounds and prostheses. For more information about the Women’s Walk, you can visit their website at http://www.kmcfoundation.org/events.cfm

Northmont NJROTC Unit Color Guard Presents Colors at Relay for Life May 7

The Unit Color Guard composed of cadets Chrissy Corcoran, Caitlin Jones, Dalton Chaffee, and Francisco Marte-Lopez presented colors to kick of this year’s Relay for Life event that is held at Good Samaritan Stadium.The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is a life-changing event that gives people in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At Relay, teams of people camp out at Northmont High School and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event, because cancer never sleeps. Relays are overnight events up to 24 hours in length. For more information on Relay for Life, you can visit their website
http://www.relayforlife.org/relay/

Northmont NJROTC Awards Cadets for Accomplishments May 4

The Unit’s 13^th Annual Awards ceremony was celebrated Tuesday May 4 in the high school gym. A number of cadets were presented awards including Caitlin Jones (The Stephen Decatur Award for Outstanding NJROTC 1^st year cadet,) Sarah Haman (The Stephen Decatur Award for Outstanding 3^rd year cadet), Melinda Ashley (The Navy League of the United States Theodore Roosevelt Youth Medal, presented by Allan Place), Francisco Marte-Lopez (Celebrate Freedom Foundation JROTC Award/ Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University), Chelsie Lewis (American Legion JROTC Scholastic Medal), Evan Fleming (The National Sojourners Award, Reserve Officer Association), Kristina Dillon (Daughters of the American Revolution Award presented by Helen Handley, Patricia Bower, and Marilyn Forcum), Caitlin Donnelly (Military Officer Association of America ROTC Medal, presented by Terry Cooney), Kierstin Lowman (American Veterans Junior ROTC Award), Cody Petkus ( Reserve Officer Association presented by Colonel Carroll E. Hunt), Barrett Lowry (Daedalian Junior ROTC Achievement Award), Logan O’Shea (Sons of the American Revolution Award, presented by Tom Bohlander), Teghan Sharp (Military Order of the Purple Heart Award), Brennan Dilts (American Legion JROTC General Military Excellence Medal). Honor Cadet, Distinguished Cadet, Exemplary Appearance, Exemplary Conduct, Outstanding Cadet, and Military Aptitude awards were also presented to cadets in each NS level. The cadets receiving Honor Cadet were Shane Rowlands (NS1), Evan Fleming (NS2), Barrett Lowry (NS3), and Jacque Long(NS4). Cadets receiving Distinguished Cadets were Caitlin Jones (NS1), Cody Petkus (NS2), Logan O’Shea (NS3), and Jordan Eubanks (NS4). There are a few special business guests that we would like to recognize: Mindy Mathews (Pizza Hut), who then presented cadet Ramsey Crow with an award; Mr. Frank Wolffram ( Jelly Belly Co.), Maggie Hart (Cub Foods), Kim Faris (99.9 Lite FM), and Mike Vujea (Dayton Dragons) Thank you to all who participated and supported the unit through the year!

Distinguished Unit with Academic Honors

The Unit has earned the Distinguished Unit with Academic Honors. We have earned Distinguished Unit eight of the past nine years and with academic honors for the last six years straight. Distinguished Unit is earned when a majority of the cadets are active in the community, do well at the Annually Military Inspection, meet all the Unit goals, participate actively in Area 3 events (drill meets, leadership camps, etc.) and conduct an orientation trip (visit a Navy or Marine Corp facility, outside the immediate area). Academic Honors is when cadets place in the top five percent in the Nation on the Secretary of the Navy’s Academic exam. Only 5% of the Units in Area 3 earn Distinguished Unit so it is with great pride we accept this honor.

Northmont Earns 1st Place in Drill at Navy Nationals

The Northmont NJROTC unit, led by senior naval science instructor Lt Col Ken Knotts, spent April 7-12 on the Gulf Coast to compete in Navy Nationals, the NJROTC national championship. Regional competitions involving 639 Navy JROTC units from 13 areas around the nation competed for the 26 slots in the Navy Nationals competition at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, FL. The Navy Nationals pitted these 26 top units against each other in athletics, academics, and drill events. Northmont placed 10^th, taking 1^st and 3^rd in unarmed regulation drill and armed regulation drill, respectively. Northmont placed 9^th in the athletic competition and 8^th in the academics competition. This top-10 showing places Northmont in the top 1% of NJROTC units in the nation.

Our athletic teams brought home four individual medals. The males were led by cadet Ramsey Crow who placed 10^th in curl-ups. The female cadets were impressive, with Cadet Teghan Sharp placing eighth in curl-ups, Cadet Kierstin Lowman placing 6^th in push-ups and Cadet Melanie Collins placing 9^th in push-ups out of over 200 female competitors. The female curl-up team was third best in the nation, with a total of 1138 curl-ups from the eight cadets.

Concluding the two-day event was the knockout competition. Over a thousand cadets poured onto the drill deck, and when it was over, three of the top ten cadets left standing in the unarmed knockout competition were Northmont cadets Zach Hart, Lucas Hanson, and Rasheen Ware. Additionally, individual armed knock-out medals were awarded to cadets Jordan Eubanks and Anthony Brown.

Every year the competition gets tougher and every team is better prepared than they were the year before. The top teams come back to Pensacola every year, stronger, faster, and sharper than ever.

The senior leadership made a goal at the beginning of the school year to place tenth or higher at Navy Nationals, and they have accomplished this goal. “It shows the level of commitment and dedication these young adults have toward setting and obtaining their goals,” noted Senior Chief Griffin. “Commanding Officer cadet Eubanks and this year’s senior staff, Melanie Collins, Krissi Dillon, Bethany Fisher and Jacque Long, are to be commended.” Now the next year’s incoming seniors and the rest of the returning team have their sights focused on returning to Pensacola and placing even higher.