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CADET UPDATE 2/3/10

NORTHMONT VARSITY DOMINATES DRILL
TO WIN MID-OHIO DRILL MEET

Northmont High School NJROTC dominated the drill competition at Grove City on Saturday, 30 January, to defeat 14 other JROTC units in the Mid-Ohio Drill Meet. The varsity team backed up its strong showings in our previous drill meets by taking first place in all drill competitions, along with top-fives in athletics and air rifle.

Northmont Color Guard Team A, commanded by Cadet Fleming, narrowly edged our own Team B, commanded by Cadet Ashley, for the first place trophy. Northmont Unarmed IDR, led by Cadet Lewis, and Armed IDR, led by Cadet Newsom, handily beat their basic drill competitors to win first place in both events. Northmont’s two Exhibition drill teams, led by Cadets Long and O’Shea, each scored an amazing 390 out of a possible 400 points to clinch our domination of the drill competition.

Strong performances by the Athletics team, led by Cadets Ware and Dillon, and Air Rifle team, commanded by Cadet Fisher, helped catapult Northmont over perennial rivals Central Crossing and Hamilton, along with Rhodes, who had strong showings in academics and athletics.

This win, along with our successful AMI, has energized the Northmont team. After our orientation trip to the Northeast this week, we will travel to Indianapolis to compete at Pike High School in late February, where we will strive to defend our number one standing.

The day’s events were capped off by Knockout competition involving over 400 cadets. Cadet Lopez took first place in Armed Knockout, and Cadet Stiver took sixth place in Unarmed Knockout.

Congratulations to the Northmont NJROTC cadets and their instructors, Lt Col Knotts and Senior Chief Griffin.

Orientation Trip Set for 5 February through 10 February

Northmont NJROTC cadets will travel to Newport, Rhode Island; New York City; Boston; and New London, Connecticut, for their 2009-10 orientation trip from 5 Feb through 10 Feb. Naval Science Instructors Lt Col Knotts and Senior Chief Griffin have planned an action-packed five days of travel, touring, and fun that includes sightseeing at the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Ground Zero, the USS Constitution, the Freedom Trail, the Cliff Walk and Newport mansions, and the U. S. Coast Guard Academy. The cadets will stay at Newport Naval Station, where they will participate in swim quals, OCS drill, and PT.

For more trip details, visit the Cadet Update page.

Northmont NJROTC Impresses Area Three Commander in Annual Military Inspection

Northmont NJROTC welcomed Commander George Clifford, Area 3 Commander, to its Annual Military Inspection on 20 January 2010.

The cadets made an impressive showing, taking 15 Circle-Ten honors for outstanding in military personnel inspection. The staff followed the personnel inspection with program inspections of the administrative records, managed by cadet Tynes and supply records, managed by cadet Hart, both which passed with high marks.

Lastly, Commander Clifford sat down to lunch with the senior staff for a brief of the cadets' goals, both personally and for the unit. He is impressed by how many of the unit's goals have already been accomplished and continues to be impressed with the high level of support Northmont's NJROTC receives from the NHS staff and administration.