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NORTHMONT NJROTC DAY AT TUMBLEWEED JUNE 5
Northmont NJROTC and Tumbleweed have joined forces to sponsor NORTHMONT NJROTC DAY on June 5. Be sure to bring a copy of the coupon below to Tumbleweed all day on Tuesday, June 5, and Tumbleweed will donate 10% to Northmont NJROTC! This offer is good all day, dine in and carry out. Please print extra copies to share with family, friends, and co-workers. We'll see you all at Tumbleweed for NORTHMONT NJROTC DAY!
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WE ARE NORTHMONT T-Shirts Available to Boosters for $10
If you would like to order a We Are Northmont t-shirt, please send your preferred size today. These will make great spirit wear for the 2012-13 school year!
If you have already ordered your shirt, please make your payment to NJROTC BOOSTERS. We will send your shirt home with your cadet as soon as we have received your payment.
Contact Stephanie Walter at swalter@northmontschools.net to purchase your shirt today.
NORTHMONT TAKES 6TH PLACE AT NAVY NATIONALS
Northmont High School Navy Junior ROTC cadets competed April 13-14 in the 2012 Navy Nationals Athletic, Academic, and Drill Meet in Pensacola, FL. After regional championships winnow the top teams from over 600 NJROTC units nationwide, America’s 25 best teams gather annually at NAS Pensacola to compete for the National Championship. Fourteen team and individual awards helped the Navy Bolts earn a unit-record sixth place overall finish.
Competition began with Unit Personnel Inspection, led by unit Commanding Officer Evan Fleming. All competing cadets were individually inspected by Navy Officer Candidate School drill instructors, who scrutinized every aspect of each cadet’s personal appearance and military bearing while drilling the cadet on his or her military knowledge. This year’s Navy Bolts performed spectacularly, earning a first-ever UPI trophy at Nationals for their third-place showing.
Following UPI, the NS4 Color Guard team of Fleming, Caitlin Donnelly, Lucas Hanson, and Steven Winston marched to a 9th place finish.
The Athletics competition took place under the hot Florida sun. The humid conditions were no match for Northmont’s curl-ups team, which won a 5th place trophy, led by team commanders Teaghan Sharp, who won an individual curl ups medal for 10th place; Nikki Stiver; and Ramsey Crow. The Athletics team finished 14th overall, following the push-ups, 220 oval relay, and 100 shuttle relay events.
Friday’s events ended with the Academics test. Northmont’s team was awarded the fourth place trophy, led by commander Evan Fleming, who tied for an individual third-place medal with teammate Josh Rammel. This effort tied last year’s fourth place finish.
Saturday’s competition was all drill. Northmont finished 11th in Drill, with only our Unarmed Exhibition team, led by team commander Ayrissa Spainhower, able to crack the top ten. Unarmed IDR, commanded by Jessica Cameron, earned 13th; Armed IDR, commanded by Steven Winston, placed 14th; and Armed Exhibition, commanded by Lucas Hanson, finished 15th.
Navy Nationals ended with Knockout, and the 1000+ cadets competing in each event gave their best to be the last man standing. Northmont continued its tradition of dominating in both Armed and Unarmed Knockout, proving once again that Knockout is our playground! With 8 individual medals out of 20, our cadets ensured that Northmont’s name would be heard (again and again) at the Awards Ceremony. Armed medals were awarded to Crow (2), Colton Fannin (3), Donnelly (6), Winston (7), Spainhower (8), and freshman, Jeff Kramer (10). Unarmed medals were awarded to freshman, Sydney Evans (5), along with Rammel (6).
This year’s Navy Nationals Athletic, Academic, and Drill Meet was won by 2007 champ Flanagan High School. Rounding out the top 5 were previous winners Boca Raton and Centennial, along with perennial powerhouses Troy and Shawnee Mission North.
Northmont NJROTC is already preparing for next year, with two upcoming fundraisers. The second annual Bingo Dinner will be held Saturday, April 28, from 5-10 PM at VFW Post 7741 on North Main Street just north of the Dog Leg/Westbrook Road intersection. Your $10 ticket will include a pulled pork dinner with all the fixins. We will have a cash bar, $1 Bingo all night, door prizes, a 50/50 raffle, and silent auctions ending every 30 minutes. The first annual Ladies Bunco Night will be held Friday, May 4, at the Earl Heck Center in Englewood, with doors opening at 6 and play beginning at 7. Your $10 ticket includes light snacks, prizes, and an evening of fun and laughs as you and your friends play the world’s easiest dice game. Beginners are welcome--you’ll become a pro within minutes! To purchase tickets please contact your favorite NJROTC cadet or call the NJROTC office at 832-6010. Be sure to visit our website, www.NorthmontNJROTC.com.
WE ARE NORTHMONT Day at Buffalo Wild Wings on Wednesday, April 4
The Northmont NJROTC Boosters and Buffalo Wild Wings teamed up for a fundraiser to help cadets raise money for Navy Nationals. Buffalo Wild Wings in Englewood will donate 10% of all orders from April 4. Northmont NJROTC cadets were on hand from 5-8 to meet and greet their fans. Thanks to Buffalo Wild Wings and to everyone who had lunch, dinner, and/or dessert at Buffalo Wild Wings on Wednesday to help support Northmont NJROTC.
NORTHMONT NJROTC REMAINS UNBEATEN IN AREA 3 EAST COMPETITION
Northmont NJROTC was once again crowned AREA 3 EAST CHAMPIONS following the Area 3 East Regional Championships March 9-10, 2012, topping Hamilton (2) and Central Crossing (3), to earn the right to represent Area 3 at Navy Nationals in Pensacola, FL, April 13-14.
Our Athletics team proved its mettle against the best in the business, winning an incredible 15 individual medals to push the team to the first-place trophy. The ENTIRE GIRLS TEAM made up the top-8 in curl ups!
On the second day of competition, the Northmont Armed Exhibition defeated 16 other teams from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and West Virginia, to earn the first-place trophy. Second-place finishes in Color Guard and Unarmed Exhibition; third-place in Personnel Inspection and Unarmed IDR; and other top-five finishes in Academics and Armed IDR gave Northmont enough points to once again clinch the Regional Championship for the ninth straight year.
Four individual medals for knockout gave Northmont a total hardware count of 19 individual awards and 9 trophies, along with the chance to defend our EIGHTH IN THE NATION ranking at Navy Nationals. Area 3 Manager Commander Clifford announced that second-place Hamilton will also be invited to compete at Navy Nationals.
NORTHMONT NJROTC INDIVIDUAL AREA 3 MEDALS:
FEMALE CURL UPS:
1--TEAGHAN SHARP
2--JASMINE PENNIX
3--KACY STIVER
4--CHRISSY CORCORAN
5--LAUREN COMER
6--NIKKI STIVER
7--KIERSTEN LOWMAN
8--CAITLIN JONES
MALE CURL UPS:
2--RAMSEY CROW
3--SHANE ROWLANDS
5--JONATHAN WHITESELL
7--EVAN FLEMING
FEMALE PUSH UPS:
3--KACY STIVER
4--CAITLIN JONES
10--KIERSTEN LOWMAN
ARMED KNOCKOUT:
4--CAITLIN DONNELLY
8--LAUREN COMER
10--BENNY GUTHRIE
UNARMED KNOCKOUT:
7--JEFF NORRIS
NORTHMONT NJROTC DAY AT PERKINS RESTAURANT TUESDAY, MARCH 6
Parents, cadets and other members of the Northmont NJROTC community joined us on Tuesday, March 6, all day at Perkins Restaurant in Englewood to celebrate Northmont NJROTC Day! Perkins generously donated 20% of the total bill to help support NJROTC as we head to Area 3 Regional Championships later this week.
Northmont NJROTC cadets and both Naval Science Instructors were on hand between 5-8 PM to meet & greet their fans.
NORTHMONT NJROTC EARNS ANOTHER TOP 5 AT PIKE INVITATIONAL
Northmont's NJROTC competition teams earned 13 trophies and medals at the Pike Invitational Drill Meet in Indianapolis the last weekend of February for a strong top-5 overall finish.
Team trophies in Armed IDR, Armed Exhibition, Unarmed Exhibition, and Inspection, coupled with 6 Unarmed Knockout and 3 Armed Knockout medals, pushed Northmont into the top 5, alongside Ben Davis, Zion Benton, and Aurora East High Schools.
Northmont has one more regular-season drill meet, the Area 3 East Championship meet at Central Crossing High School in Grove City the weekend of March 9-10. The Area 3 East champs will be offered the chance to represent our region at Navy Nationals in Pensacola, Florida, April 13-14.
Northmont has won the last 8 Area 3 East drill meet championships, and we are working overtime to defend this title again in 2012.
PICTURES FROM PIKE
NORTHMONT NJROTC FINISHES IN TOP 5 AT GROVE CITY, CHICAGOLAND DRILL MEETS
Northmont's NJROTC competition teams amassed an amazing 27 awards, medals, and trophies at the Grove City and Chicagoland drill meets in late January and early February, finishing in the top 5 at each competition.
At Grove City, Northmont took first place in Athletics, with second place trophies in Armed IDR and Armed Exhibition, and third place in Academics. Individual Awards included Athletics: Crow (1), Whitesell (2), L. Hanson (3); Armed Ex Solo: Crow (3); Armed Knockout: Fannin (5), Comer (7); and Unarmed Knockout: Lynde (3); Newsome (4); Corcoran (5), and Peterman (7).
At Chicagoland, Northmont won trophies in Inspection (2), Armed IDR (2), NS1 Squad (3), Unarmed IDR (4), and Unarmed Exhibition (5). Individual Awards included Academics: Fleming (5), L. Hanson (8); Unarmed Knockout: Jones (5); and Armed Knockout: L. Hanson (1), Fannin (5), Hickman (6), and Hart (8).
Northmont travels to Indianapolis on Saturday, Feb. 25, to compete at the Pike Invitational Drill Meet, our final Varsity meet before the Area 3 East Regional Championships in Grove City March 9-10. Family, friends, and other fans of Northmont NJROTC are encouraged to attend these drill meets and cheer on our Navy Bolts as we prepare to defend our Area 3 title against Grove City meet-winner Rhodes and other area rivals.
Pictures from the Chicago Trip
Northmont NJROTC cadets prepare for inspection
Over 400 JROTC cadets begin Unarmed Knockout
Fortunately the cadets didn't have to choose between these two dining options!
MILITARY BALL HELD SATURDAY, JANUARY 21
Northmont NJROTC cadets and their dates braved the snow storm to attend our annual Military Ball on Saturday, Jan. 21. A formal dinner was served by Booster parents, followed by the cake cutting ceremony and a dance. Punch and cookies were available during the dance.
Cadets and their dates looked stunning in their formal wear. Male cadets wore issued service dress, and female cadets and guests wore formal ball gowns.
Parent volunteers helped serve the dinner and then did an outstanding job getting the cafeteria cleaned up in record time while the cadets enjoyed the dance.
Services were provided by the following vendors:
Kohler Catering
KD Cakes~Crafts~Party
H&R Stites Photography
DJ Blind Dog
VISIT OUR NJROTC SCRIP PAGE FOR DETAILS ABOUT HASSLE-FREE FUNDRAISING!
Color Guard Participates in Memorial Service
The Northmont NJROTC Color Guard presented the colors at the Homicide Victim Memorial Service at Westminster Presbyterian Church in downtown Dayton on Monday, Dec. 12. Cadets Corcoran, Donnelly, Adams, Rowlands, and Cameron participated in this public service activity.
NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS
Northmont NJROTC classes adopted a local needy family through the annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors program at Northmont High School. The unit earned public service hours for this activity, and individual cadets earned public service hours toward ribbons, trips, and leadership opportunities.
Thank you for your generosity during this holiday season!
NORTHMONT NJROTC HOSTS ANNUAL UNIT HOLIDAY PARTY ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 19
Family and friends of Northmont NJROTC joined the NJROTC cadets and instructors for our annual Unit Holiday Party at the on Monday, Dec. 19.
We enjoyed a carry-in dinner, followed by games and holiday activities for the cadets and kids of all ages. Everyone brought delicious food to share.
NJROTC CADETS BAG GROCERIES AT CUB FOODS
Northmont NJROTC cadets have been raising funds for competitions, trips, and other leadership opportunities by bagging groceries for tips at Cub Foods in Trotwood. In November and December, cadets raised almost $5000 in tips. We earned an additional $1000 in February.
Be sure to THANK the managers at Cub Foods, especially Maggie Hart, for allowing Northmont NJROTC to continue to bag for tips at Cub Foods! They have been very generous supporters of Northmont NJROTC for many years.
Upcoming Cub Foods Fundraisers:
April 6-7
Cadets will need to sign up in class!
Pictures from February Cub Foods Fundraiser
Northmont NJROTC Newbies Capture Inaugural Hamilton NS1 Drill Meet
In the first-ever Hamilton NS1 Drill Meet, the first-year cadets from Northmont thrilled the audience with a first-place caliber performance, defending Northmont's dominance of NS1 drill. The competition was neck-and-neck all day, with Northmont and Zion Benton (or was it East Aurora?) separated by only 5 points going into the final event, Color Guard. Host Hamilton scrambled to find a tie-breaker, rumored to be Sudden Death (literally). However, Northmont's NS1 Color Guard, commanded by Andy Hart, so dominated the event that the tie-breaker was unnecessary.
In addition to the stunning first-place trophy in Color Guard, Northmont's NS1s were awarded first place for Armed Squad, and second place for Unarmed Squad, Inspection, and Academics. Capping our first-place trophy were Knock-out medals for second, third, and eighth place.
The close competition from our Area 3 West rivals shows what a close competition the Chicagoland Drill Meet in early February is shaping up to be! Make your arrangements now to be a part of the crowd cheering on our Thunderbolts at Wheeling:
Northmont NJROTC Wins Premiere Varsity Event
In its first varsity competition of the 2011-12 drill season, Northmont NJROTC continued its domination of Area Three's Navy JROTC teams by defeating Area 3 West powerhouses Zion Benton and East Aurora at the annual Central Crossing Drill Meet on Saturday, Nov. 12. First-place trophies in Color Guard, commanded by Caitlin Jones; Inspection, commanded by Katelyn Donnelly; and Armed Exhibition, commanded by Lucas Hanson, showed the depth of our competition teams, as each team included alternates who replaced their missing team members. Strong showings in Athletics and Academics helped to push Northmont ahead of our Navy Nationals rivals. Capping our win were four medals in Knock-out: Cadets Donnelly (2) and Lynde (3) in Unarmed, and Kinion (4) and Comer (5) in Armed.
Rhodes NJROTC from Cleveland emerged as our new Area 3 East rival, with three first-place trophies (Academics, Armed IDR, and Unarmed IDR) and a strong showing in Unarmed Exhibition. Other Area 3 East schools winning trophies included Greenville, Floyd Central, New Albany, and Parkersburg.
IMAGES FROM THE ORIENTATION TRIP
The cadets and chaperones unfurling a replica of the flag flying during the writing of the Star Spangled Banner
Cadets at the new Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial
NJROTC UNIT AT DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL
NJROTC UNIT IN FRONT OF THE WHITE HOUSE
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S DOG PLAYED WITH THE CADETS INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE!
NJROTC CADETS ENTERING THE CAPITOL BUILDING
NJROTC CADETS (AND A CHAPERONE) SWEARING TO ALWAYS DO THEIR HOMEWORK
NJROTC CADETS ABOARD THE USS CONSTELLATION, WITH DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE IN BACKGROUND
ASLEEP ABOARD THE USS CONSTELLATION
NORTHMONT NJROTC SPONSORS ANNUAL FALL BLOOD DRIVE
Northmont NJROTC worked with the Community Blood Center to sponsor a Blood Drive at O.R. Edgington Elementary School on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM. Cadets, parents, and community members came to the Bloodmobile bus throughout the morning, filling 35 of the 40 appointments available.
Public Service Coordinator Penny Cook and Booster parent Kim Whitesell did a great job running the event, with help from cadets Whitesell and Cook.
NORTHMONT DRILL MEET A ROUSING SUCCESS
Fourteen JROTC units from Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, and Illinois competed at the Northmont Drill Meet on Saturday, Oct. 29. The Rhodes Rams from Cleveland narrowly edged the Big Blue of Hamilton to take top honors at the first varsity drill meet of the competition season.
Northmont's NS1s competed in the event to prepare them for their upcoming NS1 meet at Hamilton. The varsity team will make their first showing at Central Crossing on November 12.
Thanks to all competitors, judges, and the Northmont Booster staff and parents for making our annual Northmont Drill Meet a tremendous success!
NJROTC CADETS HAVE FALL FUN AT HUESTON WOODS
Northmont NJROTC cadets and Lt Col Knotts and SCPO Griffin, spent a beautiful autumn Saturday, Oct. 22, at Hueston Woods, mountain biking, horseback riding, and paintballing. This has become an annual team-building activity that the cadets and their instructors eagerly anticipate.
NORTHMONT CADETS PARTICIPATE IN HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES
Northmont NJROTC cadets participated in various homecoming activities Oct. 13 and 14. The unit led the Homecoming Parade on Thursday. At the Friday night football game, the Color Guard presented colors, and other cadets performed the Sword Arch for the Homecoming Court candidates.
NJROTC CADETS INVITED TO WORK AT FALL FARM FESTIVAL OCT 8-9
Northmont NJROTC performed their now-legendary set-up/clean-up at the Fall Farm Festival at Lost Creek Reserve on Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9 to earn Public Service hours.
NJROTC CADETS VOLUNTEER AT AIR FORCE MARATHON
Northmont cadets spent their off hours the weekend of September 15-17 volunteering to help at the annual Air Force Marathon in Fairborn. On Thursday and Friday, cadets left directly from school to work at the Nutter Center, helping out with registration and opening events. On Saturday, one group of cadets were in Fairborn at 0400 to get the Air Force Museum ready for the beginning of the race, while another group spent the afternoon cleaning up following the race. The cadets earned over 100 public service hours for the unit.
OSU CLEANUP
Northmont NJROTC cadets and parents met SNSI Lt Col Knotts and NSI Senior Chief Griffin at Northmont High School at 4:00 AM on Sunday, September 11 and then carpooled to Columbus to clean up Ohio Stadium following Saturday’s OSU-Toledo football game.
This is the unit’s fifth year participating in the clean-up fundraiser to help cadets earn money for unit activities; we finished the clean up in under three hours and, after eating breakfast at the stadium, we returned to the high school shortly after 11:00 AM.
ANNUAL UNIT PICNIC A SUCCESS
Over 200 cadets and family members gathered under beautiful blue skies for the annual unit picnic at Englewoood Metropark on Saturday, September 10. Cadets enjoyed a park clean-up, and games of football, tug-of-war, and of course the annual Manhunt. A smorgasbord of delights was shared by cadets and parents to supplement the awesome burgers and dogs grilled expertly by Chefs Hart and Jones.
Our Booster officers held the unit's first Booster meeting of the school year, presenting numerous opportunities for parents to become involved in unit public service and fundraising activities. Thanks to the many parents who signed up to volunteer. Your support helps to make this unit excellent!
COLOR GUARD PRESENTS COLORS AT NORTHMONT BAND PREMIERE
Northmont NJROTC cadets presented the nation's colors at the Northmont Band Premiere at Good Samaritan Stadium on Saturday, September 3. The color guard of Chrissy Corcoran, Jason Adams, Shane Rowlands, and Jessica Cameron, opened the annual extravaganza, which gives local high school marching bands an opportunity to showcase their 2011 shows.
NJROTC EXHIBITION TEAM PERFORMS AT DAYTON DRAGONS GAME
The Northmont High School NJROTC again performed this year at the Dayton Dragons Hometown Heroes Celebration Night on Saturday, August 27. Hometown Heroes Celebration Nights are dedicated to honoring the sacrifices made by military personnel and their families from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Springfield Air National Guard. These games are filled with American-themed activities, starting before the game and continuing throughout the night.
VISIT OUR UNIT EVENTS PAGE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER RECENT ACTIVITIES
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