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.
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Northmont NJROTC Impresses Area Three Commander in Annual Military Inspection
Congratulations to the cadets, cadet staff, administrators, and Naval Science Instructors Lt Colonel Knotts and Senior Chief Griffin for a job well done in this year's AMI.
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.
NORTHMONT NJROTC CADETS HELP LOCAL FAMILIES AND VETERANS THROUGH HOLIDAY COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Northmont NJROTC cadets donated over 1000 toys to the Marines' annual Toys for Tots campaign. Collection bins were also set up at the Kleptz YMCA, La Petite Academy, and CVS Pharmacy in Kettering. Representatives from Toys for Tots, along with Newscenter 7, were at Northmont High School on Monday, December 14 to collect these donations.
On Thursday, December 10, 29 Northmont NJROTC cadets and 3 chaperones traveled to the Instant Tax Services warehouse off Harshman Road to help sort toys to be handed out to Miami Valley families for Toys for Tots. The cadets separated the toys into age groups, packed toys for each family, and then restocked tables. The cadets had a great time while getting a week's worth of sorting done in four hours.
On Dec. 19, the Northmont NJROTC cadets will help with the distribution of the toys to parents at multiple distribution sites.
Additionally, cadets donated 235 personal hygiene items to the VA. These were delivered on December 18.
Northmont NJROTC cadets also participated in the Northmont High School canned food drive in November. Cadets helped other school organizations in advertising the food drive and collecting canned food donations from classrooms. NJROTC cadets contributed over 900 items to the canned food drive.
ANOTHER STRONG VARSITY PERFORMANCE AT PURDUE
The varsity drill team traveled to Purdue University for the Black and Gold All-Services Drill competition. The event involved 7 Marine Units , 4 Navy Units and 1 Army Unit from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. Northmont posted first place in Unarmed Platoon IDR, led by Cadet Lewis; and in Armed Squad IDR, led by Cadet Winston; and second in Armed Platoon Exhibition, led by Cadet O'Shea. They also finished fourth in Armed Platoon IDR and Color Guard. This gave the team enough points to finish Second Overall behind Seneca MCJROTC from Louisville, Kentucky. Cadets Petkus, Pelfry, and Brown medaled in Armed Knockout. Purdue University's NROTC, led by Gunnery Sergeant Gonya, hosted a first-class event that was enjoyed by cadets and parents alike.
NORTHMONT NJROTC HOLDS THEIR GROUND AGAINST RIVALS IN FIRST VARSITY DRILL MEET OF THE SEASON
Ebbertt Education Center NJROTC hosted seven varsity JROTC drill teams on Saturday, 14 November, at the Wigwam Complex in Anderson, Indiana. The Northmont NJROTC varsity drill team won first place in five of seven events.
Championship trophies were awarded to our Color Guard, commanded by Cadet Ashley; Unarmed Platoon, commanded by Cadet Lewis; Unarmed Exhibition, commanded by Cadet Long; Academics, commanded by Cadets Lowry and Dawson; and Armed Platoon, commanded by Cadet Newsom. Commanding Officer Jordan Eubanks led the Unit Personnel Inspection team to a second-place showing. The Air Rifle team, commanded by Cadet Fisher, earned a second-place trophy.
The day's events culminated in the Knockout competition, with Northmont cadets Dilts, O'Shea, Guthrie, Lopez, Hurd, Austin Newsom, and Aaron Newsom taking 7 of 16 medals, including the top four armed spots.
NORTHMONT NS1s DOMINATE AT PIQUA DRILL MEET
Piqua High School hosted ten high school JROTC units in their annual Naval Science I drill meet. The meet pitted first-year JROTC cadets from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio in competitions to test their skills in armed and unarmed drill, color guard, and personnel inspection.
The Northmont High School Navy Junior ROTC NS1s dominated the competition. Our first-year cadets captured first-place trophies in Color Guard, commanded by Cadet Corcoran; Unarmed Squad, commanded by Cadet Zwisler; Unarmed Platoon, commanded by Cadet Jones; and Armed Squad, commanded by Cadet Fannin. The NS1s took home second place in Inspection, missing first by only one point. Cadet Chaffee earned a fifth-place medal in Knockout.
NORTHMONT DRILL MEET
Sixteen JROTC units from northern Illinois to West Virginia competed in the Northmont Drill Meet on Saturday, October 17. Hamilton High School Navy JROTC won first place overall. Pike High School Navy JROTC in Indianapolis earned the second-place trophy, and Zion Benton High School Navy JROTC in Zion, IL, took home third place overall.
Individual event winners were Stebbins High School Air Force JROTC (Color Guard), Zion Benton (Inspection), and Hamilton (Armed and Unarmed IDR).
Knockout was won by Zion Benton cadets Moore (armed) and Mehtala (unarmed).
The Northmont High School Navy JROTC NS1 cadets participated with the other schools' varsity teams in preparation for the Piqua High School JROTC NS1 Drill Meet on October 31.
Homecoming 2009
More than 90 Northmont NJROTC cadets participated in NHS Homecoming events the last weekend of September. A majority of our cadets marched through Thursday night's downpour to lead the Homecoming parade through Englewood.
At the football game Friday night, the Color Guard (Cadets Ashley, Dawson, O'Shea, and Tynes) presented the nation's colors before kickoff. The highlight of Homecoming festivities was the Homecoming court sashaying under the NJROTC Sword Arch, commanded by Cadet Long, with Cadets Hart, Gobar, Lee, Petkus, Dilts, Crow, and Jackson executing the honors.
Elvis Dinner Show
Saturday, September 19, Northmont NJROTC and Operation Show Our Love co-sponsored the Elvis Dinner Show at the Brookville VFW. The place was packed with supporters, who bid on numerous baskets (assembled by Fundraising Officer Kelly Lewis and her team); ate dinner provided by Pizza Hut; and then enjoyed the live entertainment provided by Elvis. Over $4000 was raised for NJROTC and OpSOL. Raffle prizes included a flag flown over Iraq and a two-night stay at Marriott in Orlando. A representative from Congressman Mike Turner’s office brought a flag that had been flown at the U.S. Capitol to be auctioned.
Special thanks go to Kelly Lewis and Cheryl Hart, who worked long hours getting donations for the fundraiser. To see which local businesses donated to the Elvis Dinner Show fundraiser, see the Program Sponsors page. Be sure to patronize these businesses and thank them for their support of Northmont NJROTC.
Open House
Northmont High School held its annual Open House the evening of Thursday, September 10. Northmont NJROTC cadets worked at the Open House, helping to guide parents to their children’s classrooms as a community service activity.
Unit Picnic
The annual Northmont NJROTC Unit Picnic, held the afternoon of Saturday, September 12, was a huge success! Over 190 Cadets and their families joined us at Englewood Reserve Metropark for food, fun, and fellowship. The side dishes and desserts provided by the cadets were delicious. The highlight of the event was the Tug-of-War; the cadets handily defeated the parents in their annual struggle of brains versus brawn.
The unit’s Booster leadership were introduced, and parents were encouraged to support the unit’s efforts by becoming active in our booster organization. Be sure to check out the Boosters page on our website, and plan to attend the next booster meeting on Monday, November 9, at 6:00 PM in room 101 at the high school.
OSU Clean Up
More than 50 Northmont NJROTC cadets and 16 parents met SNSI Lt Col Knotts and NSI Senior Chief Griffin at Northmont High School at 4:00 AM on Sunday, September 13 and then carpooled to Columbus to clean up Ohio Stadium following Saturday night’s OSU-USC football game.
This is the unit’s third year participating in the clean-up fundraiser to help cadets earn money for unit activities; we finished the clean up in record time (thanks to the beautiful weather on Sunday!) and, after eating breakfast at the stadium, we returned to the high school shortly after 10:00 AM.
