2007-08 JROTC Events

Veterans Day Rememberance Ceremony, November 2, 2007

    Program began with the flag salute, the national anthem, a welcome toguests, and a reading of the Veterans Day Proclamation.  Guest speaker was Captain Andrew Jackson,  who is the head of the local Korean War Veterans Association.  Student speakers included leading the invocation, the welcome, some personal experiences about the JROTC program, and the history and significance of Veterans Day.  See photo of Honor Guard.

Drill competition, December 8, 2007

JROTC hosted their eighth annual Tri-State Drill Competition.   schools participating included twenty-eight JROTC army, navy, air force and Marine Corps battalions from New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York. 

            The drill teams competed in eleven events.  Each event involved the cadets doing precision marching on the drill floor in front of judges who awarded points to the team for the routine.  The judges were active Army enlisted soldiers and enlisted National Guard members.

            The events were as follows:  13 person team to be inspected with and without arms, regulation squad of 10 members with and without arms, regulation platoon of 12 members with and without arms, a color guard of two flag bearers and two riflemen, a squad exhibition with and without arms, and a platoon exhibition with and without arms.  Delsea JROTC students were very successful and two units received trophies.  The armed platoon led by student commander, Byron Simmons received a third place trophy and the color guard consisting of students, Luis Cuevas, TJ Cuevas, Dave Bryan and Tyler Davis received a first place trophy.  Photo 1     Photo 2   Photo 3    Photo (1st place Color Guard team)

2006-07 JROTC Events

Pictures from Washington, DC trip, October 20, 2006. 

    First Sergeant Ed Walls, one of Delsea’s Army Instructors for the JROTC, accompanied twenty JROTC cadets to Arlington National Cemetery to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Friday, October 20, 2006. 

    The Marine Corps League sent veterans of WWII, Korea, the Vietnam conflict and recent conflicts with Delsea’s cadets to Arlington.   These veterans shared their stories, struggles and personal sacrifices.  The corner stone of the veteran’s messages is and was “freedom is not free;” it has come at a high price and still demands a high price.

 The Delsea students were able to share their experiences with cadets from Hillside High School and Irvington High School who accompanied the Delsea students on the trip.

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Updated 12/13/2007

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