Groves H.S. JROTC News You Can Use

Hello, JROTC Families! We are halfway through the Spring semester and have plenty to look forward to in March, April, and May.

• Congratulations to our JROTC Military "Mini-Ball" Court voted in this past Friday by the cadets
• Kudos to the Rebel JROTC Drill Team for continuing a tradition of winning on the competition field
• Get ready to go head to head against schools from around the district and around the region
• April will bring inspections, awards, and even a parade :-)
• Folks, continue to improve your hair and uniform standards as we get closer to our annual inspection

Parents, if you ever have questions or need clarification, please reach out to LTC London at 912-395-2563 or david.london@sccpss.com

Important Dates

• STEM TEAM - Mondays and Tuesdays from 2:45 pm to 5:30 pm

• DRILL TEAM - Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 2:45 pm to 5:30 pm

• Saturday, March 12 - Regional JROTC Drill Championships at Georgia Southern-Armstrong Campus

• 25-26 March - 6th Brigade Georgia State Drill Championships, Griffin GA

• Mon - Wed, March 14-16 - Cadet Challenge (Presidential Physical Fitness Test)
  

• March 28 - Apr 1 - No School (Spring Break)

• Saturday, April 9th - Superintendent's Cup

• Thursday, April 14th - 6th Brigade USACC JPA Inspection

• Wednesday, April 20th - Rebel JROTC Awards Presentation

• Tuesday, May 17th - ASVAB

• The cadets had a great time this past Friday during school at our Military "Mini-Ball". (CLICK HERE for pictures) We look forward to a full fledged ball next March . . . . and maybe even a district-wide JROTC Military Ball in November. Regardless, Friday went well for your sons and daughters.

• Congratulations to our 2022 Military “Mini-Ball” Court voted in last week by the JROTC cadets.
• Prince: Cadet Private Owen Seymour
• Princess: Cadet Private Adrianna Williams
• King: Cadet Captain Garry Simmons
• Queen: Cadet First Sergeant Chelsea Grant
• and Queen Runner Up: Cadet Major Taylor Wilson
• You guys looked awesome on Friday!!

Our small team of cadets continues to earn 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place honors at this season’s 3 Drill Meets at Beach High School, Liberty County High School, and Richmond Hill High School. CLICK HERE for pictures.

• They earned:

• 2nd and 3rd Place in Armed Squad

• 3rd Place in Male Individual Exhibition

• 1st Place and 4th Place in Armed Knockout

• and 1st Place and 3rd Place in Unarmed Knockout

• Our individual event winners were

• Cadet Captain Garry Simmons,

• Cadet Lieutenant Zackariah Perry,

• and Cadet Sergeant Ja’Taiveon Jones.

• Let’s hype up our drill team as they go to the Regional Championships this weekend at Georgia Southern University-Armstrong Campus

Selected cadets will travel to Jenkins High School to compete against the other 6 SCCPSS JROTC programs in MODIFIED CADET CHALLENGE, ACADEMIC BOWL, UNARMED SQUAD DRILL, MIXED MALE COLOR GUARD, and BASKETBALL. Companies will select the best performing cadets from the March 14th - 16th Groves HS Cadet Challenge competition. We are currently recruiting our Academic Bowl team and will provide them with the Academic Bowl study guide this week. We’re recruiting also recruiting cadets for the basketball team (coached by Coach Evans and Coach Brown). The Drill Team will provide the unarmed squad and mixed male color guard. All are invited to participate and cheer Groves on to win the huge Superintendent’s Cup on Saturday, April 9th.

It's been an eventful and challenging year getting students back into the building and back into the routines of school after spending a year and a half in online learning. I am proud of the work your cadets and the JROTC instructors have done to get us this far . . . . in a whole different building than the one we had when the pandemic began. We have about 2 years of awards to provide to our cadets and we'll do that on Wednesday, April 20th during their regularly scheduled classes. Hooah! Victory!