Written by: 1SG (Ret) Michael Long FORT WORTH, TX — South Hills High School JROTC competed at the Mesquite JROTC Vex Robotics Competition and placed eighth out of twenty teams. The competition helped the team to qualify for the 2023 VEX Robotics World Championship to be held in Dallas, TX, April 27-29. This is the … Read more
Story by: MAJ (Ret.) Sang Lee BROOKLYN, NY — On February 11th 2023, the Tiger Battalion Fort Hamilton hosted the first all Army JROTC robotics event at Fort Hamilton High School. Nine different schools competed in the 2023 SPIN-UP VEX qualifier. The Fort Hamilton High School Tiger Battalion programed, planned, organized, set up, and executed the first … Read more
Submitted by: LTC (R) Kenneth P. GreenVideo Credit: Coral Glade High School Army JROTC Robotics Team LTC (Ret.) Kenneth P. Green, Director of Army Instruction (DAI) for Broward County Public Schools Army JROTC, shared a video from the Coral Glades High School Army #JROTC Robotics team. The cadets brief the school board at the end … Read more
Submitted by: COL (Ret.) Ivan MontanezPhoto credit: COL (Ret.) Ivan Montanez WILMINGTON, DE — COL (Ret.) Ivan Montanez, Senior Army Instructor (SAI) for Mount Pleasant High School Army JROTC, shares the following: “We hosted our first robotics event at our school, where we had 20 different teams compete for regionals. The JROTC program planned, organized, … Read more
Story By: Lt. Col. (Ret) Chevelle ThomasAL CTE JROTC Section President and Murphy High School JROTC SAI Mobile, AL – Mobile County Public School System Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps student cadets from Murphy and Blount High School participated in ‘Career Technical Education on the Hill’ in Montgomery, AL on February 2, 2023, to celebrate … Read more
Written by: SFC (Ret.) Robert A. ClementsPhoto credit: Mr. & Mrs. Quincy Acklen Congratulations Team! WOODSTOCK, GA — You have been officially notified that we have placed 2nd in the nation among all U.S. Army JROTC units in the Cyber Patriot XV Competition and we are going to the National Finals! Wonderful job Commander Summers and team … Read more
Story and photos by: LTC (Ret.) Peter Sandberg Alhambra High School JROTC in collaboration with Alhambra High School Engineering Department recently completed a soap box derby. The project and race were patterned after the Red Bull style event. Each team had to design and build their car. It had to follow a common and recognizable theme … Read more
Story by: SFC (Ret.) David Wettrich At Interlachen High School the JROTC Cadets have new and exciting opportunities to explore. Thanks to the Putnam County School District STEM directorate, the Interlachen JROTC Cadets have fully embraced the newly established Robotics and Drone Pilot (STEM) programs this school year. The Robotics team currently consists of 8 … Read more
Submitted by: MSG (R) Michael R. Jones Miami Jackson Senior High School and the Generals’ Robotics club were delighted to host “Make it Happen” the 2022-23 VEX Spin Up Tournament on December 3, 2022. The “Generals’ Battalion welcomed 24 teams from Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. The event was open to all JROTC units from high schools and middle schools … Read more
Submitted by: 1SG (R) Paul Mahoney The Denver JROTC received a $100,000 donation from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2461. The money will go directly towards cadet achievement in competitions and travel such as Marksmanship, Drill, Raider, Drone, Robotics, Staff Rides, and also sponsor the annual Military Ball. Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero, VFW 2461 … Read more