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MISSION OF THE ARMY JROTC
The mission of the JROTC Department is "To motivate our cadets to be better citizens." The Department teaches a wide range of subjects designed to reinforce other areas of the academic curriculum such as study skills, communications, leadership, management, resume writing/career search techniques and citizenship. In addition, the JROTC program exposes our cadets to some basic life skills which will serve them well upon graduation. These include: problem solving and time management skills, race relations, drug and alcohol abuse prevention, personal fitness through proper diet and exercise, map reading, orienteering, and military drill.
The JROTC Program also provides cadets the opportunity to participate in a variety of competitive activities, such as Drill Teams and Adventure Training. The focus of the program is to develop within our cadets a sense of personal pride in a job well done, team work, self-discipline, and the desire to do the right thing.
Questions pertaining to our JROTC program can be answered by contacting:
LTC Butler — Samuel.Butler@carsonlong.org
SFC Stone — William.Stone@carsonlong.org
JROTC NEWS
UPCOMING EVENT FOR 2012
Tuesday, 12/13/2011
28 January -- League Drill Meet/Championships -- Red land HS
4 February ---- Military Ball (Seniors and Junior Plt Ldrs/Plt Sgts) (7-10 PM)
2 March ------ Army Inspection
10 March ---- Brigade/Regional Drill Meet/Championships --- Francisl Lewis HS, NY. (If we win League)
24 March ----- League Raider Meet/Championships
3 May --- Dining In, (Seniors, Junior Plat Ldrs)
3 May --- Color Guard Support for Regional Association of the US Army Meeting.
4 May --- Color Guard Support to Cold War Veterans Memorial Ceremony-- Arlington Cemetary-- (Tentative)
CARSON LONG DRILL TEAM TAKES SECOND IN LEAGUE DRILL MEET
Thursday, 3/10/2011
The Carson Long Military Academy Drill Team took second place in the League Three Drill Competition on January 29, 2011 at Red Land High School. They competed against six other high schools including: Panther Valley, Cedar Cliff, William Penn, Red Land, Wilson, and Shikellamy. The drill team competed in a variety of events including armed regulation drill, unarmed regulation drill, color guard, inspection, and exhibition drill. They captured two first place finishes, one in armed regulation drill and the other in inspection. . In addition, they won second place in unarmed regulation drill and exhibition drill. A highlight of the day came when Carson Long Cadets Carl Edgar and Bryant Kelly took first and third place, respectively, out of over 200 cadets in the individual knockout drill at the end of the meet. The Drill Team had been preparing for this drill meet since November under the able leadership of their commander, Cadet Hyeon-Suk Yu. Cadet Yu has been on the Drill Team for three years and is already preparing for a stronger finish in next year’s competition.
CARSON LONG HOSTS ANNUAL MILITARY BALL
Thursday, 3/10/2011
On Friday, February 4th, Carson Long held their annual Military Ball in the dining facility. The military ball is an enduring tradition for all cadet seniors and cadet junior leaders. This year we had girls attending from Linden Hall, Gettysburg, Trinity, Cedar Cliff, and Red Land high schools. The ceremony consisted of a receiving line, color guard presentation, cake cutting celebrating the Senior Class, and plenty of food, fun and dancing.
CARSON LONG CADET CONTINUES PROUD TRADITION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
Thursday, 3/10/2011
Cadet Zachary Dornsife, of Schenectady New York, received the President’s Volunteer Service Award for 2010 by completing more than 300 hours of community service. In receiving this award, Cadet Dornsife continues a proud Carson Long tradition of providing volunteer service to the local community. Each year, Carson Long Cadets provide over 1,500 hours of community service to the local area. The wide variety of service includes: assistance at local food banks and churches, snow shoveling for the elderly in New Bloomfield, serving as ushers, traffic control assistants, and waiters at community events, as well as participating as active members of the New Bloomfield Volunteer Fire Company. Carson Long has expanded that tradition this year by implementing a school-wide service learning program. This program combines community service with the direct application of school curriculum and work skill development. Service projects are cadet planned coordinated and executed with minimal instructor assistance. Through these service learning projects, Carson Long hopes to enhance an already rich tradition of service to the community.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday, 3/4/2011
11 March 2011 Army Formal Inspection
26 March 2011 Raider Competition Shippensburg University
28 April 2011 Dining In for the Senior Class
CADET DARYL SCHAD RECEIVED ROTC SCHOLARSHIP
Friday, 3/4/2011
We are proud to announce that Cadet Daryl Schad has earned a 3 year ROTC Scholarship to the University of Connecticut for academic and leadership excellence.
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