RIVERVIEW ARMY JROTC NEWS!!!

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The cadets won "Honor Unit with Distinction" again during the Annual Inspection in Feb 09.  This is the highest rating the US Army can give to a JROTC program.  Good Job!!

Summer Camp went well and all had a good time.  Comments from attendees: "Had a Blast!" Rea Davies, "It was awesome!"   Justin Luther, "It was really fun.  I was in the pool teaching diving."  Amber Mathews, "Amazing"  Emily McKinnon, "Summer camp was fun, exhilarating, exciting and a work-out."  Ian Alderman, "Summer camp was great; can't wait until next year!"  Billy Kreiling, "Great leadership experience."  Alex Sas, "Life guard training was very exciting and now I'm a certified lifeguard!" Brandon Cazemiro, "JCLC 2008 was fun, the activities were well planned and I am definitely going again!"   Derek Hollinger.

Congrats to the Cadets who took 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at local level in the SY 07-08 Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy Oral Essay Competition.

1st CDT Ian Alderman
2nd CDT Danielle Bryd
3rd CDT James Keller
4th CDT Alya Boda

The Rifle Team attended the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Training camp in Georgia in July.  They did very well and learned a lot about shooting.  One Cadet took the Gold Medal for high overall score.  He also took the Silver Medals for 2nd Highest Score in all three positions.  In addition another Cadet tied with the Gold Medal winner for 2nd Place in Prone and both received a Silver Medal.  Three Cadets were awarded Bronze CMP Sanctioned Match Pins and one received one of two Gold CMP Sanctioned Match Pins.  Their goal is to return to Fort Benning this year for the Eastern Region Match.  

Cadets who traveled with us on the annual North Georgia/Appalachian Trail trip in July 07 had quite an experience.  The hike was challenging both physically and mentally since they spent five days hiking up and down rugged and beautiful mountains totally isolated from civilization.  The unusually dry conditions and uncertainty about the availability of water from mountain streams prevented the hikers from traveling as far as planned.  Nevertheless they quickly learned the A Trail is only for the physically fit and well disciplined.  They are all proud of themselves for an achievement that few ever attempt in their lifetimes.  After the hike they cooled off with a refreshing tubing float down a cool river, toured an underground gold mine, panned for gold, and enjoyed a breakfast buffet.  To see videos of one of the groups on the hike and the tubing float, click twice in the center of the following:  (You may have to give your internet browser permission to temporarily run scripts and ActiveX controls)

The Raiders were the 05-06 Sarasota County Champs having defeated the other High School Raider teams at the annual Sarasota County Sheriff's competition at Knight Trail Park.  For a video of the winning run during the "Officer Rescue" event click twice on the below picture.