3-06 SQUADRON COLOR GUARD WINS NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cadets from competed in a New York State Color Guard competition on Saturday March 18th, 2006. The competition consisted of 7 events: Uniform inspection, Standard Drill, Indoor Posting of the Colors, Outdoor Posting (raising and lowering flag as well as proper folding of the Colors), written test, panel quiz and Mile Run. Three Groups competed: SEG (SouthEastern Group, which encompasses squadrons in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester), NYC (New York City) and LIG (Long Island Group: many squadrons on Long Island).BR> The Dutchess County Cadets took First place in the competition garnering 11 trophies. They took 1st place in 5 of the 7 events and 2nd in the other two. Individual awards were also earned. The Fleet Foot award trophy for the fastest female runner went to C/Amn Erin Jedlicka who attends Ketchum HS. Her time for the Mile Run was 6:28. The trophy for the highest grade on the written test was awarded to C/MSgt Phillip Giusti. The most prestigious individual award was that of Outstanding Cadet and that also went to Cadet Phillip Giusti who attends Ketchum HS in Wappingers Falls.

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