GREENVILLE, TEX.— The Greenville High School Navy ROTC Lion Battalion participated in the first annual Red Oak High School NJROTC Freshman field meet on Saturday, Oct. 4^th, in Red Oak, Tex. In Addition to the freshmen teams, the meet allowed for two advance teams, making a total of eight teams that participated. Lieutenant Commander, James Reed, and his team of cadets earned high marks in all 10 categories and finished first place overall in the competition.

The Lion battalion brought home eleven trophies, which outnumbered all awards won in the past three years.  Events included academics, shooting, drill teams, color guard and physical training.  Below is a list of achievements with the place, event title, team captain and members:

1^st place, with a perfect score, the Unarmed Advance Drill Team, Commanded by C/CDR DeMarcus Terry and members C/LT Patricia Burns, C/LTJG Perla Mendoza, C/LTJG Nancy Mendoza, C/MCPO Brian Adams, C/SCPO Destiny Myers-wise, C/PO2 Yosselin Leon, and C/PO2 Raul Osornio

1^st Place Freshman Inspection Team, Commanded by C/PO3 Denise Cuba (perfect score of 30) with team members C/PO2 Jaden Fair (score of 29), C/SA Alexis Ange (score of 27), C/SR Minerva Mendoza (score of 26), C/SR Anakin Settle (score of 29), C/SR Alexis Delgado (score of 24) and C/SR Nick Ruprecht (score of 29).

1^st Place Freshman Female Color Guard, Commanded by C/PO2 Yosselin Leon and team members C/PO2 Jaden Fair, C/PO3 Denise Cuba and C/SR Alexis Delgado.

1^st Place Male/Mixed Color Guard Commanded by C/SN Coleman Avants with team members C/PO2 Jaden Fair, C/PO3 Denise Cuba and C/SN Alexis Angle

1^st Place Academics Commanded by C/LTJG Nancy Mendoza with team members C/PO2 Jaden Fair (score of 85), C/PO3 Denise Cuba (score of 80), C/SR Nick Ruprecht (score of 85) and C/SR Nicholas Torres (score of 70)

1^st place in Physical Training Commanded by C/SCPO Destiny Wise and C/CPO Kane Picotte with team members C/PO2 Jaden Fair, C/PO3 Denise Cuba, C/SN Coleman Avants, C/SR Anakin settle, C/SR Garrett Packer and C/SR Bradley Butcher

2^nd place Freshman Armed Drill Team, Commanded by C/PO2 Carlos Rivas with team members C/SN Coleman Avants, C/SR Jorge Leon, C/SR Anakin Settle, C/SR Samuel Pena, C/SR Nicholas Torres, C/SR Travis Breathwit, C/SR Juan Carrillo and C/SR Garrett Packer

3^rd place in Marksmanship is C/SR Anthony Suggs who also received a medal.

3^rd place Freshman Unarmed drill team commanded by C/SCPO Density Wise with team members C/PO2 Jaden Fair, C/PO3 Denise Cuba, C/SA Alexis Angel, C/SR Alexis Delgado, C/SR Jelisa Denmark and C/SR Astrid Geronimo

4^th place Advance Armed Drill team commanded by C/PO2 Carlos Rivas with team members C/CDR DeMarcus Terry, C/LT Fernando Reyna, C/LTJG Nancy Mendoza, C/MCPO Brian Adams, C/CPO Kane, C/PO2 Yosselin Leon,  Picotte, C/PO2 Rene Osorino, C/PO2 Raul Osorino

The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, or JROTC, program currently enrolls student in more than 3,000 programs ranging from Alaska, Hawaii, and the continental United States to Japan, Italy and Spain. The JROTC program was, at first, limited to the Army. However, since 1964, passing of the JROTC Vitalization Act allowed all services, including the United States Navy, to establish JROTC units all across the United States.

At Greenville High School, the NJROTC program is a joint effort of the US Navy and our school district to enhance the education of students who join and with the mission “to instill in students the value of citizenship, service to the United States, personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment.”