Annual JROTC lock-in
The Rockcastle County JROTC progrom recently held their annual lock-in at
RCHS. Cadets were invited to spend the night in the school from 7 p.m to 7 a.m.
Cadets were encouraged to participate in all activities that were offered. To
start the night off cadets ordered pizza and prepared themselves for the long
night that was ahead of them. The following are activities cadets participated
in: Video games, dodgeball, jump rope, watch movies and much more. Several
cadets offered entertainment to others through singing and guitar playing.
Cadets stayed active through out the night and hardly anyone slept. Around 1:30
a.m cadets were escorted to the RCHS Gymnasium where the were able to play
dodgeball, kickball,basketball and volleyball. A few other things that were
offered to cadets were hoola hooping, jump rope, and frisbee.
There was a high number of cadets that showed up for the lock-in, only a few
cadets missed out. It was a fun and exciting night and cadets are looking
forward to the lock-in next year. Special thanks to CPT Jeffrey Thompson and SFC
Graves for making it all possible! Also, a special thanks to Mrs. Holly Robinson
for chaperoning!
RCHS. Cadets were invited to spend the night in the school from 7 p.m to 7 a.m.
Cadets were encouraged to participate in all activities that were offered. To
start the night off cadets ordered pizza and prepared themselves for the long
night that was ahead of them. The following are activities cadets participated
in: Video games, dodgeball, jump rope, watch movies and much more. Several
cadets offered entertainment to others through singing and guitar playing.
Cadets stayed active through out the night and hardly anyone slept. Around 1:30
a.m cadets were escorted to the RCHS Gymnasium where the were able to play
dodgeball, kickball,basketball and volleyball. A few other things that were
offered to cadets were hoola hooping, jump rope, and frisbee.
There was a high number of cadets that showed up for the lock-in, only a few
cadets missed out. It was a fun and exciting night and cadets are looking
forward to the lock-in next year. Special thanks to CPT Jeffrey Thompson and SFC
Graves for making it all possible! Also, a special thanks to Mrs. Holly Robinson
for chaperoning!
Henderson Rifle Competiton
The Rockcastle County JROTC Rifle team competed in the Henderson
County High 1st Annual Tri-State Air Rifle Match on December 17th, 2011.
Rockcastle took one precision team and two sporter teams. The precision team
consisted of Joshua Linville, Jordan Moore, Justin Houk, and Jacob Houk. Sporter
A team consisted of David Wynn, Crystin (Shania) Lawson, Garrett Hasty, and
Victoria Smith. Sporter B consisted of Samantha Collins, Katyln McGee, Mark
Anderson, and Roger Garrett. Alternates were Shawn Osborne, Wesley Coffey and
Will Martin.
Cadets traveled six hours all the way to Henderson County and stayed
Friday night. They got up early Saturday morning around 7 a.m. to travel to
Henderson County High School. The cadets shot in three positions; First prone
(laying down) next is standing, and last kneeling. A single target is worth 300
points, at Henderson the cadets shot double targets, which are worth 600 points.
The precision team placed 1st, sporter A placed 2nd out of five teams, and
sporter B placed 4th. Josh Linville shot a 558/600, Jordan Moore a 541, Justin
Houk a 539, Jacob Houk a 520, David Wynn a 468, Crystin Lawson a
442, Garrett Hasty a 412, Samantha Collins a 438, Katlyn McGee a 423, and
Mark Anderson a 412.
The cadets all did a great job; each and every one put forth their best
effort and was able to show off their skills with the trophies they received.
Special thanks to Mrs. Connie Thompson for chaperoning on the trip and special
thanks to Sergeant Keith Graves and Captain Jeffery Thompson for making it all
possible!
County High 1st Annual Tri-State Air Rifle Match on December 17th, 2011.
Rockcastle took one precision team and two sporter teams. The precision team
consisted of Joshua Linville, Jordan Moore, Justin Houk, and Jacob Houk. Sporter
A team consisted of David Wynn, Crystin (Shania) Lawson, Garrett Hasty, and
Victoria Smith. Sporter B consisted of Samantha Collins, Katyln McGee, Mark
Anderson, and Roger Garrett. Alternates were Shawn Osborne, Wesley Coffey and
Will Martin.
Cadets traveled six hours all the way to Henderson County and stayed
Friday night. They got up early Saturday morning around 7 a.m. to travel to
Henderson County High School. The cadets shot in three positions; First prone
(laying down) next is standing, and last kneeling. A single target is worth 300
points, at Henderson the cadets shot double targets, which are worth 600 points.
The precision team placed 1st, sporter A placed 2nd out of five teams, and
sporter B placed 4th. Josh Linville shot a 558/600, Jordan Moore a 541, Justin
Houk a 539, Jacob Houk a 520, David Wynn a 468, Crystin Lawson a
442, Garrett Hasty a 412, Samantha Collins a 438, Katlyn McGee a 423, and
Mark Anderson a 412.
The cadets all did a great job; each and every one put forth their best
effort and was able to show off their skills with the trophies they received.
Special thanks to Mrs. Connie Thompson for chaperoning on the trip and special
thanks to Sergeant Keith Graves and Captain Jeffery Thompson for making it all
possible!
Fundraiser: TV Raffle
Felicia Boggs & Jacob Houk presenting Mrs. Lowery with her new TV
The Rockcastle County JROTC program recently held a
fundraiser and raffled off at 32" Led HD television. Tickets were purchased by
anyone looking for a chance to win a TV. The winner of the TV was Mrs. Rhonda
Lowery.
There were three top sellers of the tickets. Tiffany Horn was
in first place with a total of $153 dollars, Whitney Rodefer in second place
with a total of $110 dollars, and Robbie Howard in third with a total of $79
dollars.
The total sales of the raffle were $1,765 dollars before the
TV was paid for. The RCHS JROTC program profited a total of $1,387 dollars.
Special thanks to anyone who bought tickets and supported JROTC!
fundraiser and raffled off at 32" Led HD television. Tickets were purchased by
anyone looking for a chance to win a TV. The winner of the TV was Mrs. Rhonda
Lowery.
There were three top sellers of the tickets. Tiffany Horn was
in first place with a total of $153 dollars, Whitney Rodefer in second place
with a total of $110 dollars, and Robbie Howard in third with a total of $79
dollars.
The total sales of the raffle were $1,765 dollars before the
TV was paid for. The RCHS JROTC program profited a total of $1,387 dollars.
Special thanks to anyone who bought tickets and supported JROTC!
McCreary County Raider Rendevouz
The Rockcastle County High School JROTC Raider Team traveled to McCreary County September 9th through the 11th to participate in the 30th Annual McCreary County Raider Rendezvous. Rockcastle entered a male and female team in the competition. The male team members were: Team Commander Justin Houk, Mark Hupp, Ryan Rawlins, Lane Ponder, Adam Ramey, Addison Atkins, Garret Hasty, Jordan Moore, and alternates: Aaron Bagget, Roger Garrett, Will Martin, Josh England, Cody Anderson, and Brandon Hopskins. Female team members were: Team Commander Felicia Boggs, Crystal Doan, Ame Chiantaretto, Heather Holden, Megan Boggs, Shania Lawson, Victoria Smith, McKenzie Harding and the Alternates were: Lindsay Harding, Stephanie Hensley, Samantha Skinner, and Annamarie Leader.
Cadets arrived Friday afternoon and were given time to set up camp. Later on Cadets completed a written Map test.On Saturday cadets competed in several events such as Rope Bridge, Obstacle Course, Cross Country Rescue, and the Devil Dog Challenge.
The Raider Team brought back several awards. The Male team brought back a trophy for getting 3rd place in Map Reading. The Female team brought back two trophies. They placed 2nd in the Cross Country Rescue and also placed 3rd in the Devil Dog Challenge. Overall, it was a hard competition but the Raider Team hung in there and accomplished all that they set out to do. Special Thanks to Mrs. Holly Robinson for chaperoning at the competition.
Cadets arrived Friday afternoon and were given time to set up camp. Later on Cadets completed a written Map test.On Saturday cadets competed in several events such as Rope Bridge, Obstacle Course, Cross Country Rescue, and the Devil Dog Challenge.
The Raider Team brought back several awards. The Male team brought back a trophy for getting 3rd place in Map Reading. The Female team brought back two trophies. They placed 2nd in the Cross Country Rescue and also placed 3rd in the Devil Dog Challenge. Overall, it was a hard competition but the Raider Team hung in there and accomplished all that they set out to do. Special Thanks to Mrs. Holly Robinson for chaperoning at the competition.
ROCKET BATTALION:Soaring to New Heights
The Rockcastle County High School JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps) Program is running strong at the start of the 2011-2012 school year. The program has 46 freshmen enrolled, and 20 plus cadets participating in each of the teams. Our Battalion Formal Inspection from Fort Knox will be on November 2nd, so much more training is needed for the battalion to earn the coveted Honor Unit with Distinction. Our battalion commander and the cadet staff are working hard to attain this goal as well as motivating each cadet to become better citizens.
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Felicia Boggs has the job of overseeing the entire battalion. Her personal staff includes the Battalion Executive Officer Cadet Major Jordan Moore and Cadet Command Sergeant Major Adam Poynter. The executive officer oversees the cadet staff and makes sure they do their jobs. The command sergeant major oversees the enlisted part of the battalion, which is any cadet under the rank of Second Lieutenant. The cadet staff for this school year is the following: S-1 Cadet Second Lieutenant Amethyst Chiantaretto, S-2 Cadet Sergeant David Wynn, S-3 Cadet Major Jacob Houk, S-4 Cadet Second Lieutenant Aaron Baggett, and the S-5 Cadet Second Lieutenant Tiffany Howard. The Company Commanders for this year are Captain Josh Linville, and Captain Justin Houk. The S-1 is the Battalion Adjutant, she maintains all cadet records and makes sure all promotion and award orders for all cadets are completed within a reasonable time. The S-2 is the security officer; who makes sure all weapons are accounted after all practices and maintains them as well. The S-3 is the training/operations officer; he conducts the entire training of the battalion as well as coordinating and planning events such as the Veterans Day Ceremony and the preparation of the battalion at parades and competitions. The S-4 is the supply officer, who issues all uniforms and clothing to each cadet and also makes sure all materials are accounted for. The S-5 is the public relations officer, she takes pictures at all the events we go to as well as write articles for the newspapers to tell the public what the battalion has accomplished. She also completes a scrapbook containing events that have occurred over the entire year. The company commanders are in charge of their company which consists of 82 cadets.
All Rocket Battalion teams are working hard this year. During the summer practices were held weekly for cadets involved in each team to keep them active and be more prepared for this year’s competitions. Our battalion has the following: Drill team, Rifle team, and Raider team. Drill team involves color guards and rifle drill. You can see some of the drill team at sporting events when they post the colors and even at parades when they lead them by carrying the national and state flag. The Rifle team shoots Authorized Air Rifles, which is much harder than it seems. Raider team is the most physical of all three teams. This team involves events such as the Physical Training test, rope bridge, and even map reading, which requires a lot of team work, dedication, as well as mental and physical endurance. Our first competitions of the year will be the McCreary County Raider Rendezvous (Sep. 11-13th), and the EKU Cadet Stakes (Sep. 24th), which are both Raider team competitions.
The JROTC Program builds leadership and encourages you to push yourself beyond what you think you can do. It shows you what you’re truly capable of doing and it gives you the needed resources to achieve what you want out of life. Cadets can attain the goals that they set for themselves. So yes JROTC is an elective class in high school, but to me, and many others it’s much more than that.
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Felicia Boggs has the job of overseeing the entire battalion. Her personal staff includes the Battalion Executive Officer Cadet Major Jordan Moore and Cadet Command Sergeant Major Adam Poynter. The executive officer oversees the cadet staff and makes sure they do their jobs. The command sergeant major oversees the enlisted part of the battalion, which is any cadet under the rank of Second Lieutenant. The cadet staff for this school year is the following: S-1 Cadet Second Lieutenant Amethyst Chiantaretto, S-2 Cadet Sergeant David Wynn, S-3 Cadet Major Jacob Houk, S-4 Cadet Second Lieutenant Aaron Baggett, and the S-5 Cadet Second Lieutenant Tiffany Howard. The Company Commanders for this year are Captain Josh Linville, and Captain Justin Houk. The S-1 is the Battalion Adjutant, she maintains all cadet records and makes sure all promotion and award orders for all cadets are completed within a reasonable time. The S-2 is the security officer; who makes sure all weapons are accounted after all practices and maintains them as well. The S-3 is the training/operations officer; he conducts the entire training of the battalion as well as coordinating and planning events such as the Veterans Day Ceremony and the preparation of the battalion at parades and competitions. The S-4 is the supply officer, who issues all uniforms and clothing to each cadet and also makes sure all materials are accounted for. The S-5 is the public relations officer, she takes pictures at all the events we go to as well as write articles for the newspapers to tell the public what the battalion has accomplished. She also completes a scrapbook containing events that have occurred over the entire year. The company commanders are in charge of their company which consists of 82 cadets.
All Rocket Battalion teams are working hard this year. During the summer practices were held weekly for cadets involved in each team to keep them active and be more prepared for this year’s competitions. Our battalion has the following: Drill team, Rifle team, and Raider team. Drill team involves color guards and rifle drill. You can see some of the drill team at sporting events when they post the colors and even at parades when they lead them by carrying the national and state flag. The Rifle team shoots Authorized Air Rifles, which is much harder than it seems. Raider team is the most physical of all three teams. This team involves events such as the Physical Training test, rope bridge, and even map reading, which requires a lot of team work, dedication, as well as mental and physical endurance. Our first competitions of the year will be the McCreary County Raider Rendezvous (Sep. 11-13th), and the EKU Cadet Stakes (Sep. 24th), which are both Raider team competitions.
The JROTC Program builds leadership and encourages you to push yourself beyond what you think you can do. It shows you what you’re truly capable of doing and it gives you the needed resources to achieve what you want out of life. Cadets can attain the goals that they set for themselves. So yes JROTC is an elective class in high school, but to me, and many others it’s much more than that.
2011-2012 Rocket Battalion Staff & Company Commanders
JCLC SUMMER CAMP 2011
On May 29th twelve cadets in the Rockcastle County High School JROTC program traveled to the Junior Cadet Leadership Camp held at the Bluegrass Army Depot in Richmond Kentucky. The following cadets participated: Aaron Bagget, Aaron Mcarter, Adam Ramey, Amethyst Chiantaretto, Austin Smith, Crystin (Shania) Lawson, Heather Holden, Jacob Houck, Justin Houk, Mark Hupp, Shawn Osborne, and Tiffany Howard. Upon arrival at the Depot cadets were instructed to stay hydrated and drink water at all times to prevent any heat injuries. The first event the cadets participated in was a physical test called Cadet Challenge. During this event cadets had one minute to do as many pushups and sit ups as possible, and were timed on a one mile run.
The second day of camp, cadets went to the Fort Boonesborough to learn about the history of early settlements in Kentucky. Cadets were divided into squads of thirteen or so people, and were tasked to answer questions about the fort. After departing from the settlement cadets would return to the depot to take a class on map reading and orienteering. At the end of the day cadets would have company intramurals which included several events, such as wheel-barrow racing, tug-o-war, crab walk, lunges, and burpees.
The third day cadets were transported to EKU, there cadets participated in the leadership reaction course, also known as the “low ropes” and the challenge course known as the “high ropes”. As a team, cadets were assigned to work their way through several obstacles, cadets were encouraged to ride the zip-line, and swing from a 30 to 40 foot tower. There was also a rock-wall, rope course, and a broken log course otherwise known as the vertebra. After EKU, cadets would be transported to the Berea Fire Department for rappelling. Cadets would be rappelling off of a wall that was roughly 40 feet high. When cadets completed the rappelling course, they were transported back to the depot where they were taught map reading and orienteering. Then Cadets would team up to go through an orienteering course. The last event of the day cadets went through an event known as the Raider Challenge. Cadets were broken down into squads where they would work together as a team to get the entire squad through five different obstacles.
The fourth day of camp, cadets participated in water survival. For the first part of this event, cadets were put in a pool and given BDU pants (camouflage pants) and were then instructed on how to make floatation devices out of the pants. The second event held at the pool would where they would test their limits by jumping off of a diving board blind folded with a rifle in hand. This would let cadets experience what it would be like in a survival situation. After cadets ate lunch they headed to Lake Gem where they would conduct poncho rafting as well as pontoon rafting. In the poncho rafting event cadets made flotation devices out of two ponchos, 4 boot strings, and vegetation that surrounded the lake. In the pontoon rafting cadets learned how to raft using a pontoon and basic commands such as starboard and portside. After this cadets went back to the barracks and changed into ACU’s and prepared for the silver musket ceremony. During the ceremony each cadet was presented with a silver musket to show their completion of JCLC. Following the award ceremony cadets marched back to their company area and into the barracks to prepare for the last day.
The last day of camp consisted of the battalion and company award ceremony the following cadets were awarded the peer award: Justin Houk and Shania Lawson, symbolizing good communication and leadership skills within their squad. Justin Houk was also presented a p.t. award for being the third highest cadet overall during the p.t. test. Shawn Osborne was given the raider challenge award for being in the squad with the fastest time during the raider event. Last but not least Justin Houk was presented first place for the overall leadership award in the entire battalion, consisting of 200 cadets. Meaning he demonstrated the highest overall leadership of all the cadets attending JCLC this year.
Overall the camp was challenging and the heat sure made it difficult, but every cadet who participated gave their best forth effort and succeeded in completing JCLC. As a whole the cadets who attended gained more leadership and better communication skills that will benefit the entire JROTC program in the years to come.
A special thanks to Mrs. Holly Robinson for chaperoning the cadets attending this year’s JCLC, her support of the program is greatly appreciated.
The second day of camp, cadets went to the Fort Boonesborough to learn about the history of early settlements in Kentucky. Cadets were divided into squads of thirteen or so people, and were tasked to answer questions about the fort. After departing from the settlement cadets would return to the depot to take a class on map reading and orienteering. At the end of the day cadets would have company intramurals which included several events, such as wheel-barrow racing, tug-o-war, crab walk, lunges, and burpees.
The third day cadets were transported to EKU, there cadets participated in the leadership reaction course, also known as the “low ropes” and the challenge course known as the “high ropes”. As a team, cadets were assigned to work their way through several obstacles, cadets were encouraged to ride the zip-line, and swing from a 30 to 40 foot tower. There was also a rock-wall, rope course, and a broken log course otherwise known as the vertebra. After EKU, cadets would be transported to the Berea Fire Department for rappelling. Cadets would be rappelling off of a wall that was roughly 40 feet high. When cadets completed the rappelling course, they were transported back to the depot where they were taught map reading and orienteering. Then Cadets would team up to go through an orienteering course. The last event of the day cadets went through an event known as the Raider Challenge. Cadets were broken down into squads where they would work together as a team to get the entire squad through five different obstacles.
The fourth day of camp, cadets participated in water survival. For the first part of this event, cadets were put in a pool and given BDU pants (camouflage pants) and were then instructed on how to make floatation devices out of the pants. The second event held at the pool would where they would test their limits by jumping off of a diving board blind folded with a rifle in hand. This would let cadets experience what it would be like in a survival situation. After cadets ate lunch they headed to Lake Gem where they would conduct poncho rafting as well as pontoon rafting. In the poncho rafting event cadets made flotation devices out of two ponchos, 4 boot strings, and vegetation that surrounded the lake. In the pontoon rafting cadets learned how to raft using a pontoon and basic commands such as starboard and portside. After this cadets went back to the barracks and changed into ACU’s and prepared for the silver musket ceremony. During the ceremony each cadet was presented with a silver musket to show their completion of JCLC. Following the award ceremony cadets marched back to their company area and into the barracks to prepare for the last day.
The last day of camp consisted of the battalion and company award ceremony the following cadets were awarded the peer award: Justin Houk and Shania Lawson, symbolizing good communication and leadership skills within their squad. Justin Houk was also presented a p.t. award for being the third highest cadet overall during the p.t. test. Shawn Osborne was given the raider challenge award for being in the squad with the fastest time during the raider event. Last but not least Justin Houk was presented first place for the overall leadership award in the entire battalion, consisting of 200 cadets. Meaning he demonstrated the highest overall leadership of all the cadets attending JCLC this year.
Overall the camp was challenging and the heat sure made it difficult, but every cadet who participated gave their best forth effort and succeeded in completing JCLC. As a whole the cadets who attended gained more leadership and better communication skills that will benefit the entire JROTC program in the years to come.
A special thanks to Mrs. Holly Robinson for chaperoning the cadets attending this year’s JCLC, her support of the program is greatly appreciated.
CANOE TRIP 2011
Rockcastle County High School's JROTC canoed on the Rockcastle River on Saturday, May 14th. The cadets rented their canoes from Rockcastle County Adventures, grabbed their waterproof gear, and headed out on the water. The weather didn't cooperate as we hoped and by lunch time it had began to pour the rain with thunder and some lightning. We settled down off the river and kept warm until the thunder and lightning had stopped. Then we decided to brave the murky waters again, but it was definitely an adventure and more challenging this time; we were more prone to getting flipped. All cadets kept their hopes up for sunshine and eventually the weather was nice enough to swim in the water. The part that was the most fun was when we got out of our canoes, got in the water, linked arms, and let the rapids pull us down stream. We had to grab tree branches, and hold on to each other to make it back up the stream where the canoes were beached. Ms. Trembula was one of the chaperones, and she also thought that part to be fun. The sun came out so we spent a good amount of time on the river enjoying the scenery, having fun, and enjoying the change in the weather. SFC Graves and a few others were ready to flip canoes as we were trying to bring our canoes in and stop for our final place to swim. Here we jumped in the cold water and played some river football. All together the canoe trip was, as one cadet put it, "miserably fun." JROTC usually tries to do this every year. This year was definitely a trip that our cadets will remember. The following canoed the river: Mark Anderson, Jonathan Alexander, Jesse Artley, Randell Bagget, Felicia Boggs, Megan Boggs, Amethyst Chiantaretto, Luke Coffey, Caleb Cornelius, Crystal Doan, Joseph Doan, Garrett Hasty, Heather Holden, Jacob Houk, Justin Houk, Crystin (Shania) Lawson, Joshua Linville, David Lunceford, Brady McClure, Brooke McGuire, Austin Smith, Shawna Smith. SFC Keith Graves, Connie Thompson, CPT Jeffrey Thompson, and Rebecca Trembula.
Cadet LTC. Felicia Boggs
Cadet LTC. Felicia Boggs