North Cobb~Harrison NJROTC

Our Orienteering Team refreshed their map orientating skills on September 4th at this past GA Orienteering meet at local Red Top Mountain Iron Hill Trail! Newbies got to pair off with some of our veteran runners, and later in the afternoon some of them decided to run a second course! Two runners finished in the top 2 for white course, three of the groups finished in the top 7 for yellow course, and two runners finished 10th on green course! It was a nice rainy and humid day for running, we can't wait to see you guys knock em' dead at Mountain Madness! Go O-Team!!!

On July 1th - 15th we held our annual New Cadet Orientation! Our staff members gathered together to introduce our new cadets to our NJROTC Unit and are very proud to see all 25 of them excited to join ROTC. We did lots of fun activities like Drill Knockout, Brain Brawl and Rifle shooting! We also held demonstrations and briefs of every department and team such as Rifle, Orienteering, Drill, Academics, Drone, and Athletic Team. Thank you so much to our new NS1's for coming out and getting a taste of our unit! We cant wait to see you back here in person on August 1st!!!

On Wednesday, May 4th, the Class of 22' handed off the reins to our new chain of command! Although last year's seniors was outstanding, this year's new staff intends to start off on the right foot and hit the ground running! This staff is determined to make this year one of the best yet! We finished this year out as an Outstanding unit with Academic Honors and several teams placing high in their respective categories. To include, but not limited to, Brain Brawl placing 12th at Nationals and Orienteering placing 7th at Nationals! It has been a wonderful year, thank you to all of our NS4's for their dedication! We got it from here!

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On April 9th-10th, 2022, our unit got to be a part of the parade at the Big Shanty Festival in Downtown Acworth! We also got invited to participate in a community service event right after it for our sponsors, Superior Plumbing! Although it was April we were experiencing some extreme weather! It was very cold and windy out and even started sleeting! But we enjoyed ourselves and had a grand time! In cold weather its best if you grab yourself a nice warm cup of hot chocolate like cadet Ruiz did on this day to keep you nice and toasty! Thank you so much for those who showed up for this event!

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On the 31st of march we helped our community by picking up the trash in the woods behind Awtrey Middle School! These woods are very important to the unit because we use them all the time during our P.T. sessions and it was a shame to see all the waste around. We shared some laughs and had a really good time while out there! Thank you to all who participated in helping us clean our environment!

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Congratulations to our North Cobb team for placing 4th and for our Harrison team placing 5th at the Area 9 Championship! Both teams will move on to sectionals on March 26, 2022 at their respective away matches! Congratulations to Sofia Brisbane, Aiden Burris, and Nicolas Pratz for shooting 100 in prone during the regular season, and Brisbane again for shooting a 100 in kneeling and 292 overall to qualify for state! Congratulations to all rifle team members for this season!!!

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Congratulations to Team 1 for placing 4th overall and Team two for placing 7th overall out of 26 teams! Also congratulations to cadet Brisbane for shooting 6th overall!  In two weeks, team 1 and cadet Carey will travel back to Anniston and WIN the Area 12 championship! Congratulations to both teams for a great season and good luck!

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Congratulations to both of our Brain Brawl teams for demolishing the competition at the Hillgrove Warkawk Classic with Team 1 placing 1st qualifying for Area 12 and Team 2 placing 2nd and qualifying for Area 12 for the 2nd time this season! Bravo Zulu Brain Brawl, we'll see you at Area 12!

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On December 18th, the NJROTC unit participated in the Wreaths Across America Event. In this event the cadets who participated did so in uniform. We also had a Color Guard led by our very own CO c/LCDR Anderson, Jaylen. After our opening event, in which Color Guard did their presentation of colors, the cadets went around to place wreaths on the graves of veterans and gave them a hand salute after saying their name in respect to that veteran for the sacrifices they made. May our war hero's rest in peace. Thank you for your service! 

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On Tuesday, December 14th, Our Unit was given the privilege to go to The Breman Museum located in Atlanta and learn about the history of the holocaust in more detail. Our Unit was very excited for this event, we even got to listen to guest speakers who's experienced the holocaust in one way or another. Our Guest Speaker spoke of her mother and the hardships she's had to go through growing up in that era. Our students, no doubt, learned something new on this day. Thank you to the Breman Museum for this amazing opportunity!

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Cadets volunteered this past weekend, December 11, 2021, to help North Cobb High School in handing out supplies and gifts needed over the up-coming winter break. They handed out food essentials, paper towels, blankets and other necessities. I'm sure that the families appreciated all the help and donations from our cadets! Thank you for volunteering your time and efforts!

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On Saturday December 4th, 2021, the Drone Team competed in their very first sanctioned competition! They completed various ring obstacle courses at different angles and heights, rotor wing, and took an academic test that consisted of knowledge from NS1-2 books, physics, naval aviation, and aerodynamics. Out of 20 schools the Drone Team placed 4th overall! Congratulations on an outstanding first meet and we can't wait to see how far you go! Bravo Zulu!

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This past weekend on October 16th, Team 2 from our Brain Brawl traveled down to Eagles Landing for the academic season opener. They came out of the first round with 95, and out of the second round with 110. The team went into a nail-biter of a final round against Hillgrove finishing the round with 90! Team 2 still managed to pull through the stress and come out as the team on top, securing the 1st pace trophy! Congratulations to the Brain Brawlers for starting the season out with a bang!!!

Cadets pictured left to right: Carambot (Ab), Holley, Morrell, Roberson, & Hanner

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On October 17th 2021, the Orienteering Team went to the Jolly Roger Orienteering Meet and with some hard work and preparation we actually qualified for the Area Twelve Orienteering Meet! We placed 5th overall and ran some amazing times for each group! Good job to all of our Orienteering Team cadets for putting in so much work for this Orienteering Meet! You all did outstanding! Thank you so much for all the work you put in!

Cadets pictured from left to right: c/SR Syken, Samuel, c/SR Waddell, Logan, c/SA Praser, Noah

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American Legion Post 29's (Marietta) recognition of their 2021 Boy's State graduates. Aiden Burris and a few other high school students were recognized for their outstanding contribution to the 2021 Boy's State, which was hosted by Gordon State College! Cadet Burris endured a very intense, tiring, and exhilarating week full of governmental lessons, sports tournaments, and as well as serving as a participating citizen in the Boy's State government. He was elected to a City Council position where he compounded ideas from other council members and the Mayor of George City, Washington County, to create laws for the city. As a group of 15 exceptional Boy's State participants, they earned the recognition of Best City (out of 12 cities) due to their phenomenal athletic victories, test scores, and overall excellent contribution to Boy's State! Congratulations again to c/ENS Aiden Burris for all of his hard work this summer! 

Cadets this weekend attended the annual Pigs & Peaches festival to help set up and take down tents, tables, chairs; pick up trash, restock food, and answer any questions that people may have. In their down time they explored all the tents, games, and food such as lemonade, barbeque, and funnel cakes! All around did an awesome job helping out with maintaining cleanliness and a positive atmosphere! Thanks you cadets for your time and energy!!

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