North Cobb~Harrison NJROTC

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!

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!

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!

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! 

On Friday August 27th, Harrison had their first home game of the season versus North Forsyth High School! Our Harrison cadets came out in their NSU's and stayed posted at six different gates during the game! Despite being drenched by the pouring rain and being pushed out by a lightning delay, our cadets managed to stay safe and have a good time, not dry however! Harrison ended up winning 19-6! Thank you to all the cadets who showed up and showed out!!!

Cadets pictured left to right; c/CPO Reese, Jordyn, c/LCDR Anderson, Jaylen, C/SCPO Bartley, Karianna, and c/ENS Burris, Aiden

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!!

On Friday, August 13th, North Cobb high school had a scrimmage game against Sprayberry high school and our NJROTC cadets all came out to help with the game. Cadets were posted around the whole football area and watched over the stations they were in. North Cobb won the game by 59 - 16. Thank you to all the cadets who came out to help!!

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On July 13th - 16th 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 21 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!!

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Cadets helped The Kennesaw Parks & Rec with their 2nd summertime "Movie in the Park"! Prior to the movie showing, cadets helped set up tents, tables, chairs, and games! They also assisted in helping park attendees tie-dye their clothes, hand out pizza, and even join in on some of the games! Even though the event was interrupted by a rain and thunderstorm, these cadets still managed to keep people safe, dry, and having a good time! Bravo Zulu for serving the giving back to your community! Look out for future opportunities to help out!!!

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On May 15th NS2's & NS3's had one last dance with their 2021 senior class at the Annual Military Ball! This year we were thankful to have our military ball at the  Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History! Cadets were welcomed with a prayer from Chaplain c/ENS Peña-Rubio, Rebecca and a well thought motivational speech from guest speaker USMC Retired SSgt Buckley. c/CDR Lago, Matthaeus & c/ENS Powell, Elly were named the King & Queen while c/LTJG Gray, Domingo & c/ENS Peña-Rubio were named the Prince & Princess (pictured heating up the dance floor with the infamous 'Wobble'), preluded by the seniors farewell with a sword arch by the Honor Guard! Overall, cadets had a successful and outstanding evening full of laughs and memories for one last round trip for the end of another astounding year for the unit!! A special thanks to the NJROTC Booster Club for helping make this night possible!!! Bravo Zulu seniors, you will be missed!!!

On May 12th we held our Annual Awards Ceremony for the cadets of 2020-2021, many of our cadets got awarded new ranks, positions, ribbons and metals! Our CO c/CDR Lago, Matheus and XO c/LCDR Dorsinvil, Louis was there to congratulate us and happily hand out our new positions after a long and tedious process of decision making and we our happy to announce that our new CO and XO are now c/LCDR Anderson, Jaylen and c/LT Flores, Camila! All of our new Positions and team CDR's can be found on the Unit Info Page here! Thank you for all of the people who showed up and congratulations the new staff members!!

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This past weekend, our hungry drill team competed against 12 different schools from Area 12, such as the likes of Nease, South Effingham, Lassiter, Peachtree Ridge and more at the annual Area 12 Drill Championship held in Leesburg this year. Our drill team departed for the journey that Friday afternoon, and used their collective time at the hotel to sharpen their skills with drill, athletics, and academics for the following day. In the blistering heat, our drill team managed to walkaway with a considerable amount of hardware including individual awards. Multiple cadets placed in the top 3 in their respective events; c/ENS Peña-Rubio placing 2nd overall for Female Push-ups, c/PO1 Lawson, Jeykel topping all other males to earn the 1st overall for Curl-Ups, and finally c/PO2 Johnson, Craig using his brain to place 3rd overall amongst the best brains in Area 12. As a group, our academic team placed 1st overall at the meet, athletics placed 2nd overall, and drill placed 2nd overall with the help of Armed Basic and Color Guard achieving 1st place in all of Area 12! With these trophies, the North Cobb-Harrison Drill Team has earned a spot for Navy Nationals!! Bravo Zulu to the drill team members!! Good Luck at NAVY NATIONALS!

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This past Saturday, on March 20th, our Brain Brawl team competed at Eagles Landing against 23 other schools at the Area 12 Championship to compete for a spot at Navy Nationals. c/ENS Powell placed 3rd in the Brawl Stars where one cadet from each team competes to see who is the quickest and smartest Brain Brawler in Area 12. The two teams started off strong in the first round, with Team 1 maintaining the 2nd place lead along with Team 2 following in 7th. In the end, team 2 placed 7th overall and Team 1 placed 3rd overall and will continue on to Navy Nationals! Bravo Zulu to the Brain Brawlers !!!

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