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Northview NJROTC Attends Annual Field Meet
January 28, 2011
The Northview High School NJROTC completed in the annual FAMU Field Meet in Tallahassee Friday.
At the regional event with units from across Florida, Northview competed in several events, including armed basic drill team, unarmed basic drill team, armed exhibition drill team, unarmed exhibition drill team, color guard team, academic team and a individual fitness challenges.
The Northview NJROTC unit is under the leadership of Captain Charlie Code, senior military science instructor; Chief Petty Officer Jeffery Simpkins, military science instructor; Cadet Commander Tyler Garrett, Cadet Command Master and Chief Petty Officer Kiani Okahashi.
Members of the Northview NJROTC team are: Kasie Braun, Michelle Carnley, Dylan Cartwright, Jody Day, Christina Donald, Amber Francis, James Garrett, Casey Godwin, Alanna Johnson, Lantz Jones, Kelby Killam, Seth Long, Jessica Mahon, Kayla Miles, Johnathan Moretz, Kiani Okahashi, Willie Owens, Timothy Rackard, Aaron Rausch, Jordayn Rice, Johnny Robbins, Kent Smith, Austin Strehl, George Tangeman, James Tangeman, Thomas Walston, Nathan Waters and Victoria Wright.
Pictured top: Members of the Northview High School NJROTC prepare to leave for the annual FAMU Field Meet in Tallahassee early Friday morning. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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4 Responses to “Northview NJROTC Attends Annual Field Meet”
I agree with the first 2 posters; this is a great program and would benefit any student no matter what their career goals for the future are. I have 2 teens in the NJROTC program at Northview. Dylan Cartwright, which is in this meet (pictured back row, left hand corner, wearing the ROTC jacket and a black and grey baseball cap) and his sister, Kira Cartwright. She didn’t go with this meet because of other obligations this weekend. Dylan plans to join the Marines when he graduates. Kira plans on going to collage a becoming a teacher but this program is teaching her great leadership skills which she is going to need when she starts teaching.
Our daughter, a Northview NJROTC cadet recently graduated after 4 years in this unit and program and has gone onto pursue her goals in the NROTC program in College.
I can personally testify that this is a wonderful program for students. If I had my way, I think all students in high school should take NJROTC at some point as they would definately benefit greatly in some positive way or another by being in this program. Students take away so much from this class, the Instructors who are also wonderful Mentors, thier Classmates and all the activities and meets they are involved in during the year.
I am and will always support and be proud of the Northview NJROTC cadets…they are an awesome group of kids! Especially proud of you Tyler Garrett! <3
We are proud of all the cadets not just Victoria!
The NJROTC program at Northview is just one of the many programs in the community we can all be proud of. The Program, Leadership and the cadets are what make it so wonderful. These cadets are learning life lessons in the classroom as well as on the drill field We are proud of our cadet (Victoria Wright) and wish them great success with the competition.