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0946, January 27, 2010
Second
Quarter Ending.
Cadets, as you probably are aware, the upcoming weekend has been
extended by 2 days, Friday, January 29th, and Monday, February 1st.
These days are the days that teachers will finish putting together
your 2nd quarter grades. This weekend also marks the half-way point
of the school year. Have a great weekend and a wonderful rest of
the year. c/ SN Coyner, 1/28/10
Patuxent
Drill/Academic Meet and UPI.
This Saturday, January 30th, is the Patuxent Drill, UPI and Academic
Meet. Drill Team is required to be at HHS by 1130 on Friday,
January 29th, for practice. Academic Team is required to be at HHS
by 1345 of that same day. All other cadets attending the Orientation
Trip are required to be at the school by 1430. Do not be late; the
bus departs from Herndon at 1500. After the meet is over, if you
are not staying for the rest of the Orientation Trip, you will return
to Herndon. Practice, practice, practice! Good luck!
c/ SN Brundage, 1/25/10
Martin
Luther King Jr. Day.
As you probably know, Monday, January 18th was Martin Luther King
Jr. Day. This day celebrates and honors all of this great man's
goals and achievements. He fought for equal rights for everyone
and was part of the final push that succeeded in getting the government
to create laws outlawing segregation of everything, from schools
to water fountains; thanks to him, everyone was free to use the
same facilities and be treated the same. Unfortunately, this great
man was assassinated on April 4th, 1968. In his lifetime, he received
a PhD in Theology, won a Nobel Peace Prize, and became a Baptist
minister. We all wish that Dr. King was still alive, and wonder
how much better the world would be with him still in it. So on your
day off, we hope you took a moment to remember and reflect on all
the great changes that Dr. King made during his lifetime.
c/ SN Coyner, 1/21/10
King
George Rifle Results.
On Saturday, January 19th, the Herndon NJROTC Rifle Team went to
King George High School to compete against some of the top rifle
teams in the nation. With half of our top shooters at the Green
Run Drill Meet, the Herndon Rifle Team stood strong and had fun.
Great job, Rifle Team members, and keep up the good work.
c/ PO3 Polk, 1/20/10
Green
Run Results.
Last Friday, the Drill Team departed HHS for an overnight drill
meet at Green Run High School. Official results have not come back
yet, but our team did not win. The Drill Team returned late Saturday
night, and was exhausted upon arrival. Aside from the disappointing
results, the team had a good time. The overnight trip was fun for
our drillers. Congratulations for the hard effort our drillers put
into their practice, and good luck at Patuxent next week!
c/ SN Brundage, 1/20/10
Patuxent
PT Recap.
Last week, Herndon High School traveled to Patuxent High School
for the Frostbite PT meet. We did great because every competitor
pushed themselves to their limits. Cadet Kathleen Ratana won a medal
for female curl-ups. Cadets Brianna Lowry and Anna Truong achieved
3rd and 2nd place, respectively, in individual female push-ups.
Cadets Terrell Thigpen and Richard Fronczak both received medals
for individual male push-ups. Cadet Adam Schalk received 3rd place
in individual male curl-ups. Overall, the team placed 1st in the
meet. Excellent job to all the cadets, and keep up the good work!
c/ PO3 Polk, 1/13/10
Green
Run Drill.
On Saturday, January 16th, the Drill Team will be competing in the
Green Run Drill and UPI Meet in Norfolk, Virginia. For this event,
the team will leave the night before, traveling by motor coach.
The cadets will then spend the night in the Sea Cadet barracks at
NAVSTA Norfolk. The next day, the cadets will finish the drill competition
at approcimately 1630, and depart for Herndon HS by about 1700.
The team should arrive back at the school by 2100. Good Luck tto
the Cadets competing! c/ SN Coyner, 1/12/10
Area
Five Rifle Match.
On Saturday, January 23, 2010, the Rifle Team will shoot at the
Area Five STS match at Annapolis High School. This meet will be
the last meet of the season, and one of great importance. Many different
schools will be shooting at Annapolis for Area Five, including Hayfield,
Patuxent, Paint Branch, and other schools. The match will take most
of the day. Also, Rifle Team members, don't forget about your NRA
Qualification sheets. If you have targets that count, be sure to
clip them to the NRA sheet and place them in CDR's box in order
to gain medals. Good Luck, Shooters! c/ SN Brundage,
1/12/10
Senior
Profile: Mercedez Majano.
Cadet Mercedez Majano is in her fourth year in Herndon High School's
NJROTC program, currently holding the job of Female Assistant Supply
Officer. Her career in the unit has been centered on working in
Supply, moving up the ranks from being a Supply Clerk in her freshman
year. NJROTC has had a big influence on her high school career,
and after she graduates, she is planning on going to Northern Virginia
Community College, and then joining the Marine Corps afterwards.
She describes her four years with the program as great, challenging,
fun, and a life-changing experience. Her most memorable moment in
her NJROTC career was when the unit traveled to Pensacola, FL, for
Navy Nationals, and she was able to spend time with the other girls
who attended at the beach near the condo the unit was staying at.
We here at Herndon NJROTC hope she had a great rest of the year
and a great future.
c/ PO3 Polk, 1/11/10
Patuxent
PT Meet.
This upcoming Saturday, January 9th, there will be a PT meet at
Patuxent High School, in Maryland. Herndon's PT team will leave
the school at 0700, and the meet will end at approximately 1600.
Rest up and be prepared, mentally and physically. Practice your
event at home in your spare time. Cadets should dress appropriately
for the weather, and should wear their warm-ups. Good luck to all
of our participating PT members! c/ SN Brundage,
1/6/10
Senior
Profile: Jimmy Thomas.
Cadet Thomas has had a long and eventful history in NJROTC. He has
had a lot of jobs in the unit: he has been Finance Officer, Web
Services Chief, and a Supply Clerk. He has been accepted into George
Mason University, and plans to study computer science there. Although
he has a lot of memories in JROTC, his most memorable one happened
just last year on our annual Orientation Trip, when a Marilyn Monroe
impersonator sang to him for his birthday on the bus, in front of
all the cadets and adults. We hope he reaches his goals, and has
more memorable moments to come. c/ PO3 Brundage,
1/4/10
Winter
Break.
Fairfax County Public Schools were canceled on December 21st, 22nd,
and 23rd due to more than 20 inches of snow and ice. Because of
this, students had a 15-day Winter Break, which delighted most students.
On Monday, the 21st, some of the cadets went to the Harbor House
retirement home to shovel out the cars and pathways. All of the
work was appreciated greatly by the residents. We hope that everyone
had an enjoyable break and happy holidays!
c/ SN Coyner, 1/4/10
King
George Rifle Match.
The King George rifle meet will be on this Saturday, December 19,
2009. It will be held at King George High School, and the top eight
Rifle Team members will be selected to go. All scored targets will
contribute to your overall total score, including today's and Monday's
practice. Good Luck, Rifle Team! c/ SN Brundage,
12/17/09
King
George Drill Results.
On Saturday, December 11th, the Drill Team mustered at school at
0515 for the trip to King George, Virginia, at their first meet
of the year. Overall, the team placed 5th. In the unarmed events,
we gained 1st place in standard and 2nd place in exhibition. In
the armed events, the team placed 2nd in standard and 7th in exhibition.
Placing 5th at our first drill meet of the season is no small feat,
considering that most of the other schools participating in Drill
had started their seasons over a month before we had. Excellent
Job, Cadets! c/ SN Coyner, 12/15/09
PT
Team Feature.
Herndon High School NJROTC has many teams that cadets can participate
in. Along with the Drill, Academic, and Rifle Teams, there is the
PT (Physical Training) Team. The PT Team has been hard at work over
the last weeks improving their scores for the next meets. Last year,
our PT Team took the First Place trophy home from Area 5, on Little
Creek Amphibious Base in Virginia. The team's CO and XO, cadets
Lowry and Bentley respectively, are on their way to leading the
PT Team to success. Good luck in achieving all your goals this year!
c/ PO3 Polk, 12/10/09
King
George Drill and UPI.
On Saturday, December 12th, the Herndon NJROTC Drill season will
officially start. The team has been preparing for 2 months for the
beginning of the season. Their first meet will be at King George
High School in King George, Virginia. We will be participating in
the Armed and Unarmed Exhibition, Armed and Unarmed Standard, and
Color Guard, for the Drill portion of the meet. We will also be
participating in Personnel Inspection, which is worth half of the
total points for our placing at the meet. Wish our team good luck
if you see them in the halls in the next couple of days.
c/ SN Coyner 12/10/09
Drill
Team Special.
For the past 3 weeks, the Drill Team has been arriving at school
on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, at 0555. They have been hard
at work preparing for a drill meet next Saturday, at King George
High School. The Drill Team consists of Armed and Unarmed Standard
teams, as well as Armed and Unarmed Exhibition teams. Drill Team
requires hard work, dedication, good bearing, and the will to practice.
All of us here at Herndon NJROTC wish our Drill Team luck for the
upcoming weeks. c/ SN Coyner 12/02/09
Senior
Profile: Connor Williams.
Cadet Lieutenant Williams has been with the HHS NJROTC program since
his freshman year. He was most recently Cadet Company Commander
of our unit. He has led the Academic Team in previouls years and
is a top competitor on PT Team. As he prepares to leave HHS, he
is applying - or soon will apply - to various colleges and universities,
some of which are the US Naval Academy, Virginia Tech, Virginia
Military Institute, and Notre Dame. He plans to complete a ROTC
program at one of these universities and join the United States
Marine Corps as an officer. He plans to major in Middle Eastern
Studies and minor in Arabic Studies. He has also just obtained his
Capitol Hill Internship. If he had to choose a career besides the
USMC, it would be a government-oriented job, such as the CIA. In
his spare time, he likes to hang out with his buddies and watch
TV or sleep. His favorite moment in his four years in Herndon NJROTC
is when the unit was at Nationals two years ago, and the unit had
to stay at the beach an extra day. We wish him good luck, whichever
path he chooses. c/ SN Brundage 11/19/09
Area
Manager's Inspection.
On Wednesday, November 18th, Captain Brian Gawne, the Professor
of Naval Science at George Washington University, visited our school
for our annual Area Manager's Inspection, otherwise known as AMI.
For the inspection, the Captain brought a few midshipmen from GWU's
NROTC unit to speed up the inspection, to the pleasure of many cadets.
After the inspection, the Drill Team gave a demonstration of unarmed
basic drill. Just before the Pass and Review, Captain Gawne gave
a small speech including how he believes this is one of the best
units in the area, and possibly one of the best units in the nation.
The Captain said that he was impressed and that the inspection went
very well. Good Job, Cadets! c/ SN Coyner 11/19/09
Thanksgiving
Break.
In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared
an autumn harvest feast, which is acknowledged today as one of the
first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. During this celebration
they danced, talked, and played a few games. The tradition still
lives on today, and many of us celebrate our own Thanksgivings in
their own special ways. c/LT Singh remarked that over Thanksgiving
break, he would be "sleeping." c/PO2 Thomas said that
over the break, he would be attending wrestling practice - especially
useful after Thanksgiving day! Whatever you and your family decide
to do over the break, stay safe and warm, and have lots of fun!
c/ PO3 Polk 11/19/09
Veteran's
Day.
As most of you know, November 11th is Veteran's Day. Veteran's
Day is set aside by our government to honor veterans past and present.
This day is an important date to remember, and a time to thank our
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen. On Wednesday,
don't forget to thank Commander and Senior Chief for their service
in the Navy! c/ SN Coyner 11/9/09
Annapolis
High School Rifle Match.
On Saturday, November 7th, cadets Coyner, Polk, Frost,
Brundage, Rush, Leshock, Taylor and Castillo traveled to Annapolis
High School for a Shoulder-To-Shoulder rifle match. Herndon's team
arrived about an hour early, and was in the second relay of shooting.
All of the cadets believe that they did well, but we are waiting
for the results of the match as of today. The cadets had fun traveling
to Annapolis and also meeting other cadets from other schools at
the meet. We here at Herndon NJROTC hope that our team scores high
in the match! c/ SN Coyner 11/9/09
Senior
Profile: Yorwen Teah.
Cadet Petty Officer First Class Yorwen Teah is wrapping
up her fourth year at Herndon High School. Cadet Teah has made friends
and has had many great achievements throughout her four years. In
her free time, Teah likes to keep up with the news on CNN. She is
still undecided on what college she would like to attend, but has
many ideas for her ideal career. Whatever she chooses to do, we
wish her luck! c/ SN Brundage 11/5/09
Honor
Flights .
This past week, some of Herndon's cadets got a chance to
meet some of America's veterans at the Dulles International Airport.
The Honor Flights took place during school, and the cadets who participated
in them had many stories to tell afterwards. The Honor Flights were
not just an emotional experience for the veterans, but also for
the Cadets who attended the event. This was a great opportunity
and we hope it made a lasting impression. Mr. Cooper, HHS Principal,
received the following letter:
To
the Principal, Herndon H.S.
I just want to compliment the young men and women of the
Herndon High School Junior ROTC unit who stood Flag and Honor Guard
at the welcoming ceremony for the World War II veterans arriving
at Dulles Airport yesterday. They were a credit to their
school and community and gave honor and dignity to
the occasion.
I was very impressed with their pride and professionalism
in welcoming our WWII heroes and wish them much success and fulfillment
in their future lives and endeavors.
Sincerely, Mrs. Gwen Wyttenbach, Annandale, VA
It just
goes to show you that you never know who's watching you, so good
job Cadets!
c/
PO3 Polk and c/PO2 Thomas 11/5/09
Herndon
Armed Exhibition On Youtube : The Armed Exhibition drill
routine from the Gaithersburg drill meet can be viewed from this
link – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfoZDZw4fLU
c/LT Pinillos 3/13/09
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