NJROTC

National Museum of the United States Air Force and photo for ROTC students infront in uniform

40 cadets from Princeton's Middle School and High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) program traveled to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the National Museum of the United States Air Force

JROTC NEWS

COMPLETED EVENTS (March 2025):

1. NJROTC Military Ball was conducted on Saturday, 8 March at Scarlet Oaks, NJROTC. Over 70 Princeton cadets and one instructor participated in the JROTC Military Ball. The ball included a POW/MIA recognition ceremony, a cake cutting ceremony, dinner and dancing.

2. ACT testing for Juniors only was conducted on 4 March.

3. Cadets Isaiah Ballard and Mason Lim participated in an academic trip to Miami University on 11 March.

4. Cadet Branham participated in the Jazz band trip to St.Louis, Missouri on 13-15 March.

5. 41 cadets plus Senior Chief McDermott participated in a day orientation trip to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) on 26 March.

FUTURE EVENTS (April 2025):

1. The NJROTC End of the Year (EOY) report is due 11 April to our AREA 14 Manager, Commander Michael Robinson.

2. The color guard will provide the colors in support of the Cincinnati Reds Baseball game on Sunday, 7 April.

3. The unit will participate in the Viking Village Future Ready Fair on 10 April, 1730-1930.

4. The semi-annual Physical Readiness Assessment (PFA) will be on Wednesday, 16 April with the makeup date of Thursday, 17 April.

5. End of Course (EOC) testing dates throughout April are 3, 8, 15, 16, 17, 24, and 29 April.

6. End of the year awards ceremony will be conducted in class on Wednesday, 30 April 2025

PHS NJROTC awarded the 2023-2024 Unit Achievement award!

NJROTC photo 23 24 unit photo of students, staff and the award

The U.S. Navy awarded Princeton High School Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) with the Unit Achievement award for the 2023-2024 school year.

The Unit Achievement award is one of the highest commendations a unit can be awarded and it’s the 6 th straight year Princeton High School Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) has been recognized for demonstrated exceptional performance. 106 cadets at Princeton High School will be recognized with the Unit

Achievement ribbon to be worn on their NJROTC uniform at the annual NJROTC awards ceremony.

Congratulations Cadets on a job well done!

Photos from the NJROTC AREA THREE CHAMPIONSHIP

The Princeton High School NJROTC recently participated in the AREA THREE Physical Training Championship held at Central Crossing High School in Grove City, OH.

Overall, Princeton finished in 4th place out of the 9 teams and over 140 cadets participated. Team wise, Princeton earned a third place finish in the Laser Tag team and the 4 X 4 relay event. Individually, Cadet Ziyah Walton (10th) earned first place in the 100 meter and 200 meter sprints. Cadet Hayelee Branham (8th) earned second place in the softball toss and orienteering events. Congratulations NJROTC!

AWARDS from the Leadership Academy:

The following cadets successfully completed and earned their silver chords from the 2024 Leadership Academy (LA): Cadets Barry Anderson, Ke'shaun Carter, and Ronnie Newman. LA was conducted from 21-28 June 2024 at the National Guard Camp Atterbury, Edinburgh, Indiana. Only the best of the best cadets are sent from their NJROTC unit to LA. Over 130 cadets from the Mid-West participated. Congratulations to Cadets Anderson, Carter, and Newman!

Cadets Raul Ortiz Sagastume, Kevin Raymundo, and Nikolai Barenz came in first place in the orienteering competition. A total of 138 cadets from 13 NJROTC high school units participate in 2024 BLT.