UPCOMING EVENTS

We're getting to crunch time--there's will be a lot going on over the next few months and, with that in mind, let's take a moment to review the most important items:

1. Naugatuck Drill meet, 11 December.  Will we stay on track to meet our unit goals?
2. Continuing NJROTC Fitness Challenge.  We'll fit in another run when we can and will continue with the events we can easily conduct inside.  Remember, doing well on the fitness challenge benefits you (you get a medal) and the unit (it's a goal).  Plus, you stay healthy.
3. Continuing National Push-up Challenge.  We're behind, but we're catching up.  Do 10 or 20 push-ups a day and make sure I get them recorded.
4. College and scholarship applications.  Seniors should be finishing their applications.  Juniors should be well into the process of deciding where they might want to go and what they might want to study--and studying for the SATs!
5. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Drill Meet, 17 January 2011.  This is the big one for us.  Will we do well?
6. Second marking period ends, 28 January.  Be sure to have your work in.  Freshmen, you are now 1/8 of the way through high school.  You are no longer brand new 9th graders--by now you should have a clue.  On a unit level, the big question is will we make our goal of having 25% of the unit on the Honor Roll?
7. Area Manager's Inspection (AMI), 9 February.  This is the BIG HAIRY EVENT.  The AMI is MANDATORY for ALL CADETS.  There will be a formal personnel inspection and a ceremonial pass-in-review.  Family and friends are invited.
8. Other important stuff:
• Bowl-a-thon (February)
• Tricky Tray Auction (Spring)
• Military Ball (9 March)
• Orientation Trip (April)
• Independent studies:  Get-r-Done!
• Weekly uniform inspections and general knowlege.  Learn it, love it, live it.
• "Ranking up."  Want to be a cadet seaman?  Come in for the test.  No give-aways, though.
• Billet selection process.