PICNIC PHOTOS

On Saturday, 25 August we held our first annual Welcome Back/Welcome Aboard Picnic. If you were there, I am sure you enjoyed it;  if you missed it, try again next year.  Here are a few picures:

Probably a good time to turn around and leave.

Happiness is a jerked chicken.

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NEW CADET ORIENTATION

Middletown High School NJROTC New Cadet Orientation was held on Wedensday, Thursday, and Friday, August 22-24.  Here are a few pictures:

"Steak and Gravies"

No Steak, No Gravy

Master Sergeant makes a point.

The Little Fish makes a less important point.
 (She was either contemplating her future, or the sad state of our new cadets' general knowledge.)

The Maze begins.

Cadet Ferguson prepares Cadet Candidates for the Maze.

Did I hear something Squeak?



One of these things is not like the other.



Aliens vist MHS and report "there's no intelligent life here."



NEW CHALLENGE

This challenge is closed.  Cadet Barone would not change his choice.  Many would agree, but the challenge is actually a rewording of the now famous Monty Hall Problem posed in the early 1990's, a puzzle that has provoked much discussion amongst those in the not unrelated fields of probabilistics, decision science, and gambling.  It may be fair to say that there is no general agreement--some parties maintain that there is no reason to change (Barone among them), while others assert that the prudent thing to do is switch one's choice.  As far as I can see, though, you get a fifity-fifty shot of walking home with a goat.  (Unless you don't mind a goat in the back seat of your car.)

Here's a new challenge:

You are a contestant in the NJROTC Game of Life.  You have to choose one of three doors.  Behind the winning door is...a brand new car!  Behind the other two doors are goats.  (If you are still trying to figure this out, you don't want a goat!)  You chose door number two.  The game show host then opens door number one, behind which is a goat, he then asks you if you'd like to change your door choice.

Here's the question:  Is it to you advantage to change?  Explain.

This challenge expires at the welcome back picnic.  Good luck!



RITA'S FUNDRAISER RESCHEDULED TO 6 SEPTEMBER

Our fundraiser at Rita's has been rescheduled from 22 August to Thursday, 6 September, from 5 to 8 p.m.  Hope to see you there!

PLEASE ALWAYS REMEMBER AND DON'T FORGET

Remember:

• Staff training starts on Monday, 20 August at 0900 (senior staff report at 0800). 
• New cadet orientation starts at 0800, Wednesday, 22 August.  New cadets should report to the main entrance at the high school.
• Rita's fundraiser, 6-9 p.m. on Wednesday, 22 August at the Middletown Rita's--bring your family and friends, buy an ice, and support ROTC.
• Our Welcome back/Welcome Aboard Picnic, 9 a.m. on Saturday, 25 August at Maple Hill Park.

FIGURE THE ODDS

How sad!  Once again, I have confounded the Middletown Cadets.  Obviously, the answer must be "A." 

Here's the latest cadet challenge:

Cynthia is a college student majoring in finance.  She has always enjoyed numbers, finance, and working with people.  She is also very committed to the environment--she has always loved nature and wants to minimize the negative impact of humans on the planet.  Now here's the question:  In ten years time, when Cynthia is 29, is more likely that she is:

a) A loan officer at a bank.
-or-
b) A loan officer at a bank and a member of the World Wildlife Foundation.

This challenge will close our on Monday, 20 August at 0900.  You must explain your answer.  Good luck



CADET MCPO BARONE LEADS THE WAY



Middletown High School NJROTC Cadet Master Chief Petty Officer Eric Barone
 shows a Middletown youth how to tie a square knot. 
(Photo by Chet Gordon, Times Hearld Record)



ANNUAL INSPECTION DATE ESTABLISHED

Our annual inspection has been scheduled for Wednesday, 16 January 2013.  Are you ready?  Of course not.  Will you be?  Maybe, we'll see.

CADET CHALLENGE

Congratulations to the Squeaker, who correctly noted that the puzzle can be solved by adding a decimal point.  Who knew? 

How sad is it that cadets are biologically incapbale of solving puzzles in the summertime?  Here's proof positive:

What mathematical symbol can be put between 5 and 9 to get a number bigger than 5 and smaller than 9?



This challenge will close at 0800 Monday, 13 August 2012.  Good luck

WELCOME BACK PICNIC

On Saturday, 25 August we will be hosting a Welcome Back/Welcome Aboard Picnic at Maple Hill Park from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.  We'll have refreshments, music, and games.  If you want to swim, it'll cost you $1.00, but everything else is free.  Come on out and start the school year off right!