GET READY

The start of the new school year is just around the corner.  Enjoy those few remaining days of summer, sleep late, watch TV, go to the pool, the beach, hangout--whatever.  Get it all out of your systems and be ready.  For staff, that means show up for orientation on the 15th and 16th of August.  Staff photos will be taken on Thursday 15 August.  For the cadre, new cadet orientation will be 27, 28, and 29 August with a staff prep day on Monday the 26th.  As a reminder, we wil be participating in the annual Night Out Against Crime on 6 August and the color guard will support the summer school graduation on 16 August.  We will also support Middie Move-Up Day on the afternoon of 28 August.   

For juniors and seniors, the first uniform day will be Tuesday, 10 September--that's the second day of school.  We will find out early this year the the non-hackers are and offer there billets to others.  Sophomores will have one more week to square themselves away. 

New midshipmen report to the United States Naval Academy. 

MHS NJROTC BALL CAPS FOR SALE

Just a reminder that we have a limited supply of MHS NJROTC ball caps for sale.  The caps are $12.00 each and are made of a wool blend.  The navy blue cap features the classic navy fouled anchor on the front with "MIDDLETOWN H.S." above and "NJROTC" below in yellow-gold lettering.  The caps have an adjustable back.  Get one before the freshmen report.  They can be worn with the uniform, although not for inspections.  They can also be worn with civilian clothes. 

Ours is way better.  See below...



A cap very similar to our.

YIPPIE SKIPPIE, A NEW CHALLENGE! (CADET CHALLENGE #1)

Here is the latest cadet challenge:

On Saturday, eight flights-J,K,L,M,N,O, P, and R-are scheduled to depart from a small airport in Middletown.  For safety reasons, no two flights depart at the same time, and each flight departs exactly once (duh!).  The flights depart according to the following conditions:

Flight R departs at some time after flight L.
Flight K departs at some time after flight P, but before flight R.
Flight L departs at some time before flight K, and flight N departs at some time after flight R.
Flight J is the seventh flight to depart.

What is a possible departure order from first to last?

This is the first qualifying challenge for the prize to be awarded in June.  This challenge will conclude 0730, Friday, 2 August.  Good luck!

CONGRATULATIONS MHS NJROTC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY GRADUATES!

Congratulations to Cadet Lieutenant Junior Grade Roberto Soriano, Cadet Lieutenant Zacharias Nyaware, and Cadet Ensign Pamela Gendreau who will graduate from the Navy NJROTC Area Four Leadership and Sail Academy (LA/ST) Academy at the historic Naval Station at Newport, Rhode Island. 

LA/ST is a highly competitive, intense two-week long leadership course for rising leaders.  Candidates live in Ripley Hall, the barracks for the Naval Academy Preparatory School, and participate in a variety of training including uniform wear, close order drill, honor and ceremonies, service etiquette, and, of course, seamanship.  The program is conducted by certified NJROTC instructors and Navy staff and attendance is limited to only 144 cadets out of approximately 4,000 eligible cadets throughout the Northeast. 



The 2013 LA/ST battalion

The 2013 LAST Color Guard featuring Cadet Roberto Soriano.

The cadet adjutant turns to publish the order.

Left to right:  Cadets Zach Nyaware, Roberto Soriano, and Pamela Gendreau

Pam and her little brother (Pam is the one in uniform)



EMPIRE STATE GIRLS' STATE

Congratulations to Cadet Lieutenant Commander Corrinne Jewell and Cadet Lieutenant Junior Grade Brittany Beebe, both of whom recently participated in the annual Empire State Girls' State sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary.  Girls' State is is a highly regarded, competitive program designed to develop self-confidence and civic awareness. 

Bravo Zulu, ladies!