Monday, November 24, 2014

BETHEL DRILL MEET

Congratulations to the cadets of the Middletown High School Drill Team.  Forty-two team members traveled to Bethel High School on Saturday, 22 November where they competed against a field from 18 other schools.  Our armed platoon came in number two, our new cadet color guard placed number three, our air rifle team came in first place, and Cadet Zack Fuller placed number 5 out of a field of 486 other cadets in individual drill.

Here are a few pictures:

Our Varsity Color Guard performs.  Notice the sharps alignment and precise synchronization.

Unarmed Platoon

Our Academic Team.  

MHS Air Rifle competitors

NS 1 unarmed platoon.

No comment.

Armed platoon

Cadet Ramos presents the senior inspection detail.

The inspector checks out Cadet Jetjomlong's shoe shine.

Individual knock-out (IDK).  486 cadets from 19 high schools competed.

Cadet Master Chief Fuller, #5 over all!

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

CONGRATULATIONS TO CADET JESSICA GONZALEZ!

Congratulations to Cadet Jessica Gonzalez who solved Cadet Challenge #8.  It was a tough challenge--great job!


PICTURES FROM THE NYC VETERANS' DAY PARADE, 11 NOVEMBER 2014

Here are a few of the best pictures from the NYC Veterans' Day Parade:

0645 Muster

Push-up at the Vince Lombardi Rest Stop--the ceremonial first push-ups in the Annual Push-up Challenge.

Muster at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal

The Statue of Liberty from the Staten Island Ferry

Confused cadets on the deck of the M/V John F. Kennedy

Wall Street

The World Trade Center Memorial

South Memorial Pool, site of Tower 2

The Guilty Parties






Monday, November 17, 2014

CADET CHALLENGE #8--THE DINNER PARTY

Here is cadet challenge #8.  It's a tough one.  Cadets may compete in one of two categories,  Junior (NS 1 and 2) or Senior (NS 3 and 4), with one winner from each.  The challenge will close out at 1430 on Friday, 21 November.  Good luck!


The Dinner Party

Professor Heidel was talking to a colleague who told him about a dinner party he had attended with his wife. The colleague told him the following things about the party:
  1. There were four married couples present.
  2. Each person had a unique hobby.
  3. The eight people were seated around a dinner table with the host and hostess at either end and three people seated on either side.
  4. Only one married couple were seated beside each other.
  5. A man was seated on either side of the hostess.
  6. A woman was seated on either side of the host.
  7. The hostess likes to ride horses.
  8. Donna collects stamps.
  9. Carol and her husband were seated on the same side of the table.
  10. The piano player was seated next to his brother-in-law.
  11. The person who grows roses was seated next to the person who does needlepoint.
  12. Frank was seated directly across from the person who builds model planes.
  13. Harold is seated to the immediate right of the hostess.
  14. George and Betty were seated directly across from each other.
  15. Alice is married to Edward.
  16. Donna's sister-in-law is seated directly across from Carol.
  17. The piano player was seated next to the hostess.
  18. The stamp collector's husband was seated across from the model plane builder.
  19. Carol was seated immediately to the left of George.
  20. Alice is married to the fisherman.
  21. The person who does needlepoint was seated across from the actress.
  22. The actress was seated immediately to the right of the host.
  23. The fisherman was seated across from his sister.
  24. Frank was seated next to Edward.

What was each person's hobby and where did they sit? 

Happy people at a dinner party much like the one in question.




Monday, November 10, 2014

CADET CHALLENGE #7 SOLVED!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO CADET CHRISTIAN VALENTIN WHO SOLVED THE PUZZLE.  THERE ARE, AS WE ALL KNOW, SEVEN DWARVES IN SNOW WHITE.  FOR HIS EFFORTS AND INSIGHT, CADET VALENTIN RECEIVED A BEAUTIFUL, PRESENTATION QUALITY U.S. NAVY WRITING TOOL.

"Lucky Weasel!"

Here's a spiteful challenge for you:

If there are 31 Fs @ BR, then how many Ds are in SW? 

The challenge will close out at 0730, Friday, 14 November.  There will be a prize to the single winner.  Good luck, weasels!

Everyone likes ice cream!

Monday, November 3, 2014

WHY IS THE PUPPY SO SAD?

The poor little puppy is sad because no one correctly, no one from any class, answered cadet challenge # 5.  Make a small dog happy and answer the next one!

"Pill 'A,' pill 'B,' I just don't understand."