Alabama JROTC

The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of about $1 million to Mobile County Public Schools to fund the JROTC STEM Leadership Academy and study how it helps develop a regional workforce in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. “How wonderful that the National Science Foundation is investing in the youth of today and this leadership program through JROTC,” MCPSS Superintendent Martha Peek said. “I could not be prouder of everyone who has been involved in this.” Read the full article here: mcpssthewire.com/?p=3068

The National High School Drill Team Championships (NHSDTC) is one of the nation’s best-known and oldest Junior ROTC (JROTC) competitions. This gathering of top cadets and corps from across the nation, is held annually in Daytona Beach, Florida. The U.S. Army Cadet Command sponsors this event, which has now grown to feature some of the top cadets from all service branches. More than 180,000 cadets, instructors and parents have attended the NHSDTC competition. This year, two schools from Alabama participated in this exciting event – Hazel Green High School and Bob Jones High School. The Navy JROTC Program from Hazel Green High School competed in the 2019 [...]