The Cavalier Cadet Dorman High School JROTC Battalion

The Cavalier Cadet Dorman High School JROTC Battalion News October 2014 Cavalierbattalion. weebly. com Cavalier Battalion Hosts the DHS Annual Raider & Drill Meet On Saturday October 18 th Dorman Cavalier Battalion hosted the annual Fall Classic Raider Challenge and Drill Competition at the Dorman Freshman Campus. This year saw 13 regional high schools participate, the largest group in the history of this competition. Newcomers this year were from Grovetown GA, Lugoff-Elgin, Blythewood, Indian Land, and Westside. The Raider competition was hotly contested as Pickens HS edged out perennial power Liberty HS for first place. Dorman finished in 4 th place, only two points from winning a medal. The Raider team competed in all five events, which included the Modified PT Test, One Mile Run, Commanders Event, 5 K Run, and rope bridge. For this year’s Drill competition, the Cavalier Guard only participated in Color Guard, and regulation squad drills because it is very young team. Over 20 members of the Cav Guard are freshman or sophomores. The Color Guard and drilling squads performed well, finishing in the middle of the pack. The Drill portion also included an individual “knockout” session. For only $1, Cadets could participate for a chance at being the individual drill champ. Local Drill Sergeants, Army Recruiters, National Guardsmen and Wofford Cadets were there to serve as graders and evaluators. Although Dorman did not win a trophy at this event, it was a fun event for our teams and Cadets who supported it. Our Raider and Drill teams gained valuable experience in the competition. Blythewood HS won overall Best Drill Team, including several individual drill categories. -- See back page Fall Classic 2014 SC Upstate Homeless On October 10 th, 2014, forty of our cadets volunteered at the annual SC Veteran Stand Down Upstate Homeless Veteran Stand Down. Local businesses and volunteers spent Issue 2 Volume 2 A Note from the “This year has already started off strong with Commander… our Cavalier Battalion, and I’m extremely proud of each and every one of you. Continue to strive for excellence and I look forward to seeing you help our Cavalier Battalion grow. ” -c/LTC Ashley Middleton Walhalla Rifle Meet On Saturday October 4 th the annual rifle meet was held at Walhalla High School. Thirty-two high schools participate in this all day event. Each rifle team consists of four cadets. Dorman took two young rifle teams to Walhalla. The competition consists of firing at targets from three firing positions: prone, standing, and kneeling. There are both individual and team scores in the match. Our Dorman Rifle A team placed 16 th out of 32. The Rifle B team placed 20 th out of 32 teams. This was our rifle team’s first meet. Shannon Stewart, Harrison Turnage, Anthony Hammond, and Jason Howard make up the Dorman A team. The B team consists of Jordan Sourbeck, Michael Mc. Donough, Logan Owenby, and Austin Patton. Great start for our CAV Rifles! all day providing homeless veterans with free meals, haircut, health and dental assistance, showers sleeping bags, and various clothing items. Hundreds of homeless veterans attended Upstate Stand Down and received assistance. To kickoff the event, the Cavalier Color Guard and two other JROTC programs presented the colors. All of our cadets were actively supporting and continuously working during their time at the Spartanburg Expo Center. Some of our cadets personally escorted the veterans through the clothing issue line, carried the veterans’ belongings to their vehicles and helped venders give away their merchandise. The cadets also served veterans a free meal and talked with them about their service in the military. At the end of the event, each cadet helped clean up and organize remaining items.

This Month’s Senior Cadet Profile: C/MAJ he has been a part of since his This month’s Cadet Profile is the Cody Barr freshman year. Major Barr takes 2014 Battalion Executive Officer, Cadet Major (c/MAJ) Cody Barr. He is the commanding officer in charge of the Cavalier Guard Drill Team and Color Guard, a member of last years successful JLAB Team and the Military Honor Society. As the Battalion Executive Officer it is Major Barr’s job to coordinate with the Battalion Staff to accomplish battalion goals and tasks on the administrative side of our program. Cadet Barr spends the vast majority of his time with the Cavalier Battalion either great pride in his academics and leadership within Dorman which have been critical to his achievements throughout his high school career. Cadet Barr recently attended Palmetto Boys State this summer and was the proud recipient of the West Point. working with or Leadership Award. Cadet Barr will meeting his Staff on be taking advantage of the important issues to Simultaneous Membership the program as a Program with the U. S. Army whole and with the Reserves and Attending the Cavalier Guard which University of North Georgia. Cavalier Battalion Formation Our Cavalier Battalion formation was held on October 17 th, 2014 during 1 st & 2 nd block. The Battalion formation is a way to bring each company together to receive rewards and get promotions. Overall, 179 cadets received awards or promotions. Of those 179 cadets, 73 were freshman cadets and 48 were upperclassmen As a battalion, 58 cadets received awards for community service and student government. Six freshman cadets were chosen by their instructor to receive the best cadet award. Those six freshman were Johnny Jardon, Veronica Sarin, Aaron Chen, Aaron Hines, Zykia Brewton, and Tianna Wright. As part of the event, C/LTC Middleton presented the Upstate Wounded Warrior Project with a $1, 000 check from our JROTC fundraiser Road March in September. To show their company motivation, cadets sounded off with their unit mottos in a spirited company competition. It was great! Congratulations to those cadets who received promotions and awards! Continue to maintain a positive attitude and works towards your next promotion. Fall Classic (from front page) The Classic officially started at 0800. However, battalion staff and cadre arrived around 0630 and volunteers around 7: 00. More than 30 Cadets volunteered to help with the event. Cadet parents helped run the concessions stand which provided lunches for the competitors as well as fun snacks. The 2014 Fall Classic Raider and Drill Meet event was successful and well organized thanks to the dedicated work of the Cavalier Cadre and Cadets. We received several accolades on the beauty of our campus and overall management of the competition. Thanks to all of those who supported the Fall Classic. Dorman versus Mauldin On Thursday October 2, 2014, Dorman alumni, fans and contestants Homecoming Game filled Cavalier stadium for Homecoming. During halftime, our JROTC Cavalier Guard Saber Team added pageantry to homecoming by providing the presentation arch for all queen contestants. The homecoming arch is an annual tradition for the Cavalier Guard. Thirty seniors competed to be crowned Dorman’s Homecoming queen and Ayanah Johnson took the 2014 title. Cavalier Fundrais We will be selling worldser finest chocolate again this year. Currently, we cannot sell It during school hours. Cadets may sell chocolate outside the school hours. Inspirational quote of the month “Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved. ” - Mattie Stepanek The Cadet Cor Around the Battalion Ø More than 20 Freshman and Sophomore Cadets are now part of the Cavalier Guard! Ø ASVAB test scores are back…see your Guidance Counselor Ø Congratulations to all Cadets who were promoted last month Ø Still working to order JROTC jackets for the parade; please return any excess jackets to your instructor Ø Please pay your JROTC activity fee ($30) if you have not done so Cavalier BN Special Teams Ø 5 NOV-Color Guard Ø 7 NOV- Color Guard –DHS Assembly Ø 10 NOV- Color Guard @ Fairforest Elementary & Gable Middle Schools Ø 11 NOV-Color Guard For Veterans Day Parade Ø 14 Nov-Rifle Match @ RS Central Ø 15 NOV- Raider Competition @ Liberty Ø 22 NOV- Military Appreciation Game at Wofford College (Field Trip & Color Guard) Dates to Remember in Nov Ø 7 NOV- Veterans Day Program Ø 11 NOV- Spartanburg Veterans Parade (Uniform Day) Ø 14 NOV- Interims Ø 1 -3 DEC- Uniform Turn-In for (Non. Returnees) Ø 6 DEC- SAT Testing Ø 8 -17 DEC- EOC Testing Ø 12 DEC- End Of Course Exams Begin Ø 15 -19 DEC- Uniform Turn In (All Cadets) Ø 18 DEC-3 rd and 4 th Period Exams Ø 19 DEC- 1 st and 2 nd Period Exams (End Of Semester)