LTC(Ret) Royal A. Brown III, Sr. Army Instructor
1SG(Ret) Ronald W. Reece Sr., Army Instructor
JROTC Office Phone: 298-7810
Emails: royal.browniii@polk-fl.net; ronald.reece@polk-fl.net
FAX: 297-3024
Home Phone: LTC Brown - 324-3192
EVENTS CALENDAR (as of 03 Sep. 2008)
WINTER HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL JROTC
Winter Haven High School JROTC RECURRING EVENTS
(Events which take place each school week)
Mon-2:15-4:00: Color Guard & Raider PT Practice
Tues-2:15-4:30: Drill & Rifle Team Practice
Weds-2:15-4:00: Command & Staff Meeting
Thurs-2:15-4:00: Drill & Rifle Team Practice
Fri-2:30-3:30: Raider PT Practice
NOTEs:
1. Interclub Council Meetings (normally 2:00 pm, 2nd Tuesday Ea. Month: (unless otherwise announced).
2. Raider Practices will be on selected Sats. TBD
UPCOMING EVENTS*
NOTE: Dates marked with a “?” are tentative, those marked with TBD are To Be Determined.
JROTC ACTIVITIES CALENDAR (As of 6 Oct. '08)
Oct. 07 - Color Guard, FLANA, 7:00 am - Compl.
Oct. 10 - CG & Ushers, Home Football, 6:15-8:30 pm
Oct. 13 - Clean Denison stadium, 2:15 - 4:00 pm
Oct. 14 - Homecoming Parade Practice, 2:15 - 4:00
Oct. 15 - Homecoming Parade Practice, 2:15 - 4:00
Oct. 16 - March in Homecoming Parade, 4:45 - 6:00
Oct. 17 - Cadet Challenge, AHS Stadium, 7:30 am - 2 pm
Oct. 17 - CG & Ushers, Home Football, 6:15-8:30 pm
Oct. 20 - Clean Denison stadium, 2:15 - 4:00 pm
Oct. 22 - Yearbook JROTC Group Picture Day - 1st pd
Oct. 25 - Support FL Bandmasters Assoc & WHHS Band, 4:30 pm - 10:00 pm - Denison Stadium
Oct. 29 - JROTC Picture Day - Each Class during school
Oct. 29 - Support Garden Club Fashion Show - 2 shifts 11 - 2; 5 - 8 pm
Oct. 31 - CG & Ushers, Home Football, 6:15-8:30 pm
Nov. 01 - Mulberry HS Invitational Drill Meet - 7am-2pm
Nov. 03 - Clean Denison stadium, 2:15 - 4:00 pm
Nov. 08 - Support American Legion Buddy Poppy Fund
Raiser - 8 am - 4 pm, AL Hall, Ave "M"
Nov. 08 - 8 am - 4 pm, Cadet Work Detail (20 cadets), Phonix Industries - Build Boxes for Turkey Packing
Nov. 08 - 5 pm - 9 pm - Support VFW Military Ball (6 servers)
Nov. 11 - Turkey Packing Fund Raiser, 2:30 - 9:30 pm
Nov. 13 - Turkey Packing Fund Raiser, 2:30 - 9:30 pm
Nov. 29 - Sat. Raider Practice - 8 am - 4 pm
Dec. 04 - Highlander Dining-In, 6-10pm, AL Hall
Dec. 05 - Cadet of Year Board, FSC, 2 -5 pm
Dec. 06 - Area 12 Drill Meet, 7am - 4 pm, Summerlin
Dec. 13 - State VFW Drill Meet, 7 am - 4pm, Brandon HS
Dec. 19 - Battalion Day, 7am - 2pm, Denison Stadium
Jan. 24 - Highlander Raider Challenge, 6am - 5pm, LW
Jan. 31 - Area 12 Drill Meet, 7 am - 4 pm, Summerlin
Feb. 13 - Military Ball, 6 - 10 pm, Bartow Civic Ctr
Feb. 14 - Command & Staff Preparations or Formal Inspection, 8 am - 4 pm, WHHS
Feb. 17 & 18 - 2:15 - 5:00pm - Formal Inspection Preparation
Feb. 19 - Formal Inspection - 7 am - 3 pm, WHHS
(Note: We will re-validate our Honor Unit w/Distinction Rating !!!!)
Feb. 28 - Area 12 Raider Challenge - 6 am - 6 pm, WHHS
Mar. 07 - State Drill Meet, 6 am - 4 pm, GJHS
Apr. 11 - County Drill Meet, 7 am - 2 pm, LRHS
Apr. 17 - Gun Show Fund Raiser, 2:15 - 10pm, Lakeland Ctr.
Apr. 18 - Cont. Gun Show Fund Raiser, 1 - 8 pm
May 07 - Annual Awards Banquet, 6 - 9 pm, Cafeteria
May 9 or 16? Tri-Service Competition, 7am - 2 pm, AHS
June 6 - Pre JCLC Summer Camp, 8 -12am, WHHS
June 7 - June 11 - JCLC Summer Camp, 7 am on 06/07 to 2 pm on 06/11
July 28 - 31 or
Aug 4 - 7 - Marksmanship Camp, 7 am - 4pm, Saddle Creek
* Not all inclusive - does not include events such as Color Guard commitments not yet known. These will be posted as known/planned.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS To Date - SY 07-08
1. Achieved Honor Unit with Distinction (highest possible rating) honors for 13th straight year with a 99.9% overall rating by Cadet Command; also achieved Distinguished School rating.
2. Sarah Miller selected by Florida Southern College as the 3rd Place Polk County Sr. Cadet of the Year. Thomas Arneson placed 2nd for Junior Cadet of Year.
3. Drill Teams and Color Guards qualified 5 teams for the State Drill Championships and took 1st place overall in the County Drill Championship.
4. Raider Teams finished 3rd (Varsity) and 1st (JV) at Highlander Raider Challenge Competition and 4th and 1st place respectively in the Area 4 Competition.
5. Color Guards are in high demand and have/will perform at over 20 events and competitions this year.
6. The Rifle Team is currently in 4th place in County Championship with 1 match remaining.
7. Cadet Challenge (physical fitness) Team finished in 5th place in the County Cadet Challenge Competition.
8. 1st Place in Softball and 2nd Place Overall in Tri-Service Athletic competition.
9. Cadets dedicated many hundreds of community service and/or service learning hours to the school and community including a Service Learning Project to conduct Olympic Village for the SO games on Feb. 09.
10. Continued to implement a high tech supported curriculum emphasizing cooperative learning, rigor, relevance and results.
11. Cadets scored a 98.3% on the Annual Formal Inspection in Feb. and together with the 100% on required activites for year have re-validated the top status as Honor Unit with Distinction for the 13th straight year.
12. 19 WHHS Cadets had a very positive experience during JCLC '08 with mega congratulations in order for Raymond Laluz who was the Spirit Award Winner for his Company.
JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (JROTC) MISSION:
"To motivate young people to be better citizens."
CURRICULUM/COURSE SYLLABUS:
NOTE: Beginning in SY 08-09, WHHS will be on a straight 7-period day. Consider the following descriptions of Leadership Education & Training (LET) to be subjects taught during the Fall Semester and Leadership Education Development (LED) to be subjects taught during the Spring Semester. These courses will be integrated into the new Curriculum Guide for
SY 08-09.
COURSE NAME; #; LENGTH; CREDIT; OPEN TO; PREREQUISITE; DESCRIPTION
LEADERSHIP EDUCATION TRAINING 1 (LET-1); 18013000; TERM; 1; 9-12; Meet requirements established in US Army Cadet Command Regulation CCR 145-2*. Introduction to Character and Leadership Development (Foundations of the Army, JROTC and Getting Involved); Leadership Theory and Application (Being a Leader-Leadership Defined, Reshuffled, From the Inside Out, Principles and Leadership, Leadership Labs--Steps from the Past, Roles of Leaders and Followers in Stationary Movements, Steps & Marching and Squad and Platoon Drill and Ceremony (D & C), Wear of Uniform & General Knowledge Inspections, Drill & Ceremony (D & C), Physical Fitness); Foundations for Success (Know Yourself, Study Skills, Communications Skills); Wellness/Fitness (Achieving a Healthy Lifesytle, Cadet Challenge, Physical Fitness, Organized Athletics); Unlocking Your Potential; Skills Mapping; Winning Colors; Administration, Testing & Inpections.
LEADERSHIP EDUCATION 1 (LED-1); 18033000; TERM; 1; 9-12; Meet requirements established in CCR 145-2*. Under most circumstances, LET-1 must have been succussfully completed before taking LED-1. Instructor may approve allowing new cadet to enter LED-1 on case by case exception basis if recommended by Counselor. Continuation of Leadership Theory and Application (Learning How to Lead, Leadership Labs-Uniform Wear & General Knowledge, D & C, Physical Fitness; Communications Skills; Wellness/Fitness(First Aid, Drug Abuse Awarness & Avoidance, Cadet Challenge, Physical Fitness, Organized Athletics); Geography & Earth Science-the Globe; Citizenship & American History (Citizenship Skills - You the People, Your Job as an American Citizen, Lion's Quest, Service Learning); Administration, Testing & Inspections.
Note: Once a cadet has successfully completed LET 1 and LED 1, they may continue JROTC courses in sequence for all four (4) years or they may leave and then re-enter the program during either the Fall or Spring Terms with Instructor approval.
LEADERSHIP EDUCATION TRAINING 2 (LET-2); 18013100; TERM; 1; 10-12;
Instructor approval. Intro to LET 2, Foundations for Success (Know Yourself, Communications Skills, Conflict Resolution, Teaching Skills, Planning Skills & Social Responsibilities); Leadership Theory & Application (Knowing How to Lead, Power Bases & Influence, Styles of Leadership, Management Skills, Communications, Motivation, Development,Leadership Labs-Uniform Wear & General Knowledge, D & C-Company Drill, Physical Fitness); Wellness/Fitness (Cadet Challenge, Physical Fitness,Organized Athletics); Citizenship & American History (Founding & Growth of a Nation); Skills Mapping, Winning Colors, Administration, Testing & Inspections.
LEADERSHIP EDUCATION 2 (LED-2);18033100; TERM; 1; 10-12; Instructor approval. Foundations for Success (Know Yourself, Communications & Teaching Skills); Leadership Theory & Applications (Knowing How to Lead & Leadership Development (cont.), Leadership Labs-Taking Charge-Knowing Your Responsibilites as a Leader; Company Formations & Movement, Uniform Wear & General Knowledge inspections, D & C, physical fitness); Wellness/Fitness (Achieving a Healthy Lifestyle, Cadet Challenge, Drug & Substance Abuse Awareness & Avoidance, First Aid for Emergency & Non-Emergencies, Organized Athletics); Geography & Earth Science (Maps, Map Reading, Land Navigation, Orienteering, World Geography); Citizenship & American History (Citizen Action Group Process, Sources of Power); Skills Mapping; Service Learning; Administration, Testing & Inspections.
LEADERSHIP EDUCATION TRAINING 3 (LET-3; 18013200; TERM; 1; 11-12;
Instructor approval. Intro to LET-3 (Nations Defense Forces); Leadership Theory & Application (Goal Setting, Leading Situations, Performance Indicators, Negotiating, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Planning, Basic Command & Staff Principles, Leadeship Labs-Uniform & General Knowledge Inspection, D & C-Company & Battalion Level; Physical Fitness); Foundations for Success (Conflict Resolution, Time Management); Wellness/Fitness (Cadet Challenge; Organized Athletics; Skills Mapping; Sevice Learing; Administration, Testing & Inspections.
LEADERSHIP EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT 3 (LED-3); 18033200; TERM; 1; 11-12; Instructor approval. Leadership Theory & Applications (Leading Situations, Leadership Labs-Uniform & General Knowledge Inspections, D & C, Physical Fitness); Foundations for Success (Making a Difference with Service Learning, Career Planning, High School Financial Planning Program); Wellness/Fitenss (Cadet Challenge, Organized Athletics); Georgraphy & Earth Science; Citizenship & American History (You the People);Skills Mapping, Administration, Testing & Inspections.
LEADERSHIP EDUCATION TRAINING 4 (LET-4); 18013300; TERM; 1; 11-12; Instructor approval. Leadership Theory & Applications (Command & Staff Principles, Leading Meetings, Supervising, Team Development, Project Management, Mentoring, Leadership Labs-Uniform & General Knowledge Inspections, Review of D&C, Physical Fitness); Wellness/Fitness (Cadet Challenge, Organized Athletics); Citizenship & American History (Supervising Service Learing Projects); Elective JROTC Units; Administration, Testing & Inspections.
LEADERSHIP EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT 4 (LED-4); 18033300; TERM; 1; 11-12; Leadership Theory & Application (Command & Staff Principles, Leading Meetings, Supervising, Team Development, Project Management, Mentoring, Leadership Labs-Uniform & General Knowledge Inspections, D&C, Physical Fitness); Wellness/Fitness (Cadet Challenge, Organized Athletics; Georgraphy & Earch Science; Citizenship & American History (Supervising Service Learning Projects); Elective JROTC Units; Administration, Testing & Inspections.
*ARMY Cadet Command Regulation 145-2 requires the following rules for initial and continuing enrollment in JROTC:
1. Maintain acceptable standards for conduct and be of good moral character.
2. Be honest, self-reliant, and responsible in performing unit and academic assignments.
3. Exhibit self-discipline and respect for constituted authority through observance of laws, rules and regulations.
4. Be prompt and regular in attendance at school and maintain acceptable standards of academic achievement and standing.
5. Wear uniforms correctly and as required for weekly uniform inspections and physical training.
6. Lead by example and high standards if in leadership position.
7. Maintain physical fitness requirements; participate in Cadet Challenge and other physical fitness training.
8. Successfully complete surveys and screening tests as may be prescribed by the school or US Army Cadet Command.
BENFITS OF TAKING JROTC
NOTE: JROTC IS NOT A RECRUITING PROGRAM FOR THE MILITARY! OUR MISSION IS TO MOTIVATE YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE BETTER CITIZENS AND WE DO THIS BY DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP, VALUES AND CHARACTER OF OUR CADETS. IT IS A PERSONAL CHOICE OF EACH CADET WHAT CAREER PATH THEY CHOOSE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. WETHER A CADET CHOOSES A 4 YEAR COLLEGE, 2 YEAR COLLEGE, TECHNICAL SCHOOL, WORK OR THE MILITARY, JROTC OFFERS SOME DISTINCT BENEFITS.
1. Receive 3 & 4 Year SR ROTC College Scholarships including tuition, books and fees plus a monthly allowance of $300 if qualified and accepted. Many colleges will add a room and board scholarship if you bring a SR ROTC scholarship to their campus.
2. Provide Military Academy Appointments for up to 5 Senior Cadets each year. As Honor Unit with Distinction qualified cadets do notneed to seek Congressional Appointment.
3. Help with resumes for jobs and/or college. The Duties, Responsibilites and Values learned while serving in JROTC are well known by most employers and/or college admissions personnel and can give an cadets an edge during interviews/acceptance.
4. Learn by doing--Cadets organize, plan, coordinate, control and direct complex events under the supervision of two instructors with a combined total of 49 years of active duty sevice and 20 years of High School JROTC experience.
5. Earn Awards through a comprehensive internal and external Awards Program including ribbons, certificates and medals.
6. Earn promotions from Cadet Private to Cadet Lieutenant Colonel based on performance, experience, leadership and promise-keeping.
7. Belong to a family-environment organization where high standards of conduct, morale, esprit-de-corps, cooperation and performance are expected yet balanced by caring and mentorship.
8. Participate in one or more of the following challenging yet fun EXTRACURRICULAR JROTC Activities:
o Color Guard (JV & Varsity Sport)
o Drill Teams
o Rifle Team (JV & Varsity Sport)
o Raider Team (JV & Varsity Sport)
o Orienteering Team
o Academic Team
o 1-Week All Expenses Paid Summer Camp (Water Safety & Sports, Marksmanship, ROPES/Confidence Course, Leadership Reaction Course, Map Reading & Land Navigation, Rapelling, Math & Science Classes, etc.)
o 3-5 Day Summer Shooting Camps (Emphasis on firearm Safety)
o 2-3 Day Summer Leadership Seminar
9. Perform Community Service required to earn necessary hours to qualify for National Honor Society, Bright Futures Scholarship, Silver Garland Awards and other awards and recognition.
10. Learn how to be an effective leader and contributing citizen.
11. If a cadet does choose to enlist in the military then they will receive a promotion to Private First Class (E-3) upon completion of three years of JROTC and enlistment in the Army, Navy or Air Force earning over $200 more per month than those enlistees who have no JROTC training.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Colonel Royal Brown or First Sergeant Ronald Reece at 863-298-7810; please leave a message if we don't answer or email royal.browniii@polk-fl.net or
ronald.reece@polk-fl.net
JROTC SENIOR ARMY INSTRUCTOR GOALS FOR SY 2007-2008
1. FCAT Testing/Success After High School: Our top goals for all JROTC cadets are to pass FCAT tests, graduate with diploma from Winter Haven High School and be prepared to be productive citizens in their chosen lives after high school.
2. Daily Operations: The requirements for efficient and effective daily operations are spelled out in three main ways. The first is by willingly following verbal and written orders and instructions from your JROTC instructors and other teachers. The second is by following the guidelines in the Cadet Handbook & Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)and school Code of Conduct. The third is to willingly follow the lawful verbal and written orders and instructions from your cadet chain-of-command. At some point, we all must be good followers as well as leaders.
3. Formal Inspection (FI): We exceeded our goal of 960 points/96% for this school year by scoring 985/1000 points for a 98.5% and retained our Honor Unit with Distinction (HUD) status for SY 08-09 (13TH STRAIGHT YEAR). In addition, we met our goal of 1000/1000 points and achieved the rating of a Distinguished School (DS) as well. Next year we will have a Brigade level Formal Inspection with a goal of re-validating our status as a HUD and DS by scoring at least 582 of 600 points (97%) on the FI (most likely 2nd week in Feb. '09, date TBD), 400 of 400 points (100%) on the Unit Report that documents SY 08-09 activities and 1000/1000 on DS checklists. Objectives designated to meet these goals for all cadets are:
a. General Knowledge: Take pre and post tests and correctly answer 97% of General Knowledge questions for LET level on written and oral post-tests. Emphasis in instruction will be to use Cadet Command JROTC curriculum, cooperative learning with minimum lecture, critical thinking and communications skills (reading, verbal, writing).
b. Leadership Labs (In-Ranks Inspections): Maintain high standards of uniform wear, bearing and appearance as prescribed in the Cadet Handbook - average 96% or higher on in-ranks inspections leading up to the OYFI and zero deficiencies on the OYFI.
c. Leadership Labs (Drill & Ceremony): Practice (using standards prescribed in FM 145-8-3 checklists and FM 3-21.5) until able to flawlessly execute.
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