NJROTC Bobcat Battalion Wins First Place National Title

Boca Raton High NJROTC Bobcat Battalion Won First Place At The National Academic, Athletic, And Drill Championships

April 12th, 2011- The Boca Raton Community High School Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) Bobcat Battalion, led by Lieutenant Commander Kenneth A. Bingham and Chief Petty Officer Edwin A. Morales, took first place at the National Academic, Athletic, and Drill championships at Pensacola Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida on the 8th and 9th of April, 2011.  They competed in Personnel Inspection, Color Guard, Pushups, Situps, 100 Yard Relay, 220 Yard Relay, Unarmed Basic and Exhibition Drills, Armed Basic and Exhibition Drills, and Academics.

The Battalion leadership, led by Cadet Commander Austin Haynie, Cadet Commander Krystal Echeverry, and Cadet Master Chief Petty Officer Jordan Hamilton, were confident in the level of readiness that the Battalion had achieved.  The Boca Raton NJROTC went up against 25 other schools from across the entire nation who were competing for the same goal.  Going into the competition as State champions added another sense of confidence to the Bobcat Battalion

The team took a first place in Personnel Inspection, a third place in Academics, a second place in Overall Drill, a seventh place in Pushups, and an eighth place in Situps.  The points that were collected from these awards gave them first place in the nation.  The Boca Raton NJROTC plans on coming back next year to defend the national title.