Our JROTC program has had a fabulous first year. Headquarters JROTC is in the process of determining top units and we are in the running for outstanding organization.

School Year 2020-2021 Year in Review:

• Cadet Colonel Sidney Aguilar, assumed command on September 10, 2020. 
• Our cadet leadership implemented goals for the year on September 30, 2020.  The cadets did successfully achieve or exceed all of their goals this year!
• On October 6, 2020, the JROTC regional director was extremely impressed with a mission briefing from cadet leadership.  He stated they performed as cadets far more experienced than cadets did just 2 months on the job!
• In mid-October, we formed the unit’s very first competition drill team.  We competed in armed & unarmed regulation, color guard, and new cadet categories.  This outstanding drill team went on to compete in four drill meets.  Two of which they earned either first or grand champion! We even hosted a head-to-head drill meet with Garden City High School during our first year – and we beat them soundly. 
• In addition, our color guard teams presented the colors at various school sports competitions this year.  Because of that experience, and based on our teams’ significant demonstration skills and talents, our color guard teams have been selected by the Kansas City Royals to present the colors at baseball games in both August and September!
• On April 6, 2021, the unit started up its first competition raider team. The team has been practicing (running, push-ups, sit-ups, tire flipping, and demon crawl) to name a few.
• On April 21-23, 2021, numerous cadets completed their first annual remembrance march to honor the Bataan Death March.  This is a 14-mile walk to honor the deaths and sacrifices that thousands of American and Filipino Pows endured during WWII.
• Another big annual event planned and executed by cadets on April 29, 2021 was the Junior ROTC field day.  Cadets were excused from class for the day to compete against each other in various activities.  It was indeed a great day- which enhanced unit cohesion and unit morale.
• Finally, the unit took 21 cadets on a curriculum-in-action trip to McConnell Air Force Base, the Kansas Aviation Museum and the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson.

2020-2021 Achievements:

• This year alone, our cadets have met or exceeded their cadet goals in academics and community service.  Their collective efforts enabled the unit to donate 4 boxes of perishable goods for the manna house.  They performed 508 community service hours.  That is an average of 8 hours per cadet in just 8 months.
• The unit’s community service events included: Avenue of the Flags, gingerbread house party, Boo at the Zoo, Friendship Feast, campus clean-ups, 14^th Street clean up, and Dia De Los Ninos at Beeson Elementary.
• In class, to support the Junior ROTC curriculum, the 100 level cadets created and launched parachutes while the 200 level cadets built b-1 and b-2 model aircraft.  These were group assignments meant to learn and exercise group dynamics.

The Junior ROTC program ended the 2020-2021 school year with 64 cadets and will begin the 2021-2022 school year with 102 cadets.

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The mission of AFJROTC is to develop citizens of character dedicated to serving their nation and community. The curriculum integrates social sciences and physical sciences through their application to aerospace.  Instructors are retired Air Force personnel who are certified in JROTC instruction. Guest speakers and field trips are part of the curriculum. College ROTC scholarship opportunities are available to top-performing students enrolled for two or more years. Nominations for appointment to the U.S. Service Academies are available for superior students. Advanced enlistment grade credit is available to students completing two or more years of the program. Extra-Curricular activities include but not limited to competition Drill Teams, Color Guard, Sabre Team, and Raider Team. Students are expected to volunteer personal time towards community service with the Corps. Participation in this program does not obligate students to any type of future military service or commitment.

Courses Offered

AIR FORCE JUNIOR ROTC 100 | This is a recommended first course for all new cadets learning the aviation history and leadership training. 

AIR FORCE JUNIOR ROTC 200 | Students will gain an in-depth understanding of metrology and its effect on the aerospace environment while  building on leadership and management techniques learned in their first course. 

AIR FORCE JUNIOR ROTC 300 | This third course incorporates a leadership and personal finance aspect while students learn how to select college or vocational school. Students are also provided with information to begin their job search. 

AIR FORCE JUNIOR ROTC 400 | During their fourth year in the AFJROTC program, students manage the entire corps.