 This weekend, our color guard team worked together to represent Viera High School JROTC at two different ceremonies. Cadets Brown, Yuhas, Orlandi, and Magiday performed at a 1am World War II Veterans Ceremony at Whickham Park. Cadets Negron, Kalin, Utarte, and Brown presented the colors at the 2021 RLCCEF Constitution Day Dinner. Thank you to all our color guard members!
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 Due to unfortunate weather conditions, the Military & First Responder Appreciation Game on 9/10/21 was postponed. Our cadets were excited and prepared to honor our veterans and first responders during a special halftime ceremony. The game has been postponed to Monday, October 4th 2021. To all cadets who came in uniform in preparation for this ceremony, you will not be required to wear your uniform to school on Wednesday, September 15th. Thank you for your dedication to our JROTC program!
 Monday 9/13: PT- Remember to bring athletic clothes and closed toed shoes to change out.
Tuesday 9/14: Classroom instruction Wednesday 9/15: First uniform inspection- all cadets will be in uniform UNLESS you wore the uniform last Friday 9/10/21 to the football game, (that was cancelled) and your name was recorded. Please refer to the uniform tab on the Viera JROTC website and ask your company chain of command if you have any questions regarding uniforms. Promotion board questions will be asked during inspection. Thursday 9/16: Classroom instruction Friday 9/17: Drill and Ceremony- closed toed shoes required Reminders
 Monday 9/6: Labor Day- No School
Tuesday 9/7: Practice for remembrance ceremony on Friday Wednesday 9/8: NO UNIFORMS. Please use this time to make any necessary alterations. Company Command will be reviewing promotion board questions in class. Thursday 9/9: Practice for remembrance ceremony on Friday Friday 9/10: D&C. Closed toed shoes are required. Football game: Please come out to support our colorguard team and honor the 20th anniversary of 9/11 during halftime. Please wear your uniform. Reminders: If you are a female cadet interested in raiders, contact Gentile as soon as possible (321)-317-9940 Only 33 cadets have joined the Battalion Remind! Please text @202122jro to 81010 to receive important updates. Colorguard practices are in the morning before school. If you are interested, contact Magiday 321-830-9286 If you are interested in joining the flag team, contact Kalin 321-505-2629 First Uniform Inspection is September 15 Mandatory Company Commander and First Sergeant Meeting Friday, September 10  Attention cadets: This coming week we will be beginning our normal classroom schedule. (with the exception of uniform inspection)
Monday 8/30/21 First PT (Physical Training) day. CADETS PLEASE BRING A CHANGE OF CLOTHES for PT. Expected clothing is a T-shirt/ athletic shirt, leggings/running shorts/athletic shorts, and running shoes. Jeans and open toed shoes will NOT be permitted and points will be deducted from your PT grade. Tuesday 8/31/21: Classroom instruction Wednesday 9/1/21: Classroom instruction (How to wear the uniform) Company Commanders and First Sergeants will demonstrate how to properly wear the uniform. ALL OTHER CADETS ARE NOT IN UNIFORM. Please utilize this time to make any necessary alterations to the uniform pants. Thursday 9/2/21: Classroom instruction Friday 9/3/21: Drill and Ceremony. Cadets please wear CLOSED-TOED SHOES. Points will be deducted for improper footwear. *Reminders* If you have not done so already, please join the Battalion Remind to receive important updates from the Battalion Commander. To join, text @202122jro to 81010 Colorguard practices are in the morning before school. If you are interested, contact Magiday 321-830-9286 If you are interested in joining the flag team, contact Kalin 321-505-2629 Thank You, Recruiters!
From August 16th to August 25th, our cadets were visited by several recruiters from all different branches of the military. They helped our cadets to become aware of the different careers available to them. We would like to extend a huge thank you to all the recruiters who took time out of their busy schedules to talk with our cadets!  Thank you to all our cadets who came out Tuesday evening in support of Master Sergeant Mike Sonnenschein's recovery. Ranger Mike Sonnenschein played an instrumental role in founding the Viera High JROTC program along with Colonel Thomas in 2010. He led the raider and color guard teams to several top two finishes in districts and state qualifiers from 2010-2015, when he retired and became a missionary in Haiti. On the 27th of May 2021, he was ambushed. Sonnenschein was shot in the scapula, and sustained major injuries to his lung and spinal cord. He is undergoing recovery in a Georgia hospital. To watch the full ceremony, visit the Space Coast Daily website or click the button below. Color gaurd: Maggaday, Utarte, Negron, Pantoja
On Saturday, March 27th, 2021, the Brevard County JROTC programs had their first Drill and Ceremony competition. Battalions from across the county participated in this competition, competing in exhibition, color guards, and other teams. The Viera Hawk Battalion participated in the color guard and unarmed mixed squad events and performed exceptionally well, placing 4th and 3rd respectively. The color guard team consisted of Cadets Bernstein, Pantoja, Espling, and Utarte. Unarmed mixed squad consisted of Cadets Roscoe, Kodsi, Mora, Daily, Brown, Nadjuch, Burrs, and Spivey; commanded by Cadet Yuhas. Congratulations to these Cadets on their performance. Their hard work and dedication to the team are to be greatly admired.
Just before spring break, Viera JROTC had its very first “Organization Week”. In an effort to reconcile the loss of “Organization Day” due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Hawk Battalion’s Chain of Command developed an “Organization Week”. Instead of one day of activity there was a day dedicated to one event in each period. The events in order started with a cadet challenge event, followed by a JLAB jeopardy and kahoot event. Wednesday was a strict uniform grading and Thursday was a drill sequence performance. Friday was the day of celebration in which each company had a Chick-fil-a lunch. Congratulations to Echo “Epidemics” Company as they were announced as 2020-2021’s Honor Company.
Thank you to all the companies for making the best out of what was provided instead of “Organization Day.” A special shout-out and thank you to our Booster Club for their unwavering support and dedication to the happiness of our Cadets and the success of our program. |
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