North Side HS Air Force JROTC TN-961 We Are Going from Good to Great!

2 Introduction C/Colonel Natalie Haynes  Introduce Key Staff  Present SY Unit Goals  Review Cadet Accomplishments  Highlight Unit Activities  Community Service  Extra Curricular Activities  Cadet Enrichment  Wrap-Up

SASI Col Pope ASI CMSgt Barron Group CC C/Col Haynes Deputy CC C/Maj Perry Operations C/Capt Reichwein Support C/Capt Greer Personnel C/2Lt Harris Logistics C/1Lt James Equipment Mgr C/2Lt Pinett Color Guard C/2Lt Hurt North Side HS AFJROTC Key Staff Public Affairs C/2Lt McGaughy

Unit Goals Cadet Goals Build a “good to great" AFJROTC program. Establish jobs for all ASII, ASIII and ASIV cadets - where everyone has a leadership position and takes responsibility for their part. Have 15% of ASII, ASIII, and ASIV cadets achieve "state standard" of 21 on the ACT test or higher (last year achieved 10%). School Goals Maintain a 50% ASI retention rate for the ASII course - at least half of the first year cadet’s return. Drill team perform an exhibition drill routine at school basketball games for half time, this will aid in recruiting to a wider audience. Community Goals Establish a better community service program within AFJROTC supporting the West, TN, area. Perform at 3 parades in the West Tenn. area taking at least 75 cadets to each event.

Cadet Accomplishments   Distinguished Unit … 3 years running (SY 08-09, 09-10, 10-11)  Air Force Association of Tennessee’s Outstanding AFJROTC Unit of the Year for 2010  Amassed over 3,500 hours of community service (SYs 09-11)  Earned 59 trophies (09-11)… more than previous 12 years combined  Loaded cadets into WINGS…scrubbed data for accuracy  Provided academic tutoring for struggling cadets  Initiated JROTC Honor Roll program  Instituted Movie Night to increase camaraderie  Wrote and mailed over 500 Christmas Cards to our Troops  Developed a Corps Newsletter “The Warrior”…done each Semester  Built school AFJROTC Web Page for student recruiting and education

Cadets in Action Annual Military Ball and AwardsHaywood County Drill Competition TN ANG Visit Space and Rocket Center, HuntsvilleMadison County Mayor Swearing InBest in State Award from AFA Director

Cadets in Action Having Fun with Dead DucksOxford MS Drill Competition Color Guard with Chamber of Commerce North Side Sports Day Ripley Sports Day Rock Wall Challenge North Side Ready for Battle at Paducah KY

Cadets in Action Annual Military Ball and Awards Banquet JCM Drill Competition Mountaineer Summer Leadership School Haywood Co Sports Day Recruiting New Cadets at Title 1 Open House Color Guard for the NAIA Women’s Basketball Tournament

Cadets in Action Perfect Score in Unarmed Regulation Drill – Haywood Co Cadet AB Ferguson schools 140 cadets in Knock Out RIFA Soup Kitchen Volunteers Collecting Canned Goods for RIFA Lane College Homecoming Parade Razzal-Dazzal Routine is a Crowd Favorite

Community Service  RIFA Soup Kitchen (fed the homeless)  Led school canned food drive – collected 1,000 items to help RIFA food bank  Marched Annual Lane College Homecoming Parade (televised)  Color Guard for Jackson Symphony Orchestra’s Salute to Veterans  Veterans Home Visit on Veterans Day and Valentines for Veterans  Marched Annual Jackson Christmas Parade (televised)  Color Guard, Tennessee AFA Annual Banquet (pictured in AFA Magazine)  Represented Jackson Madison County School System, providing a cordon of cadets for the County School Celebration - over 2,000 visitors attended  Color Guard at County Court House for Madison County Mayor’s Swearing In  Color Guard for opening ceremonies of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women’s Basketball Tournament  Conducted 38 Color Guards for Home Football and Basketball Games  Marched Annual West Tennessee Strawberry Festival (televised)

Drill Team 44+ Cadets Participating Won everywhere we went!  5 - Overall Championships  st Place Trophies  6 - 2nd Place Trophies  4 - 3rd Place Trophies Best drill team in the Mid-South Next Drill Meet 28 Jan 12

Sports Day Teams 50+ Cadets Participating  Participated at 10 Sport Day Competitions  st Place Trophies  2 - 2nd Place Trophies  5 - 3rd Place Trophies Everywhere we go … people wanta know … who we are … so we tell them … we are North Side … mighty mighty North Side

Enrichment Activities  Summer Leadership School - 3 cadets attended  First time unit has ever attended SLS  Cadet Hurt won 1 st Place in Orienteering  Drill Camp – Taught by Competitive Outcomes  30 cadets attended 20 hour camp  The Nationals Drill Camp – Millersburg, KY  2 cadets attended – Cadet Wade won best in regulation drill  Tennessee Army National Guard Unit  Approximately 120 cadets attended

14 Summary Building A Good To Great Unit Big Plans for This Year Cadets are Excited and Having Fun Questions