Washington D.C. Trip is a Great Success

Sunday night, 50 cadets and chaperones returned home from an excellent trip to our nation's capital, as well as a couple of other fun places.

They left Byrnes on Wednesday for a 10 hour bus ride to arrive at the hotel later that night.

The next day, the cadets enjoyed tours of the Naval Academy as well as the Maryland State capital. That night they took in the sites and great food of Baltimore Harbor.

The following morning, they walked around at Arlington cemetery, after a quick stop at the Air Force Memorial, and were lucky enough to catch the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier.

After that, the cadets split into separate groups. One group went to tour the museums along Lafayette Park and the other group went on the legendary "Death March" around D.C. to see the monuments and memorials.

And finally, on Saturday, the trip ended with a fun day of rides and amusement at Kings Dominion in Virginia. Then they woke up early Sunday morning to have a long, tiring, yet fun bus ride home.

When they returned home Sunday everyone was excited and tired from all the fun on this trip. Washington D.C. was a great place full of history, fun, and now, memories for SC-932.

Military Ball 2011

This year's military ball was a success and Byrnes SC-932 would like to recognize the people responsible for making the event possible. All the instructors were present including MSgt Outram and Col. Keen. Col. Keen was presented with one of our unit's guide ons by SMSgt Sparkman. Cadets of all ages worked together to for the military ball committee. They arrived at the USC Upstate Readiness Center hours early to prepare and set up for a great night of music and dancing.

Cadets enjoyed themselves with the luxuries of two chocolate fountains, appetizers, and just being with their friends. There were also a few line dances, the crowning of the king and queen, the grogg bowl, as well as special guest appearances. The night was a huge success and all cadets are looking forward to planning for next year's ball.

Honors Flight Prepares for a Night "Under the Sea"

Cadets of Honors Flight are beginning to make the most of their week as they get creative with this years military ball decorations. They have spent the majority of their class time printing sea creature designs off the internet and then drawing them onto cardboard.

These designs are then being cut out and transformed into exotic fish, seaweed, sea creatures, and other ocean marine life. They will later be transported to the USC Upstate Readiness Center to be set up for March 19th.

Cadet Ernie Roy cannot hide his excitement as he was finally able to create a sea horse.

Cadets Angelica Landaverde and Courtney Profera are hard at work cutting out small fish designs. These desgins were later painted a deep green color.

Middle School Recruitment

On January 5th and 6th, our 2nd Semester Honors Flight went to both of District 5's middle schools, D.R. Hill and Florence Chapel, for recruiting visits. The purpose of the recruiting visits were to recruit new cadets interested in our corp for the upcoming year. We went over many aspects of the program to the students, such as how cadets develop leadership through our program. We also talked about our field trips, community service, CAP flights, ground school, and visits to Ashlan Village. Also we explained how JROTC counts as a PE credit because of health and wellness curriculum. The Honors Flight did an outstanding job at getting students excited and informed about the program, and we hope they will be encouraged to join SC-932.

SC-932 Welcomes Back An Old Friend!

With Col. Keen leaving, SC-932 needed a SASI to fill in until a replacement could be hired. So Mr. Rogers called someone very familiar to our unit to come help. Chief Master Sergeant Alford came to fill the position. Chief Alford was one of the founding instructors of SC-932 back in 1993 when Col. Pittman and Chief Alford started AFJROTC at Byrnes. He instructed here until 19__ and then retired. He was asked to come back in 2003-2004 and then agian for the second half of the 2007-2008 year. Now he has returned again to offer all the support he can for our program. He is our SASI and will keep things going smoothly here at SC-932. We want thank him and welcome him back to SC-932 and Byrnes High School.

Millitary Ball "Under the Sea"

James F. Byrnes JROTC 18th Annual Military Ball

The Military Ball is an AFJROTC tradition that cadets love to participate in every year. There will be fun, food, and loads of dancing. For freshman and sophomores the Military Ball is the only dancing opportunity available. Tickets are $35 this year, they run out fast so get them while they last. The ticket not only gets you in the ball, but also a 5X7 portrait of you and your date, and a Military Ball coin showing the theme. The tickets are limited so get them fast!!

The Event starts at 5:30 pm and ends at 11 pm
The Theme this year is
“Under the Sea”
Ticket sales begin February 11, 2011
Please Contact:
Chief Alford or Chief Ippolito
949-2364

Back to Ashlan Village. "BINGO!"

Honors Flight returns to Ashlan Village again this semester to spend some quality time with the residents. They have been enjoying the BINGO games, especially seeing the excitement on the faces when they obtain BINGO.

Honors Flight has also had some fun in the Alzhiemer's unit singing Karaoke with residents. They sing some fun classics such as "Hound Dog" by Elvis, some more recent hits such as "Beat It" by Michael Jackson.

Watching them sing along or just clap is what makes singing worth while. Honors Flight has enjoyed themselves and are looking forward to getting to go back every week.

FORWARD HARCH! 2nd Semester Gets a Start on Drill.

Second Semester is off to a great start for AFJROTC. Even with a complete week of snow days, we have kept up the pace and are getting started with marching.

Each cadet is excited as they get to be a part of the flight as well as get their chance to lead the flight on thier own. We are looking forward to a lot of fun and progress as we do even more marching this semester. Check back often to see how the improvements are developing.