San Diego Orientation Trip (Day 1)

At the Spring Valley Swap Meet Ryan Comer shows off his new sunglasses!

Nichelle Veatch searches for "All the Sparkels!"

Gunnery Seargent Smith enjoing his burrito at Sombreros Mexican Restruant. 

At the West Field Mall Ashlyn Winogradov and Hannah Ford shop to show the San Diego Padres some pride!

Tucker Duke learning how to use the personal check out line at Walmart.

At the Wesfield Mall the cadets gather around to take a picture in front of the carosal.

Hey, Cadet Trevor Carlin and William Bond here. Today was a blast! We went to chow at 0700 where we began our day. After that we departed for the Spring Valley Swap Meet. It is a big parking lot filled with all kinds of valuables sold by 100’s of veneers. We were able to buy many name brand clothes, and many other things we were interested in for a major discounted price. Afterwards we went and had chow at Sombreros Mexican Restaurant. We all ate amazing burritos. The final place we drove to was the West Field Mall, where we looked around in various stores, shopped and ate.  Now we are off to bed, needing to get some rest before tomorrow’s activities. –Trevor Carlin and William Bond

April Schedule

1. Rifle Team
The rifle team will be competing in Sutter CA on April 2 2011. We will leave for the match on Friday April 1st around lunch time and spend the night at Beale Air Force Base.

2. The CO and XO will be attending the Humboldt Sponsors summer program grant ceremony on April 6th at the Morris Graves Museum at 1600 in dress uniform.

3. Our steak dinner fundraiser will be on the 7th of April from 1700 - 1900 at the VFW. The cadets volunteering to help need to be there by 1600 and help clean up until 1930.

4. On the 7th also the CO and select staff members will give their AMI staff brief to the Navy League at 1900 in dress uniform.

5. A bake sale fundraiser will be held on Saturday the 9th of April locations are still being scouted/more info to follow.

6. The NJROTCwill be providing the Eureka Rescue Mission with a steak dinner sponsored by TJS Trucking on 13 April at aproximately 1530. details are still in the works.

7. The San Diego Trip 16-22 April check this blog for pics and comments by cadets on a daily basis during the trip. Cadets going on the trip need to get their $250.00 in as soon as possible. See me for fundraising.

8. Rhody Parade on 30 April will be a chance for the NJROTC to perform their drill routines and we will have a float. We will need max cadet participation. more details to come.

If you have any questions or concerns please call me or email 441-2540 or smithdarrin@eurekacityschools.org

Gunny Smith

AMI Party

The AMI NJROTC Party will be at the VFW Hall on H and 10th street starting at 7pm and lasting until 10pm. Please pick up your cadets on the front steps in a timely manner.

The Annual Military Inspection went very well and I am very proud of all of the cadets, they performed remarkably.

March Schedule

1. Thurday March 3rd: 8th Grade step up day, I will need 6 cadets in uniform at the gym from 5:30pm - 8pm

2. Saturday March 5th: Rifle Team travels to Sutter, CA for rifle match

3. Thursday March 10th: AMI Meet and Greet. all cadets, future cadets, patents, and community are invited to watch a presentation put on by our cadet staff and meet with the NJROTC Headquarters Captain Wenceslao 6pm EHS Cafeteria. Refreshments will be served.

4. Friday March 11th: Area Mangers Inspection. Come see your cadets at their best. Captain Wenceslao will be inspecting the cadets. All family and friends are welcome to attend. Do a back pack check for your invitation this week.

5. Saturday March 12th: Perform in the St Patty's Day Parade in SF. We will leave directly after the AMI on Friday the 11th approximately 1pm-2pm. Mr. Fleck has volunteered for the drive down, with his van and my vehicle we should have enough room for everyone. We will return Saturday evening by approximately 9pm. I'm working a deal for us to stay at a National Guard Armory for free, so cadets need to bring a sleeping bag. We will pay for their food, spending money for snacks or souvenirs is recommended.

If you have any questions or concerns please call me at 707-441-2540

Feb Break

CADETS
1. We will have drill practice on Wednesday the 23rd at 1000 in the NJROTC spaces

2. We will have Rifle practice at 1000 on Thursday  the 24th

3. Keep studying for the AMI

PARENTS
1. Those cadets that are on the drill team, we will be performing in the St Patrick's Day Parade in San Francisco on March 12th. We will leave directly after the Annual Military Inspection on the 11th of March about 2pm. We are staying at the National Guard Armory in the bay area. I will need two parent drivers to help get the cadets to SF and back. We will pay for the gas.  

2. I will send home a flyer when we get back from break concerning our Annual Military Inspection. The AMI will be on the 11th of March at approximately 10:00am with the NJROTC Area 13 Manager coming from Washington State to inspect the cadets. All parents, family, and friends are invited to watch. We plan to hold it on the Stadium Track if weather permits. I will have an alternate plan if we have rain. All in formation will be in the flyer. Do a back pack search during the 1st few days of school.

3. March will be a full schedule of events and once I get them all lined up I will post March's schedule on this blog.

4. If you have any questions feel free to call me at 599-6942 or email me smithdarrin@eurekacityschools.org or post a comment to the blog

November Update

Our 1st event of November was the Color Guard on the 5th for the Varsity Football Game.
This is our tentative schedule for the rest of the month of Nov.

9th Humboldt Sponsors Luncheon with the XO and CC, 1200
10th Drill Team Performance at St. Mary's Elementary, 1330
10thMarine Corps Ball CO, XO, CC, 1800
11th Veteran's Day Color Guard at the Adorny Center, usually starts at 1000
12th Football Color Guard, 1900
21st Orienteering at Sacramento, CA - TBD
pop up events are possible through out the month

We also had a fundraising push on the 6th where the NJROTC Staff and Cadets raised $1200.00 selling xmas tree raffle tickets, preselling xmas trees, and business donations.

If you have any questions or concerns email me at smithdarrin@eurekacityschools.org or call 441-2540
Gunny Smith

Parents upcoming NJROTC events

All NJROTC parents welcome. We have started off the year and hit the ground running. We have performed 100's of service hours so far and will perform 100's more by the time school ends. Let me fill you in on what we have planned for the rest of Oct.

1. Mini-Bootcamp runs from 15 - 17 Oct. we will leave school by 3:45 and transport all of the cadets out to Riggs Scout Camp on Elk river Road. Graduation will be at 10:00 am sharp on the morning of the 17th. Please be on time to pick up your cadet. A letter with directions and more information will be handed out on Wed. the 13th, so do a back pack check. The bootcamp is worth 200 points in their grade.

2. After school we will kick off rifle team this week on Mondays and Tuesdays to start. If I don't get enough participation for the drill team I will cancel drill and concentrate on orienteering on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Usually those practices start after school and run until 4:30 or 5:00

3. We are planning a Halloween Paint Ball on Oct 30th if we get enough participation. More to follow on that towards the end of Oct.

4. We do have Pop-Up events that we get on short notice and I will try to get those on the blog as soon as the come up.

5. So far it's been a great year and your cadets are snapping in fine. I will attach a copy of our newsletter to the blog once a month so look for your cadet in the newsletter. My phone, email, and door is always open for any questions or concerns. work 441-2540, cell 599-6942,  smithdarrin@eurekacityschools.org

Gunny Smith