Recent ActivityInstructor: LTC (Ret.) V. Burnette
Welcome to the Woodbridge Senior High School Army Junior High School Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Web page. We invite you to review our page. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at 703-497-8005/8249 or email us: Burnetvw@PWCS.EDU.
The SY11-12 Military Science I, II, III And IV course syllabus is under revision and will soon be attached in the group files section at the bottom of the page.
NOTE: Our Viking Battalion Master Activities Calender for SY 2011-2012 is in the group flies section.
VIKING BATTALION UPCOMING EVENTS
JROTC Teams The Color Guard Team is ramping up for several school and community events. All are welcome to attend practice to prepare for Color Guard try outs. Let's go from good to GREAT! Drill Season started mid September. Drill Season started and attended one competition Hooah. Our season has started. Cadets must bring a copy of their physical exams to be on the team. Marksmenship training started on 29 September. There will be a parent meeting before the season starts. Drill Season started mid September and our first competition was on 29 October. No "JROTC Teams" exist(s)ARMY JROTC Group Announcements  Adopt A Child for ChristmasThis year, the Acting Battalion Commander, Cadet/ Captain Mike Conrad stated about the holiday season for the Viking Battalion, "we wanted to do just a little more for the community this year so the battalion teamed with Mrs. Cynthia Pagan-Hale, a mother of one of our cadets. She is a member of 1 Hope." This is a nonprofit organization where our cadets wrapped over 70 gifts this year for Bethany House of Northern Virginia this holiday season. Bethany House provides emergency shelter and resources to help women and children who are victims of domestic violence throughout Northern Virginia and the surrounding DC metro communities. Cadet Lieutenant Remila Khan, Bn S-5, Special Projects Officer and the LTC (Ret) Burnette, the SAI, both stated that donations of cadet time and self service are some of the characteristics that our Army Values that our cadets learn they must adopt now and later in life. In fact, the creator of the Peanuts Cartoon, Charles Schulz, summed it up best for our cadets, "Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone." Adopt A Family for ThanksgivingThank you to all the WSHS cadets who contributed to our annual Community Selfless Service Project - Adopt a Family. According to Mike Conrad, Acting Battalion Commander, for the last 1 7 years the Viking Battalion has provided a Thanksgiving dinner to needy families in Prince William County through Cadets donating $2.00 or more. This donation represents the Selfless Service Army Core Value we learn in JROTC. We would like the thank Safeway Inc. and Mr. Steve Bliss from Great American Fundraising company for their donations.”" This year many cadets gave over and above this amount to our Thanksgiving and Christmas gift programs. While the cadets donate funds, our Assistant Instructor delivers the meals to the families during the school day and the Christmas gifts to Prince William County Social Services Office.Courtland Back To School Drill MeetThe Armed and Unarmed Drill Teams as well as Color Guard competed against sixteen schools in the Courtland Drill Meet on Saturday, 29 October where they brought home 3rd Place in Inspection, 2nd Place in Academic and 3rd Place Overall. Collectively, the teams competed in seven events. Inspection, Regulation Platoon, Academic Team, as well as two teams in Regulation Squad and Color Guard. They gave it their all and upheld the Woodbridge reputation. UPDATE----2011 Santa's Old Bridge ParadeCongratulations Viking Battalion! Woodbridge High School's Army JROTC entry was judged Best Marching Group in the 2011 Santa's Old Bridge Parade on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. Our 70 cadets consisting of Headquarters Staff, a combined company, the Armed Drill and Unarmed Drill Teams were outstanding. OUTSTANDING JOB VIKINGS 2011 Joint Military BallOn 10 Nov. all of the PWCS JROTC programs participated in our first Joint Military Ball. Each of the 9 school programs played a part in the event that was attended by over 250 cadets and their guests. We want to thank Osborn Park Navy JROTC program for organizing and hosting a great event. Photos are uploaded to the photographer's website and are available for viewing and purchase. The site is ww.eastcoastsportsphotography.com.
Here is the link to the galleries page: www.eastcoastsportsphotography.com/Galleries.html. From there, click on the military ball ticket, then choose a gallery to view. Photos are grouped into the following categories for easy viewing: Opening Ceremony; The Red Carpet; MIA Ceremony; Group Shots; Posed Shots; Candid Shots; Random Shots; and Couples Dancing When you click on a category, you will be able to view the photos individually or as a variable speed slide show.
If there’s an interest in purchasing a particular photo, note the identification number in the slide show, then click on the “Order Images from this slide show” link. That will take you to a page that contains all of the photos in that category. Find the picture of your choice, click on it and follow the instructions to order it.
 JROTC Academic and Leadership BowlCongratulations to our Viking Battalion Academic and Leadership Bowl Team members. Their recent performance as our inaugural team for this U.S. Army Cadet Command program was outstanding. Our team consisted of several Military Science LET 1 to LET 3 cadets. These cadets were selected because of their GPAs, recommendations by cadre, and current level of participation in JROTC and other school activities. The goal of the Academic and Leadership Bowl Team program is to assess the basic understanding and basic learning of Army leadership knowledge and general academic information (math, science, history, geography, and current events). As a member of the team, cadets used their prior learning to assess/improve their academic abilities, to help prepare them for college, and to develop/increase their critical thinking skills.  Santa's Old Bridge ParadeThe Viking Battalion commemorated Veterans Day weekend by marching in the Woodbridge Old Santa Parade this past Saturday. It has been four years since WSHS and the Army JROTC Cadets participated in the parade but from our presentation of military bearing, pride, professionalism, performance, and esprit de corps (Hooah!), the Viking Battalion brilliantly executed our second marching performance this school year. The paraded started at 10 a.m. from WSHS and ended at the Dillingham Square shopping area. Based on the comments from the well wishers and reviewing stand, our cadets did another outstanding job demonstrating what they learned during the first making period - leadership, drill and ceremony, unity of command, chain of command and proper wear and appearance in Uniform. Congrats Vikings!
SY2011-2012 VIKING BATTALION CHAIN OF COMMANDBattalion Commander C/MAJ Hannah Weatherington
Battalion Executive Officer C/CPT Michael Conrad
Battalion Sergeant Major C/SGM Norris Scott Jr.
Battalion Adjutant (S-1) C/2LT Anthony Yeldell
Battalion Intelligence (S-2) C/2LT Katelynn Wilson
Battalion Operations (S-3) C/2LT Austin Boyd
Battalion Logistics (S-4) C/CPT Brency Bermudez Battalion Special Projects (S-5) C/2LT Rimla Khan
Alpha Company Commander C/1LT Arturo Hernandez
Alpha Company First Sergeant C/MSG Delante Jackson
Bravo Company Commander C/1LT Levi Peterson
Bravo Company First Sergeant C/MSG Sam Tatum
The Cadet Battalion Staff is taking applications for assistant positions. See Bn XO.  The Viking Battalion at a GlanceOur battalion fund raiser started on Saturday, 1 October and ended on Friday, 21 October. Cookie dough orders were delivered to the school on Tuesday, 22 November. Congrats to all those who assisted the Bn in raising over four thousand dollars towards our military ball.
The Viking Battalion is looking forward to GREAT new school year. *The WSHS JROTC Color Guard Team is accepting a limited number of requests for community service events. Thank you for considering our school and cadets. VIKING BATTALION ALUMNI UPDATE (New Section)Attention: This folder contains descriptions of visits to our program from our former Army JROTC Vikes and updates about our Viking Bn Alumni. We are interested in learning about our alumni. Please send us an email "Shout Out" and or pictures with captions. Please do not just drop by our classrooms but contact us first. All visitors must check in at the Security Desk first. If you are interested in speaking with the cadets, you are also welcome to share your high school transition stories with us during your visit. Hooah!
See the Group Files Secton for our Master Activities Calendar Contains a draft of our School Year 2011-2012 Master Activities Calendar. This calendar is subject to change. Please note that we will always inform Cadets of changes in class, blog, or over the school PA system.
 Congratulations Woodbridge JROTC VikingsAgain this summer we received notification from our JROTC Headquarters at Fort Bragg, NC that the Viking Battalion scored 400 points out of 400 points on our Unit Report. Hooah.
We maxed our points by our successful completion of the following areas: Competitions, Parades, Color Guard events, Community Support, School Support, Summer Camp, Cadet Challenge and Service Learning projects. Thank you Viking Battalion for you super support and dedication last year. We look forward to maxing another report again next year. Go Vikes - Hooah! Group Files
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