The Ellis County Press: Tiger Battalion named 2012 State Champions

Tiger Battalion named 2012 State Champions
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Editor on 03/01/2012 12:41:00


Submitted by Sonya Cole-Hamilton
LANCASTER - On Saturday, Feb. 25 the Lancaster High School, Tiger Battalion
competed at the JROTC State American Legion Military Skills Championship. They
competed against the top 30 JROTC teams in the state.
The Tiger Academic team (The Geek Squad) placed first in the Academic Jeopardy
event and first overall for the competition.
The Black Guard, Male Color Guard placed third in Inspection, first in
Performance, first overall for the competition. The commander, Junior, Chris
Flowers placed first in the Commander event. The Black Guard Color Guard is the
2012 State Color Guard Champions
The Orange Guard, Female Color Guard placed second in the Inspection event,
second in the performance event and second overall for the competition.
The Orange Crush, Unarmed Drill Team placed second in the inspection events,
second in the squad inspection event, first in the Squad performance event,
first overall in the Squad event, first in the regulation drill event, first in
the exhibition (free style) event, and first overall for the competition. The
Orange Crush Drill Team is the 2012 State Drill Team Champions. The Roaring
Tigers, the male Physical Fitness team placed second in the team pushup event
and Junior, Cadet Chris Flowers placed first overall in the individual event.
The Roaring Tigerettes, the female Physical Fitness team placed first in the
team Sit-up event, third in the team mile run event, and second overall for the
competition. Senior, Cadet Danielle Inge placed second overall in the individual
female event and Sophomore, Cadet Jabreal Arrington placed first overall in the
individual female event.
The JROTC competition teams, which consist of the Armed and Unarmed Drill Team,
the Black and Orange Guard Color Guard, the Academic Team and the Male, and
Female Physical Fitness Teams won 12 first place, 8 second place, and 3 third
place trophies and 4 individual medals. The Tiger Battalion are the 2012 State
JROTC Drill Team Champions
Outstanding job cadets; we wish you great success as you prepare for the 2012
National Drill Team Championships.
The Lancaster Public Schools serve more than 6,000 pre-kindergarten through
grade 12 students in 11 schools. The mission of the Lancaster Independent School
District, a leader in providing innovative, quality programs, is to educate
every student with the knowledge; skills; and principles to succeed and
contribute in a competitive and technologically advancing world by providing
rigorous and engaging learning opportunities that promote diversity; create an
environment of integrity and respect; and establish a commitment to continued
improvement in partnership with families and community.