Patriot Company Selected As A

2025-26 Distinguished Unit With Academic Honors!

On Wednesday 20 May 2026, Patriot Company held their annual NJROTC Awards Ceremony.  At this event numerous outside organizations are on hand to recognize the hard work of the cadets over the past school year and present Patriot Company's top performing cadets with certificates, medals and even monetary awards for their outstanding performance.  Congratulations to Bravo Platoon for winning the Honor Platoon award for the second consecutive year.  Congratulations also go out to our NS1-4 Cadets of the Year:  NS1 - c/PO3 Gabrielle Burlando, NS2 - c/PO1 Evelyn Jackson, NS3 - c/CPO Tatom Metcalf, and NS4 - c/LCDR Ashita Asapu.   At this year's event we were also pleased to announce that Patriot Company was selected by Admiral Pottenburgh, Commander, Naval Service Training Command, as a Distinguished Unit with Academic Honors which is awarded to highest performing units that also boast outstanding scholastic standing. 

Please view the Awards Ceremony pictures here:  2026 NJROTC Awards Ceremony 

Out of Uniform!

Patriot Company Wins The Northwest Drill and Rifle Conference Championship!

First Time in School History

March 14, 2026:  When the Navy suspended all uniform wear for cadets and instructors in the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) on Thursday, 12 March, major changes had to be made for the Northwest Drill and Rifle Conference Championship Drill Meet that was to take place two days later.  The Conference Commissioner, LtCol Andew Woodrow (USAF, retired), from Battleground High School quickly pulled together the conference's five division coordinators to discuss the way ahead.  During the meeting it was quickly agreed upon that no schools would wear their uniforms and uniform wear would not be part of the drill meet inspection, as is normally the case.  Upon conculsion of the meeting, Liberty's instructors and cadet staff determined all cadets would wear black dress pants and a collared shirt for the competition and got the word out to all cadets so they could be properly prepared.

Despite these uniform challenges and the inclement weather on their day of departure, the cadets of Patriot Company pulled things together and brought home thier first ever, Northwest Drill and Rifle Conference Championship.  The Northwest Drill and Rifle Conference is made up of 34 JROTC schools in Western Washington and northwest Oregon and is divided into five divisions.  Each JROTC school competes in four Drill and Rifle competitions, called drill meets,  during the school year, and each drill meet is made up of the following competitions:  Academics, Color Guard, Unarmed Drill, Armed Drill, Physical Fitness and Air Rifle.  In order to qualify for the Conference Championship an individual team (i.e. Color Guard, Armed Drill, etc.) must be one of the top two teams within their division at the end of the regular season.  Liberty NJROTC won their division championship for the sixth consecutive year and qualified nine individual teams to the Conference Championship.  The qualifying teams were:  Academics, Team 1, Academics Team 2, Color Guard Team 1, Color Guard Team 2, Armed Drill, Unarmed Drill, Phyiscal Fitness Team 1, Sporter Air Rifle and Precision Air Rifle.  The Championship Drill Meet was held at Oregon City High School, Oregon City, Oregon.  With eight teams in each competitive category and over 20 JROTC schools in attendance, Patriot Company brought home first place awards in Academics, Physical Fitness, and Color Guard.  Second place awards in Armed Drill and Academics, and third place awards in Color Guard, Precision Air Rifle, and Unarmed Drill.  In total, the cadets of Patriot Company scored 72 points and outscored the second-place finisher by 38 points.  Additionally, Patriot Company cadets brought home 13 individual medals.  A truly impressive performance at this level of competition.

Patriot Company Matches the Miami Heat Consecutive Regular Season Win Streak!

Crowned NWDRC Puget Sound Division Champion For Sixth Straight Season!

In 2012-13 the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association, won 27 consecutive regualar season games, making it the second longest win streak in NBA history.  On Saturday, 28 February 2026, Patriot Company hosted the fourth and final regular season drill meet of the 2025-26 drill season at Liberty High School.  With six JROTC schools (including Liberty) in attendance, including Auburn Mountain View (Army JROTC), Graham Kapowsin (Army JROTC), Bremerton (Navy JROTC), Spanaway Lake (Navy JROTC) and Bethel (Air Force JROTC), Patriot Company secured their 27th consecutive regular season drill meet victory and fifth consecutive undefeated regular season.   In a donminating performance, they brought home home first place awards in six of eight competitive categories.  As this was the last regular season drill meet, Puget Sound Division Awards were also passed out.  Due to their exceptional season, Patriot Company earned first place division awards in seven of eight competitive categories and were crowned Puget Sound Division Champions for the sixth consecutive season.  Liberty's  regular season win steak goes back  to the second drill meet of the 2019-2020 season which took place in January 2020.

Team Awards

Color Guard Team 1                                                                             - First Place

Color Guard Team 2                                                                             - First Place

Unarmed Drill Team                                                                            - Third Place

Armed Drill Team                                                                                 - First Place

Academics Team 1                                                                               - First Place

Academics Team 2                                                                               - Second Place

Precision Air Rifle                                                                                 - First Place

Sporter Air Rifle                                                                                    - First Place

Physical Fitness Team 1                                                                       - Second Place

Individual Awards

Connor Sargent - Color Guard Team 1 Commander                        - First Place

Luke Carlson - Color Guard Team 2 Commander                             - First Place

Bhavya Wadhera - Armed Drill Team Commander                           - First Place

Ashita Asapu - Unarmed Drill Team Commander                             - First Place

Evelyn Jackson - Precision Air Rifle                                                      - First Place

Xinyi Li - Precision Air Rifle                                                                   - Second Place

Maximillian Lo - Precision Air Rifle                                                      - Third Place

Liam Ceder - Sporter Air Rifle                                                              - First Place

Khoi Vo - Sporter Air Rifle                                                                     - Second Place

Jordan Gunderson - Sporter Air Rifle                                                   - Third Place  

Lydia Orton - Ironwoman                                                                      - First Place

Kelvin Tran - Academics                                                                         - First Place

Simon Callihan - Academics                                                                  - Third Place

Bhavya Wadhera - Individual Armed Exhibition                                 - Third Place

Allison Abel and Ashita Asapu - Dual Unarmed Exhibition                - First Place

Melanie Bachofer and Evelyn Jackson- Dual Unarmed Exhibition    - Third Place

Patriot Company Precision Air Rifle Competes At NJROTC Service Championships - Finishes 7th in the Nation!

Columbia, Missouri:  On Wednesday, February 11th, Patriot Company's Precision Air Rifle team, consisting of Seniors Luke Carlson and Maximillian Lo, Junior Angel Li, and Sophomore Evelyn Jackson, boarded a plane and flew to Kansas City, Missiouri, then rented a car and drove two and a half hours to attend the NJROTC Air Rifle Service Championships in Columbia, Missouri.  Senior Cadet Liam Ceder also qualified for the competition as an idividual shooter in the Sport Class.  The NJROTC Service Championships is made up of the top 15 NJROTC Precision Air Rifle teams in the country.  After checking in on Thursday, the team had the opportunity to practice at the Marksmanship Education Center, a state of the art marksmanship facility with 130 firing points.  After getting a good night's sleep they returned the next day for their first relay in the two day event.  After shooting a team best score 2274 on Thursday, Patriot Company found themselves in 8th place.  On Saturday they finished with another team best score 2281 and they made up a few points on the teams immediatly ahead of them.  Ultimately they finished seventh in the nation and missed qualifying for the All Service Championships by only 25 points.  Sophomore, Evelyn Jackson shot a team high score of 1169, out of a possible 1200 and qualified for the event finals.  Shooting against the top eight NJROTC marksmen in the nation, Cadet Jackson shot a 438.1, out of a possible 468.7.  She finished 4th  overall and qualified, as an individual shooter,  for the All Service Championships at Camp Perry, Ohio at the end of March.

In addition to the two days of competition, the team had the opportunity to do some sightseeing in the local area, including taking a hike, visiting a local shopping center,  playing some video games, and enjoying an all you can eat Mongolian BBQ.

1916 New York Giants & 

2026 Liberty Patriots NJROTC 

The 1916 Major League Baseball New York Giants went undefeated for 26 straight regular season games.  Now the Liberty Patriot NJROTC program has done the same by winning their 26th consecutive regular season JROTC drill meet.  On Saturday, 31 January 2026, 38 Patriot Company cadets traveled to Spanaway Lake High School for the third drill meet of the JROTC Drill Season.   Patriot Company was looking to build off the success they had at Bethel High School just two weeks prior where they scored 102 total team points, and added to their streak of regular season drill meets victories.  Patriot Company finished first in six of the eight competitive categories.  Overall, Liberty brought home ten team awards and twenty individual medals, including 9 individual first place medals, and scored 100 out of a possible 124 team points.

Congratulations to all the team commanders and team members who worked extremely hard to get the teams ready for the competition.  Patriot Company hosts the last regular drill meet of the season on 28 Februrary 2026.

Team Awards

Color Guard Team 1                                                                      - First Place

Color Guard Team 2                                                                      - First Place

Unarmed Drill Team                                                                      - First Place

Armed Drill Team                                                                           - Second Place

Academics Team 1                                                                         - First Place

Academics Team 2                                                                         - Second Place

Precision Air Rifle                                                                           - First Place

Sporter Air Rifle                                                                              - First Place

Physical Fitness Team 1                                                                 - Second Place

Physical Fitness Team 2                                                                 - Third Place

Individual Awards

Connor Sargent - Color Guard Team 1 Commander                    - Second Place

Luke Carlson - Color Guard Team 2 Commander                         - First Place

Ashita Asapu - Unarmed Drill Team Commander                         - First Place

Bhavya Wadhera - Armed Drill Team Commander                      - First Place

Simon Callihan - Academics                                                            - First Place

Vedant Doshi - Academics                                                               - Second Place

James Feldpausch - Academics                                                       - Third Place

Evelyn Jackson - Precision Air Rifle                                                 - First Place

Maximillian Lo - Precision Air Rifle                                                  - Second Place

Luke Carlson - Precision Air Rifle                                                    - Third Place

Liam Ceder - Sporter Air Rifle                                                         - First Place

Khoi Vo - Sporter Air Rifle                                                                - Second Place

Charlie Van Parys - Sporter Air Rifle                                               - Third Place  

Sidney Callihan - Ironwoman                                                         - Second Place

Lydia Orton- Iron Woman                                                               - Third Place

Maximillian Lo - Individual Armed Exhibition                               - Second Place 

Bhavya Wadhera & Connor Sargent - Dual Armed Exhibition     - First Place

Melanie Bachofer & Evelyn Jackson - Dual Unarmed Exhibition - Second Place

25 In a Row!

On Saturday, 17 January 2026, 45 Patriot Company cadets traveled to Bethel High School for the second drill meet of the 2025-26 JROTC Drill Season.  Bethel High School AFJROTC is new to the Puget Sound Division of the Northwest Drill and Rifle Conference so it was a new experience for the cadets of Patriot Company.  After a highly successful first drill meet of the season at Graham Kapowsin High School, where Patriot Company scored 92 total team points, the cadets were looking to build on that success and continue to add to their streak of regular season drill meets victories.  And they did just that.  Patriot Company finished first in seven of the eight competitive categories.  Overall, Liberty brought home nine team awards and twenty individual medals, including 9 individual first place medals, and scored 102 out of a possible 124 team points.

Congratulations to all the team commanders and team members who worked extremely hard to get the teams ready for the competition.  Patriot Company travels to Spanaway Lake High School on 31 January 2026 for their third drill meet of the season.

Team Awards

Color Guard Team 1                                                                      - First Place

Color Guard Team 2                                                                      - First Place

Unarmed Drill Team                                                                      - First Place

Armed Drill Team                                                                           - First Place

Academics Team 1                                                                         - First Place

Academics Team 2                                                                         - Third Place

Precision Air Rifle                                                                           - First Place

Sporter Air Rifle                                                                              - First Place

Physical Fitness Team 1                                                                 - Second Place

Physical Fitness Team 2                                                                 - Third Place

Individual Awards

Connor Sargent - Color Guard Team 1 Commander                    - First Place

Luke Carlson - Color Guard Team 2 Commander                         - First Place

Ashita Asapu - Unarmed Drill Team Commander                         - First Place

Bhavya Wadhera - Armed Drill Team Commander                      - First Place

Kelvin Tran - Academics                                                                   - First Place

Xinyi Li - Precision Air Rifle                                                              - First Place

Evelyn Jackson - Precision Air Rifle                                                 - Second Place

Luke Carlson - Precision Air Rifle                                                    - Third Place

Liam Ceder - Sporter Air Rifle                                                         - First Place

Khoi Vo - Sporter Air Rifle                                                                - Second Place

Charlie Van Parys - Sporter Air Rifle                                               - Third Place  

Sidney Callihan - Ironwoman                                                         - Second Place

Lydia Orton- Iron Woman                                                               - Third Place

Bhavya Wadhera - Individual Armed Exhibition                           - Second Place 

Bhavya Wadhera & Connor Sargent - Dual Armed Exhibition     - Second Place

Ashita Asapu & Allison Abel - Dual Unarmed Exhibition              - Second Place

Truc Pham - Unarmed Drill Down                                                   - First Place

Tatom Metcalf - Armed Drill Down                                                  - First Place

Patriot Company Sporter Air Rifle Competes at the Great Alaska Shootout!

Each year NJROTC sporter air rifle shooters from around the world participate in the Secretary of the Navy Sporter Air Rifle Postal that is coordinated by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) in Port Clinton, Ohio.  The teams shoot the competition at their own ranges and send the targets to CMP for official scoring.  After the targets are scored Commander Vince Quidachay, the Area 23 Manager, invites the top five teams from his area to participate in the Great Alaska Shootout hosted by Robert Service High School NJROTC in Anchorage Alaska.  The teams that finish first and second in this competition are selected to move on to the NJROTC Sporter Air Rifle Nationals that will take place from 12-14 February in Columbia, Missouri.  This year, Patriot Company's Sporter team qualified for the competition along with the teams from Oak Harbor, Everett, and Peninsula, Washington and Kinnick High School NJROTC from Yokosuka, Japan.  Liberty's team, consisting of seniors Liam Ceder, Khoi Vo, and Charlie Van Parys and junior Simon Callihan, flew to Anchorage on Friday January 9th and had the opportunity to practice at the Robert Service range that evening.  On Saturday they found themselves in a tough battle with the team from Kinnick High School.  After the first round (kneeling), Liberty found themselves in third place, fifteen points behind Kinnick for second.  During the prone round, they made of five points and were out of second place by only 10 points going into the standing round.  Unfortunately, the Patriots could only make up another four points and missed qualifying for  National Championships by seven points.  Senior Liam Ceder led the team with a personal best of 514 and qualified as to compete at NJROTC Sporter Air Rifle Nationals as an individual competitor.  Despite coming up just short of their team goal, the team enjoyed the trip that also included good food, and some sled riding, rock climbing, and bowling.  Simon Callihan, the only junior on the team said "I can't wait to make it back next year!"   

Patriot Company Holds

Annual Holiday Party

Patriot Company kicked off the holiday break by holding its annual holiday party on Friday evening, 19 December, in the school's Commons.  Planning for the event begins in early November with cadet staff determining what activities will be included in this year's event and invitations to cadet family and friends go out in late November.  Included this year were a social hour, pot luck dinner, cadet gift exchange, holiday pinata for the little ones, a cadet talent show, and the annual gingerbread ship building contest.  Over 200 cadets, family members, former cadets, and friends were in attendance and a good time was had by all!

Patriot Company Crushes

2025-26 School Year Area Manager's Inspection (AMI)

On December 17th, 2025, Patriot Company completed its annual Area Manager's Inspection.  Each year, the Navy JROTC Area Manager is required to complete an inspection of all NJROTC units within their area of responsibility.   Patriot Company falls within Area 23 and the Area Manager is Commander Vince Quidachay, USN, Retired.  He is headquartered at the Naval Support Activity in Marysville, Washington.  The inspection consists of a personnel inspection of all cadets in the unit, a review of unit supply and administrative procedures, and a tour and review of unit/school facilities a Command Brief given by the Cadet Staff to all cadets, school and district administrators, family and friends of the program, and Commander Quidachay.  76 of Patriot Company's 78 assigned cadets participated in the personnel inspection and eight cadets were awarded the Area 23 Outstanding Cadet medal for their outstanding personal appearance and performance during the inspection.   At the conclusion off the command brief Commander Quidachay stated:  "It is always a pleasure to inspect Patriot Company.  Cadet uniform appearance and the overall level of knowledge of every cadet in the unit is exceptional.  From the instructors, to the cadet staff, to the newest member of the unit, I know Patriot Company will deliver superior performance every year."  Additionally, Liberty's Principal, Andy Brownson, told the cadets and guests in attendance that when other school administrators ask what makes Liberty special, he says "Our NJROTC Program, because they are a unique and outstanding group of students."

What Does Patriot Company and Carl Hubbell Have In Common?

24 Consecutive Victories!

On Saturday, 06 December 2025, Patriot Company traveled to Graham Kapowsin High School to kick off the 2025-26 JROTC Drill Season.  The following local high school JROTC teams participated:  Graham Kapowsin (Army JRTOC), Auburn Mountain View (Army JROTC),  Spanaway Lake (Navy JROTC) and Bethel (Air Force JROTC).  Patriot Company was looking to add to the streak of twenty-three straight regular season drill meet victories.

The cadets of Patriot Company practice five days a week, before and after school, and on weekends, in order to properly prepare for a drill meet that includes competitions in Color Guard, Armed and Unarmed Drill, Academics, Physical Fitness, and Air Rifle.  Building on their impressive record over the past five and a half years, Liberty brought home nine team awards, twenty-two individual awards and racked up 92 out of a possible 124 team points.

Congratulations to all the team commanders and team members who worked extremely hard to get the teams ready for the competition.  Patriot Company travels to Bethel High School on 17 January 2026 for their second drill meet of the season.

Team Awards

Color Guard Team 2                                                                      - Second Place

Unarmed Drill Team                                                                      - First Place

Armed Drill Team                                                                           - Second Place

Academics Team 1                                                                         - First Place

Academics Team 2                                                                         - Second Place

Precision Air Rifle                                                                           - First Place

Sporter Air Rifle                                                                              - First Place

Physical Fitness Team 1                                                                 - Second Place

Physical Fitness Team 2                                                                 - Third Place

Individual Awards

Luke Carlson - Color Guard Team 2 Commander                         - Second Place

Bhavya Wadhera - Armed Drill Team Commander                      - Second Place

Xinyi Li - Precision Air Rifle                                                              - First Place

Luke Carlson - Precision Air Rifle                                                    - Second Place

Max Lo - Precision Air Rifle                                                              - Third Place

Charlie Van Parys - Sporter Air Rifle                                               - First Place

Liam Ceder - Sporter Air Rifle                                                         - Second Place

Simon Callihan - Sporter Air Rifle                                                  - Third Place  

Sidney Callihan - Ironwoman                                                         - Second Place

Lydia Orton- Iron Woman                                                               - Third Place

Simon Callihan - Academics                                                            - First Place

Liam Ceder - Academics                                                                  - Second Place

Bhavya Wadhera & Connor Sargent - Dual Armed Exhibition     - Second Place

Melanie Bachofer & Evelyn Jackson - Dual Unarmed Exhibition - Second Place

Ashita Asapu & Allison Abel - Dual Unarmed Exhibition              - Second Place

Truc Pham - Armed Drill Down                                                        - First Place

Parker Skroch - Armed Drill Down                                                  - Third Place

58 Cadets Complete Basic Leadership Training (BLT) 09-12 Oct 2025

On the morning of 09 Oct 2023, sixty-five cadets, teachers, and chaperones arrived at Liberty at 0530 and boarded busses for the CISPUS Learning Center in Randle, Washington for Patriot Company's three and a half day Basic Leadership Training (BLT) Camp.  While BLT is primarily designed to "jump start" the NJROTC experience for new cadets to the unit, it is beneficial for all cadets to attend as those more experienced cadets have the opportunity to mentor and train the new cadets in attendance.  This year's cadet staff, led by Cadet Lieutenant Commander Allison Abel, developed a demanding and engaging schedule that included classes in great U.S. naval battles, debate, manual of sword, orienteering, guidon procedures, flag etiquette, and Navy and NJROTC ranks.  In addition to these classes the cadets participated in a Physical Fitness Assessment, a low and high ropes challenge course,  barracks inspections, company drill, small group leadership and communication exercises, and a final personnel inspection.  In order to pack this all into a 3.5 day period, the cadets were up at 0600 each day and did not stop moving until lights out each night at 2200.  While this camp is demanding on everyone who participates, many cadets consider it the highlight of the school year.

Patriot Company Participates in K1 Racing

Team Building Experience!

On Saturday, 31 May 2025, the cadets of Patriot Company participated in a K1 Racing team building event!  Twenty-six cadets and three chaperones got up early and made their way to the Tukwila, Washington venue to see who was the best go-cart driver!  Fielding two heats of ten racers and one heat of  nine, the field held two qualifying races in order to determine placement in the final race.  The field of the fastest drivers consisted of:  Chief Spears, Mr. Ceder, and cadets Mason Leutwiler, Braden Sumers,  Logan Sargent, Connor Sargent, Oscar Arnaiz, Kelvin Tran, Conrad Schwenk, and Ivan Viesse.  Chief Spears, having the best qualifying rounds held the pole position and sprinted out to the lead.  Unfortunately the race was marred by numerous spinouts and other mishaps that brought out the yellow flag for several laps.  However, after about 6 laps the competitors got a good feel for the track and completed the next 8 laps without any yellow flags that slowed the race.  After 14 laps the race ended with Chief Spears holding on to the lead that he never relinquished during the race.  In second place was cadet Mason Leutwiler and in third place was cadet Braden Sumers.  In the second heat, cadet Braden McNeill finished in first place followed by cadets Jordon Gunderson in second and Miles Kelly in third place.  In the Third heat, cadet Lydia Orton held the lead for the entire race and finished first, followed by cadets Lukas Ceder and James Feldpausch.  Following the races the competitors celebrated their accomplishments with pizza and beverages in the K1 Racing elevated observation room.  A good time was had by all who participated in what we hope will become an annual event.

Please see the photos and videos here.

Liberty NJROTC Awarded NRA Foundation Grant

Enables Liberty H.S. NJROTC Marksmanship Program to Grow

Over the years Liberty High School's NJROTC Air Rifle Marksmanship program has seen a steady increase in interest and participation.  Captain Deehr, the team's coach said, "NRA grants have been a significant reason why we have been able to continue to grow over the years.  Our goal every year has been to not have to cut students who what to learn the intricacies of marksmanship and compete at the highest levels.  As in year's past, this year's grant will enable us to continue to grow.  When I arrived nine years ago, we had eight people on the Air Rifle Marksmanship team.  This grant, along with previous grants, will enable us grow the team to build the team to 22 participants, its highest level in school history."  It costs over $1,100.00 to properly outfit one air rifle participant, with the largest portion of that cost being the air rifle, at over $800.00.   Liberty's NJROTC program was last awarded a grant back in 2019 and that grant enabled the team to grow from fourteen to nineteen participants.   "Our local NRA organization has always been very supportive of our students who what to participate in marksmanship competitions,"  Captain Deehr said, and because he had previously applied for a grant he was familiar with the application process, which was relatively simple.  The process allowed him to select the desired equipment and place it in a cart, similar to shopping on Amazon.   Once he was done selecting the equipment the team needed he hit the submit button and waited.  That was in November of 2024, and by mid February he was notified that the grant request had been approved and while they did not get everything they requested, they did receive three  Crosman Challenger PCP air rifles and eight rear sights for the eight old Crosman PCP air rifles the team is still using.  These replacement sights will enable the team to replace the aging and inaccurate sights they are currently using.  The new equipment will enable the marksmen to better sight their rifles and hopefully increase their accuracy.  The value of the grant is nearly $3500.00 and will enable students to participate in the program while bearing very limited costs, if any at all.  During the 24-25 school year, Liberty's Air Rifle Marksmanship Team qualified for the Area 23 championships in Anchorage, Alaska and the NJROTC Servce Championships in Anniston, Alabama.  Everyone in the program looks forward to the growth and being able to better compete with the other JROTC air rifle teams in the Pacific Northwest and across the country.

Patriot Company Selected as a 2024-25 Unit Achievement Award Winner!

On Thursday, 21 May 2025, Patriot Company held their annual NJROTC Awards Ceremony.  At this event numerous outside organizations are on hand to recognize the hard work of the cadets over the past school year and present Patriot Company's top performing cadets with certificates, medals and even monetary awards for their outstanding performance.  Congratulations to Bravo Platoon for winning the Honor Platoon award.  Congratulations also go out to our NS1-4 Cadets of the Year:  NS1 - c/PO3 Evelyn Jackson, NS2 - c/PO1 Melanie Bachofer, NS3 - c/CPO Ivan Viesse, and NS4 - c/LCDR Lauren Schwenk.  At this year's event we were also pleased to announce that Patriot Company was selected by Admiral Pottenburgh, Commander, Naval Service Training Command, as a Unit Achievement Award winner.  The Distinguished Unit and Unit Achievement awards go to the top performing NJROTC units in the country.

Please view the Awards Ceremony pictures here:  2025 NJROTC Awards Ceremony 

NWDRC Conference Championships

Patriot Company Hosts the Very Best JROTC Teams in the PNW

Finishes 2nd Overall!

On Saturday, March 15 2025, Patriot Company completed their drill season by hosting the Northwest Drill and Rifle Conference Championships at Liberty High School in Renton, Washington.  The Northwest Drill and Rifle Conference is made up of 34 JROTC high schools from throughout northwest Oregon and western Washington.  The Conference Championships pit the very best teams from the conference against one another in order to determine the very best teams and the best overall JROTC school  in the pacific Northwest.  Patriot Company was the only school in the conference who qualified ten teams to the conference championships.  The following teams qualified:

Color Guard Team 1

Color Guard Team 2

Unarmed Drill 

Armed Drill 

Physical Fitness Team 1

Physical Fitness Team 2

Academics Team 1

Academics Team 2

Precision Air Rifle

Sporter Air Rifle 

Team Results:

Academics Team 1 Finished 2nd

Color Guard Team 1 Finished 2nd

Precision Air Rifle Finished 3rd

Unarmed Drill Finished 3rd

Color Guard Team 2 Finished 4th 

Academic Team 2 Finished 4th

Physical Fitness Team 1 Finished 5th

Armed Drill Finished 5th

Sporter Air Rifle Finished 5th

Individual Awards:

Seth Orton - Color Guard Team 1 Commander 2nd Place

Logan Sargent - Color Guard Team 2 Commander 1st Place

Kelvin Tran - Academics 4th Place

Alexander Le - Armed Drill Down 2nd Place

Luke Carlson - Armed Drill Down 5th Place

Lauren Schwenk and Allison Abel - Dual Unarmed Exhibition  1st Place

Cassandra Harris - Armed Drill Team Commander 3rd Place

Ashita Asapu - Unarmed Drill Team Commander 5th Place

Patriot Company Wins 23rd Straight Regular Season Drill Meet!

Crowned NWDRC Puget Sound Division Champion For Fifth Consecutive Season!

On Saturday, 01 March 2025, Patriot Company traveled to Steilacoom High School for the fourth and final regular season drill competition of the 2024-25 school year.  Eight JROTC schools (including Liberty) were in attendance, including the host school Steilacoom (Army JROTC), Auburn Mountain View (Army JROTC), Graham Kapowsin (Army JROTC), Bremerton (Navy JROTC), Spanaway Lake (Navy JROTC) and Kentwood (Marine Corps JROTC).  Patriot Company secured their twenty-third consecutive regular season drill meet victory by bringing home first place awards in seven of eight competitive categories.  As this was the last regular season drill meet, Puget Sound Division Awards were also passed out.  Due to their exceptional season, Patriot Company earned first place awards in seven of eight competitive categories and were crowned Puget Sound Division Champions for the fifth consecutive season going back to the 2019-2020 season, prior to the COVID 19 pandemic.

Team Awards

Color Guard Team 1                                                                     - First Place

Color Guard Team 2                                                                     - First Place

Unarmed Drill Team                                                                     - First Place

Armed Drill Team                                                                          - First Place

Academics Team 1                                                                         - First Place

Academics Team 2                                                                         - Third Place

Precision Air Rifle                                                                           - First Place

Sporter Air Rifle                                                                              - First Place

Physical Fitness Team 1                                                                 - Second Place

Individual Awards

Seth Orton - Color Guard Team 1 Commander                          - First Place

Logan Sargent - Color Guard Team 2 Commander                    - First Place

Bhavya Wadhera - Armed Drill Team Commander                    - First Place

Lauren Schwenk - Precision Air Rifle                                           - First Place

Luke Carlson - Precision Air Rifle                                                 - Second Place

Minh Vo - Precision Air Rifle                                                        - Third Place

Khoi Vo - Sporter Air Rifle                                                             - First Place

Charlie Van Parys - Sporter Air Rifle                                            - Second Place

Angel Li - Sporter Air Rifle                                                             - Third Place  

Lydia Orton - Ironwoman                                                              - First Place

Angel Li - Ironwoman                                                                    - Second Place

Allison Able - Iron Woman                                                            - Third Place

Kelvin Tran - Academics                                                                - First Place

Rachel Kollarmalil - Academics                                                    - Third Place

Bhavya Wadhera - Armed Drill Team Commander                    - First Place

"Heart of Midlothian"

22 In a Row

On Saturday, 01 February 2025, 28 Patriot Company cadets participated in the third drill competition of the 24-25 season.  The drill meet was held at Spanaway Lake High School.  After just two weeks of practice Patriot Company didn’t miss a beat and continued their strong 2024-25 showing.   Starting strong with the first event of the day, Patriot Company finished first in both Color Guard Team 1 and Team 2 and carried that performance throughout the day and came away with ten team awards and 100 total team points, and twenty-two individual awards enroute to their twenty-second consecutive regular season drill meet victory.  Patriot Company will try to make it 23 consecutive regular season drill meet victories and secure their Fifth consecutive NWDRC Puget Sound Division Championship when they travel to Steilacoom High School on 01 March 2025 for their fourth and final regular season drill meet of the year.  

10 Team Awards

Color Guard Team 1                              - First Place

Color Guard Team 2                              - First Place

Academics Team 1                                - First Place

Academics Team 2                                - Third Place

Air Rifle (Sporter)                                  - First Place

Air Rifle (Precision)                               - First Place

Armed Drill Team                                      - First Place

Unarmed Drill Team                              - First Place

Physical Fitness Team 1                     - Second Place

Physical Fitness Team 2                     - Third Place

22 Individual Awards

Seth Orton - Color Guard Team 1 Commander                                                 - First Place

Cassandra Harris – Color Guard Team 2 Commander                         - First Place

Cassandra Harris - Armed Drill Team Commander                                      - First Place

Ashita Asapu - Unarmed Drill Team Commander                                             - Second Place

Lydia Orton - Ironwoman Individual Physical Fitness                            - First Place

Allison Abel – Ironwoman Individual Physical Fitness                                      - Second Place

Angell Li - Iron Woman Individual Physical Fitness                                 - Third Place

Simon Callihan - Ironman Individual Physical Fitness                         - Third Place

Rachel Kollarmalil – Academics                                                                           - First Place

Ashita Asapu - Academics                                                                             - Second Place

Lauren Schwenk - Precision Air Rifle                                                                 - First Place

Luke Carlson - Precision Air Rifle                                                                        - Third Place

Angell Li – Sporter Air Rifle                                                                             - First Place

Khoi Vo - Sporter Air Rifle                                                                                    - Second Place

Evelyn Jackson – Sporter Air Rifle                                                                       - Third Place

Maximillian Lo – Individual Armed Exhibition                                              - Second Place

Bhavya Wadhera - Individual Armed Exhibition                                          - Third Place

Lauren Schwenk and Allison Abel - Dual Unarmed Exhibition                   - Second Plac

Alexander Le - Armed Drill Down                                                                    -  First Place

Truc Pham – Armed Drill Down                                                                        - Third Place

Blackjack! Patriot Company

Wins 21st Consecutive

Regular Season Drill Meet

On Saturday, 18 January 2025, over 46 Patriot Company cadets participated in the second drill competition of the 24-25 season.  The drill meet was held at Bremerton High School.  After a month of additional practice and preparation Patriot Company picked up where they left off after the last drill meet at Graham Kapowsin High School where they brought home Eight team awards and 17 Individual awards.  Starting strong with the first event of the day, Patriot Company finished first in both Color Guard Team 1 and Team 2 and carried that performance throughout the day and came away with ten team awards and 102 total points, and twenty-six individual awards enroute to their twenty-first consecutive regular season drill meet victory.  Patriot Company travels to Spanaway Lake High School on 01 February 2025 for their third drill meet of the season.

10 Team Awards

Color Guard Team 1                                - First Place

Color Guard Team 2                                - First Place

Academics Team 1                                  - First Place

Academics Team 2                                  - Second Place

Air Rifle (Sporter)                                      - First Place

Air Rifle (Precision)                                   - First Place

Armed Drill Team - First Place

Unarmed Drill Team                                - First Place

Physical Fitness Team 1                         - Second Place

Physical Fitness Team 2                         - Third Place

26 Individual Awards

Seth Orton - Color Guard Team 1 Commander                                                - First Place

Cassandra Harris – Color Guard Team 2 Commander                             - First Place

Cassandra Harris - Armed Drill Team Commander                                          - First Place

Ashita Asapu - Unarmed Drill Team Commander - First Place

Lydia Orton - Ironwoman Individual Physical Fitness                          - First Place

Angell Li - Iron Woman Individual Physical Fitness                                   - Second Place

Allison Abel - Ironwoman Individual Physical Fitness                              - Third Place

Simon Callihan - Ironman Individual Physical Fitness                             - Third Place

Angell Li - Academics                                                                                       - Second Place

Rachel Kollarmalil – Academics                                                                      - Third Place

Lauren Schwenk - Precision Air Rifle                                                                 - First Place

Maximillian Lo - Precision Air Rifle                                                                    - Second Place

Luke Carlson - Precision Air Rifle                                                                       - Third Place

Angell Li – Sporter Air Rifle                                                                               - First Place

Evelyn Jackson – Sporter Air Rifle                                                                       - Second Place

Khoi Vo - Sporter Air Rifle                                                                                   - Third Place

Bhavya Wadhera - Individual Armed Exhibition                                              - First Place

Connor Sargent and Bhavya Wadhera – Dual Armed Exhibition                    -First Place

Allison Abel and Lauren Schwenk – Dual Unarmed Exhibition                       - Second Plac

Ashita Asapu and Nithya Challa – Dual Unarmed Exhibition                         - Third Place

Bhavya Wadhera - Armed Drill Down -  Third Place

Miles Kelly - Unarmed Drill Down - Second Place

Allison Abel - Unarmed Drill Down - Third Place

Patriot Company Starts 

24-25 Drill Season Strong 

On Saturday, 14 December 2024, over 50 Patriot Company cadets participated in the first drill competition of the 24-25 season.  The drill meet was held at Graham Kapowsin High School in Graham, Washington.  The following local high school JROTC teams participated:  Graham Kapowsin (Army JRTOC), Auburn Mountain View (Army JROTC), Bremerton (Navy JROTC), Spanaway Lake (Navy JROTC) and Steilacoom (Army JROTC), and we welcomed back Kentwood (Marine Corps JROTC).  Patriot Company was looking to add to the streak of nineteen straight regular season drill meet victories.

The cadets of Patriot Company practice five days a week, before and after school, and on weekends, in order to properly prepare for a drill meet that includes competitions in Color Guard, Armed and Unarmed Drill, Academics, Physical Fitness, and Air Rifle.  Building on their impressive record over the past four and a half years, Liberty brought home eight team awards, twenty-six individual awards and racked up 98 team points to easily outpace the second place finisher.  Congratulations to all the team commanders and team members who worked extremely hard to get the teams ready for the competition.  Patriot Company travels to Spanaway Lake High School on 20 January 2024 for their second drill meet of the season.

8 Team Awards

Academics Team 1 - First Place

Academics Team 2 - Second Place

Air Rifle (Sporter)                         - First Place

Air Rifle (Precision)                      - First Place

Armed Drill Team                          - Second Place

Unarmed Drill Team                    - First Place

Physical Fitness Team 1 - First Place

Physical Fitness Team 2 - Third Place

17 Individual Awards

Seth Orton - Color Guard Team 1 Commander - Second Place

Cassandra Harris – Color Guard Team 2 Commander - Second Place

Cassandra Harris - Armed Drill Team Commander - First Place

Xinyi Li - Ironwoman Individual Physical Fitness              - First Place

Lydia Orton - Iron Woman Individual Physical Fitness -Second Place

Amanda Moore - Ironwoman Individual Physical Fitness - Third Place

Simon Callihan - Ironman Individual Physical Fitness - Second Place

Kelvin Tran - Academics - First Place

Rachel Kollarmalil – Academics - Second Place

Lauren Schwenk - Precision Air Rifle - First Place

Maximillian Lo - Precision Air Rifle - Second Place

Luke Carlson - Precision Air Rifle - Third Place

Evelyn Jackson – Sporter Air Rifle - First Place

Khoi Vo - Sporter Air Rifle - Second Place

Angel Le- Sporter Air Rifle - Third Place

Ashita Asapu and Nithya Challa - Dual Unarmed Exhibition - Second Place

Luke Carlson – Unarmed Drill Down - Second Place

Academic Team Wins the Navy Joint Leadership and Academic Bowl National Championship!

  Places 2nd in All Service Championship!

Washington DC – 24 June 2024 – Just two days after school officially ended, Patriot Company's Academic Team, comprised of cadets Rachel Kollarmalil, Shreyas Kolwalkar, Mary Shane, and Abhay Bhat traveled to Washington DC to compete in the Joint Leadership and Academic Bowl (JLAB) national championships from 21-24 June at the Catholic University of America. This prestigious event is sponsored by the U.S. Navy JROTC program and organized by College Options Foundation.

This is the third time in the last four years Patriot Company's Academic Team has qualified for the national championships.  JLAB is a nationwide leadership and academic competition between all JROTC units (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard)  around the world.  Teams are made up of four primary and two alternate cadets from the Naval Science 1-3 classes (Naval Science 4 cadets are not eligible to participate).  Two qualifying rounds are conducted during the school year and these rounds are completed entirely on line.  The six cadets making up the a team take one 50 question test covering such subjects as math, science, history, English, civics/government, etc.  and answer the test as a team.  Teams scoring in the top 50% move on to the second round.  The second round is conducted in the same fashion with the top teams from each service branch moving on to the in-person championships at Catholic University of America in Washington DC.   During the in-person championships, eleven Navy teams competed against one another during six rounds of preliminary competition.  After the preliminary rounds, Patriot Company found itself undefeated and earned a first round bye directly into the Navy Championship semi-finals against Lebanon Trail H.S. who defeated E.W. Clark H.S. in the quarterfinals.  Patriot Company, who defeated Lebanon Trail during the preliminary rounds, defeated them once again in the semifinals to increase their record to 7-0 and move into the Navy JROTC Championship against Coronado High School, from Coronado, California, who came into the championship with a record of 6-1.

In the Navy Championship round Liberty found itself down 230-170 going into the final round of questions.  There are eight toss-up questions in the final round, meaning either team may answer, and each question is worth 20 points, so the match was far from over.  Liberty jumped out to a quick start and answered the first three questions and tied the score at 230.  Coronado missed questions four and six which enabled Liberty to answer and steal those points.  In the end, Liberty answered all eight toss-up questions and won the Navy Championship by a final score of 330-230, earning them a place in the All Service Championship against the Army, Air Force and Marine Corps champions.

       In the All Service Championship, Liberty ran into an academic juggernaut in undefeated Gadsden H.S., an Army unit from Gadsden, Alabama.  While it was close for the first couple of rounds of questions, Gadsden H.S. was just too strong, racking up 510 points to Liberty's 220, Valencia H.S.'s (Air Force Champion) 140, and La Cueva H.S.'s (Marine Corps Champion) 80.

While the main focus of the trip was the academic competition, it was not all studying and competing for the cadets.  During their time in Washington DC they also had the opportunity to visit the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, the National Art Gallery, the Marine Corps Museum, the National Archives, and numerous national monuments.

You can watch the Navy JLAB Championship round here:  NAVY JLAB CHAMPIONSHIP VIDEO

You can watch the All Service Championship round here:  ALL SERVICE JLAB CHAMPIONSHIP VIDEO

Liberty Crowned Northwest Drill and Rifle Conference Puget Sound Division Champion

Academic Team Secures Place in National Academic Bowl Championship in Washington, DC

Second Consecutive Year & Three of the Past Four

Renton, Wa. – 22 Feb 2024 – Following two online rounds of rigorous competition against teams from all over the world, Liberty High School NJROTC Academic Team, comprised of Rachel Kollarmalil, Shreyas Kolwalkar, Connor Brothers, Mary Shane, Abhay Bhat, and Vedant Doshi has secured a coveted spot in the Championship event to be held in Washington, DC. The 2024 U.S. Navy JROTC Academic Bowl Championship is scheduled to take place at The Catholic University of America campus from June 21-25, 2024. This prestigious event is sponsored by the U.S. Navy JROTC and organized by College Options Foundation.

Liberty’s NJROTC team emerged with top honors among the 549 Navy JROTC academic teams worldwide. Their achievement places them among the elite eight Navy JROTC Academic Bowl teams in the nation, earning them an all-expense paid trip to the Championship event in DC.

The preliminary rounds, marked by their intensity and speed, assessed cadets on a range of subjects including core curriculum such as math, science, and language arts, along with evaluations of their grasp on current events, citizenship, leadership skills, and financial literacy. Notably, financial literacy videos sponsored by the USAA Educational Foundation were integral to the competition, with questions derived from these videos featured in Levels I and II of the online rounds.

The JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl stands as a nationally recognized competition tailored exclusively for JROTC students. Through participation, cadets imbibe the values of citizenship, engage in academic rivalry, and explore avenues for college opportunities. This platform provides a remarkable avenue for JROTC cadets to demonstrate their leadership and academic prowess.

College Options Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to enhancing the academic journey of high school students and aiding them in their pursuit of higher education, has been instrumental in supporting the academic development of JROTC cadets worldwide for nearly two decades. Leveraging academic competitions, college exam study guides, admissions tutorials, and personalized counseling, College Options Foundation continues to empower the nation’s JROTC cadets.

Heptadecagon Win

On Saturday, 10 February 2024, over 50 Patriot Company cadets participated in the third drill competition of the 23-24 season.  The drill meet was held at Steilacoom High School.  This was the very first time Steilacoom High School ever hosted a drill meet and they did an excellent job!  We thank them for stepping up and hosting!  The following local high school JROTC teams participated:  Graham Kapowsin (Army JRTOC), Federal Way (Air Force JROTC), Todd Beamer (Air Force JROTC), Auburn Mountain View (Army JROTC), Bremerton (Navy JROTC), Spanaway Lake (Navy JROTC) along with the host school, Steilacoom (Army JROTC).  Patriot Company was looking to add to the streak of sixteen straight regular season drill meet victories.

The cadets of Patriot Company continued their success by bringing home a nine team team awards, twenty-one individual awards and racked up 94 team points.  This was Patriot Company's 17th consecutive regular season drill meet victory.  Congratulations to all the team commanders and team members who worked extremely hard to get the teams ready for the competition.  Patriot Company hosts the fourth and final regular season drill meet on Saturday, 02 March 2024.

10 Team Awards

• Academics Team 1 - First Place

• Academics Team 2 - Third Place

• Air Rifle (Sporter) - First Place

• Air Rifle (Precision) - First Place

• Armed Drill Team - First Place

• Color Guard Team 1              - First Place

• Color Guard Team 2 - second Place

• Physical Fitness Team 1 - First Place

• Physical Fitness Team 2 - Second Place

• Unarmed Drill Team - First Place

21 Individual Awards

• Eowyn Ream - Color Guard Team 1 Commander - First Place

• Eowyn Ream - Armed Drill Team Commander - Second Place

• Allison Marckel - Unarmed Drill Team Commander - Second Place

• Lillian Toepfer - Ironwoman Individual Physical Fitness - First Place

• Allison Marckel - Iron Woman Individual Physical Fitness - Second Place

• Lydia Orton - Ironwoman Individual Physical Fitness - Third Place

• Fischer Skroch - Ironman Individual Physical Fitness - First Place

• Oscar Arnaiz  - Ironman Individual Physical Fitness - Second Place

• Alexander Cezeaux - Ironman Individual Physical Fitness - Third Place

• Shreyas Kolwalkar - Academics - First Place

• Lauren Schwenk - Precision Air Rifle - First Place

• Maximillian Lo - Precision Air Rifle - Second Place

• Luke Carlson - Precision Air Rifle - Third Place

• Khoi Vo - Sporter Air Rifle - Frist Place

• Simon Callihan - Sporter Air Rifle - Second Place

• Liam Ceder - Sporter Air Rifle - Third Place

• Caitlin Mitchell - Individual Armed Drill Exhibition - Third Place

• Allison Marckel & Eowyn Ream - Dual Unarmed Exhibition - Seond Place

• Allison Marckel & Eowyn Ream - Dual Armed Exhibition - Second Place

• Caitlin Mitchell & Cassandra Harris - Dual Armed Exhibition - Third Place

• Caitlin Mitchell - Individual Armed Exhibition - Second Place

15 and Counting

Patriot Company Wins 15th Consecutive Regular Season Drill Meet - Sets New Plaques and Individual Medals Record

On Saturday, 02 December 2023, over 60 Patriot Company cadets participated in their first drill competition of the 23-24 season.  The drill meet was held at Graham Kapowsin High School in Graham, Washington.  The following local high school JROTC teams participated:  Graham Kapowsin (Army JRTOC), Federal Way (Air Force JROTC), Todd Beamer (Air Force JROTC), Auburn Mountain View (Army JROTC), Bremerton (Navy JROTC), Spanaway Lake (Navy JROTC) and Steilacoom (Army JROTC).  Patriot Company was looking to add to the streak of fourteen straight regular season drill meet victories.

The cadets of Patriot Company practice five days a week, before and after school, and on weekends, in order to properly prepare for a drill meet that includes competitions in Color Guard, Armed and Unarmed Drill, Academics, Physical Fitness, and Air Rifle.  Building on their impressive record over the past three and a half years, Liberty brought home a record ten team awards, twenty-six individual awards and racked up 98 te am points to easily outpace the second place finisher.  Congratulations to all the team commanders and team members who worked extremely hard to get the teams ready for the competition.  Patriot Company travels to Spanaway Lake High School on 20 January 2024 for their second drill meet of the season.

10 Team Awards

• Academics Team 1 - Second Place

• Academics Team 2 - First Place

• Air Rifle (Sporter) - First Place

• Air Rifle (Precision) - First Place

• Armed Drill Team - First Place

• Color Guard Team 1 - Third Place

• Color Guard Team 2 - Third Place

• Physical Fitness Team 1 - First Place

• Physical Fitness Team 2 - Second Place

• Unarmed Drill Team - First Place

26 Individual Awards

• Eowyn Ream - Color Guard Team 1 Commander - First Place

• Allison Marckel- Color Guard Team 2 Commander - Second Place

• Eowyn Ream - Armed Drill Team Commander - First Place

• Allison Marckel - Unarmed Drill Team Commander - First Place

• Lillian Toepfer - Ironwoman Individual Physical Fitness - First Place

• Allison Marckel - Iron Woman Individual Physical Fitness - Second Place

• Xinyi Li - Ironwoman Individual Physical Fitness - Third Place

• Fischer Skroch - Ironman Individual Physical Fitness - First Place

• Alexander Cezeaux - Ironman Individual Physical Fitness - Third Place

• Rachel Kollarmalil - Academics - First Place

• Lillian Toepfer - Academics - Second Place

• Jefferey Lin - Academics - Third Place

• Max Lo- Precision Air Rifle - First Place

• Luke Carlson - Precision Air Rifle - Second Place

• Minh Vo - Precision Air Rifle - Third Place

• Charlie Van Parys - Sporter Air Rifle - Frist Place

• Jordon Gunderson - Sporter Air Rifle - Second Place

• Khoi Vo - Sporter Air Rifle - Third Place

• Caitlin Mitchell - Individual Armed Drill Exhibition - Second Place

• Allison Marckel & Eowyn Ream - Dual Unarmed Exhibition - First Place

• Ashita Asapu & Nithya Challa - Dual Unarmed Exhibition - Third Place

• Allison Marckel & Eowyn Ream - Dual Armed Exhibition - Third Place

• Cassandra Harris - Armed Drill Down - Second Place

72 Cadets Complete Basic Leadership Training (BLT) 12-15 Oct 2023

On the morning of 12 Oct 2023, eighty-one cadets, teachers, and chaperones arrived at Liberty at 0600 and boarded busses for the CISPUS Learning Center in Randle, Washington for Patriot Company's three and a half day Basic Leadership Training Camp.  Primarily designed to "jump start" the NJROTC experience for new cadets to the unit, it is beneficial for all cadets to attend as those more experienced cadets have the opportunity to mentor and train the new cadets in attendance.  This year's cadet staff, led by Cadet Lieutenant Commander Eowyn Ream, developed a demanding and engaging schedule that included classes in naval history, proper use of the chain of command, public speaking, first aid, guidon procedures, flag folding and the phonetic alphabet.  In addition to these classes the cadets participated in a Physical Fitness Assessment, a low ropes challenge course, a hike to Curtain Falls, barracks inspections, company drill, small group leadership and communication exercises, and a final personnel inspection.  In order to pack this all into a 3.5 day period, the cadets were up at 0600 each day and did not stop moving until lights out each night at 2200.  While this camp is demanding on everyone who participates, many cadets consider it the highlight of the school year.

Photos From BLT 2023 

Academic Team Competes At The Joint Leadership & Academic Bowl (JLAB) Championships In Washington DC 23-27 June 2023 

Finishes 3rd In The Nation!

Alice Cooper sang, "School's Out For Summer!"  Not so for Patriot Company's Academic Team.  Just two days after school concluded for the year, Patriot Company's Academic Team, led by senior and team captain Cadet Lieutenant Jefferey Lin, and seniors Cadet Lieutenant Commander Eowyn Ream, Cadet Petty Officer First Class Rachel Kollarmalil, and sophomore Cadet Petty Officer Second Class Shreyas Kolwalker, boarded a plane and traveled to Washington DC to compete in the Joint Leadership and Academic Bowl (JLAB)_Championships.  This is the second time in the last three years Patriot Company's Academic Team has qualified for the national championships.  JLAB is a nationwide leadership and academic competition between all JROTC units (Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps)  around the world.  Teams are made up of four primary and two alternate cadets from the Naval Science 1-3 classes (Naval Science 4 cadets are not eligible to participate).  Two qualifying rounds are conducted during the school year and these rounds are completed entirely on line.  The six cadets making up the a team take one 50 question test covering such subjects as math, science, history, English, civics/government, etc.  and answer the test as a team.  Teams scoring in the top 50% move on to the second round.  The second round is conducted in the same fashion with the top eight teams from each service branch moving on to the in-person championships at Catholic University of America in Washington DC. from 23-26 June.   During the in-person championships, the eight Navy teams competed against one another during five rounds of competition.  After the five rounds, Patriot Company was in second place with three wins and two losses and moved on to the semifinals.  Unfortunately, Patriot Company found themselves on the losing end in the semi-final round but still brought home the Third Place trophy out of over 800 Navy JROTC academic teams that entered the competition!  During the four day event, the cadets also had the opportunity to tour Washington DC that included various monuments/memorials, the National Air and Space Museum and the International Spy Museum. 

Patriot Company Selected as a 2022-23 Distinguished Unit / With Honors!

On Thursday, 18 May 2023, Patriot Company held their annual awards ceremony.  At this event numerous outside organizations are on hand to recognize the hard work of the cadets over the past school year and present Patriot Company's top performing cadets with certificates and medals for their outstanding performance throughout the year.  Congratulations to our NS1-4 Cadets of the Year:  c/PO2 Cassandra Harris, c/CPO Lauren Schwenk, c/LCDR Eowyn Ream, and c/LT Jeffery Pan.  At this year's event we were also pleased to announce that Patriot Company was selected by Admiral Couture, Commander, Naval Service Training Command, as a Distinguished Unit With Honors Award winner.  The award citation reads:

Dear Mr. Brownson,

It is with distinct pleasure that I forward the enclosed certificate designating Liberty High School as a Distinguished Unit with Honors for the 2023-24 school year.  This highly regarded distinction is made in recognition of the outstanding support provided by your school and the overall achievement of your Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) unit during the 2022-23 school year.

The Distinguished Unit with Honors designation is awarded annually to schools whose NJROTC Program ranks in the top 30 percent of the programs in each NJROTC area.  Competing units are ranked according to degree of excellence attained in administration, academic performance, military proficiency and host school support.

As the administrative head of a Distinguished Unit with Honors, your are authorized to nominate three eligible cadets for admission to the U.S. Naval Academy, three to the U.S. Military Academy, and three to the U.S. Air Force Academy.

I would like to thank you and the members of your faculty for the outstanding support you have given the NJROTC Program.  I know that your are very proud of the success achieved by your school's unit.  It is clear that you share with us the expectation and encouragement of excellence.

Sincerely,

S. T. Williams

CDR, USN

NJROTC Program Director

Distinguished Unit With Honors is awarded to the top NJROTC units in the country and is truly indicative of the dedication and hard work of the cadets involved.  Congratulations to all the cadets of Patriot Company!  The awards ceremony presentation is below and pictures are located at this link:    2023 Awards Ceremony Photos

NWDRC Conference Championships

Patriot Company Competes Against the Very Best JROTC Teams in the PNW - Finishes 2nd Overall!

On Saturday, March 25, 2023, Patriot Company completed their drill season by participating in the Northwest Drill and Rifle Conference Championships at Marysville Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Washington.  The Northwest Drill and Rifle Conference is made up of 34 JROTC high schools from throughout northwest Oregon and western Washington.  The Conference Championships pit the best teams from the conference against one another in order to determine the very best teams and the best overall JROTC school  in the conference.  Patriot Company was one of only two schools who qualified nine teams to the conference championships.  The following teams qualified:

Color Guard Team 1  (Seth Orton, Felicia Le, Brian Reyes-Ramirez, Ashton Rood)

Color Guard Team 2 (Cassandra Harris, Eowyn Ream, Allison Marckel, Viliamu Lelea)

Unarmed Drill (Irene Miller, Caitlin Mitchell, Eowyn Ream, Grace Russell, Meagan Dutton, Brian Reyes Ramirez, Allison Marckel, Miles Kelly, Camryn LaCaze, Lucy Ellsworth, Felicity Carvalho, Zoe Avecilla, Malia Nguyen, Rachel Kollarmalil, Cassandra Harris))  

Armed Drill (Eowyn Ream, Meagan Dutton, Irene Miller, Abhay Bhat, Fischer Skroch, Allison Marckel, Felicia Le, Aleexander Le, Gavin Hamilton, Bhavya Wadhera, Cassandra Harris, Brian Reyes Ramirez, Lauren Schwenk)

Physical Fitness Team (Allison Marckel, Ashton Rood, Fischer Skroch, Callie Holmes, Alexander Cezeaux)

Academics Team 1 (Jefferey Lin, Eowyn Ream, Abhay Bhat, Shreyas Kolwalkar, Rachel Kollarmalil)

Academics Team 2 (Caitlin Mitchell, Jeffery Pan, Alison Marckel, Neha Suresh, Felicia Le) 

Precision Air Rifle (Irene Miller, Jeffery Pan, Felicia Le, Lauren Schwenk)

Sporter Air Rifel (Maximillian Lo, Minh Vo, Liam Ceder, Luke Carlson, Khoi Vo (Alternate)

Team Results:

Physical Fitness Finished 1st  (Crowned Conference Champion)

Armed Drill Finished 1st (Crowned Conference Champion)

Precision Air Rifle Finished 3th

Color Guard Team 1 Finished 5th

Color Guard Team 2 Finished 4th 

Unarmed Drill Finished 5th

Individual Awards:

Felicia Le - Color Guard Team 1 Commander 6th Place

Eowyn Ream - Color Guard Team 2 Commander 2nd Place

Allison Marckel - Iron Woman 4th Place

Callie Holmes - Ironwoman 6th Place

Ashton Rood - Ironman 3rd Place

Fischer Skroch - Ironman 4th Place

Irene Miller - Unarmed Drill Team Commander 4th Place

Eowyn Ream - Armed Drill Team Commander 5th Place

Eowyn Ream - Individual Armed Exhibition 6th Place 

Additional photos and Videos are available here:  NWDRC Conf Championships Photos

Patriot Company Wins 14th Consecutive

Regular Season Drill Meet.

Crowned NWDRC Puget Sound Division Champions For Third Consecutive Season!

On Saturday, 04 March 2023, Patriot Company hosted the fourth and final regular season drill competition of the 2022-23 school year.  Eight JROTC schools (including Liberty) were in attendance, including:  Federal Way (Air Force JROTC), Todd Beamer (Air Force JROTC), Auburn Mountain View (Army JROTC), Graham Kapowsin (Army JROTC), Bremerton (Navy JROTC), Spanaway Lake (Navy JROTC) and Steilacoom High School (Army JROTC) who competed in just their second drill competition ever!  Patriot Company secured their fourteenth consecutive regular season drill meet victory by bringing home first place awards in all eight competitive categories.  As this was the last regular season drill meet, Puget Sound Division Awards were also passed out.  Due to their exceptional season, Patriot Company earned first place awards in all eight competitive categories and were crowned Puget Sound Division Champions for the third consecutive season going back to the 2019-2020 season, prior to the COVID 19 pandemic.

Team Awards

• Color Guard Team 1           - First Place

• Color Guard Team 2           - First Place

• Unarmed Drill Team           - First Place

• Armed Drill Team                - First Place

• Academics Team 1              - First Place

• Precision Air Rifle                - First Place

• Sporter Air Rifle                   - First Place

• Physical Fitness Team 1      - First Place

Individual Awards

• Felicia Le - Color Guard Team 1 Commander                             - First Place

• Eowyn Ream - Color Guard Team 2 Commander                       - First Place

• Eowyn Ream - Armed Drill Team Commander                           - First Place

• Ashton Rood - Ironman Individual Physical Fitness                   - First Place

• Irene Miller - Precision Air Rifle                                                   - First Place

• Eowyn Ream & Allison Marckel - Dual Unarmed Exhibition     - First Place

• Shreyas Kolwalkar - Academics Test Individual High Score       - First Place

• Callie Holmes - Ironwoman Individual Physical Fitness            - Second Place

• Fischer Skroch - Ironman Individual Physical Fitness                - Second Place

• R. Irene Miller - Unarmed Drill Team Commander                    - Second Place

• Felicia Le - Precision Air Rifle                                                        - Second Place

• Mihn Khoi Vo - Sporter Air Rifle                                                   - Second Place

• Allison Marckel - Ironwoman Individual Physical Fitness         - Third Place

• Meagan Dutton - Armed Drill Down                                            - Third Place

• Maximillian Lo - Sporter Air Rifle                                                 - Third Place

• Jeffery Pan - Precision Air Rifle                                                    - Third Place

Patriot Company's Academic Team 

Qualifies for the National

Joint Academic Bowl Championship

Renton, Wa. – 26 February 2023 – Through all the obstacles students have faced over the last three years, Navy JROTC cadets have risen to the challenge through their participation in the 2022-2023 JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl (JLAB). The cadets from Liberty High School have proven their ability to overcome and succeed despite those obstacles.

The Liberty High School NJROTC Academic Team composed of Jefferey Lin, Eowyn Ream, Abhay Bhat, Rachel Kollarmalil, Mary Shane and Shreyas Kolwalkar advanced through two intense phases of online competition and will compete in a Championship event in Washington, DC. The 2023 U.S. Navy JROTC Academic Bowl Championship will be held on the campus of The Catholic University of America, June 23-27, 2023. This event is sponsored by the U.S. Navy JROTC and is conducted by College Options Foundation.

Liberty’s NJROTC team earned top scores out of the 530 Navy JROTC academic teams that competed from around the world. The team is one of only eight Navy JROTC Academic Bowl teams in the nation to advance to the final competition, which includes an all-expense paid trip to the Championship event in DC.

During the two fast-paced preliminary rounds, cadets were tested on their knowledge of core curriculum such as math, science, and language arts as well as current events, citizenship, leadership skills, and financial literacy. Financial literacy videos are sponsored by the USAA Educational Foundation and provided to all cadets. Questions from the videos were included in Levels I and II of the online competition.

The JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl is a nationally recognized competition created exclusively for JROTC students. By participating, cadets learn the values of citizenship, academic competition, and college opportunity. The competition creates tremendous opportunities for JROTC cadets by allowing them to demonstrate leadership and academic abilities.

Lucky 13!  Patriot Company Wins Its 13th Consecutive Regular Season Drill Meet!

On Saturday, 11 February 2023, Patriot Company traveled to Graham Kapowsin High School for the third drill meet of the 2022-23 school year.  Seven JROTC schools were in attendance.  Including the host school, they included: Federal Way (Air Force JROTC), Todd Beamer (Air Force JROTC), Auburn Mountain View (Army JROTC), Bremerton (Navy JROTC), Spanaway Lake (Navy JROTC) and Steilacoom High School (Army JROTC) who competed in their first ever, JROTC drill competition!  Patriot Company secured their thirteenth consecutive regular season drill meet victory by bringing home first place awards in seven of the eight competitive categories and nine total team awards.  The highlight of the day was the head to head competition between Liberty's and Graham Kapowsin's physical fitness teams.  With each team earing a victory in the first two drill meets; the motivation and level of effort was at an all-time high to see which team would come out on top in this head to head competition.  While Graham Kapowsin had two of their competitors achieve the maximum number allowed (120), all five members of Liberty's team scored at least 100 points and as a result, Liberty had a narrow lead after the first event.  The second event, sit-ups, was fairly close so Patriot Company had a narrow lead going into the mile run.  Prior to the run, one of the judges made each competitor state their goal and four of liberty's five cadets stated their goal was to beat the current fastest time of the day and Graham Kapowsin cadets stated similar goals.  THE RACE WAS ON!  After one lap it Ashton Rood was in the lead and Fischer Skroch was in third, with a GK runner right in the middle.  That is where the competition ended.  Liberty male and female runners finished first and second in their respective categories and as a result, Liberty's Physical Fitness Team A won the competition by over 300 total points.  Patriot Company will try to make it 14 in a row, on Saturday, 04 March here at Liberty.

Team Awards

• Color Guard Team 1           - First Place

• Color Guard Team 2           - First Place

• Unarmed Drill Team           - First Place

• Armed Drill Team                - First Place

• Academics Team 1              - First Place

• Academics Team 2              - Third Place

• Precision Air Rifle                - First Place

• Sporter Air Rifle                   - Second Place

• Physical Fitness Team 1      - First Place

Individual Awards

• Felicia Le - Color Guard Team 1 Commander                             - First Place

• Eowyn Ream - Color Guard Team 2 Commander                       - First Place

• Eowyn Ream - Armed Drill Team Commander                           - First Place

• R. Irene Miller - Unarmed Drill Team Commander                    - First Place

• Ashton Rood - Ironman Individual Physical Fitness                   - First Place

• Eowyn Ream - Individual Armed Exhibition Drill                        - First Place

• Felicia Le - Precision Air Rifle                                                        - First Place

• Callie Holmes - Ironwoman Individual Physical Fitness            - First Place

• Fischer Skroch - Ironman Individual Physical Fitness                - Second Place

• Allison Marckel - Ironwoman Individual Physical Fitness         - Second Place

• Jeffery Pan - Academics Test Individual High Score                   - Second Place

• R. Irene Miller - Precision Air Rifle                                               - Second Place

• Lauren Schwenk - Armed Drill Down                                           - Second Place

• Maximillian Lo - Sporter Air Rifle                                                 - Third Place

• Jeffery Pan - Precision Air Rifle                                                     - Third Place

• Eowyn Ream - Academics Test Individual High Score                - Third Place

It's A Clean Sweep!  Patriot Company Finishes First in All Eight Competitive Categories!

On Saturday, 28 January 2023, Patriot Company hosted six other schools for the second drill meet of the season at Liberty High School.  The following local high school JROTC teams participated:  Graham Kapowsin (Army JRTOC), Federal Way (Air Force JROTC), Todd Beamer (Air Force JROTC), Auburn Mountain View (Army JROTC), Bremerton (Navy JROTC), and Spanaway Lake (Navy JROTC).  Patriot Company secured their twelfth consecutive regular season drill meet victory in spectacular fashion by brining home the first place award in every single competitive category and nine total team awards, including two Color Guard competitions, Unarmed Drill, Armed Drill, Academics, Physical Fitness, and Sporter and Precision Air Rifle.  Patriot Company cadets also achieved a new level of success by bringing home 8 individual first place awards.  Patriot Company will try to make it 13 in a row, on Saturday, 11 February at Graham Kapowsin High School.

Team Awards

• Color Guard Team 1           - First Place

• Color Guard Team 2           - First Place

• Unarmed Drill Team           - First Place

• Armed Drill Team                - First Place

• Academics Team 1              - First Place

• Academics Team 2              - Second Place

• Precision Air Rifle                - First Place

• Sporter Air Rifle                   - First Place

• Physical Fitness Team 1      - First Place

Individual Awards

• Felicia Le - Color Guard Team 1 Commander                             - First Place

• Allison Marckel - Color Guard Team 2 Commander                  - First Place

• Eowyn Ream - Armed Drill Team Commander                           - First Place

• R. Irene Miller - Unarmed Drill Team Commander                    - First Place

• Ashton Rood - Ironman Individual Physical Fitness                   - First Place

• Shreyas Kolwalkar - Academics Test Individual High Score       - First Place

• Eowyn Ream - Individual Armed Exhibition Drill                        - First Place

• Felicia Le - Precision Air Rifle                                                        - First Place

• Callie Holmes - Ironwoman Individual Physical Fitness            - Second Place

• Fischer Skroch - Ironman Individual Physical Fitness                - Second Place

• Neha Suresh - Academics Test Individual High Score                - Second Place

• R. Irene Miller - Precision Air Rifle                                               - Second Place

• Maximillian Lo - Sproter Air Rifle                                                 - Second Place

• Jeffery Pan - Precision Air Rifle                                                     - Third Place

• Eowyn Ream - Dual Unarmed Exhibition Drill                            - Third Place

• Allison Marckel - Dual Unarmed Exhibition Drill                        - Third Place

Patriot Company Aces The

2022-23 School Year Area Manager's Inspection (AMI)

On December 15th, 2022, Patriot Company completed its bi-annual Area Manager's Inspection.  Every other year, the Navy JROTC Area Manager is required to complete an inspection of all NJROTC units within their area of responsibility.   Patriot Company falls within Area 13 and the Area Manager is Captain Daniel Wenceslao, USN, Retired.  He is headquartered at the Naval Support Activity in Marysville, Wa.  The last time Captain Wenceslao was scheduled to inspect Liberty was in the spring of 2020 but the inspection was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   As a result, Captain Wenceslao had not visited Patriot Company since 2018 - it had been nearly five years since he had seen Patriot Company in person!  The inspection consists of a Command Brief given by the Cadet Staff, a personnel inspection of all cadets in the unit, a review of unit supply and administrative procedures, and a tour and review of unit/school facilities.  96 of 102 cadets participated in the personnel inspection and an unprecedented 42 of 92 cadets achieved a perfect 10 and earned the exemplary personal appearance award.  Overall, the unit achieved a uniform inspection score of 9.2 and was awarded the Area Manager's Bravo Zulu (BZ) streamer to attach to the unit guidon.

Patriot Company Participates in the 2022 Northwest Drill and Rifle Conference Championships - Finishes 4th Overall!

On Saturday, March 26, 2022, Patriot Company completed their drill season by participating in the Northwest Drill and Rifle Conference Championships at Marysville Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Washington.  The Northwest Drill and Rifle Conference is made up of 33 JROTC high schools from throughout northwest Oregon and western Washington.  The Regional Championships pit the best teams from the conference against one another in order to determine the very best teams and the best overall school  in the conference.  Patriot Company qualified the following teams:

Color Guard Team 1  (Thomas Bennet, Irene Miller, Felicia Le, Brian Reyes-Ramirez)

Color Guard Team 2 (Logan Harris, Matthew Martin, Meagan Dutton, Eowyn Ream)

Unarmed Drill (Irene Miller, Thomas Bennett, Caitlin Mitchell, Caiden Rivas-Berry, Eowyn Ream, Grace Russell, Meagan Dutton, Brian

                           Reyes Ramirez, Sofia VanHuss, Monica Escobar, Logan Harris, Logan Campbell, Citlally Oliver, Allison Marckel)  

Armed Drill (Matthew Martin, Thomas Bennett, Eowyn Ream, Meagan Dutton, Sofia VanHuss, Logan Harris, Irene Miller, Abhay Bhat,

                      Nimra Sajeel, Allison Marckel)

Physical Fitness Team (Allison Marckel, Kaitlin Lew, Jaden Williams, Ashton Rood, Fischer Skroch - Lucy Ellsworth (Alternate)

Academics Team 1 (Eowyn Ream, Felicia Le, Nicole Hume, Kaitlin Lew, Matthew Martin)

Academics Team 2 (Logan Harris, Caitlin Mitchell, Nimra Sajeel, Abhay Bhat, Lucy Ellsworth)

Precision Air Rifle (Thomas Bennett, Irene Miller, Jeffery Pan, Felicia Le)

Team Results:

Physical Fitness Finished 1st  (Crowned Conference Champion)

Precision Air Rifle Finished 4th

Color Guard Team 1 Finished 4th

Color Guard Team 2 Finished 4th 

Armed Drill Finished 5th

Unarmed Drill Finished 5th

Individual Awards:

Kaitlin Lew - Iron Woman 1st Place (Female Cadet to score the most points on the physical fitness test)

Ashton Rood - Ironman 3rd Place

Fischer Skroch - Ironman 4th Place

Irene Miller - Unarmed Drill Team Commander 5th Place

Caitlin Mitchell - Unarmed Drill Down 2nd Place

Additional photos and Videos are available here:  PHOTOS AND VIDEOS  

Patriot Company Crowned NW Drill & Rifle Conference

Puget Sound Division Champion

 For The Second Consecutive Year

On Saturday, 05 March 2022, Patriot Company hosted seven local JROTC schools and nearly 250 cadets for the third and final JROTC drill meet of the 2020-2021 regular drill season. Patriot Company was looking win their tenth consecutive regular season drill meet, having not lost a meet since December 2018, and complete their second consecutive undefeated season.  Despite an unusual third place finish in both Color Guard 2 and Unarmed Drill competitions, Patriot Company brought home three  first place finishes, two second place finishes and two thirds,  in eight competitive categories and racked up 91 team points to complete their undefeated season and were crowned the Northwest Drill and Rifle Conference Puget Sound Division Champion for the second consecutive drill season.  They now move on to compete against the very best JROTC drill team in the Pacific Northwest at the Northwest Drill and Rifle Conference(NWDRC) - Conference Championships.  The NWDRC is made up of 33 JROTC schools from northern Oregon to northern Washington.  The Conference Championships drill meet takes place at Marysville Pilchuck High School on Saturday, 26 March 2022.   Congratulations to the following teams and individuals who earned awards at the Liberty drill meet:

Team Awards:

Color Guard Team 1:  First Place

Color Guard Team 2:  Second Place

Unarmed Drill Team:  Third Place

Armed Drill Team:  First Place

Academics Team 1:  First Place

Academics Team 2:  Second Place

Physical Fitness Team 1:  First Place

Precision Air Rifle: First Place

Individual Awards:

Matthew Martin - Armed Drill Team Commander: First Place

Irene Miller - Unarmed Drill Team Commander:  Third Place

Kaitlin Lew - Physical Fitness Ironwoman Award:  First Place

Ashton Rood:  Physical Fitness Ironman Award:  First Place

Fischer Skroch:  Physical Fitness Ironman Award:  Second Place 

Irene Miller - Iron Woman Award:  Second Place

Nicole Hume - Academics Exam:  Second Place

Eowyn Ream - Academics Exam:  Third Place

Matthew Martin - Individual Armed Exhibition:  First Place

Thomas Bennet - Precision Air Rifle:  First Place

Irene Miller - Precision Air Rifle:  Second Place

Felicia Le - Precision Air Rifle:  Third Place

Sofia VanHuss - Unarmed Drill Down:  First Place

Thomas Bennett:  Dual Armed Drill Exhibition:  Thomas Bennet and Allison Marckel

As a result of their outstanding season, Patriot Company qualified the following teams and individuals to compete in the Northwest Drill and Rifle Conference Championships at Marysville Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Washington on 26 March, where they will compete against the very best JROTC teams in western Washington and northwest Oregon.

Color Guard Teams 1 & 2

Armed Drill Team

Unarmed Drill Team

Physical Fitness Team 1

Academics Team 1 & 2

Precision Air Rifle

Mathew Martin - Individual Armed Exhibition

Additional meet pictures are available here: PHOTOS and VIDEOS

Patriot Company Completes

Offsite Area Manager's Inspection (AMI)

On February 16th, 2022, Patriot Company completed its annual Area Manager's Inspection.  Each year, the Navy JROTC Area Manager is required to complete an inspection of all NJROTC units within their area of responsibility.   Patriot Company falls within Area 13 and the Area Manager is Captain Daniel Wenceslao, USN, Retired.  He is headquartered at the Naval Support Activity in Marysville, Wa.  Every other year, the inspection is completed by an active duty Navy Commander or above.  This year, Patriot Company's inspection was completed by Commander Ryan Collins who commands Afloat Training Group Pacific Northwest headquartered in Everett, Washington.  The inspection consists of a Command Brief given by the Cadet Staff, a personnel inspection of all cadets in the unit, a review of unit supply and administrative procedures, and a tour and review of unit/school facilities.  71 of 72 cadets participated in the personnel inspection and the unit achieved an personnel score of 8.7 (out of 10) with the cadet staff achieving an overall score of 9.2.  Following the AMI, Patriot Company hosted a Pass-in-Review parade presided over by Assistant Principal Andrew Brownson.  Family, friends, and school officials were on hand to see the parade, a few advancements and awards, along with performances by the Color Guard, Armed and Unarmed drill teams.  As part of the Pass-in-Review, Assistant Principal Brownson said a few words.  His speech is provided below:

"Thank you to the Captain and Chief for the introduction and for allowing me to say a few words about this program and the cadets.

To tell you the truth, when I first came to Liberty, I had heard about NJROTC but had no idea what it was all about.

However, over the past four years, I have had the opportunity to not only be around and observe the program, but I have even at times been allowed to participate.  I have been able to observe the learning that happens in the classroom, I get to watch these cadets at lunch and in  the halls, I have seen them present the Colors at our different school events, I have worked with some of them at football games, I have enjoyed dinner at the NJROTC Navy Ball, and I have even on a couple occasions been able to join them in physical training.  I count myself lucky to have had the opportunity to work with these students and their commanding officers, and I can tell you honestly, it has been one of the most enjoyable parts of my job these past four years.

Every student who goes through the NJROTC program learns about three core values:  Honor, Courage, Commitment.  These words are more than just a mantra, they are the characteristics that are drilled into every cadet and are central to what makes this program so special.  I think sometimes in the field of education we are more concerned about test scores than we are about the measure of a student's decency.  Sometimes I think that the teaching of curriculum is put ahead of the teaching of character.  But that is not true in this program.  In this program the single most important goal is to develop the self-discipline and self esteem that will someday help these cadets to reach their professional and personal goals. In this program, students learn how to follow directions and be responsible to others so they can work as part of a team.  They learn about selflessness and service which will someday help them to be good partners to those whom they choose to love.  They learn about grit which will help them get up every morning to go to work to support their families and loved ones, and then, when they get home, they will have learned about patience so they can be good parents to their children.  These are the lessons that these students will leave with when they matriculate out of the NJROTC program.  Lessons that will make them better citizens, better neighbors, and better people.

Before I conclude, I would also like to acknowledge the work of Captain Deehr and Chief Spears.  There are no two individuals that I know who work harder, who are more invested in what they do, or who give more of their own time to serving students than these two men.  Because of their tireless work and passion they have for what they do, I see students finding a sense of belonging in this program, developing confidence and character to push through challenges, and gaining a broader knowledge about the world while learning to be better citizens.

I am proud to be a Patriot and I am proud of these cadets.  Cadets I hope you in turn are proud of yourselves.

Lastly, I would like to acknowledge all of the men and women in our Armed Forces and thank them for their service.  We would not be here today without them.  Thank you and take care.

LHS NJROTC Holds 2020-2021 Awards Ceremony

On Thursday, 27 May 2021, Patriot Company held its annual awards ceremony.  Due to Covid restrictions, this year's ceremony was held outdoors in the school's football stadium.  Despite some rain and lower than expected temperatures, cadets, family and friends were all in attendance.  Captain Deehr and Chief Spears, dressed in their summer white uniforms, presented all the awards from the home stands of the stadium as they displayed the names of award winners on the stadium scoreboard video screen.  Despite some technical limitations, the ceremony was a great success with over 200 people on hand to celebrate Patriot Company's achievements during this very unusual school year.  Several highlights of the evening included announcing the Cadets of the Year (NS1 - Citlally Oliver, NS2 - Jeffery Pan, NS3 - Matthew Martin, and NS4 - Taylor-Nicole Le), Delta Platoon being named the 2020 Honor Platoon, the announcement of the new Cadet Staff, and numerous cadets being advanced to the next rank in the NJROTC program.  Congratulations to all the individual and team award winners!  Their recognition is well deserved.  The entire presentation is below for your personal viewing pleasure and pictures of the ceremony are available here:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Y3vAijrsUwXxeHXL6