JROTC Wins Big at Home Drill Meet

For the fourth year in a row, the West Valley School District has hosted the Cascade Mountain League Drill Meet and arguably, West Valley's most successful.

West Valley precision marksmanship team swept the competition, winning the top four spots and earning medal with first through third places.

• 1st Place - Precision Marksmanship Team
• Gold Medal - c/CPT Samantha Lamb
• Silver Medal - c/2LT Angelina Gutierrez
• Bronze Medal - c/CPT Dakotah Goodlake

West Valley Drill Teams also came up with many first time awards.  With heavy practice accommodations being made due to West Valley freshman joining the high school and a squeeze on facility space, practice accommodations did not hold the JROTC team back in anyway.  

Drill Teams placement

• 3rd Place - Dual Armed Exhibition Drill - c/SGT Kaleb Howerton and c/1SG Austin Pomerenke 
• 4th Place Dual Unarmed Exhibition Drill c/CPL Kassie Morales and c/SGM Able Tinajero 
• 6th Place Individual Armed Exhibition Drill c/SGT Gabe Lovelass 
• 4th Place Armed Drill Down c/CPL Jackie Fitzgerald
• 6th Place Unarmed Drill Team 
• 6th Place Unarmed Drill Team Commander c/CSM Kyle Black
• 6th Place Armed Drill Team 
• 4th Place Armed Drill Team Commander c/1SG Austin Pomerenke 
• 6th Place Color Guard Team Commander c/CPT James O'Shea

West Valley's Physical Fitness team is also off to new heights with both teams place.  

• 6th Place Physical Fitness First Team
• 6th Place Physical Fitness Second Team 

West Valley Junior ROTC is grateful for the support received from the West Valley Community in hosting this drill meet with fifteen JROTC programs and five-hundred cadets.  The West Valley JROTC program is reaching new heights and we are excited for the future of the program.