SJHS Army JROTC Sponsors Archery for St. James High School. Archery at SHJS started in 2013.
Our goal is the advancement of the Olympic Sport of archery by nurturing existing archers, cultivating new archers and advancing the sport through caring coaching and leading by professional example. Our team members consist of ST James High School students “9-12 grade” who consistently display academic excellence with a commitment to exhibiting sportsmanship like conduct on and off the range.
We utilize Genesis Original Bows w/Easton hollow arrows. Genesis Original Bow kits can be found on Amazon for around $200.
The purpose of the Archery Team is to give students an opportunity to learn the basic fundamentals of shooting.
The practices will change to accommodate our tournament teams. The teams will participate in local tournaments and the state National Archery in the Schools and NASP region and state tournaments, with the opportunity to qualify for the National tournament. Once the team is chosen additional practices will be necessary.
Head Coach: SFC Patrick Currie
Assistant Coaches: Cory Bader, Jerry Williams, LTC Bartley
Interest Meeting for SY 25-26 School Year: Thur, 28 August
Practices are on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The practices are weekly afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30 at the St James Archery Arena (School Cafeteria).
2 Divisions:
NASP: Made up of 24 Archers, can be JROTC and Non-JROTC Archers. Top12 Archer scores are counted.
JROTC: Made up only of JROTC Archers. 8 Archers on the team. Top 6 scores are counted.
There are no dues to join the ST James Archery team; however their is an expectation that Archers participate in fundraisers and supporting home tournaments. Additional funds will be required during the year to help cover the cost of the equipment, t-shirt, tournaments, and arrows. Each team will be given a goal of how much they must provide to the team to meet expenses during the school year.
Tournaments:
SY 25-26
25 October: Cross High School JROTC Archery Tournament
15 November: SJHS JROTC Archey Best of the Best Qualifer and NASP tournament @SJHS
10 January: 6th Annual Beach Archery Challenge (@SJHS) includes JROTC and NASP
14 February 2026: NASP State Regional Qualifier (@SJHS) and JROTC Archery Best of the Best Qualifier
(t) 26-28 February 2026: JROTC Best of the Best Archery Championships (Hickory, NC); if qualified
(t) 4 March 2026: State Archery Tournament (Columbia Fairgrounds); if qualified
(t) 6-10 May 2026: NASP Archery Nationals (Louisville, KY) unfunded
(t) 15-17 May 2026: JROTC Archery Nationals (Fort Leonard Wood, MO); if qualified
SJHS Archery has qualified for States in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
