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11/11/2015 - On 11 NOV 15 the Cadets of the Brahman Battalion supported Veteran's Day events across the City of Okeechobee. Cadet's of the battalion provided Exhibition Teams, Color Guards and Honor guards in observances at South Elementary, the Freshman Campus, Okeechobee High School, Veteran's Park (Honor Guard at Veteran's Park only), Silver Palms RV Park and Golden Corral. The day was a huge success due in large part to the hard work of our Cadet's and the support of OHS Faculty and students who assisted us with set up for the OHS assembly. The link below will take you to a few photos from this special day.
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Additionally, our guest speaker Mr. Mack Payne who is a Vietnam Veteran and dynamic speaker recorded a Podcast of the event which can be listened to at the below link.
http://vietnamveterannews.com/466-mack-payne-addressed-okeechobee-high-school/
5/19/2015 - Service Learning Projects. As we round out the 2014-15 school year out cadets are involved in planning and executing service learning / community service projects in their local community. Through this portion of the curriculum the cadets not only apply some of they skills they have learned throughout the year, they also give back to their community. Some of the community projects conducted so far this year include volunteering at Arnold's Wildlife to assist staff in building an animal enclosure, assisting with grounds projects at Real Life Children's Ranch in Okeechobee and collecting clothes for the less fortunate in the local community. The link below will take you to a few photo's taken at these projects.
4/20/2015 - Military Ball - On 18 April 2015 the Okeechobee Brahman Battalion conducted it's Annual Military Ball. Our Guest Speaker was Mr. Ken Pruitt the current St. Lucie County Property Appraiser and a former long standing State Representative and State Senator from St. Lucie County. The Ball was attended by the Principal Ms. Toni Wiersma and numerous other Distinguished and Honored Guests. The ball was a huge success as was evident by the numerous positive comments received by the Senior Army Instructor and Army Instructor from those in attendance. We want to thank all our guests that honored us by attending this event. Some photos from the event can be found at the link below.
6/9/2014 - The Okeechobee Brahman Battalion and the Port Saint Lucie High Jaguar Battalion conducted a one day adventure / training / summer camp on 09 JUN 2014 at the Florida Institute of Technology 18 ACRE Challenge Course. The grueling day of training experienced by out cadets was designed and planned Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) Cadre with input from JROTC Cadre from Okeechobee and Port Saint Lucie High. FIT Cadre and ROTC Cadet's also provided a bulk of the support for this event as well; for which we are extremely grateful. Training began in the early morning hours with Cadet's from Port Saint Lucie High and Okeechobee High being broken down into four teams (mixed) and participating in a grueling/timed run through the Air Assault Obstacle and Marine Corp Obstacle Courses. JROTC Cadre and FIT Cadets then took teams through the Leadership Reaction Course (LRC) which presented cadet leaders with various scenarios which they were required to work through as a team; these scenarios challenged the cadets both mentally and physically. Upon completion the Cadet's were transported to the Florida Institute of Technology Campus for a much needed dip in the FIT pool and additional water survival training. Training began with a 5 min water tread, followed by a 5 min free swim. This is designed as a safety measure to test the swimming ability of cadets and identify the weak swimmers before moving on to other portions of the training which included a 15 meter swim (cadets are required to swim while keeping a mock rifle above the water), an unexpected water entry (cadet enters water with full equipment unexpectedly and must remove equipment before resurfacing), and a 30 foot platform dive (cadet is blindfolded and must walk off the edge of a platform with rifle, upon water entry cadet removes blindfold, secures equipment and exits pool). Cadet's ended a grueling day of training at the FIT Panther Battalion classroom where they were treated to a pizza, and awards were presented to the winners of the obstacle course challenge, and individual awards were presented to the outstanding cadets from the days training as recognized by the JROTC cadre.
All involved agreed that this was a challenging day of training put on by FIT and look forward to partnering with FIT to conduct similar events in the future. Photo's from this event can be found at the below link.
5/9/2014 - As of today the Brahman Battalion rope bridge practice site is complete minus. I want to thank FP&L for their kind donation, the Okeechobee County Schools Maintenance Dept. for assisting with transportation/delivery and site location, and last but not least; one of our parents Mr. Jason Rhoden for completing the installation. Your efforts and support will prove invaluable to our cadet's ability to conduct quality Raider Team practices for the upcoming competition season this fall. Thanks again for all your support.
5/3/2013 - Brahman Battalion Cadet's, chaperones and guests took a trip Universal's Studio's on 02 May 2014. While a rainy day slowed things down a bit, all in all everyone had a great time. We want to thank our Chaperone Ms. Steins and Bus Driver Ms. Love for assisting with our trip, and SFC(R) Gibson for planning such a wonderful event. The below link will take you to a gallery with pictures from our trip.
Universal Studio's and Islands of Adventure Trip
4/30/2014 - 26 Cadet's from the Brahman Battalion participated in Panther Challenge at Florida Institute of Technology(FIT) on Saturday, 26 April 2014. The purpose of this event was to introduce the cadets to the Cadre of FIT, and to make them aware of the 3-4 year scholarship opportunities available through the Reserve Officer Training Corp Program. During this event the cadet's met students from other schools and potential scholarship candidates during this day long exercise which consisted of a Leadership Reaction Course (LRC), the Marine Obstacle Course, and a High Rope Course. This proved to be a challenging day of training for all cadets who were consistently placed in challenging situations which required them to react mentally and/or physically to overcome the challenge. We want to thank LTC Glassman, MAJ Lewis and the rest of the cadre and cadets for supporting us during this wonderful exercise. A photo gallery containing pictures of this exercise can be found at the below link.
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4/14/2014 - The Brahman Battalion held it's annual Military Ball on 12 April 2014 at the Okeechobee High School Cafeteria. The event was largely supported by the local community and was a huge success. We want to thank all the parents and supporters who made this event a success. The below photo of MAJ(R) Locklear presenting a token of appreciation to Mr. Don Santos the guest speaker for the SY 2013_14 Military Ball. Photo's of the event will be posted to the Battalion Photo gallery once available.
4/8/2014 - Our Pull Up Pod is finally complete thanks to generous material donations from Florida Power and Light, the assistance of Mr. Parson's and his students in the Wood Working Shop, as well as a great deal of sweat equity from some of our Cadet's. On behalf of Brahman Battalion Cadet's, I want to thank all those who supported and/or assisted us with this project.
4/3/2014 - Brahman Battalion Cadet's led by Cadet Battalion Commander, Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Alvarez conducted a presentation for Student's at Osceola Middle School
following their annual awards ceremony on 03 April 2014. The purpose of this presentation was to make them aware of opportunities available within JROTC; to include extracurricular activities and the diverse program of instruction. Practical demonstrations provided by the cadet's was well received by all in attendance. Pictured below is Cadet Battalion Commander Alvarez addressing parents, students, administrators and teachers in audience.
The below video is of Cadet First Lieutenant Dallas Fehringer conducting individual drill demonstration.
The below video is of Raider Team members Cadet Evans, Sarros, Alvarez and Fehringer conducting a demonstration of the four man push-up.
2/27/2014 - After many weeks of planning, and trial and error we have finally completed our initial exterior design work. I want to thank all of our students, maintenance staff, sponsors and supporters who made donations of their time and financial resources for this project. We could not have accomplished this without your assistance.
2/12/2014 - The Brahman Battalion held a series of promotion ceremonies for Cadet's who were selected for promotion based on recent promotion board results. We would like to congratulate all those who studied hard and was selected for promotion and encourage you to continue to set high standard. The link below will take you to the 2013_14 Promotions Photo Gallery.
2/8/2014 - The Brahman Battalion Drill Team's participated in the Treasure Coast Drill meet on 08 FEB 14 along with Teams from the surrounding area. The Brahman Female Color Guard placed Second in their category, while other teams had a strong showing and learned alot from this event. Our next Drill Competition will be held on 08 March 2014 at Port St Lucie High School. Team members of the winning color guard team included:
Cadet CSM Brittany Dewitt
Cadet MSG Denise Calzada
Cadet SGT Jaycee Palomino
Cadet 1SG Magdalina Escamilla
1/23/2014 - Congratulations goes out to our 2013-2014 JROTC Academic Bowl and Leadership Bowl teams for competing and moving on to the next Level of competition (Level II Challenge). Team Members who competed are listed below. For the Academic Bowl, our team competed with 1,559 other teams for the right to move forward to the next level of competition. Our Leadership Bowl team competed against 1,319 other teams.
Academic Bowl Team Members:
Cadet Jessica Mond
Cadet Jaycee Palomino
Cadet Ian MaCallister
Cadet Valerie Alvarez
Cadet Kimberly Allen
Leadership Bowl Team Members:
Cadet Brandon Armstrong
Cadet Kain Sarros
Cadet William Zapata
Cadet Denise Calzada
Cadet Hayli Fehringer
Cadet Zachary Evans
1/22/2014 - With the help of a few of our JROTC Cadet's and the school/county maintenance staff, we were able to complete the initial phase of our Building Exterior Design project. We are still looking for Sponsors to complete the remainder of the project (See Sponsorship Opportunities Link). See our first completed sign below.
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