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SY 2023-2024
Space Force Briefing
(Jan 30th, 2024)
Past Cadet Corey Decker gave an briefing to classes on the new Space force program and life as a student at MIT.
Marksmanship
(Jan 6th - Feb 17th, 2024)
Carthage Holiday Parade
(Dec. 1st, 2023)
Over 60 cadets marched in the annual Carthage Holiday Parade in downtown Carthage. Despite the temperature being in the mid-20s, our cadet turn-out and enthusiasm was outstanding .
Color Guard @ Basketball Game
(Nov. 28th, 2023)
Clarkson Visit
(Nov. 16th, 2023)
30 Carthage Cadets interested in attending college attended a field trip to Clarkson University. They listened to presentations by university admissions, athletics, and the Army ROTC department. Clarkson ROTC cadets then provided our cadets with a campus tour and lunch at their dining facility. The event ended with a round table discussion between our cadets and five Clarkson and St. Lawrence University ROTC cadets.
Veterans Day Color Guard @ American Legion
(Nov. 11th, 2023)
Veterans Day Color Guard @ WCE & BRE
(Nov. 9th, 2023)
Our color guard team participated in presenting and posting the colors at the annual Black River and West Carthage Elementary Veterans Day ceremony.
Veterans Day Dinner @ Elks Club
(Nov. 8th, 2023)
PT Competition @ Carthage
(Nov. 1th, 2023)
Our Fitness Team competed against Mexico Academy's Marine JROTC program for our third competition of the year. Overall, we won first place and also won first place in all team categories! The top girl was Carthage cadet Brianna Wroten. Top boy was Carthage cadet Ethan Marilley. We took home the first place team travel trophy for the third time this year.
PT Competition @ Utica Proctor
Our Fitness Team competed against Mexico Academy's Marine JROTC program and Utica-Proctor High School's Navy JROTC for our second competition of the year. Overall, we won first place and also won first place in all team categories! The top girl was Carthage cadet Scarlett Bonney. Top boy was Carthage cadet Ethan Marilley. We took home the first place team travel trophy for the second time this year.
Color Guard @ Football Game
(Oct. 6th, 2023)
General Briefing
(Oct. 4th, 2023)
Color Guard @ Pep Rally and Football Game
(Sep. 29th, 2023)
We conducted color guards at both the high school pep-rally and homecoming football game on September 29th.
PT Competition @ Mexico Academy
(Sep. 26th, 2023)
Our Fitness Team competed against Mexico Academy's Marine JROTC program and Utica-Proctor High School's Navy JROTC for our first competition this year. Overall, we won first place and also won first place in all team categories! The top cadets were Carthage cadets Brianna Wroten, Scarlett Bonney, and Ethan Marilley.
Color Guard @ Football Game
(Sep. 22nd, 2023)
SY 2022-2023
End of the Year Award Ceremony
(May 22nd, 2023)
The Comet Battalion held its 19th annual year-end awards and change of command ceremony on May 22nd. Over 200 awards were presented to cadets for their academic, athletic and JROTC military accomplishments over the past year. This year 20 national organizations sponsored awards to our deserving cadets. After the awards were issued, we promoted our incoming battalion commander Alexandria VanMeter to the rank of cadet Lieutenant Colonel and conducted a change of command ceremony with out going commander cadet/LTC Natalie Collier.
NHS Color Guard
(March 15th, 2023)
Cadets posted and retired the Colors at the high school's annual National Honor Society induction ceremony.
Syracuse PT Competition
(February 8th, 2023)
Our Fitness Team competed against other New York JROTC programs in our final PT competition of the 2022-2023 school year.
Color Guard @ Basketball Game
(December 6th, 2022)
Carthage Holiday Parade
(December 2nd, 2022)
Over 50 cadets marched in the annual Carthage Holiday Parade in downtown Carthage. Despite the temperature being in the mid-20s, our cadet turn-out and enthusiasm was outstanding .
Black River Elementary Veterans Day Color Guard
(November 9th, 2022)
Our color guard team participated in presenting and posting the colors at the annual Black River Elementary Veterans Day ceremony.
PT Competition @ Carthage High School
(November 2nd, 2022)
Our Fitness Team competed against Mexico Academy's Marine JROTC program and Utica-Proctor High School's Navy JROTC program for our third competition of the year. Overall, we won first place and also won first place in all team categories! The top girl was Carthage cadet Brianna Wroten. Top boy was Carthage cadet Kahne Goodart. We took home the first place team travel trophy for the third time this year.
Clarkson University Visit
(October 27th, 2022)
30 Carthage Cadets interested in attending college attended a field trip to Clarkson University. They listened to presentations by university admissions, athletics, and the Army ROTC department. Clarkson ROTC cadets then provided our cadets with a campus tour and lunch at their dining facility. The event ended with a round table discussion between our cadets and five Clarkson and St. Lawrence University ROTC cadets.
Black River Elementary Story Walk
(October 26th, 2022)
Over 20 cadets volunteered to assist teachers and staff of Black River Elementary school in their annual Story Walk. This carnival atmosphere event was attended by over 250 elementary school students and their families. Our cadets ran many of the kid's games and activites.
Flag Raising Ceremony @ Chick-fil-A
(October 26th, 2022)
Cadets raised the American flag at the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony of the new Chick-fil-A in Watertown.
CPR Certification Training
(October 2022-2023)
During the week of October 17-21, all cadets participated in CPR training and certification. Special guest instructor Ms. Alex Levine provided the coaching and certification for all of our cadets.
PT Competition @ Utica- Proctor High School
(Oct. 12th, 2022)
Our Fitness Team competed against Mexico Academy's Marine JROTC program and Utica-Proctor High School's Navy JROTC program for our second competition of the year. Overall, we won first place and also won first place in all team categories. The top girl was a Utica-Protor cadet with Carthage cadet Brianna Wroten taking second place. Top boys were Carthage cadets Kahne Goodart in first place and Ethan Camidge in second place. We took home the first place team travel trophy for the second time this year.
Adventure Training @ Beaver Camp
(Oct. 10th, 2022)
40 Comet Battalion cadets attended Beaver Camp for a day of adventure and teambuilding training. The cadets participated in both high ropes courses and on-ground obstacle courses.
Community Service: SLAM 5K Event
(Oct. 7th, 2022)
15 Cadets participated in Community service where they acted as road guards for S.L.A.M, Fort Drum's march for Maternal Mental Health 5K run event in the village of Black River.
Color guard @Pep-rally and Homecoming Football Game
(Oct. 7th, 2022)
We conducted color guards at both the high school pep-rally and homecoming football game on October 7th.
Color Guard @ American Legion Dinner
(Oct. 5th, 2022)
Our Color Guard team presented and posted the Colors at the Clayton American Legion for the Northern New York District's annual American Legion dinner.
Color Guard @ Football Game
(Sep. 30th, 2022)
PT Competition @ Mexico
Our Fitness Team competed against Mexico Academy's Marine JROTC program and Utica-Proctor High School's Navy JROTC for our first competition this year. Overall, we came in first place!! Our mixed team won first place and our male and female teams finished in second place. Individually, Carthage cadets Brianna Wroten and Kahne Goodart won the top female and male categories, respectively.
Team Building Exercises
(September 2022-2023)
Every cadet participated in team building exercises designed to motivate cadets to work together, develop their strengths, gain trust amongst their peers, and address any weaknesses in their teamwork skills.
Color Guard @ Football Game
(Sep. 9th, 2022)
Color Guard @ Football Game
(Sep. 2nd, 2022)
SY 2021-2022
JCLC
(June 2021-2022)
Seventeen Comet Battalion cadets participated in JCLC 2022, a four day adventure/leadership summer camp in Angola, NY. Carthage cadets combined with 75 Army JROTC cadets from Western NY. Activities included land navigation, water activities in Lake Erie, physical fitness, and competitive sports.
Exceptional Games Color Guard (June 2nd, 2022)
Our Color Guard presented the Colors for over 300 students with disabilities from over 15 schools around Northern New York to kick off the start of the Exceptional Games hosted at Carthage .
Memorial Day Parade (May 30, 2022)
Comet battalion Color Guard team led the annual Memorial Day parade in Carthage. Cadets assisted the Carthage American Legion in solemn ceremonies at the bridge and war monument. Also cadet/LTC Fiona Walker played TAPS for the ending of the ceremony.
Memorial Parade @ Deferiet (May 29, 2022)
The Comet Battalion Color Guard led the annual Memorial Day parade in the village of Deferiet and participated in the ceremony honoring Deferiet residents that lost their lives serving our country.
Memorial Day Ceremonies (May 21, 2022)
Cadets supported the Carthage American Legion's pre-Memorial Day ceremonies honoring fallen soldiers at ten different villages and cemeteries in the Carthage area.
Formal Year-End Award Ceremony (May 20, 2022)
The Comet Battalion held its 18th annual year-end awards and change of command ceremony on May 20th. Over 200 awards were presented to cadets for their academic, athletic and JROTC military accomplishments over the past year. This year 20 national organizations sponsored awards to our deserving cadets. After the awards were issued, we promoted our incoming battalion commander Natalie Collier to the rank of cadet Lieutenant Colonel and conducted a change of command ceremony with out going commander cadet/LTC Fiona Walker.
JROTC Program Accreditation (JPA) (April 22, 2022)
The Comet Battalion excelled on Cadet Command's JROTC Program Accreditation (JPA) that took place on April 22. Our score of 99.5% clearly places us as one of the top JROTC programs in 2d Brigade and the entire country. We will continue to wear the Honor Unit with Distinction yellow star on our uniforms signifying our status as an elite JROTC program.
Vietnam POW/MIA Ceremony Color Guard (Mar. 30, 2022)
Cadets posted and retired the Colors and also paid tribute to those MIAs in a touching ceremony at St James Catholic Church in Carthage. Over 100 Vietnam War veterans attended the event hosted by the Carthage American Legion.
NHS Color Guard (Mar. 15, 2022)
Cadets posted and retired the Colors at the high school's annual National Honor Society induction ceremony.
Winter Fest (Feb. 12, 2022)
Comet Battalion cadets supported the annual Carthage Winter Fest carnival by manning the sled operations. Cadets judged the appearance of the cardboard, homemade sleds and ran the sled races.
Marksmanship (Jan. 22, 2022)
Color Guard @ Volleyball (Jan. 21, 2022)
Marksmanship (Jan. 15, 2022)
Marksmanship (Jan. 9, 2022)
Color Guard @ Basketball Game (Dec. 9, 2021)
Carthage Holiday Parade (Dec. 3, 2021)
Over 60 cadets marched in the annual Carthage Holiday Parade in downtown Carthage. Despite the temperature being in the mid-20s, our cadet turn-out and enthusiasm was outstanding .
Color Guard @ Basketball Game (Dec. 1, 2021)
Veterans Day Color Guard and Ceremony in Carthage (Nov. 11, 2021)
JROTC and 12 Grade Honors High School Grounds Maintenance (Nov. 8, 2021)
We teamed up with 12 Honors Social Studies class to clean the vegetable gardens around our school and prepared the soil ready for the next year's growing season .
PT Competition @ Carthage (Nov. 4, 2021)
Drill Meet @ Mexico Academy (Oct. 30, 2021)
Our Comet Battalion drill team and competitive color guard team traveled to Mexico Academy and faced off against other Navy and Marine JROTC programs. Our Color Guard Team and Armed Drill team finished in second place and our unarmed drill team finished in third place. Overall, we finished in third place.
Pep-rally and Homecoming Football Game (Oct. 14, 2021)
We conducted color guards at both the high school pep-rally and homecoming football game on October 14.
PT Competition (Oct. 12, 2021)
Our Fitness Team competed against Mexico Academy's Marine JROTC program, Utica-Proctor High School's Navy JROTC program and Western, NY Maritime Academy's Navy JROTC program for the second time this year. Once again, we finished in first place.
Color Guard for varsity football game (Oct. 1, 2021)
We performed our first ceremonial color guard of the year on the high school's renovated Comet Field at our varsity football teams first home game. Color guard consisted of Derrick Jiang (rifle), Fiona Walker (school flag), Will McIntosh (American flag), and Gavin Lajoie (rifle)
PT Competition @ Mexico (September 28, 2021)
Our Comet Battalion physical fitness team took first place at Mexico against Mexico Academy's Marine JROTC program, Utica-Proctor High School's Navy JROTC program and Western, NY Maritime Academy's Navy JROTC program. Our Male Team and Mixed Team finished in first place. Our Female Team took second place. Also, Gavin Lajoie and Brianna Wroten won first place with the highest male and female scores, respectively.
2020-2021
Flag Day Ceremony
Cadets presented and posted the Colors at Flag Day Ceremony held at the Carthage Elks Club.
Carthage Flag Day Parade
Comet Battalion Color Guard led the Flag Day Parade. First parade held in Carthage since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Formal Year-End Awards Ceremony
The Comet Battalion held its 17th annual awards and change of command ceremony in June. Over 100 awards were presented to deserving cadets for their performance in JROTC over the past year. This year 22 national organizations sponsored awards to our deserving cadets. After the awards were issued, we promoted our incoming battalion commander to the rank of cadet Lieutenant Colonel and conducted a change of command ceremony.
Memorial Day Ceremonies
Cadets supported the Carthage American Legion in honoring fallen soldiers at 10 different villages and cemeteries in the Carthage area.
Below: a cadets taking a leap for the zip line
Adventure Training at Beaver Camp
Because of COVID-19 restrictions, the Comet Battalion couldn't participate in the normal four day JCLC summer camp this year. Instead as an alternative, 40 Comet Battalion cadets attended Beaver Camp for a day of adventure and teambuilding training.
Above: Cadets makin a plan to solve the challenge ahead
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Color Guard Events
Despite COVID-19 restrictions for most of the year, our Color Guard was still able to present and post the Colors at numerous school and community events.
2019-2020
Drill Competition
The Comet Battalion drill and competitive color guard team competed in the Great Lakes Drill Meet in Buffalo again this year. We competed against six other JROTC programs from Western NY. Both our armed and unarmed squads took second place. Our unarmed platoon and LET 1 squad took third place. Overall, we finished in third place.
JCLC
Twenty Comet Battalion cadets participated in JCLC 2019, a four day adventure/leadership summer camp in Angola, NY. Carthage cadets combined with 60 Army JROTC cadets from Western NY. Activities included rappelling, high and low ropes courses, land navigation, water activities in Lake Erie, physical fitness, and competitive sports.
Physical Fitness Competition at Mexico High School
The Comet battalion Physical Fitness Team competed against Mexico Academy's Marine JROTC program, Utica-Proctor High School's Navy JROTC program and Western, NY Maritime Academy's Navy JROTC program. Fitness events included push-ups, curl-ups, pull ups, flexed arm hang and a relay race. We finished in second place.
Physical Fitness Competition at Utica Proctor High School
Utica-Proctor High School's Navy JROTC program hosted the second physical fitness competition of the year in October. The Comet battalion finished in second place overall.
Physical Fitness Competition at Carthage High School
The last fitness competition of the year took place at our high school in Carthage in November. The Comet Battalion won first place!!
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Hospice of Jefferson County
Cadets supported the Hospice of Jefferson County organization by running their annual holiday season fund raising booth at the Salmon Run Mall in Watertown.
Black River Carnival
Thirty Cadets supervised the childrens' games and events at the annual Black River Elementary School carnival. The carnival raises funds for the Black River public library.
Winter Fest
Comet Battalion cadets supported the annual Carthage Winter Fest carnival by manning the sled operations. Cadets judged the appearance of the cardboard, homemade sleds and ran the sled races.
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