Each Semester, one Cadet from each Leadership Education and Training (LET) level from each high school competes in a district-wide competition to attempt to win the title "Cadet of the Semester". This competition evaluates Cadets on appearance, military bearing, their knowledge of JROTC units, as well as their knowledge of current events. Questions that may be asked are located in the packet on this page.
Good luck!
Current Event Questions:
Two Current Event Questions will be asked from the Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday Winston Salem Journal newspaper published the week of the board. To access the digital copy of the paper (E-Edition tab), ask your instructor.
2023-2024 LET Board Winners
Congratulations to this year's winners!
Semester 1
LET III: Joshua Byerly (Reagan High School)
LET II: Jennifer Neal (East Forsyth High School)
LET I: Gabe Ponce (East Forsyth High School)
Semester 2
LET III: Mercer Long (Reagan High School)
LET II: Jesus Acopa (Carver High School)
LET I: Logan Allen (Reagan High School)
2024 Brigade Board: Joshua Byerly (Reagan High School)
2023-2024:
2024-2025: Brigade Board: Joshua Byerly (Reagan)
2023-2024: Brigade Board: Abigale Swartzlander (East Forsyth)
LET III: Joshua Byerly (Reagan, sem. 1)
Mercer Long (Reagan, sem. 2)
LET II: Jennifer Neal (East Forsyth, sem. 1)
Jesus Acopa (Carver, sem. 2)
LET I: Gabe Ponce (East Forsyth, sem.1)
Logan Allen (Reagan High School, sem. 2)
2022-2023: Brigade Board: Nina Shipek (Reagan, 22-23)
LET III: Taeryeong Kim (Reagan, sem. 1)
Abigale Swartzlander (East Forsyth, sem. 2)
LET II: unk.
LET I: unk.
2021-2022: Brigade Board: Donovan Allen (West, 21-22)
LET III: Nina Shipek (Reagan, sem. 1)
Hayley Groff (Reagan, sem. 2)
LET II: Taeryeong Kim (Reagan, sem. 1)
Abigale Swartzlander (East, sem. 2)
LET I: Carly Edwards (Reagan, sem. 1)
Mercer Long (Reagan, sem. 2)
2020-2021: Brigade Board: Nathaniel M. Somma (Reagan, 20-21)
LET III: Evan Lewis (Reagan, sem. 1)
Rebekah Gibson (Reagan, sem. 2)
LET II: Donovan Allen (West, sem. 1)
Nina Shipek (Reagan, sem. 2)
LET I: Victoria Kiser (Reagan, sem. 1)
Abigale Swartzlander (East, sem. 2)
2019-2020: Brigade Board: Hannah Ball (West, 19-20)
LET III: Nathaniel M. Somma (Reagan, sem. 1)
Nicholas Luttrell (Reagan, sem. 2)
LET II: Sophia Cleaver (West, sem. 1)
Roy Hopgood (West, sem. 2)
LET I: Jackie Contreras (West, sem. 1)
(cancelled due to COVID, sem. 2)
2018-2019: Brigade Board: Kayla Davis (West, 18-19)
2017-2018: Brigade Board: Nancy Hale (West, 17-18)
2016-2017: Brigade Board: Blake Draughn (West, 16-17)