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The Zion-Benton NJROTC program offers a wide range of competitive teams that highlight diverse skills and talents. Our nationally recognized Drill Team, national champion Rifle Team, rapidly advancing Drone Team, top-performing Academic Team, and exceptional Orienteering Team provide cadets with outstanding opportunities for growth, achievement, and leadership.
Club Sponsor: Chief Nelson
vincent.nelson@zb126.org
Drill team
Drill team
The ZBTHS NJROTC Drill Team is a marching unit that performs routines based on military drill composed of armed/unarmed platoons and colorguard that perform basic and exhibition drills. They compete year round against other JROTC Drill teams nationwide.
All members are in the NJROTC program.
JV Practice: Right after school
Varsity Practice: 1600 - 1800
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The team has won the Area Three West Academic/Drill and Physical Fitness championship seven of the past eight years and has gone on to compete at the National Drill competitions in Pensacola, and Daytona Beach, Florida.
"Drill Team is not only known for its multiple different events but also for its diverse personalities. Drill Team is known for its physical and academically challenging events, which require our team to be a very diverse amount of people.With its vast amount of leadership opportunities, there’s a way for you to not only step out of your comfort zone but to connect with new people. I know that when I first joined the Drill Team, I was extremely shy. However, as the years went by, I slowly became more comfortable with not only myself but the people around me and realized that I wasn’t just a part of a team, but a family. This leads to the team having a very special connection with one another, because that we know everyone has to carry their part for the team to work." - C/LCDR Taylor Johnson, Drill CO 2023-2024
Drill Team CO
Drill Team CO
C/LCDR Maennena
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C/CDR Brand
Drill team xo
Drill team xo
C/LCDR Meza
Club Sponsor: Master Chief Hackstein
daniel.hackstein@zb126.org
Rifle team
Rifle team
The ZBTHS NJROTC Rifle Team is a marksmanship team that shoots air rifles at given targets in 3 positions: prone, standing and kneeling. They compete year round against other Rifle Teams nationwide.
All members are in the NJROTC program.
Varsity/JV - 1st relay 1500 - 1645
Beginners - 2nd relay 1645 - 1800
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Safety training and a 100% on the test along with some paperwork must be completed before you are allowed to participate. Cadets are issued all the equipment they will need for practice and competitions at no cost. There is a one-time fee of $50 dollars to cover pellets and target cost.
An nine-time 2004, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, and 2025 Navy National Champion Air Rifle Team, 2009 and 2016 Junior Olympic Champions, 2013 and 2014 National Rifle Association National Champions, 2014 and 2017 Civilian Marksmanship Program National Champions, two time American Legion Nation Champions and 2009 US Army National Champions composed of all NJROTC cadets. The team has won the Illinois State Championship sixteen of the last eighteen years.
"Being apart of the Rifle Team is like being apart of another family. We cry together, laugh together, get annoyed with one another, but at the end of the day we are still family. Being apart of the Rifle Team isn’t for the weak. It’s about commitment, mental strengths, wins and losses, but we go through it together. Sometimes we win and sometimes we learn." - C/LTJG Kalinn White, Rifle CO 2023-2024
rifle Team CO
rifle Team CO
C/LCDR Rico
rifle team xo
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C/LTJG Trevino
Club Sponsor: Captain Annexstad
paul.annexstad@zb126.org
Drone Team
Drone Team
The ZBTHS NJROTC Drone Team is a STEM based team that competes in the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (RECF) Aerial Drone Competition league using specialized drones and equipment. RECF competitions include 4 STEM based challenges: Teamwork, Autonomous Flight (programing), Piloting, and Communications. The team competes year round against both JROTC and club drone teams from schools nationwide.
All ZBTHS drone team members are required to be enrolled in the NJROTC program.
Practice: Fridays 1500-1630 (You can leave early if need be) on the Upper Mezzanine in the Main Gym or classroom 430A
There is no cost to join the drone team. Travel costs may be incurred for non local competitions.
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RECF Aerial Drone Competitions offer a unique competition environment that requires cadets to work together within their teammates as well as collaborate with other teams to compete as a strategic alliance. Teams will work together with other teams during the team work mission and by themselves during the piloting and autonomous mission. Teams are made up of 3–5 people who will typically work together throughout the entire competition season.
Competitions
RECF Aerial Drone Competitions include four different missions.
Teamwork Mission: Two teams fly on the same field and work together to maneuver balls into scoring zones.
Autonomous Flight Mission: Teams program their drone to fly entirely on its own, competing alone to earn as many points as possible.
Piloting Mission: Students manually pilot the drone through the same obstacle course used in the autonomous mission.
Communications Mission: Teams are interviewed by judges about their drone, programming, and logbook documentation.
Drone Team CO
Drone Team CO
C/MCPO Durbin
drone team xo
drone team xo
C/LTJG Brayden, S
Orienteering Team
Orienteering is an outdoor sport that combines land navigation with a treasure hunt. Popular in Europe, the Chicago Area Orienteering Club (CAOC) has many members who have competed nationally as well as internationally. The Orienteering team competes with CAOC on selected Sundays in the forest preserves in the south Chicago area. Although the CAOC courses are open to the public, all members of the NJROTC team are in the ROTC program.
Chicagoland Orienteering 2019 - 2nd Place
Chicago Orienteering Area Club
55+ cadets qualified for orienteering ribbon
CO-Orienteering Team CO
CO-Orienteering Team CO
C/LTJG Brayden, D
Co-orienteering team Co
Co-orienteering team Co
C/LTJG Brayden, S
Academic Team
Academic Team
The academic team participates in Drill academic competitions that test your Naval knowledge and participates in JLAB (Junior Leadership & Academic Bowl). JLAB is an all-service national competition.
Academic Team CO
Academic Team CO
C/MCPO Loy
Academic team Xo
Academic team Xo
C/LT Collins
PT (physical training) Team
PT (physical training) Team
PT competitions are open to anyone in the program. PT competitions consist of different sports, push ups/sit ups, and a relay race. There are competitions throughout the entire year.
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