May 17, 2012 New Staff: There will be a staff meeting at 0700 on 26 May. See the Plan of the Week for details. Sign up for the Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade on 28 May. Sign Up for Willow Springs Orienteering (20 May). Poppy Day On Wednesday, 16 May each cadet will be given one American Veterans' Poppy flower. Cadets are to give the Poppy to a veteran or active duty service member on Thursday 17 May (Poppy Day is 17 May in Mount Prospect) On 23 May, the cadet will turn in the name of the service member and state what that person did in the service OR the cadet donates $1 (or more) to the AmVet Poppy Drive! Additional Poppies will be available. You donate to the AmVet service projects whenever you 'purchase' a Poppy from a Veteran. Sign up for Beach Games on 19 May! Check out details on the Upcoming Events page! The temperature is going to be 78 degrees! UNIFORM RETURN As the end of the year approaches some of you will be returning your uniforms. SENIORS AND CADETS NOT RETURNING: Remember all uniform parts must be professionally dry cleaned. The receipt from the cleaners must be attached to the cleaners bag. If uniforms are not professionally cleaned we may charged cadets a cleaning fee. Also any cadet not returning to NJROTC next year will need to have their uniform professionally cleaned. ALL RETURNING CADETS: Uniforms are issued at no cost to you;
replacement parts require payment. A uniform cleaning deposit of $20 will be required
at the beginning of the year from all Cadets and is refundable upon return of the clean
uniform along with a copy of the cleaning receipt. (MUST BE PROFESSIONALLY
CLEANED). Check for new events & sign-ups for all cadets:
Check for events and sign-ups specific to your school:
Check for this week's team practice times and the training plan for Wednesday night:
Uniform Policy: Wearing the correct uniform ALL DAY on uniform day is always required, and it does count towards your grades.
The Sailors' Creed I am a United States Sailor. 1.Increase Recruitment and Maintain Those Numbers. 2. Increase Involvement From Cadets of All Ages. 3. Improve Communication Throughout The Unit. ACT Preparation Available FREE
Scholarship Availability: FastWeb (www.fastweb.com) is an excellent resource for scholarship information. In addition, the following organizations have military or patriotic-related scholarships available: American Legion (www.legion.org/scholarships) Note: Participation in American Legion sponsored activities improves your selection chances. American Legion Auxiliary American Veterans (AMVETS) (www.amvets.org/programs/scholarships.html) Scholarships are available to children or grandchildren of living or deceased veterans. Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant Program : Scholarships for enlistees or officers in the ING who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree at an Illinois public college or university that is approved by the ISAC. You have to join the Guard, but you can continue your education and drill with the ING on weekends...BUT YOU DO HAVE A COMMITMENT TO SERVE Illinois Veterans Grant: Scholarships are available to Illinois public colleges or universities that have an ROTC program. You enroll in college, then join the ROTC unit. The grant pays for your tuition for all classes, but you do not receive a stipend. You do not have a commitment to serve unless you convert to full scholarship ROTC. Ladies Auxiliary VFW: MOAA Scholarship Program: (www.moaa.org) Students whose parents died while on active duty and military dependents. Scholarships for Military Children (http://www.militaryscholar.org or www.military.com/scholarship/search-for-scholarships.do) VFW www.vfw.org VFW Voice of Democracy Program (www.nasc.us/StudentContestsandActivities.aspx) This essay contest is open to all high school students (9 - 12). A $30K national and $1 - $16K 'regional' scholarships are offered. A WHS student won $500 in the local competition two years ago. Participating in the VFW sponsored activities also improves you select chances for other scholarships the VFW may sponsor. Township High School District 214 NJROTC Participating Schools Elk Grove HS | Rolling Meadows HS | John Hersey HS | Buffalo Grove HS | Prospect HS | Wheeling HS |
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