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The
Cavalier
Cadet
Dorman High School JROTC Battalion News
October 2014
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Cavalier Battalion Hosts the
DHS Annual Raider & Drill Meet
On Saturday October 18th Dorman Cavalier Battalion hosted the
annual Fall Classic Raider Challenge and Drill Competition at the
Dorman Freshman Campus. This year saw 13 regional high schools
participate, the largest group in the history of this competition.
Newcomers this year were from Grovetown GA, Lugoff-Elgin,
Blythewood, Indian Land, and Westside. The Raider competition
was hotly contested as Pickens HS edged out perennial power
Liberty HS for first place. Dorman
finished in 4th place, only two
points from winning a medal.
The Raider team competed in all
five events, which included the
Modified PT Test, One Mile Run,
Commanders Event, 5K Run, and
and rope bridge. For this year’s Drill competition, the Cavalier Guard
only participated in Color Guard, and regulation squad drills because it
is very young team. Over 20 members of the Cav Guard are freshman
or sophomores. The Color Guard and drilling squads performed well,
finishing in the middle of the pack. The Drill portion also included an
individual “knockout” session . For only $1, Cadets could participate
for a chance at being the individual drill champ. Local Drill Sergeants,
Army Recruiters, National Guardsmen and Wofford Cadets were there
to serve as graders and evaluators. Although Dorman did not win a
trophy at this event, it was a fun it was a fun event for our teams and
Cadets who supported it. Our Raider and
Drill teams gained valuable experience in
the competition. Blythewood HS won
overall Best Drill Team, including several
individual drill categories .
--See back page Fall Classic
Issue 2 Volume 2
A Note from the Commander…
“This year has already started off strong with
our Cavalier Battalion, and I’m extremely proud
of each and every one of you. Continue to strive
for excellence and I look forward to seeing you
help our Cavalier Battalion grow.”
-c/LTC Ashley Middleton
Walhalla Rifle Meet
On Saturday October 4th the annual rifle meet
was held at Walhalla High School. Thirty-two
high schools participate in this all day event.
Each rifle team consists of four cadets. Dorman
took two young rifle teams to Walhalla. The
competition consists of firing at targets from
three firing positions: prone, standing, and
kneeling. There are both individual and team
scores in the match. Our Dorman Rifle A team
placed 16th out of 32. The Rifle B team placed
20th out of 32 teams. This was our rifle team’s
first meet. Shannon
Stewart, Harrison
Turnage, Anthony
Hammond, and Jason
Howard make up the
Dorman A team.
The B team consists of Jordan Sourbeck,
Michael McDonough, Logan Owenby, and
Austin Patton. Great start for our CAV Rifles!
2014 SC Upstate Homeless Veteran Stand Down
On October 10th, 2014, forty of our cadets volunteered at the annual SC
Upstate Homeless Veteran Stand Down. Local businesses and volunteers spent
all day providing homeless veterans with free meals, haircut, health and dental
assistance, showers sleeping bags, and various clothing items. Hundreds of homeless veterans attended
Upstate Stand Down and received assistance. To kickoff the event, the Cavalier Color Guard and two
other JROTC programs presented the colors. All of our cadets were actively supporting and continuously
working during their time at the Spartanburg Expo Center. Some of our cadets
personally escorted the veterans through the clothing issue line, carried the
veterans’ belongings to their vehicles and helped venders give away their
merchandise. The cadets also served veterans a free meal and talked with
them about their service in the military. At the end of the event, each cadet
helped clean up and organize remaining items.
This Month’s Senior Cadet Profile: C/MAJ Cody Barr
This month’s Cadet Profile is the
2014 Battalion Executive Officer,
Cadet Major (c/MAJ) Cody Barr.
He is the commanding officer in
charge of the Cavalier Guard Drill
Team and Color Guard, a member
of last years successful JLAB Team
and the Military Honor Society. As
the Battalion Executive Officer it
is Major Barr’s job to coordinate
with the Battalion Staff to
accomplish battalion goals and
tasks on the administrative side of
our program. Cadet Barr spends
the vast majority of his time with
the Cavalier Battalion either
he has been a part of since his
freshman year. Major Barr takes
great pride in his academics and
leadership within Dorman which
have been critical to his
achievements throughout his high
school career. Cadet Barr recently
attended Palmetto Boys State this
summer and was the proud
recipient of the West Point
. working with or
Leadership Award. Cadet Barr will
meeting his Staff on be taking advantage of the
important issues to
Simultaneous Membership
the program as a
Program with the U.S. Army
whole and with the
Reserves and Attending the
Cavalier Guard which University of North Georgia.
Cavalier Battalion Formation
Our Cavalier Battalion formation was held on
October 17th, 2014 during 1st & 2nd block. The
Battalion formation is a way to bring each
company together to receive rewards and get
promotions. Overall, 179 cadets received awards
or promotions. Of those 179 cadets, 73 were
freshman cadets and 48 were upperclassmen
As a battalion, 58 cadets received awards for community service and student government. Six
freshman cadets were chosen by their instructor to receive the best cadet award. Those six
freshman were Johnny Jardon, Veronica Sarin, Aaron Chen, Aaron Hines, Zykia Brewton, and
Tianna Wright.
As part of the event, C/LTC Middleton presented the Upstate
Wounded Warrior Project with a $1,000 check from our JROTC
fundraiser Road March in September. To show their company
motivation, cadets sounded off with their unit mottos in a spirited
company competition. It was great! Congratulations to those
cadets who received promotions and awards! Continue to maintain
a positive attitude and works towards your next promotion.
Fall Classic (from front page) The Classic officially started at 0800. However,
battalion staff and cadre arrived around 0630 and volunteers around 7:00.
More than 30 Cadets volunteered to help with the event. Cadet parents helped
run the concessions stand which provided lunches for the competitors as well
as fun snacks. The 2014 Fall Classic Raider and Drill Meet event was successful
and well organized thanks to the dedicated work of the Cavalier Cadre and
Cadets. We received several accolades on the beauty of our campus and overall
management of the competition. Thanks to all of those who supported the Fall Classic.
Dorman versus Mauldin Homecoming Game
On Thursday October 2, 2014, Dorman alumni, fans and contestants
filled Cavalier stadium for Homecoming. During halftime, our JROTC
Cavalier Guard Saber Team added pageantry to homecoming by
providing the presentation arch for all queen contestants. The
homecoming arch is an annual tradition for the Cavalier Guard. Thirty seniors competed to be
crowned Dorman’s Homecoming queen and Ayanah Johnson took the 2014 title.
Cavalier
Fundraiser
We will be selling worlds finest chocolate
again this year. Currently, we cannot sell
It during school hours . Cadets may sell
chocolate outside the school hours.
Inspirational quote
of the month
“Unity is strength… when there is
teamwork and collaboration,
wonderful things can be achieved.”
- Mattie Stepanek
The Cadet Corner
Around the Battalion
 More than 20 Freshman and
Sophomore Cadets are now part of the
Cavalier Guard!
 ASVAB test scores are back…see your
Guidance Counselor
 Congratulations to all Cadets who were
promoted last month
 Still working to order JROTC jackets for
the parade; please return any excess
jackets to your instructor
 Please pay your JROTC activity fee ($30)
if you have not done so
Cavalier BN Special Teams
 5 NOV-Color Guard
 7 NOV- Color Guard –DHS Assembly
 10 NOV- Color Guard @ Fairforest
Elementary & Gable Middle Schools
 11 NOV-Color Guard For Veterans
Day Parade
 14 Nov-Rifle Match @ RS Central
 15 NOV- Raider Competition @
Liberty
 22 NOV- Military Appreciation
Game at Wofford College (Field Trip &
Color Guard)
Dates to Remember in Nov
 7 NOV- Veterans Day Program
 11 NOV- Spartanburg Veterans
Parade (Uniform Day)
 14 NOV- Interims
 1-3 DEC- Uniform Turn-In for (NonReturnees)
 6 DEC- SAT Testing
 8-17 DEC- EOC Testing
 12 DEC- End Of Course Exams Begin
 15-19 DEC- Uniform Turn In (All
Cadets)
 18 DEC-3rd and 4th Period Exams
 19 DEC- 1st and 2nd Period Exams
(End Of Semester)