Beaufort High JROTC earns 2016 Superintendent’s Cup

Beaufort High School’s U.S. Air Force JROTC unit is the winner of the district’s 2016 Superintendent’s Cup.

The 2016 Cup was awarded after cadets from all five district high schools competed in a drill team exhibition. Judges scored the cadet teams based on their military appearance, precision, execution of movement, originality and time of routine.

The drill team competition was part of the 2016 JROTC Dining-In, a formal dinner for members of military organizations or units.

One cadet from each district high school was also recognized with a 2016 JROTC Cadet Leadership Award: Cadet Lt. Col. Austin Merrill (Beaufort High); Cadet Capt. Clarissa Reyes (Battery Creek High); Cadet Command Sgt. Major Jose Guerra (Bluffton High); Cadet Lt. Commander Alexis Housey (Hilton Head Island High); and Cadet Sgt. Major Rana Norris (Whale Branch Early College High).

Beaufort High’s JROTC cadets are led by Lt. Col. Robert Johnson.

This story was originally published March 16, 2016 at 5:13 PM with the headline "Beaufort High JROTC earns 2016 Superintendent’s Cup."