Leadership Corps Drill Competition

By Erwin Encinares

Posted on May 16 2017

Photos by ERWIN ENCINARES

: Board of Education Rota representative and retired sergeant major Herman Atalig thanks the JROTC members from Saipan Southern High School, Marianas High School, and Kagman High School for their participation in the first ever middle school leadership corps drill competition last Saturday at Hopwood Middle School. (Photos by ERWIN ENCINARES)

: Hopwood Middle School cadets perform their drill exercises for JROTC seniors, who also served as judges of the competition.

: JROTC members with MHS senior Army instructor Ramon Ichihara meet to talk about their scores.

: Cadets of the Francisco M. Sablan Middle School perform their drill exercises for the JROTC judges.

: Rita Hocog Inos Jr. Sr. High School cadets perform their drill exercises for the JROTC judges.

: The youngest of the contestants, 6th grade cadets from the Tanapag Middle School during the competition.

: Hopwood Middle School cadets perform an armed exhibition drill with dummy rifles complete with flips and throws during a quick break.

: The color guard from Hopwood Middle School performs their drill exercises.

: The color guard of Rita Hocog Inos Jr. Sr. High School performs their drill exercises.

: The Tinian Jr. Sr. High School color guard performs their drill exercises.

Erwin Encinares | Reporter

Erwin Charles Tan Encinares holds a bachelor’s degree from the Chiang Kai Shek College and has covered a wide spectrum of assignments for the Saipan Tribune. Encinares is the paper’s political reporter.

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