Please mark your calendar for a basketball game change. The home game scheduled for Monday, January 23rd vs Karns has been moved to Saturday January 28th The games will start at regular time.
The Junior Reserve Officers Training Program is designed to teach high school students the value of citizenship, leadership, service to community, personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment, while instilling in them self-esteem, teamwork, and self-discipline. The course length of the program is normally four years at a traditional high school (grades 9-12). The program is comprised of eight levels (LET 1-8). A level is completed in one semester. Cadets are classified by their LET level. Senior cadets (level 4-8) often serve as assistant instructors. JROTC summer camps are an additional component and supplement the JROTC curriculum. For those attending camp, additional focus is placed on developing cadets’ character and leadership skills, abilities, and potential; foundations for success; leadership, wellness, geography; and teaching science skills.
Mark your calendar for two events: On September 9th, our Booster Club will be hosting a Welcome Back BBQ (Tailgate party) prior to the home football game. We encourage cadets to bring their parents. On Saturday, September 10th, we will hold a car wash to raise funds for this year's activities. Sign up now to particapate. The car wash will take place at the Bilo and start at 10:00am. Lets hope for great weather!!!!!
Cadet Creed Quiz
Cadet Creed quiz will be on Thursday. It will be a written quiz. All cadet officers must be able to recite the creed to keep their rank. Future promotions will depend on your ability to recite the creed.
Drill Meet at South-Doyle
Mark your calendars!!! We are hosting the Mountain Lakes League Drill Meet on 20 September 2011. Teams practices start 23 August after school.
Are You Smarter Than a "LET 1"?
Chain of Command.... Memorizing the nine individuals in your chain of command is a challenge for JROTC cadets, young and old. Who is smarter........ Upstairs cadets or those downstairs? The challenge is on! Time to find if our LET 3's - 8's are smarter than a LET 1 or 2. First challenge will be during the first week of September. Losers push for the winners! Let the games begain.
Army JROTC Booster Club
The South-Doyle High School Army JROTC Booster Club exists to support our cadet battalion. The 2011-2012 executive committee members include Mrs. Mellissa Witherspoon, President, Mrs. Toni Ricker, Vice President, Mrs. Ruthie Burnette, treasurer, and Mrs. Lisa Owenby. .
The Booster Club held a meeting on March 3, 2011. Agenda items included a review of the semester calendar of events. The club decided on hosting a fund raising event that will go towards improvements to the Cherokee Memorial Park.
The club will initiate a membership drive to increase parent involvement. For those parents interested in becoming a member, please send an email to the secretary at sdhs.jrotcboosterclub@hotmail.com.
Welcome Back to School
Welcome back! I've attached a copy of the course syllabus and JROTC calendar to available files. Please review both documents and get ready for a busy year.
Financial Management
Financial Literacy and Education Commission Launches New MyMoney Web Site
Enhanced Features Include New Calculators, Checklists to Help Families
with Savings, Preparation for College, Numerous Other Life Events with Financial Implications
WASHINGTON – Yesterday the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) announced the launch of its redesigned financial literacy education website, www.MyMoney.gov. The new site has enhanced interactive features and utility to provide more resources to Americans seeking information that can inform their personal financial decisions.President Obama recently proclaimed April to be National Financial Literacy Month, and this enhanced online offering is just one of the many steps the Administration is taking to expand financial education and access for the future.
“As America recovers from the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression, it’s critical that we strengthen every aspect of our financial system. That means not only strong reforms and consumer protections, but also improved financial literacy and access,” said Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin. “Financial education and access is a priority for this Administration, and we’re pleased to provide this critical resource to help Americans find free, reliable and unbiased information that can help inform their daily financial decisions and plan for the future.”
The new MyMoney.gov creates an online point of access to financial information from the 21 Federal agencies, departments and bureaus that comprise the FLEC.Users will be able to find information about how to plan for a host of life events that have financial implications, such as birth or adoption of a
child, home ownership, or retirement. They can also find information targeted to their personal or professional situation. For instance, the site includes resources for teachers, service members, women, parents, youth, employers, and more.The site also provides money management tools including a financial savings calculator, worksheets for establishing a household budget and a college preparation checklist, among others.The site is also available in Spanish. The effort to make the website as helpful and useful to Americans will be ongoing, with improvements expected to continue.
The web site was made possible by the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, which was established under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003. The Commission was tasked to develop a national financial education web site along with a hotline (1-888-My Money) and a national strategy on financial education. It is chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury and made up of the heads of 20 additional federal agencies: the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; the Office of Thrift Supervision; the Federal Reserve; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; the National Credit Union Administration; the Securities and Exchange Commission; the Departments of Education, Agriculture, Defense, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, and Veterans Affairs; the Federal Trade Commission; the General Services Administration; the Small Business Administration; the Social Security Administration; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; the Office of Personnel Management and its newest member, the White House Office of Public Engagement.The Commission is coordinated by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Financial Education.
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