CHS JROTC Academic Bowl Team excels

PALMER — The Colony High School JROTC Academic Bowl team will compete in Level II of the JROTC Leadership and Academic Bowl. Winners of this round will advance to the final championship competition and earn an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C.

The Colony High School JROTC academic team — composed of Samantha Everett, Nathan Barnett, Kali McCafferty, Russell Diotte, David Riestanwono and Sierra McQuown —competed against 1,583 teams from around the world to advance to Level II in an online competition called “Zero Hour Threat.” One of the main goals of the JROTC Academic Bowl is to prepare students for state exit/graduation exams as well as college entrance exams, such as the SAT and ACT. In each level of the competition, this fast-paced event tests knowledge using SAT/ACT-type questions in the areas of JROTC curriculum, English, math and science.

Twenty-four academic teams from Level II will advance to the Army JROTC Leadership Symposium and Academic Bowl Championship in Washington, D.C., June 22-26 on the campus of George Mason University.

Winner of the Army JROTC Academic Championship will compete against winners of the Air Force JROTC and Navy JROTC Academic Bowls in the newly established JROTC Tri-Service Academic Bowl Championship.