February Newsletter

1. 2011 MASTER SERGEANT TOLEDO SAYS: “ASI CORNER” What you are doing now in high school has a tremendous impact on what roads will be available to you upon graduation. Don’t squander what remaining time you have left. Take a few moments to reflect on this question: Am I doing the very best I can in my classes, in developing my talents, in helping others who need help, and in developing my social skills? A great educator, Richard E. Evans said “There are some things you can give another person, and some things you cannot give them, except if he is willing to reach out and take them, and pay the price of making them a part of himself. This principle applies to studying, to developing talents, to absorbing knowledge, to acquiring skills, and to learning of all the lessons of life.” We encourage you to take responsibility for your actions. The teachers at Scripps Ranch High School will do everything in their power to help you succeed. But ultimately, success or failure lies in your hands. President Herbert Hoover said “We need to add to the three R’s, namely Reading, Riting, and ‘Rithmetic, a fourth—Responsibility.” The future is yours for the taking, seize it! February Newsletter COLONEL HOGAN SAYS : “A leader is a dealer in hope.” - Napolean Bonaparte. My how time flies! It seems like only yesterday we entered a new century. Now ten years have passed and we are in the second decade of the 21st century. Time marches on and before you know it high school will be a thing of the past and college and or a job will be in your future. Enjoy every moment of your youth and cherish these high school years. We have a second exciting semester in store for you. Some of the major extracurricular activities include the visit to Edwards A.F.B. and a day at Magic Mountain, the Cadet Ball, drill team competitions, the second “RO” Day, the annual awards banquet, and the cadet picnic. Participation in these events is voluntary and contingent upon you maintaining at least a 2.0 GPA. Activities are an important part of high school but the main emphasis is on helping you acquire a great education. “UPCOMING EVENTS” Flapjack Fundraiser Feb. 26 ----- BDI/COM Feb. 28 ----- BDI/CG Competition at Kearny High School Mar. 5 ----- Fontana Drill Meet Mar. 12 ----- Cadet Military Ball Mar. 26 Contact Angela Ngo (Booster Club Parent)(858) 200-5139 for any questions. Thanks! Table of Contents ASI CORNER SS CORNER CANNED FOOD DRIVE WET/DRY TRAINING BDP/BDS RO DAY 2010 SCHOOL CLEAN UP ORANGE GLEN JOB TIPS 1 2 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 1

2. Senior Staff Corner Group Commander c/Col Kevin Huynh How is everybody? I hope that your first semester of this school year went well. All the training you’ve done in your flights will now lead to a fun upcoming RO Day, and many, many other events. Teams, keep up the effective practices. Competition season has begun and will last through May. I would like to congratulate c/2d Lt Jenny Chan and c/2d Lt Bryan Salinas for their selection on the Valley Forge trip. They interviewed against nearly 30 other top third-year cadets, and took 2 of 8 possible slots. Their trips are worth approximately $1,400, fully sponsored by the Military Order of World Wars. Lastly, I wish you all a successful finish to the school year. Get your “As” and “Bs” (but mostly “As”!). Vice Commander c/Lt Col Allen Tran Promotion tests are here lets study up and rank up!! It’s a proud emotion to reach the achievement. Resources are everywhere, from the internet, to our very own website, and to the classroom filled with a variety of books to help you ace the tests. Drilling is a big portion of promotions also, but don’t be nervous!! Y’all got this. First Sergeant c/CMsgt Jiaye Wang Hey CA-935th cadets! I just want to congratulate the BDP/BDS getting third place at the competition as well as other accomplishments we had first semester such as placing on special teams and cadets who’re selected to go to Valley Forge (Jenny Chan and Bryan Salinas). I want to thank our group chain of command on working diligently to keep this system running, give yourselves a pat on the back…or not. Whichever you prefer. Anyway, flights who have demerits, remember to let those cadets clear them up! They will affect individuals on the next promotion cycle as well as field trips. Operations Officer c/Capt Cameron Zucker It’s my honor to say congratulations to everybody in our corps for a successful first semester. Operations is in charge of training new cadets and making our corps look professional, but our mission has been made very easy by the hard work everybody puts in, every day. All of our corps-wide fundraisers have been very successful, and even the canned food drive was a huge win for us. We have our work cut out for us in the second semester and the bar has been set high, but I’m confident that we can all rise to the challenge and carry our corps over the finish line with style.

3. Continuation… Mission Support Officer c/Capt Christine Pham Hello fellow cadets! First semester started out rough, but there was improvement every day. Thank you to the entire logistics staff for constantly updating information in CIMS, c/Jenny Chan for being on top of things from the very beginning and working fast and efficiently, c/Rachel Connor for going to all the events and taking pictures for the corps, c/ Travis Vuong for being extremely organized in keeping track of our funds, and c/Alyssa Yabut for allowing us to gain many recruits from the P.E. classes! We’re at the top of our game, but there’s always room for improvement. Let’s be creative, and work hard to make 2nd semester even better than the first! Teams Officer c/Capt Kariza Labrador How’s my favorite Corps ever?! No. Never. *insert mean face* Teams just had our first competition and let me tell you how big it was. There were 30+ schools present! Even I can’t wrap my head around that number. There were schools from all over California up north and down south and even from Nevada! Thanks to parents and family (and California’s perfect weather) we had a run smoothing day, so don’t forget to thank the parents who stopped by and helped. Orange Glen, overall, was an experience down from the salivating Marines up to the proud trophies our teams brought home. We should all learn from the good and bad and change it so that by Fontana Drill Meet we would all be ready!  Focus and keep your head highs. When practice begins always perform as if a Drill Instructor is grading you, because how you do in practice will definitely reflect what you do on the real thing. Whenever someone corrects you on anything, keep it in mind and grow from there! Let’s represent Scripps Ranch High School on the March 12 for Fontana Drill Meet! Aim High CA-935th! Plans and Programs Officer c/Capt Megan Smith Congrats! We all made it through the first semester. It was a little rough but we all pulled through. Keep up the good work and this semester will be better. Remember, we always can improve so just keep doing your best. We've done some amazing things first semester and I just want to say thanks to everyone for doing great. We improved our corps and ourselves but we CAN and WILL get better. We can always improve, the universe is the limit. Just remember to do the best you can in everything. Good luck and have fun!

4. Canned Food Drive by Rachel Connor From November 15th to December 13th, the ROTC had a canned food drive. The purpose of the drive was to gather food for the San Diego Food Bank to help those less fortunate. Cans were brought in daily from flights and counted by the Senior Staff. The cans ranged from small cans of fruit to giant cans of, surprisingly, tomato sauce. The drive was also a small competition to see which flight would bring in the most ounces. The winner of the canned food drive was Bravo Flight, who won a free uniform day. Overall, the whole Corps was able to bring in a staggering 12,800 ounces of canned food for the food bank. One cadet commented, “It was great fun doing this, not just for not wearing uniform but for also helping out.” Next year will bring hope of more cans and go above and beyond in selflessness in all cadets. Wet And Dry Training By Rachel Connor On December 16th, a few selected upperclassmen and first year cadets had the opportunity to experience new activities at the Naval Training Facility. The activity, called Wet & Dry Training, will be remembered for many years to come. One of the most exciting things on the trip was trying to stop a ship from sinking. The cadets enjoyed this activity the most because they were sprayed with gallons of water and got to work side by side with their friends. They learned how to work together and become a strong team. After the “Wet” training, the cadets went into a classroom setting and were taught “Dry” training, or firefighting. The cadets worked as a team to control the “wild hose”, which was a hose that had gone out of control. Once the cadets were tired out, they walked over to the galley where they had a buffet style lunch paid for by the Air Force. The cadets had a wonderful experience, many hope to do it again next year and expect even more fun because of their increased knowledge regarding the activities.

5. BDP/BDS By Christine Pham The platoon was commanded by the Teams Commander, c/Capt Kariza Labrador, and the squad was commanded by the Armed Team Commander, c/2nd Lt Chris Nguyen. Both demonstrated their aptitude for precise in military drill, leading their teams to a third place victory with medals for all participants. C/Capt Zucker proudly said “After all the effort we put in for over a month of practice, we were really glad to see that all our hard work off.” The BDP/BDS team practiced every day after school for 30 minutes for over a month, and later increased their practice time to an hour every day as the competition date got closer. Practice was intense and focused since there was no room for mistakes. First years and upperclassman from all four teams learned to work together as one team. C/Capt Kariza Labrador stated “My first time commanding a team turned out to be a great experience! My team maintained their cool under pressure, and we were able to perform just as well as we did in practice.” This is the first time Scripps Ranch has ever earned medals in both categories. The bar has been set high for next year’s BDP/BDS! Scripps Ranch was the only school to have a double victory at the BDP/BDS competition at Madison High on December 11, 2010. AFJROTC FIELD DAY By Rachel Connor Congratulations to Alpha Flight! On December 18th, every cadet had a chance to hang out with their fellow cadets while at the same time showing off their JROTC skills. The cadets started off the day by falling in when the bell rang and marching to the flagpole to honor the flag and our country. The cadets then went back to the “grinder” and had their first set of report-ins, where every flight picks a song and replaces the original lyrics with JROTC related lyrics. In the middle of the day, they went up to the basketball courts to march, be inspected, and show off their “Razzle Dazzle” exhibition routines. Lunch time on RO Day is a fun treat because the cadets all bring in their favorite foods to share with everybody. At D A Y RO the end of the day, the cadets were tired but enjoyed the fun field day. Many cadets left with personal pictures but it was Alpha flight that left with the Honor Flight Ribbon!

6. School Cleanup By Allen Tran litter. The various vicinities included the bungalows, where it was laden with tests, candy wrappers, and general debris; the parking lots, where items such as Christmas Trees and orange traffic cones were available. “The campus is our home, a place where we inhabit for a very long four years. The same satisfaction in cleaning one’s own room is identical to the joy felt and to be expressed after cleaning the clutter and trash scattered around the campus,” stated cadet Megan Smith. This January event was one large step to our yearly routine, an event that may come up each year, providing a sense of accomplishment, duty to our community, and providing a quality and productive time to spend with friends. Thank you everyone who participated. Typically, the unit’s Kitty Hawk Air Society hosts an annual clean up at the already spotless Miramar Lake. To add variety to our regimen and to take care of something that is much more directly important to us, cadets cleaned up the very campus of Scripps Ranch High School. Planned by DJ Soriano, cadet and parent volunteers happily took time out of their mornings to relieve the campus of Orange Glen Competition By Aubrey Pound that the sleepover is a most enjoyable time, but it’s also a time for the team to unite and become motivated before the big day! The day of the drill meet, everyone arrived at Orange Glen High School in Escondido around 7:30 am. Every team endured the inspection phase, which included Drill Inspectors screaming and hopping up and down. Next was regulation drilling, which is exactly the kind of drilling cadets perform in flight! Lastly, each team performed their illustrious exhibition routines while being graded by Drill Instructors. All of the teams did a fabulous job. Marvelous job, team members and commanders! You guys really showed off our CA-935 swag! On Saturday, February 5th, about fifty cadets, booster club parents, and parents woke and met at 6 am in the Grinder for competition! Competition essentially boils down to stress, fun, stress, cheering, stress, exhaustion, and well.. stress. Competitions in JROTC are very stressful, yet exhilarating time for the teams in our unit. The teams practiced for over two hours every day during the week before comp, consistently working and making productive use of their time. They work extremely hard on cleaning and sharpening up their routines to the fullest extent. On Friday afternoon, everyone on team practiced and following that, the sleepover craziness began. Shining shoes, pressing uniforms, burning and cutting ropes, etc. Everyone on teams can agree

7. Tips For Getting the Job You Want! Flight Commander or Sergeant -Demonstrate Leadership -Ask your current commander for a recommendation -Lead from the front -Be the example -Help the first years! -Have a perfect uniform every week -Be courteous and respectful -Have an upbeat attitude -Always be POSITIVE! Senior Staff -Talk to current senior staff members -Demonstrate maximum effort in your current responsibilities -Learn the responsibilities of every job under the one you want -Start building your resume -Be creative! Come up with new ideas for the corps, and you’ll be remembered for it -Be social. Build a strong network within our corps -Always be POSITIVE! General Staff -Talk to the current officer -Ask about its problems and come up with solutions to fix it -Learn what that job requires, and assess if you can handle its responsibilities -Help out! Ask the officer if they could train you and you can mention it in the interview ;) -Think of new ideas for the job! -Always be POSITIVE!