Elective & Team Summary Below classes offered 1,2,3 &4 Periods:

1. Simmons Career Center JROTC Course “The strength of the battalion is the cadet and the strength of the cadet is the battalion.” • Elective & Team • Summary • Below classes offered 1,2,3 &4 Periods: • Leadership Educational and Training I • Leadership Education and Training II • Leadership Education and Training III • Camp (voluntary): • . JROTC State Summer Camp • JROTC Varsity Sports: • . Color Guard • . Drill Team • . Rifle Team-Coming soon • . Raider Challenge Team • Key to Success = Teamwork • Army Values • Loyalty • D uty • R espect • S elfless Service • H onor • I ntegrity • P ersonal Courage • “ There is H.O.P.E. in JROTC”” • No military obligation to take JROTC, a Simmons Career Center career technical elective… but student earns advanced promotion if they should join the military. Mission of JROTC: “To Motivate Young People To Be Better Citizens”“H.O.P.E. = JROTCCore Abilities:. Promote citizenship. Develop leadership.Communicate effectively. Improve physical fitness. Graduate from Career Center. Work as a team member. Provide incentive to live drug-free. Strengthen positive self-motivation. Provide historical perspective of military serviceVision StatementA mature JROTC program in Florida… in partnership with Simmons Career Center, one of the top 2 career centers in SDHC… a proud, values-based, cadet-oriented organization… focused on being the best JROTC Detachment in Cadet Command, helping our school with daily attendance rate, grades, FCAT and graduation rate.

2. Class Offerings Leadership Education and 1 Credit Training I (LET I) Grades 11-12 Prerequisites: None 1st Block – Course – 18013000 2nd Block – Course – 18033000 Content: Includes Leadership-Theory In Life, Career, Health and Wellness, World Geography, and Citizenship and American History. Emphasis is placed on hands-on training and motivating cadets to excel in all undertakings. Leadership Education and 1 Credit Training II (LET II) Grades 11-12 Prerequistes: LET I 1st Block – Course – 18013100 2nd Block – Course – 18033100 Content: This course includes previously stated subjects in a more detailed manner with greater responsibility. Then, Cadets who have shown aptitude are placed in middle management positions. In drill ceremonies, JROTC II cadets function primarily as noncommissioned officers. ___________________________________ “H.O.P.E= JROTC” Leadership Education and 1 AP Credit Training III Grades 11-12 (LET III) Prerequisites: LET II 1st Block - Course – 18013200 2nd Block – Course – 18033200 Content: The third year of JROTC see cadets in high position of leadership such as Battalion Commander, Battalion Staff, Company Commanders, and Platoon Leaders. In the applied leadership phase, they are responsible for the proper functioning of the Cadet Corps. Techniques of communication, technology awareness are taught as advanced stages of previous years’ subjects. In drill and ceremonies, cadets function primarily as cadet officers. __________________________________ “Believe to Achieve” “Right Place, Right Time, Right Uniform” __________________________________ JROTC Detachment TEL: 813-707-7430 Ext 265 1202 W. Grant Street Plant City, FL 33563 Instructors: Col Edwin Hernandez edwin.hernandez-perez@sdhc.k12.fl.us 1SG Jerry Betancourt gerardo.betancourt@sdhc.k12.fl.us Overview: JROTC is designed to teach career center 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. Its focus is reflected in its mission statement, “To motivate young people to be better citizens.” It prepares career center students for responsible leadership roles while making them aware of their rights, responsibilities, and privileges as American citizens. The program is a stimulus for promoting graduation from the career center, and it provides instruction and rewarding opportunities that will benefit the student, community, and nation. Examples of classes taught: Becomes an Active Learner Learning Style and Preferences Reading for Meaning Study Habits that Work for You Becoming a Better Listener, Writer, Speaker Thinking Maps Personal Growth Plan Goals and Goal Setting Time Management Self Awareness