NJROTC
Honor. Courage. Commitment.
Celebrating their 33rd Anniversary, Riverhead's outstanding NJROTC Unit went through their paces before parents, community members, and administration during the 2006 Annual Review of the Unit.
     
"Riverhead's NJROTC Unit started as a satellite of the Southold NJROTC Unit 31 years ago in 1974," explained Riverhead's commander, Lt. Col. Peter McCarthy, during his comments at the Review.
     
“The cadets have already accomplished quite a bit this year," explained Lt. Col. McCarthy. "There was a summer orientation before school started, a field trip to Shinnecock Coast Guard Station, Color Guards, parades, Basic Leadership Training, SUNY Maritime Drill Meet, A Physical Fitness Test, Air Rifle Competition and community service events. There are a lot of people who come together to make this program work,” he concluded, “and we want to thank the administration for its support, the band for its participation in our program and the parents for being there for us."

Cadets participate in a variety of activities, such as drill competitions, air rifle, physical fitness outings, military orientation trips, and social events like their annual review at RHS and their military ball.
    
The unit has earned numerous unit and individual citations, awards, and trophies at
area and national armed and unarmed drill, academic and athletic cmpetitions. (To view upcoming events, click HERE.) Riverhead High School NJROTC has earned the Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET) Distinguished High School Unit award for 2001/2002 and 2002/2003. In 2004-05, Riverhead NJROTC once again won the CNET Unit Achievement Award; as well as being named as the most improved unit in the area and 3rd most improved in the nation for school year 2004-2005. In 2005-2006, Riverhead earned the Distinguished Unit Award for being one of the top 15 out of 54 schools in Area 4. Several of the RHS cadets have attended military academies after graduation.
     
The unit promotes leadership development, self-discipline, physical fitness, teamwork and community service. Cadets participate in hundreds of hours of community service each year. They help at community fundraisers, clean up camps and business areas, assist in community dinners and festivals, and act as guides. They march in parades and carry the colors during important school and community ceremonies. They have travelled to district elementary schools to teach flag etiquette. During the holiday season, they help the Riverhead Rotary and the Interact Club assemble and distribute over 200 holiday food baskets to area residents.

Related Links: The 2007-08 Pass-In-Review, Riverhead NJROTC, 2005 Pass-In-Review

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