Meade High School - Genesis Yearbook (Fort Meade, MD)

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Continuing Excellence in JROTC Meade's Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps is again under the direction of retired army Colonel James Bagley and also re- tired MSG Roush. When asked if the JROTC unit included any major changes in the 83-84 year, Colonel Bagley replied, t'No, but I get better looking every year. Colonel Bagley has every right to relax and maintain the status quo within the Mustang JROTC unit. The group improves with age, and this year 120 cadets were enrolled in the program. In addition to classroom in- struction, the cadets also are involved in three extracurricular programs. The first of these is the color guard. The Guard is re- sponsible for raising and lowering the flags at football and basketball games in addition A Carlos Vila and Morgan Bush take aim from their fox hole during a training exercise on the ranges. 124 X JROTC to other ceremonial activities. The unit also sponsors a drill team, which practices after school and tours area elementary schools. The drill team also goes to MacArthur Mid- dle School to help create interest in the program. The last of the JROTC's units is the Rangers. The Rangers concentrate on physical fitness, squad tactics, patrol and orienteering for map readingj and area knowledge. April is a major month in the JROTC un- it's year. Early in the month is the military ball, which is aformal dance, usually held at the Officers' Club in Fort Meade. Around the middle of the month is the Annual For- mal lnspection of the unit by the region ROTC headquarters. A One of the duties of the ROTC is to post the colors evegfdayz William Doss, Jeff Richardson, John Blan- ton P-4, commanded by Louis Rago, is a special unit of the Rangers that studied Soviet military stratagies and even used these methods in some oftheirtraining exercises. Front Row: Louis Rago, Carlos Vila. Back Row: Morgan Bush, Earl Johnson, Andrew Mashinski, Jim Utley.

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A Clowns in the Homecoming parade Todd Bitter performs in the fall production of Pomp and Cir- cumstances. P Amy Bishop prepares Rebecca Cole for her performance. Drama Club members: Front: Heather Flock, Hoopa Desai, Liz Breig, Cathy Speer, Brooke Joiner, Amy Bishop, Anne Wandel, Lisa Clark. Back: Liz Dick, Laura Crokett, Todd Bitter, Elaine Kochis, Penny Cupp, Chris Penfield, Jay Buttner, Bruce McClellan, Re- becca Cole, Shirley Williams, Mrs, Pferdeort. V V ,gal ,, M Md' 'r l F RWM. .ML 41 can I n .Wh ' Q. -s , ' 'Guan -.M Drama X 123

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