Kofa High School’s award-winning Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) proved once again why they are among the best in Arizona.
They won the 14th annual Lori Piestewa Drill Meet on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at Hope Senior High School in Keams Canyon, Arizona.
Nine other schools from Arizona and New Mexico took part in the event, with Kofa placing highly in multiple categories including Drill, Color Guard, Physical Fitness, and Rifle teams who all had their share of success.
Here is the breakdown of the students and teams who received accolades for their performances:
Armed Exhibition Team Platoon
Sergeant Cadet GySgt Jonathan Silva - First Place
Unarmed Regulation Team
Cadet GySgt Alexcia Gutierrez - First Place
Varsity Color Guard
Cadet Corporal Richard Orozco - First Place
JV Color Guard
Cadet Nolani Jones - Fourth Place
Freshman Unarmed Team No. 2
Cadet Joseph Felkner - Fourth Place
Team Accolades
Rifle Team - First Place*
PT Team - Second Place
Armed Regulation Team - Fourth Place
*Team included top-ranked shooter Cadet 2ndLt Daphne Rivera