Author: Samantha Davis

On Saturday, April 13th the Port St. Lucie High School Jaguar Battalion conducted their yearly Service Learning project with the help of “Keep Port St. Lucie Beautiful”. This year’s project was held at Floresta Elementary School, in Port St. Lucie FL. For this project cadets cleaned the roads and sidewalks around the school. The cadets split into 3 teams going in different directions of the school. In the end, the cadets managed to collect 8 bags of garbage and had a great time cleaning up the city of Port St. Lucie.  

On Saturday, April 6th, the Port Saint Lucie High School JROTC Jaguar Battalion competed in the Florida State Drill meet at George Jenkins High School in Lakeland, Florida after placing 1st in the Area 3 Drill Meet State Qualifier at Seminole Ridge Community High School. Our Female and Male teams competed against 99 of the best JROTC programs in the state of Florida. We competed in Unarmed/Armed Squad, Unarmed/Armed Platoon, Solo Exhibition, Dual exhibition, Exhibition Squad, Color Guard and Platoon Exhibition Drill. The competition went great as our Female Armed Squad achieved 8th, Female Armed platoon Achieved 9th, Female Unarmed … Read More

On Wednesday, March 27th, 2024, the Port St. Lucie High School JROTC Jaguar Battalion held its 30th Annual Award Ceremony. The purpose of this award ceremony was to award deserving Cadets for their service, loyalty, personal appearance, character, and knowledge of JROTC, as well as their outstanding achievements in and outside the program. Select Cadets were recognized by different Veteran organizations such as MOAA, Vietnam Veterans of America, Korean War Veterans, etc… The ceremony was a success as we were able to recognize over 100+ cadets for their outstanding achievements.

On Saturday, March 30th, 2024, the Port St. Lucie High School JROTC Jaguar Battalion conducted their last car wash of the school year at O’Reilly’s located off US-1. Cadets were placed in different teams such as the wash team, dry team, and sign holding teams. It was a great success and a good way for our first-year Cadets to see how we give back to our community.

On March 11th and 12th,  the Port St. Lucie High School Jaguar Battalion conducted their annual Flag Retirement Ceremony where Cadets retired worn and torn unserviceable flags. Cadets properly retired the unserviceable flags in accordance with the U.S. Flag Code. Each Cadet received a chance to retire a color of the flag. The first squad retired the red stripes which symbolize hardness and courage. The second squad retired the white stripe which signifies purity and innocence. The third squad retired the blue field which is indicative of vigilance, perseverance, and justice. The Color Guard opened up the ceremony with the National … Read More

On Saturday, March 2nd, the Port Saint Lucie High School JROTC Jaguar Battalion competed at the Area 3 State Qualifier at Seminole Ridge Community High School to see what teams would qualify for the Florida State Drill Competition.  Our Jaguar Battalion Male Team managed to achieve 1st Place in Male Exhibition Platoon, 1st Place in Male Exhibition Squad, 2nd Place in Male Dual Exhibition, 1st in Male Individual Exhibition, 1st place in Male Unarmed Platoon, 1st  place in Male Unarmed Squad, 1st  place Armed Squad, 1st place in Male Armed Platoon, and 3rd Place in Male Color Guard, Our Females took 1st Place in Female Color Guard, 1st  place in Female … Read More

From February 17th to February 20th, the Port St. Lucie High School JROTC Jaguar Battalion participated in the JROTC Cadet Leadership Camp in Tequesta, FL. The first day at camp, our cadets participated in rappelling down a 40-foot tower and then were separated into their respective companies, where they got to know their fellow cadets from other schools. The second day cadets woke up bright and early to participate in a land navigation course as well as a demonstration on how to carry one another on a stretcher and how to conduct CPR in case of emergencies. Cadets were also … Read More

Another Victory for Port St. Lucie High School JROTC On Saturday, February 10th, the Port Saint Lucie High School Jaguar Battalion competed against 8 other schools in a Drill competition held at Jupiter High School in Jupiter, Florida. The events our Female and Male Teams competed in were Unarmed/Armed Squad, Color Guard, and Solo/Duo Exhibition drill. PSL placed 1st in Female Armed and Unarmed Squad, 1st in Female Color Guard, 1st in Female Solo Exhibition, and 1st in Female Dual Exhibition. PSL also placed 1st in Male Dual Exhibition, they tied for 1st in Male Armed Squad, and they placed … Read More

The Port Saint Lucie High School Jaguar Battalion Drill Team competed in Santaluces High School Drill Competition against six other schools on January 19th. The competition consisted of Armed Squad, Unarmed Squad, male individual Exhibition, female Individual Exhibition, Let one squad, Male/Mixed dual exhibition, and Color Guard.  The Jaguars did incredibly well in their first competition of the season. Male Unarmed Squad earned 2nd place, Male Armed Squad achieved 3rd place, Male/Mixed dual exhibition took 1st place and Male individual Exhibition placed 2nd. Female unarmed earned 2nd, Female Armed took 1st place, Female individual Exhibition took 1st place, Female color … Read More

On Saturday, February 3rd, the Jaguar Battalion traveled to Dwyer High School. Our Female and Male Teams competed in an Unarmed/Armed Squad, Color Guard, and Exhibition duo/solo. PSL ended up placing 2nd in Female Armed Squad, 1st  in Female Unarmed Squad, 2nd in Female duo exhibition, 1st in female Color Guard, and 1st in solo exhibition. The males place 2nd in Male unarmed squad, 2nd in male armed squad, 2nd in male duo exhibition, and 1st in male Color Guard. The Jaguar Battalion finished 1st once again and is looking forward to next week’s competition at Jupiter High School on … Read More

On Saturday, January 27th, 2024, the Port St. Lucie High School Jaguar Battalion conducted its 29th Annual Military Ball at the Santa Lucia River Club. Male Cadets wore their Class A Uniform, and female cadets came in formal gowns. Our Jaguar Battalion Color Guard posted the colors to begin the formal portion of the ceremony. Commanding the Color Guard was Cadet Sergeant Major Eathan Clayton as National Flag Bearer, accompanied by Cadet Captain Yurem Garcia as State Flag Bearer, Cadet Captain Alex Franchi as Right Guard, and Cadet Captain Jeremiah Davis as Left Guard. We went through numerous military traditions … Read More

On Saturday, January 15th, 2024, the Port St. Lucie High School Jaguar Battalion participated in the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade. The purpose of this parade was to showcase the importance of MLK and his accomplishments. Nearly 150 cadets attended and marched at the MLK parade for 2 miles. The color guard presented the colors, cadets marched with the battalion colors, and marched with the state flags. Overall, it was a successful parade for our Jaguar Battalion.

On Friday, December 19th, 2023, the Port St. Lucie High School Army JROTC Jaguar Battalion’s Marksmanship Team competed at Santaluces High School for the Area 3 Air Rifle Match.  Our cadets: First Lieutenant Yurem Garcia, Private First class Briannna Locklar, Corporal James White, and Private Kohl Aguilar competed against twelve other schools from three counties and overall placed 4th. Sadly, since the marksmanship team won’t be competing in the states rifle meet, the marksmanship season is over till next year. Thank you to our marksmen and our supportive parents.

Every year, the Port Saint Lucie JROTC program has the privilege to work with Guardians for New Futures and Communities Connected for Kids, to collect toys for kids during the holiday season. Port Saint Lucie High School staff and JROTC cadets sponsored 20 kids to make sure they have a memorable holiday season. Thanks to the efforts of our teachers, staff, and booster club parents, we were able to collect 60 gifts this year.

The Port St. Lucie High School Army JROTC Jaguar Battalions Male Team attended the States Raider meet at Hudson High School on December 2nd. The Raider competition consisted of 5 events: a 3-mile run, 1.25 -mile litter carry, Kettle bell carry, an obstacle course as well as constructing and crossing a rope bridge. The Jaguar Battalion Males brought home a 3rd place trophy in rope bridge and placed 5th overall in the state. In the end, the Male team had a great time participating in such an honorable event such as states. Lastly, congratulations Males for such an amazing raider season. 

On Saturday, November 18th, 29 cadets from the Port St. Lucie High School JROTC Battalion hosted a beach cleanup at Dollman Beach, which consisted of the cadets being split into 2 teams such as parking and beach team. In the end, the cadets were able to pick up over 200 pounds of garbage and had a great time cleaning up the beach. 

Over Thanksgiving break, Cadets from the Port Saint Lucie High School Jaguar Battalion partnered with the Big Heart Brigade and prepared thousands of pounds of food for Thanksgiving Day. Our Cadets worked 2-hour shifts where they prepared food 3 days prior to Thanksgiving, then packaged food during a 3-hour shift on Thanksgiving morning. The cadets had a great time helping the community with such a meaningful event.

On Tuesday, November 14, the Port Saint Lucie High School Jaguar Battalion conducted our second Blood Drive of the year. With the help of our Cadets, we were given an opportunity to help serve the people of Port Saint Lucie. Thanks to our Cadets, members of One Blood, and teachers here at Port Saint Lucie High School, we were able to get enough blood to save over 150+ lives. Also special thanks to our principal Ms. Nicole Telese and other teachers who donated.

On Monday and Tuesday, November 6th –7th, selected cadets from the Port St. Lucie High School Army JROTC Jaguar Battalion’s Raider Team went to Southport Middle School. Sixteen Cadets: Cadet Major Gabriela Gomez, Cadet Captain Nalani Vialva, Cadet sergeant Debbie Jean, Cadet Lieutenant Michael Coccaro, Cadet Sergeant Karol Albarran , Cadet Major Joshua Locklar, Cadet Seargent Sariely Yanez, Cadet Seargent Rebecca Guison, Command Seargent Major Isaac Mendez, Cadet Second Lieutenant Eathan Clayton, Cadet First Seargent Zion Kennedy, Cadet Captain Jeremiah Davis, Cadet Captain Miley Gittin, Cadet Second Lieutenant Jacob Bunker, Cadet First Lieutenant Ryan Lewis, and Cadet Captain Jayda Whiteman. … Read More

On Saturday, November 11th, all cadets from the Port St. Lucie High School Jaguar Battalion participated in the Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park to honor veterans who have served and continue to serve our country. Everyone was gathered at 1030hrs (10:30 AM) in formation as they spoke about the history and importance of Veterans Day. The cadets were honored to pay respect to our veterans.