The SLW Centennial High School’s Navy JROTC “Black Talon” Company provided a Full Service Honor Guard for a Senator Scott event that was hosted and held at the Meadowood Golf and Tennis Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida.  The event took place on Friday, April 28th, 2023.   The Honor Guard consisted of c/Lieutenant Jade Sikorski (Left Rifleman), c/Lieutenant Commander Aidan Rossell (Ensign Flagman and Color Guard Commander), c/Lieutenant Commander Nikolas Ramirez (Army Flagman), c/Senior Chief Petty Officer Sean Stewart (Marine Corps Flagman), c/Chief Petty Officer Justin Lotak (Navy Flagman), c/Petty Officer First Class Zachary Columbia (Air Force Flagman), … Read More

The SLW Centennial High School’s Navy JROTC “Black Talon” Company performed the Color Guard for the Navy League Treasure Coast Council’s Luncheon on Tuesday, October 17th, 2023, at the Pointe West Country Club in Vero Beach. The Navy League holds monthly luncheons with guest speakers taking about various experiences had while in service to their country. This year’s luncheon was in celebration of the United States Navy’s 248th Birthday!   The Color Guard was performed by Cadet Lieutenant Commander Alesha Alexandre (Left Rifleman) , Cadet Lieutenant Casey Scott (Ensign Flagman and Color Guard Commander), Cadet Senior Chief Petty Officer Sean … Read More

The SLW Centennial High School’s NAVY JROTC “Black Talon” Navy Eagles Company performed the Opening Ceremony Color Guard for the 41st Annual Chili Cook-Off sponsored by the Boys and Girls Clubs of St. Lucie County. The event took place on Saturday, October 21st, 2023, at the Clover Park “Mets” Stadium in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The Color Guard was performed by Cadet Ensign Faith Miller (Left Rifleman), Cadet Senior Chief Petty Officer Sean Stewart (Ensign Flagman and Color Guard Commander), Cadet Lieutenant Commander Alesha Alexandre (Unit Flagman), and Cadet Senior Chief Petty Officer Mayreeana Neston (Right Rifleman).

The SLW Centennial High School’s Navy JROTC Navy Eagles “Black Talon” Company volunteered to participate in the Port St. Lucie’s Toys for Tots program.  The “Black Talon” Cadets volunteered to work on December 16th, 17th, 19th, and 20th, 2023, to assist the Toys for Tots program in providing gifts for underprivileged children in the Port Saint Lucie area.  Hopefully they will allow them to have a holiday to remember.  Families that need assistance to provide toys and gifts for their children can reach out to the Toys for Tots program if they need a little help during the holiday season. … Read More

The SLW Centennial NAVY JROTC “Black Talon” Company provided a Color Guard and a 50 State Flag detail for the opening festivities of SLW Centennial High School’s Thunder Night on the evening of Thursday, September 21st, 2023. The Color Guard detail was provided by Cadet Ensign Faith Miller (Left Rifleman), Color Guard Commander Cadet Petty Officer First Class Zachary Columbia (Ensign Flagman), Cadet Petty Officer Third Class D’Andre Bramwell (Unit Flagman), and Cadet Petty Officer First Class Jennaya Grant (Right Rifleman). Thunder Night is the SLW Centennial High School evening pep rally held the night before the Homecoming Varsity Football … Read More

The SLW Centennial High School NAVY JROTC participated in Southern Oaks Middle School’s Discovery Day on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023. The SLW Centennial Cadets that participated (pictured above from left to right) were Cadet Petty Officer First Class Alesha Alexandre, Cadet Lieutenant Junior Grade Jade Sikorski, Cadet Lieutenant Commander Aidan Rossell, Cadet Chief Petty Officer Justin Lotak, and Cadet Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel Sharpe.     The cadets introduced the middle school students to basic drill, armed exhibition drill, and physical fitness exercises as well as answered questions about what it’s like to be a part of the Navy … Read More

The SLW Centennial High School’s NJROTC Navy Eagles “Black Talon” Academic Team traveled to Nova High School in Davie, Florida on Saturday, December 16th, 2023 to participate in their Nova “Brain Brawl” Academic Challenge.  The Academic Team competed against 15 other NJROTC units from South Florida in a “Jeopardy” type academic competition.  Each unit’s team consists of four members and they compete against three other teams at the same time.  So sixteen students are listening and “buzzing” in to answer questions during a 10 to 15-minute round. The SLW Centennial NJROTC “Black Talon” Team “Alpha” consisted of Cadet Petty Officer … Read More

The SLW Centennial High School’s Navy JROTC visited Central High School in Brooksville, Florida to participate in the NJROTC Area 7 “Florida” Air Rifle State Championships on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023. The Air Rifle Championships are open to participating NJROTC programs that have an active Marksmanship Program.  The participants shoot at targets that are 33 feet or 10 meters away.  They submit targets for the three positions that they shot in.  Those positions are Prone (laying down), Standing, and Kneeling. SLW Centennial NJROTC “Black Talon” Company had 4 teams that participated. Team “A” consisted of Casey Scott, Sean Stewart, Zachary … Read More

The SLW Centennial High School’s NAVY JROTC “Black Talon” Company traveled to Brooksville, Florida on Saturday, October 7th, 2023, to participate in the Iron Bear Physical Fitness Challenge hosted by the Central High School NJROTC.   The “Black Talon” Company competed in 13 events: Damage Control, Fire Hose Relay, Agility Course, Mount Suribachi, Hamster Wheel, Tire Flip Relay, Truck Pull, Tug-of-War, 100 Yard Relay, Obstacle Course, Dizzy Izzy, Klackerboards, and the Sea Bag Relay.   The events were challenging, and the cadets had fun competing against 22 other NJROTC units from all across the State of Florida. There were two … Read More

The SLW Centennial High School’s NAVY JROTC “Black Talon” unit participated in their annual “Battle of Platoons” events and competition. The “Battle of  Platoons” competition was held this past Saturday, March 25th, 2023.   The Battle of Platoons events are a series of competitions that all four platoons compete in against each other and the results are used to crown the “Honor Platoon” during Awards Night at the end of the year. The cadets of each platoon show their team spirit by coming in their platoon color and cheering for their fellow shipmates as they compete in their events. The … Read More

  The SLW Centennial NAVY JROTC “Black Talon” Company participated in an Academic Brain Brawl hosted by Boca Raton High School’s Navy JROTC unit located in Boca Raton, Florida, on Saturday, September 16th, 2023.  The Black Talon Company competed with two Academic Teams, Alpha and Bravo.   The Alpha Team consisted of Cadet Petty Officer Third Class Kylie Pierce, Cadet Petty Officer Third Class Natalia Ventura, Cadet Seaman Apprentice Brandon Ramirez, Cadet Petty Officer First Class Jennaya Grant, and Cadet Petty Officer Second Class Kristian Claudio.  They finished 13th place out of 16 teams. The Bravo Team consisted of Cadet … Read More

The SLW Centennial Navy JROTC, in cooperation with the West Gate Boys and Girls Club, has begun a mentoring program.  The partnership hopes to instill great citizenship values of patriotism, self-sacrifice, self-discipline and attention to detail in our grade school youth.

The SLW Centennial High School’s NAVY JROTC Navy Eagles “Black Talon” Company provided a 50 State Flag Honor Guard to celebrate Senior Night on Friday, October 27th, 2023 at the St. Lucie County Regional Stadium prior to the varsity football game versus Lake Brantley. The Honor Guard honored all seniors starting with the NJROTC Seniors, then the Football Seniors, followed by Cheerleader Seniors. The “Black Talon” Seniors that were honored during Senior Night were Cadet Lieutenant Commander Alesha Alexandre (Black Talon’s Commanding Officer), Cadet Lieutenant Casey Scott (Black Talon’s Executive Officer), Cadet Ensign Faith Miller (Black Talon’s Operations Officer), Cadet … Read More

  The SLW Centennial High School’s Navy JROTC Navy Eagles “Black Talon” Company visited the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on a field trip from November 28th until December 1st, 2023. The field trip is based on what a “Marine Recruit” would experience. When the cadets arrive they proceed to barrack check-in and learn how to make a “rack” and store their belongings, they proceed to the Mess Hall for “chow” and learn how to eat quickly while sitting at attention. The cadets had real-life stressors to deal with while at “Boot Camp” to include participating in PT (Physical … Read More

  The St. Lucie West Centennial High School Navy JROTC program earned the Distinguished Unit with Academic Honors designation. This award is given annually to the top 30% of the Navy JROTC programs in each district or area throughout the United States.  The designation of Academic Honors is awarded to the top 5% programs.  The selection, award, and designation are based on the excellent administration, academic performance, military proficiency, and outstanding dedication from the cadets and staff in the NJROTC program. This is the 4th consecutive year in which the SLW Centennial Navy JROTC program has earned the Distinguished Unit … Read More