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

  Congratulations to St. Lucie West Centennial High School’s Navy JROTC “Black Talon” Navy Eagles Company, who earned the Distinguished Unit designation Award! Every year, the “Distinguished Unit” designation or “Award” is awarded annually to schools whose NJROTC Program ranks in the top 30 percent of the programs in each NJROTC area.  Competing units are ranked according to the degree of excellence attained in Administration, Academic Performance, Military Proficiency, and host school support, to include outstanding dedication from the cadets and staff in the NJROTC program. This is the 7th consecutive year in which the SLW Centennial Navy JROTC program … Read More

Congratulations to the SLW Centennial Navy JROTC “Navy Eagles Black Talon” Drill Competition Team! They competed on Saturday, February 4th, 2023 at Flanagan High School and earned multiple trophies during the Flanagan “Stars and Stripes” Competition Drill Meet in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The Comp Team earned the following awards: 1st Place Personal Inspection (Trophy) 2nd Place 100m Relay (Trophy) 3rd Place Color Guard (Trophy) 3rd Place Team Push-Ups (Trophy) 5th Place Overall Athletics (Trophy) 5th Place Overall Competition (Trophy) 5th Place Armed Exhibition 5th Place Unarmed Exhibition Drill 5th Place Team Sit-Ups 5th Place Overall Academics And please congratulate Cadet … Read More

The SLW Centennial NAVY JROTC Black Talon Company participated in Florida State’s Area 7 Academic Brain Brawl Championships on Saturday, January 29th, 2022. The Brain Brawl Championships pitted 32 NJROTC Academic Teams in a bracket competition where the top four teams competed in the finals. Each team is comprised of 5 cadets, 4 main players, and an alternate that can swap in when needed. SLW Centennial NAVY JROTC had two teams receive invitations to compete in the Championships. Team Alpha was composed of Gregory Vetrano, Sabrina Fortney, Anders Maurancy, Zachary Schumacher, and Casey Fortney. Alpha Team made it to the … Read More

The SLW Centennial High School’s NAVY JROTC “Black Talon” Company competed in the Florida State Area 7 Drill Championship hosted by Riverview High School’s NJORTC in Riverview, Florida. The competition took place on Saturday, March 4th, 2023. The “Black Talon” Competition Drill Team earned multiple awards and represented SLW Centennial impressively as they won the following accolades:   3rd Place Armed Exhibition Drill (Trophy)   3rd Place Color Guard (Trophy)   4th Place 100m Relay (Trophy)   4th Place Overall Athletics, 5th Place Team Push-Ups, 5th Place Team Sit-Ups   6th Place Personnel Inspection 6th Place Overall Drill 6th Place … Read More

On Saturday, December 10th, 2022, The SLW Centennial NAVY JROTC traveled to Oviedo High School to compete against 28 other teams in the Area 7 (Florida) State Marksmanship Championships hosted by the Oviedo High School Navy JROTC. Centennial’s “Alpha” Team consisted of Aidan Rossell, Payton Mangine, Justin Lotak, and Jade Sikorski.  The Alpha Team finished in 12th place out of 28 teams from all over the state of Florida.  Cadet Rossell was their top shooter and earned a top team shooter medal. Centennial’s “Bravo” Team consisted of Daniel Sharpe, Casey Scott, Sean Stewart, and Nikolas Ramirez. The Bravo Team finished … Read More

The SLW Centennial Navy JROTC Competition Team competed in the Area 7 Florida State Drill Championships this past weekend, March 5th, 2022 at Winter Park High School in Winter Park Florida. They competed against the best 19 Navy JROTC Units throughout the state of FL. Congratulations to the Color Guard Drill Competition Team! They placed 4th in the State and brought home a fourth-place trophy from States! The team consisted of Cadet Senior Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Linarducci (Right Rifleman), Color Guard Commander Cadet Lieutenant Aidan Rossell (Ensign Flagman), Cadet Ensign Nikolas Ramirez (Navy Flagman), and Cadet Lieutenant Commander Gregory … Read More

The SLW Centennial High School’s NAVY JROTC “Black Talon” Navy Eagles Company performed a Joint Color Guard with the Treasure Coast Air Force JROTC Battalion.  The Color Guard was performed prior to the Varsity Football Game featuring SLW Centennial High School’s Eagle Football Team versus the Treasure Coast High School’s Titans Varsity Football Team on Saturday, October 21st, 2023, at the South Country Regional Sports Stadium, located in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The Color Guard was performed by Cadet Major Jayden Beiter (Left Rifleman), Cadet Lieutenant Casey Scott (Ensign Rifleman and Color Guard Commander), Cadet Colonel Rachel Lee (State Flagman), … Read More

Every month the SLW Centennial High School’s NJROTC “Black Talon” Navy Eagles Company performs “Adopt-A-Street” and “Campus Clean-up” operations on a one-and-a-half-mile section of Cashmere Boulevard as well as the SLW Centennial High School Campus. This tradition has been in place for over 16 years and has contributed to thousands of pounds a trash being removed from the streets and campus around SLW Centennial High School and it’s neighborhood. Cadets earn community service hours for their participation every month as they also beautify the neighborhood!  It’s a WIN-WIN for everyone! Honk if you see us out cleaning-up your neighborhood next … Read More

The Saint Lucie West Centennial High School Navy JROTC performed Adopt-A-Street responsibilities on Thursday, January 5th, 2023.     The Navy JROTC unit “Navy Eagles” are responsible for picking up trash along Cashmere Boulevard between Heatherwood Boulevard and Crystal River Boulevard. The Navy JROTC Navy Eagles have been performing these duties for the past 16 years.   The platoons rotate the Adopt-A-Street responsibilities monthly. They also perform Campus Clean-up duties around the SLW Centennial High School.     The next Adopt-A-Street for these Navy Eagles is scheduled for March 8th, 2023 and they look forward to making sure the neighborhood … Read More