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

  Two Cadets from the SLW Centennial Navy JROTC unit from SLW Centennial High School participated in Southeast Florida’s Honor Flight Program.  The Honor Flight program’s mission is to fly local World War One, World War Two, Korean War, and Vietnam War Veterans to Washington DC, to visit the memorials built to honor their service and sacrifice.   The Cadets that had the privileged to participate were Cadet Petty Officer First Class Zachary Columbia and Cadet Petty Officer Third Class Jeremy Sanchez. The honor flight took place on Saturday, September 16th, 2023.

On Saturday, November 27th 2021, the SLW Centennial Navy JROTC assisted the Reverence Motorcycle Association and the Historical Society of Martin County in presenting Colors for the “Tribute to Valor” in remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defending freedom during the Vietnam War and the Global War on Terrorism. The Color Guard personnel were right rifleman Cadet Petty Officer First Class Daniel Sharpe, unit flagman Cadet Petty Officer First Class Peyton Mangine, ensign flagman Color Guard Commander Cadet Ensign Casey Scott, and left rifleman Cadet Lieutenant Commander Gregory Vetrano.

The SLW Centennial High School NAVY JROTC unit assisted the Caribbean American Cultural Group, Inc. on Monday, January 17th, 2022 at their annual memorial celebration honoring the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event took place at the Sunlight Community Church and the guest speaker was Hon. Byron Rushing, Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1983 to 2018.   The SLW Centennial High School NAVY JROTC presented colors and began the Pledge of Allegiance before the event. The Color Guard members consisted of Cadet Senior Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Linarducci (Right Rifleman), Cadet Lieutenant Aidan Rossell … Read More

In the spirit of the holiday season, SLW Centennial’s National Honor Society partners up with the St. Lucie County Guardian Ad Litem’s office to collect toys for local area children in need.  

Ms. Higgin’s and Mrs. Durkee’s Saint Lucie West Centennial Medical Academy students participated in a mock disaster drill at Tradition Medical Center and Martin Emergency at St. Lucie West. They were requested to participate as victims —  all 24 went to Tradition Medical Center first to be “moulaged” by specialized makeup volunteers. Twelve of the students stayed at Tradition Medical Center in the Emergency Room, the other 12 were transported to Martin Emergency at St. Lucie West. Every student was given a script to memorize. They all did a fantastic job portraying themselves as injured victims; they took it very … Read More

More than 117 Health Science A&P 10th and 11th grade students at St. Lucie West Centennial High School learned Hands-Only CPR this week. These students were taught by Mary Higgins’ First Responder and Dual Enrollment students. First Responder classes are available to students who have completed the Allied Health Program as a senior elective. First Responder students prepare for careers in emergency medicine by becoming CPR certified as Health Care Professionals, completing web based classroom instruction and skills in advanced first aid techniques, followed by a shadowing opportunity at various St. Lucie County Fire Stations. They will also take a … Read More

More than 120 Health Science 1, 10th and 11th grade students at St. Lucie West Centennial High School learned Hands-Only CPR this week. These students were taught by Mary Higgins’ First Responder students. First Responder classes are available to students who have completed the Allied Health Program as a senior elective. First Responder students prepare for careers in emergency medicine by becoming CPR certified as Health Care Professionals, completing web based classroom instruction and skills in advanced first aid techniques, followed by a shadowing opportunity at various St. Lucie County Fire stations. This “student-teaching-students” approach is innovative and one of … Read More