Kofa MCJROTC program takes first at Lori Piestewa Drill Meet
Kofa High School’s award winning Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) and 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 in Arizona and New Mexico competed with Kofa taking multiple teams including Drill, Color Guard, Physical Fitness, and Rifle teams who all had their share of success.
The following students and teams 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