Nevada gets high marks in ROTC drill meet

Members of the Nevada High School Air Force Junior ROTC perform Saturday in the Nevada Middle School gym, during a meet hosted by Nevada High School.

Nevada Daily Mail

On Saturday, Nevada High School's Jr Air Force ROTC hosted an all-day drill meet and a fund-raising breakfast. Several schools participated from throughout the region. Nevada scored well in the event, taking first place in four events. Schools had different teams for various types of competition throughout the day, including color guard performance, infantry drill without weapons, infantry drill with weapons, individual drill down, exhibition drill without weapons and exhibition drill with weapons.

Here are the results, as provided by Nevada High School:

Single exhibition

First place, Cadet Kody Ellifrits, Nevada; second place, Cadet Callahan, Neosho; third place, Cadet Jevon Putnam, Nevada.

Dual exhibition

First place, Cadets Jennifer Trautman and Hannah Swopes, Nevada; second place, Cadets Kody Ellifrits and Travis Smith, Nevada; third place, Cadets Stewart and Wells, Neosho.

First Year Marchers, first place, Lee's Summit; second place, Lee's Summit North; third place, Blue Springs.

Color Guard

First place, Blue Springs No. 1; second place, Blue Springs South No. 2; third place, Lee's Summit North No.2.

Infantry drill without weapons

First place, Lee's Summit No.2; second place, Nevada No.1; third place, Blue Springs No.1.

Individual drill with weapons

First place, Blue Springs No.1; second place, Lee's Summit North No.1; third place, Nevada.

Exhibition without weapons

First place Nevada; second place, Lee's Summit; third place, Neosho.

Exhibition with weapons

First place, Nevada; second place, Lee's Summit; third place, Joplin.

Overall

First place, Nevada; second place, Lee's Summit.