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Summer Camp	Our annual summer camp is the first major event of the school year, held near Gun Sight Mountain. At summer camp, cadets learn the basics to surviving in the wilderness, basic drill, orienteering, and so much more. The cadets stay in tents with two cadets per tent. This 6 day course is loads of fun and adventure for both new and old high students that are enrolled in the AFJROTC program.
Fund Raisers	Due to the amount of activities our corps participates in we constantly do fundraisers. Our first fundraiser this year is selling Car Wash tickets for our Saturday car washes. They are five dollars apiece and the cadets are given a prize for selling the most. We have the best car wash in town! We have a coffee/mocha shop that is open every morning from 0700 to 0730, as well as during lunch, where students and faculty can purchase lattes, mochas, and hot cocoa. (But this year, it will be closed until we relocate the shop due to our new bank.)
Color Guards	Our first Color Guard of the year is at the Homecoming football game, for which our cadets also provide a saber arch for the homecoming court. We do color guards for all home basketball games. We also provide the colors for any organization that needs a sharp group of cadets to provide flag honors throughout the year. Our corps average about 70-80 color guards per year.
School Service	IIn addition to the color guards, we lend a hand to our school by setting up rooms for events such as registration, SATs, and PSATs, ASVAB testing, parent’s night and anything else where our help is requested by the faculty. Furthermore, we prepare the school newsletter for mailing every month, and at the end of the school year, we provide a large amount of support for Graduation.
Drill Meets	Our competition drill team competes in all local drill meets during the drill seasons. With a lot of hard, early morning practices, the teams will be able to win trophies in each event. In 2006 we had a Regulation Unarmed team and a Color Guard team. Also during that year in 2006, a group of 22 cadets went down to Daytona, Florida for the National High School Drill Team Competition. We came back as national champions, with two first place trophies in Color Guard and Exhibition, as well as getting a 6th in Unarmed Regulation, and 14th in Inspection. One cadet earned a scholarship from Texas A&M, and another cadet who won second in a mass formation unarmed knock out drill.
Holiday Reception	The first dance of the school year for our Corps is the Holiday Reception. It is an opportunity for the cadets to meet the Senior Staff, Flight Commanders, and the Division Chief’s. Last year, it was held at La Cabana. There was dancing, food, and Santa to hand out presents. Also, the cadets were awarded with superlatives such as Best Attitudes, Best Friends, Best Eyes, etc. This is always a lot of fun for the Cadets, as well, as the chaperones whom are present.
Military Ball	This is our second dance of the year and to which all the JROTC’s in the local area attend. The Sweetheart and Cavalier are crowned, as well as the Princess and her Prince. Everyone has a chance to dress up and meet cadets from other corps. Imitating prom, the event is usually accompanied by limousines, bare shoulders, and a lot a sore feet. Last year, the event was held at the new Denali Center.
Dining Out	This is one of the last multi-school events of the year. Nearly 600 cadets and guests filled the Egan Center for a chance to participate in the customs and courtesies of the military mess. There is a “Flags over Alaska” and a POW/MIA ceremony at the beginning, then dinner, and finally the cadets receive National, State and Local Unit awards as well as medals. Award categories range from academics to leadership, as well as dedication and military bearing. The event is always amazing to watch, and is different in some way every year. West High’s AK-033 has had the pleasure of hosting this event for the past 16 years in a row. It is a local event that has a history of 40 years in the past.
Awards Banquet	Not nearly as big as the Dining Out, the Awards Banquet is our Corps personal awards ceremony. Cadets are awarded ribbons such as superior performance, academics, and achievement. The hardest award to receive is the JROTC letter, for which cadets have to do many flag raisings, have no unexcused absences, wear the uniform each week, and earn 2000 letter points based on participation in Corps events. This is a lot of fun for the cadets because it offers a chance for the corps to relax and receive accolades for the year of hard work.