Instructors
SAI MSG Christopher McMullen LET 2, 3, 4 [email protected]
AI 1SG Lon Pettigrew LET 1 and 2 [email protected]
Battalion Staff
BN Commander C/LTC James Maynard
BN CSM C/CSM Margarita Sanchez
Chief of Staff C/MAJ Dylan Gerig-Carlson
S-1 C/1LT Veronica McLean
AS-1 C/SSG Yasmine Khan
S-2 C/1LT Braeden Maynard
S-3 C/CPT Kwane Stewart
AS-3 C/2LT Logan McLain and C/SSG Taylor Lamarion
S-4 C/CPT Erik Larson
AS-4 C/SSG Anthony Alonso and C/CPL Franchesca Lucchese
S-5 C/1LT Alora Simplot
S-6 C/2LT Sean Beckford
SPO C/1LT Jalyn Yakey
Cadets Graduate
Class of 2020
BAILEY REED
EASTERN ILLINOIS
IYANA LEE
EAST TENNESSEE
STATE
LADARIUS JACKSON
ARMY
SURYIA MALIVARN
NAVY
HANIEFE JOHNSON
SARAI ARRIAGA
ILLINOIS
SAHCOVIS LEE
MAYA MARTIN
MIA MARTIN
JORGINA VIDALES
ROCKFORD
JENNIFER LOMELLI
QUINTON IKARD
C/COLLEGE
AMYA THOMAS
ROBERT YOUNG
NAVY
GRACE KNOTT
NIU
COLTON PETERSON
ELIJAH LOWRY
ROCKFORD
ANGELINA GOMEZ
Cadet of the Month Board
Cadet Simplot sits with confidence at the board.
Members of the staff conduct the board.
Service Learning Project 2019
Cadets helping the community for the Service Learning Project.
Cadets at the end of a long day of hard work.
BC always takes charge.
Senior Cadets show that all are involved.
Teamwork at its best.
Cadets Oceletl, Lundberg, Carmona, Lafrenz and Sanchez assist SHE VETS
Cadets Reed and Lowry come in first and second respectively in the Voice of Democracy contest.
Raider
The Raider team is primarily about displaying teamwork and physical fitness. You will get stronger and faster through running, strength and conditioning. We practice twice a week and then display our skills through competition.
Raider team participants Calumet, Michigan
Raiders doing pushups.
Raiders at Northern Illinois University
Courageous Raiders!
Bambrick getting those muscles.
Firefighters or Raiders?
Raiders competing at Moberly, MO
Singleton hangs out on the rope bridge.
Raiders getting after it.
Looks like a beautiful day for a hike.
Raider team Calumet, MI part two.
A two mile fun walk
Waalking in snow shoes, Calumet, MI
Work now, play later.
Flip, flip that tire.
Snow power.
Franks shows his power.
Girl power.
Marksmanship
Marksmanship is an Olympic sport that consist of three positions: prone, standing and kneeling. Athletes spend many hours a week honing their skills. They compete against local high schools and shooting clubs each year. National qualifiers 4 years in a row!
Cadet Go competes at Pekin.
Lael Verace competes at the National Championship at Camp Perry, Ohio.
Cadets improve shooting skills competing against Pekin and Joliet Central.
National target image.
Smith, Mendoza and Bouromphongsa compete at Nationals.
Clark and Smith kneeling at Nationals.
Franks, Musfelt, Zamora and Ikard compete at Pekin.
Bouromphonsa, Smith and Martinez kneel at Pekin.
Color Guard
The Color Guard can be seen during the year performing before sporting events at Auburn and special events throughout the community.
Senior Cadets standing tall and proud.
Maynard, Sanchez, Reed, Cedillo and Battaglia perform at a local middle school.
Cedillio, Maynard, Sanchez and Lebrecht perform at a community event.
Cedillo, Sanchez, Mendoza, Reed and Lebrecht stand tall in Rockton.
Drum Line
The drumline consists of Cadets in the Battalion who have what many would call rhythm. They perform before sporting events at Auburn, during pep rallies and on our recruitment days at middle schools in the local area.
Our drumline recruits at one of the community middle schools.
The drumline performs at a local middle school.
Drumline performance at Auburn.
Cadets in Class
Cadets Whitford and Sandoval get promoted.
Cadet Khamsiong gets promoted
Cadets conduct physical training.
Cadet Battaglia leads the class in physical training.
Cadets do the bent leg body twist as part of physical readiness training.
Guest speaker enjoys talking to Cadets about how the military has changed his life.
Hooplah 2019
The Hooplah is a BN event that is held towards the end of the year. All Cadets are welcomed for food, fun and competition. This past year Alpha company defeated Bravo avenging a loss from 2018.
BC Jackson gets pied for his BN.
Merril and Thompkins show their might in tug of war.
BC Via leads the way in an intense tug of war contest.
Uniform Standards
This quick reference guide can also be found in the Cadet reference book.
Cadet Ribbons
All Cadets recite the Cadet Creed at the beginning of class.
School hours
Monday - Friday
08:00am – 05:00pm
Saturday - Sunday
Closed