WOLF Battalion, JROTC
Plano West Senior High School, Shepton and Jasper High Schools
Established NDCC: 28 July 1999
Established JROTC: 1 July 2000
Senior Army Instructor (SAI): MAJOR (R) John Napoli, Jr.
Army Instructor (AI) First Sergeant (R) Steve Ford

JROTC is offered as an elective for grades 9 - 12 and provides a PE Waiver for students taking the class.

JROTC 1 & 2 is taught at Shepton and Jasper High Schools by 1SG Steve Ford

JROTC 3 & 4 is taught at Plano West Senior High School by MAJ John Napoli, Jr.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The mission is To Motivate Young People to be Better Citizens. The military orientation of the program is to help the cadets develop self-discipline, which serve them well in any endeavor. Motivating and developing young people is what JROTC is all about. To accomplish this goal, it combines classroom instruction and extracurricular activities oriented on attaining an awareness of the rights, responsibilities, and privileges of citizenship; developing the student's (cadet's) sense of personal responsibility; building life skills; and providing practical leadership opportunities. Although extracurricular activity participation is not required it is highly encouraged. Competitive activities include: precision drill team, physical fitness, color guard, and air pellet rifle teams. These activities provide cadets an opportunity to compete against other cadets within a four-state region and nationally. Additionally, these competitions provide cadets an opportunity to win uniform cords, medals, ribbons, trophies, and earn letter jackets and varsity letters at the senior high. Students with a long-term goal of attending a military academy should be strongly encouraged to enroll.

COURSE OUTLINE: What cadets study in Junior ROTC isn't found in a textbook. It won't be studied by any other student or in any other school. It hasn't been taught before and it won't be taught again. Because the subject of JROTC is about - the individual student/cadet. The point of the program is about the individual, and his/her growth. It is devoted to the growth and maturation of the individual, both as a student and as a person.
Army Junior ROTC has demonstrated, during the last eighty-four years, that it works. JROTC cadets generally graduate from high school at a higher rate than the school as a whole, and principals, parents and former cadets consistently endorse the positive impact that JROTC has on the school, the community and the cadets themselves. Cadets learn and have fun.

The JROTC curriculum encompasses a broad spectrum of subjects, including:

Communication Skills
Practical and Practiced Leadership
Physical Fitness
First Aid, Drug Abuse Prevention
History, Citizenship
Map Reading (geography)
Military Customs and Courtesies (manners)
Role of the Armed Services
Technology Awareness
...and many others

JROTC earns cadets academic grades, but its true measure of success is the young people it motivates to stay in school and graduate. It also develops discipline, personal confidence, pride in self, teamwork, and the understanding of setting and achieving higher standards.
The JROTC program does NOT recruit for any military service. We do highly encourage and assist students interested in the military academies and continued college education through all sources of funding.

GRADING POLICY: The grading policy is as follows: Academics (reading assignments, classroom instruction, and tests) = 60%; Leadership (attitude, integrity, motivation, discipline, conduct in class and in the school, and wearing of the uniform one time a week) = 40%. Participation in JROTC fulfills the physical education requirement for graduation.

UNIFORMS: Uniforms and accessories are issued to the cadets at no cost. Alterations are done at government expense. It is the responsibility of the cadet to maintain the uniform, i.e. dry clean pants and coat, wash and press shirt/blouse. Cadets are required to wear the uniform one-day a week. Cadets who fail to wear the uniform will lose points on the leadership portion of their grade. Uniforms are turned in at the end of the school year. Cadets who lose uniform items or destroy the uniforms must pay for replacement.
A very active booster club, The Patriot Booster Club, supports the JROTC program. All parents are asked to join, though not mandatory.

To help students or parents to further understand the JROTC program, please call or e-mail Major John Napoli, Jr.,the Senior Army Instructor (PWSH) at: (469) 752-9782 or First Sergeant Steve Ford at: (469) 752-7700.
General activities for all cadets follows, these activities are in addition to competitive activities (see Calendar):

- Honor Guard (raise and lower the U.S. and TX Flags before and after school)
- Ushers and escorts school's drill team escorts at football games (both at the H.S. and SR. High)
- Color Guard at football and soccer games (at SR. High/cadets get in free)
- Ushers and escorts for school's open house
- City Parade and other parades as requested by cities and organizations in the local area
- Promotion and commissioning ceremonies
- Awards ceremony
- Fun fund-raising activities
- Winter Dance at the SR. High
- Formal Military Ball (male cadets wear their uniforms w/white shirt and black bow tie; female cadets wear formals though not mandatory)
- Recruiting trips to middle schools
- Community service projects
- Unit picnic
- Noncommissioned officer and officer school and JROTC Leadership camp conducted a week after the school is out.