Rogers JROTC places in drill competition
The Rogers High School Air Force Junior ROTC drill team competed in five events at the Northwest JROTC Drill and Rifle Conference Championships held April 22 at Mountain View High School in Bend, Ore.
In the Dual Armed Exhibition Drill, Rob Gerbing and Sean Boyington won the conference championship.
Color Guard No. 1, with members Amanda Barnett, Ashley Hadley, Ashley Hall and Jen Schmidt, placed fourth out of 15 teams.
Color Guard No. 2, with members Rob Gerbing, Sean Boyington, Matt Smith and Hung Vo, was second out of 15 teams.
The drill team placed 10th overall with drill team commander Ashley Hadley placing seventh.
Other members of the team include Kat Bordwell, Rachel Franzen, Jacqui LaCroix, Daniel Lindell and Tony Weber.
Book drive challenge
Woodridge Elementary School on the North Side and Wilson Elementary School on the South Side are competing to see which school can collect the most books in a “Book Drive Challenge,” beginning Monday and continuing to May 19.
Students are asked to bring books from home that they have outgrown, or purchase a new or used book to donate.
The challenge is meant to spark enthusiasm and bring in a lot more books.
The classroom from each school that collects the most books will be honored with an ice cream party given by KHQ. Over the past 10 years, the Success By 6 book drive has distributed more than 40,000 books to children.
Rogers Peanut Butter Cup competition
The third annual Peanut Butter Cup competition continues May 12. Each year, the Rogers High School ASB and AFJROTC compete to see which group can raise the most pounds of peanut butter for the Second Harvest Food Bank. Donations will be accepted at the school, 1622 E. Wellesley Ave.
Winner of the competition receives the coveted Peanut Butter Cup and bragging rights for the year.
AFJROTC has won the competition the past two years. The drive collected 800 pounds of peanut butter last year.