CONGRATULATIONS to Saipan Southern High School’s JLAB Leadership Team! They qualified to compete in the 2022 Army JROTC Leadership Bowl Championship in Washington, D.C. which will be held on the campus of the Cathlotic University of America on June 19-23, 2022. Saipan Southern High School’s JROTC team earned top scores out of the 1,371 Army JROTC Leadership teams that competed worldwide and they managed to be one of the forty Army JROTC Leadership teams to advance to the final competition. The cadets from Saipan Southern High School have proven their ability to overcome and succeed despite the many obstacles they faced throughout their preparation.
“Our team worked very hard to study as many questions as possible and will review any questions we got wrong on our quizzes,” said C/2LT Formalejo, Danielle. “We had our doubts as the questions were very randomized and had the idea that the majority of the questions we encountered weren’t the ones we reviewed and studied, which might lessen our chance of winning, however teamwork makes the dreamwork ironically.”
According to Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) Richard S. Basa, this is the second time that the JLAB Leadership team is qualified to compete with other schools in Washington DC. The first time they competed, out of 40 different teams worldwide, the Saipan Southern High School Manta Ray Battalion won the Espirit de Corps Award for the JROTC Leadership Championship.
Although they had their doubts and obstacles, they were confident and well prepared for this test. They were tested on their knowledge in regard to financial literacy, current events, leadership values, and leadership skills. This competition was an opportunity for the JROTC cadets to demonstrate their leadership and academic abilities.
The cadets who have successfully advanced to Level 3 of the JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl or JLAB are the following:
C/2LT De Ramos, Mechaella
C/2LT Formalejo, Danielle
C/1SG Tuquero, John Lloyd
C/SFC Catindig, Matz
C/1LT Catindag, Dianna
Once again, congratulations to Saipan Southern High School’s JLAB Team for advancing through two intense phases of online competition and managing to reach the final competition!
Saipan Southern High School’s JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl team members pose for a photo.
