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Peoria Air Force JROTC team to compete in national competition

Posted 3/28/23

Peoria High School’s Air Force JROTC cadets recently participated in the 2022-2023 JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl and after advancing through two intense phases of online competition, the team will compete in a championship event in Washington, D.C. this summer.

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Peoria Air Force JROTC team to compete in national competition

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Peoria High School’s Air Force JROTC cadets recently participated in the 2022-23 JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl and after advancing through two intense phases of online competition, the team will compete in a championship event in Washington, D.C. this summer.

The AFJROTC Academic Team is made up of Peoria Unified juniors Jackson Bernal from Peoria High School, Jonathan Runger-Flusche from Centennial High School, Jonathan Clark from Peoria High School, and Monte Coffland from Centennial High School.

The 2023 U.S. Air Force JROTC Academic Bowl Championship will be held on the campus of The Catholic University of America, June 23 through June 27.

The event is sponsored by the U.S. Air Force JROTC and is conducted by College Options Foundation.

Peoria High School’s AFJROTC team earned top scores out of the 630 Air Force JROTC academic teams that competed from around the world. The team is one of only 16 Air Force JROTC Academic Bowl teams in the nation to advance to the final competition, which includes an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC.

During the two fast-paced preliminary rounds, cadets were tested on their knowledge of math, science, and language arts as well as current events, citizenship, leadership skills, and financial literacy. Financial literacy videos are sponsored by the USAA Educational Foundation and provided to all cadets. Questions from the videos were included in Levels I and II of the online competition.

The JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl is a nationally recognized competition created exclusively for JROTC students. By participating, cadets learn the values of citizenship, academic competition, and college opportunity. The competition creates tremendous opportunities for JROTC cadets by allowing them to demonstrate leadership and academic abilities.

College Options Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the academic development of high school students and assisting them in their preparation for higher education. Using academic competitions, college exam study guides, college admissions tutorials, and personalized counseling, College Options Foundation has assisted the nation’s JROTC cadets worldwide for nearly two decades.