On Saturday, February 11, 2012 Francis Lewis, Xavier, Theodore Roosevelt, Long Island City, Uniondale, Morris, Wyandanch, and Fort Hamilton High School faced each other off in the annual competition at Francis Lewis High School.
The Drill competition consists of the armed and the unarmed divisions with different events for each team. The competition has four different events; Inspection, Color Guard, Regulation Drill, and Exhibition Drill. Francis Lewis High School has an Armed Drill Team, Patriot Guard, and an Unarmed Drill Team, Patriot Pride. At the first event, unarmed inspection, judges ask and inspect the cadets. The cadets have to adequately respond in the proper manner. The room boomed with loud and confident voices of the FLHS cadets. Up next was the Color Guard. Both Patriot Guard and Patriot Pride performed perfectly with the colors standing proudly. The Armed Inspection platoon came soon after all of the Color Guard performances were completed. This was similar to the Unarmed Inspection platoon, except for the fact that each cadet had a rifle and had to know rifle commands.
In the afternoon, Patriot Guard and Patriot Pride showed off their perfect drill movements. Patriot Guard and Patriot Pride performed perfectly, with each movement very sharp and in sync with each other. After these two events had taken place, the Exhibition Round had begun. Patriot Pride rocked the floors with their sharp, synchronized movements as Patriot Guard spun and banged the floors with their rifles loudly and proudly, making each difficult movement seem simple.
Both Francis Lewis High School Patriot Guard and Patriot Pride swept the board and took 1st place!
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