HISTORY OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS
In the year of 1916 the National
Defense Act was passed when the Congress decicded to have a program for education of military studies. Some countries
had a JROTC program before the United States did. The JROTC program began in Norwich, Vermont. A former Superintendent
of the United States Military Academy Captain Alden Partiridge. He founded Scientific, American Literary, and Military Academy
in Norwich, Vermont. The persons who could command the program were
the retired instructors from the actual military. Before the act passed ancient Greeks have studied for combining transitions
of educational. To become a member of the JROTC program you need to be a U.S. citizen and at least 14 years of age. JROTC program students study communications, citizenship, leadership, ethics and
life skills. They have studyed them to help students to graudate from high school. The program is only for high schools and
colleges/universites to prepare them what the actual military does. The Army ROTC is more than 1550 high schools worldwide. And including all 50 in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, and
Asia.
History of South High School
South High School was first built on October 12, 1900. As of now
South High School has a second building at 1160 Ann Street. The first build was build at 245 Deshler Avenue. South High has
a good tradition for education. This school survived different wars such as World War 1, World War 2, The Korean War,
The Civil Rights Era, and The Vietnam War. South High School became the largest high school in the City of Columbus of
enrollment because Central High School closed its doors for good. Today we accept the challenge of educating young men
and young women to become productive citizens as well.
