High School Drill Teams
Some high school drill teams compete at the national level at the National High School Drill Team Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida and generally use demilitarized Springfield M1903s, M1 Garands, M-14 rifles and Daisy Drill Rifles. Certain teams at the NHSDTC ( National High School Drill Team Championships) receive high placings and end up being well known on a national level such as The Marching Rifles from Griffin High School. The Bears from Winter Springs High School, The San Juan Guard from Theodore Roosevelt High School, Flannigan Rifles from Marmion Academy, Leathernecks from Fern Creek High School, the Liberty Guard from Cladia T. Johnson High School, the Sea Devils from Flour Bluff High School, Patriot Guard from Francis Lewis High School, Mighty Blue Guard from Douglas MacArthur High School, The Black Watch Drill Team from Winston Churchill High School, the Rattler Guard from Ronald Reagan High School and the Silver Eagles from John Jay High School. The majority of the most decorated and well-known drill teams come from the state of Texas with the exception of a few including the Patriot Guard and Marmion Academy. Until the 2011-2012 school year The Yellow Ribbons of cavalry and yellow legs of cavalry were novice super stars. The team has planned revamping for the 2012-2013 school year
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