The Michigan City High School (MCHS) Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (MCJROTC) competed in a military drill meet at Indianapolis Ben Davis High School on Saturday, February 1st. Many of the top MCJROTC programs participated, some of which have qualified for the national drill championship in the past. Mr. Luke Wright, the MCJROTC Director for MCHS’s Region, was in attendance. Purdue University ROTC midshipmen judged the meet. 

“We represented MCHS well at this meet,” said Major Tom McGrath, the Senior Marine Instructor. “We do not have the depth that the larger schools have, which puts us at a disadvantage. Our cadets are still drilled with focus and discipline.”

Master Sergeant Jeff Benak, the Marine Instructor, commended the cadets for their dedication and desire to improve. “These cadets are at practice at 5:45 in the morning. They are in a select group of students who want to show Michigan City in its best light and improve themselves.”   

The Wolves will be in action next at Concordia High School in Fort Wayne on February 22nd. They will continue to support MCHS winter sports, including the set-up and tear-down of the girls gymnastics meets and providing color guards for the boys basketball games. In March, the cadets will help support the three Indiana High School Athletic Association boys basketball tournaments held at MCHS- Sectionals the 4th-8th, Regionals the 15th, and Semi-State the 22nd. The cadets will also march in the Michigan City St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 15th.