Senior Project Presentation

1. 2011- 2012 Creekview
JROTC Raiders
By: Austin Mathis

3. "Rely on your own strength of body and soul.
Take for your star self-reliance, faith,
honesty, and industry. Don't take too much
advice- keep at the helm and steer your own
ship, and remember that the great art of
commanding is to take a fair share of the
work. Fire above the mark you intend to hit.
Energy, invincible determination with the right
motive, are the levers that move the world." -
Noah Porter

4. Goals:
Improve the success of the Raider Team.
Help people achieve new physical goals.
Learn about leadership and esprit de corps.
Improve my own physical capabilities.

5. The Beginning:
Poor control.
Poor planning.
Lack of teamwork and motivation.

6. My Facilitator: SFC Michael Zeidler
My Facilitator is one of my JROTC teachers,
SFC Michael Zeidler. He was qualified to help
me as he is a retired member of the U.S.
Army, and served as an instructor in a
Ranger Battalion. He had a lot of useful
knowledge for me.

7. What I Used:
The tools and techniques I used for my project
are:
Myself.
The extended rectangular formation.
The Creekview High School property.
Ropes and climbing gear.
Facebook.

8. Problems I Had:
When I started out, I did not understand how to
organize and motivate a group of my peers.
I had no idea how to record progress or
information.
I had to learn before teaching.

9. Competition:
We have competed in five meets this year, they
are:
Riverside Military Academy.
Catoosa Range Invitational.
Winder High School (State Meet).
Hart County at NGCSU.
Best Raider 2012.

10. Was This a Success?
I believe that my senior project was a success.
We took many victories as a team, and
established a strong bond as a family.
Through teamwork and determination, a
mixed division team from a small high school
in Canton, GA, set a new standard for the
name Raider. We outmatched female, mixed,
and male division teams, and also set
records wherever we went.

11. My Research paper:
I did my research paper on the history of
AJROTC. This applied to my project because
I was leading a JROTC team. Through this, I
was able to discover the history of my team
and learn things about my favorite high
school class.

12. A Career?
This project provided great experience for my
career in the U.S. Army. I started on my way
to this career when I enlisted on September
22, 2011. I hope to take this as far as I can,
and will continue my education while
defending my country.

13. Thank you for listening to my
presentation, and I hope
you have enjoyed what I
have had to say.