Scripps Ranch High School - National JROTC Leadership and Academic Bowl Champions

Front Row (left to right):  Raymond Sun, 

Albert Gu, Jackwin Hui, Alan Hang

Back Row (left to right):  Col Paul Lips, 

Lt Col Michael Sheldon

For the third consecutive year, the AFJROTC Academic Team from Scripps Ranch High School has won the Joint Leadership Academic Bowl. The competition involved over 3000 schools throughout the nation and overseas in an academic competition between JROTC programs from all four military services and the Civil Air Patrol. The competition occurred during the weekend of the 25th and 26th of June on the campus of the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C.

The format of the event involved team competitions answering questions covering a wide variety of academic areas. Cadets needed to be well versed in math, literature, science, current events, and many other topics. The team Captain Albert Gu, led Scripps Ranch High School to victory with a perfect 11-0 record in the initial Air Force JROTC only bracket to be selected to compete in the National Championship. Fellow cadets, Jackwin Hui, Alan Hang, and Raymond Sun placed first going into the finals.

The National Championship round was the most challenging with very strong competition from the Navy JROTC program for E.W. Clark High School, Las Vegas Nevada. Going into the fourth and final round, the overall score was tied at 220 points per team. During the last round of 16 questions, our team from Scripps Ranch High School was able to monopolize the round and gain and additional 180 points by answering 9 questions correctly. The final score was 320 to 400, sealing the third straight win for Scripps Ranch High School in the past three years.

(left to right): Col Paul Lips, Alan Hang, Jackwin Hui, Albert Gu, Raymond Sun, Lt Col Michael Sheldon