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National champs
JROTC wins rope bridge title
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Photo provided Senior team leader Deisis Perez works to secure the rope for the female Pioneer Battalion during the National JROTC Championships in Georgia Nov. 5. Perez and the local JROTC team won the national title in the rope bridge event.
When the winning teams were announced at the JROTC Nationals in Georgia last week, Pioneer Battalion team leader Deisis Perez and assistant team leader Jalynn DeSantiago barely could believe their ears. While they knew they had done plenty on the rope bridge, was it really enough to be the best in the country?