Penn Hills Senior High School Alumni

On March 6, 2008, five teams from Penn Hills NJROTC competed in the NJROTC National Academic Exam (NAE) against 1,500 ot...

On March 6, 2008, five teams from Penn Hills NJROTC competed in the NJROTC National Academic Exam (NAE) against 1,500 other high school teams from around the United States. The results were released on April 3rd.

Penn Hills Team 3 consisting of Cadets Andre Bennett, Melissa Boby, Eric Gumkowski, Stephen Sloane, and Eric Townsend placed 236th out of 1,505 teams or in the top 16 percent nationally. They were followed closely by Team 1 consisting of Cadets Michael Crivaro, Samantha DeShong, Joshua Rockman, Nathan Stockman, and Gabriel Torres, who finished 276th or in the top 18 percent. The lowest place finish for Penn Hills students was 1,023rd (64 percent).

These results are significant because the event measures cadets' knowledge against some of the top schools in the nation, and the best and brightest participate in the competition. Against schools in the northeast, Penn Hills ranked 16th, 23rd, 79th, 92nd, and 113th, respectively, out of 176 teams that competed.