2026 - 2027 Key Events
August 2026
7 or 14 NFL Atlanta Falcons vs TBD Color Guard Presentation 7pm | Mercedez Benz Stadium Purchase tickets by clicking on the link.
12 Corps Fund Raiser (Vertical Raise)
14 Physical Fitness Test (mock)
18 Challenge Day | Raiders
19 Unit Polo & Localized PT Gear Issue
21 Physical Fitness Test
21 Curriculum in Action (CIA) - Field Trip, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield
21 Football Color Guard
24 - 25 Amicolala Falls State Park | Overnight Corps Leadership Backpacking Trip to Len Foote Hike Inn Lodge | 10.2 Miles | Dawsonville, GA
27 American Red Cross Blood Drive | Corps Community Service Event | 3 -7pm, St Catherines Church
29 Raider Competition Wheeler HS, GA (Hosting)
September 2026
3 First uniform wear
4 Etowah High School Raider Challenge | Dahlonega, GA
9 MLS Atlanta United Football Club vs Orlando City Color Guard Presentation, Mercedes Benz Stadium
11 Football Color Guard
11 9-11 Remembrance Stair Climb
12 Trojan Raider Challenge | Carrollton, GA
18 Football Color Guard
21 - 25 Fall Break
29 Challenge Day | Raiders
October 2025
3 Paulding Raider Challenge | Dallas, GA
9 Corps of Cadets Picture Day 0830-0930 (TBD)
10 South Paulding Raider Challenge | Douglasville, GA
12 Challenge Day | Raider Nationals Team Selection
14 Corps Marching in Wheeler Homecoming Parade 6 - 7pm
16 Football Color Guard | Homecoming | Sabre Team Performance
22-25 Army Raider Nationals | Ft Knox, Kentucky
23 Football Color Guard
30 Football Color Guard | Seniors Night
30 (Friday) All Service JROTC Raiders National Championship | Gerald Lawhorn Boy Scout Camp - Molena, Georgia.
31 & 1 Nov Air Dot Airshow | U.S. Navy Blue Angels | Peachtree City, GA
November 2026
2 JLAB (Leadership and Academic Bowl)
7 Raider State Championship | Georgia Military College, Milledgeville, GA
7 32nd Annual Southeastern Regional Drill Championships | Hosted by AFJROTC Unit GA-051 | Tifton, GA
12 Raider End of Season Banquet
14 Veteran’s Day Parade Marietta, GA
December 2026
3 East Cobb Middle School Recruiting/Awareness Presentation
Orienteering & Drone Competition Weekend (TBD)
January 2027
5 School starts
8 Physical Fitness Test (mock)
13 Corps Fundraiser (Vertical Raise)
14 Curriculum in Action (CIA) Field Trip - Commemorative Air Force Airbase | Peachtree City, GA
15 Physical Fitness Test
Orienteering & Drone Competition Weekend (TBD)
February 2027
Orienteering & Drone Competition Weekend (TBD)
15-19 Winter Break
March 2027
Orienteering & Drone Competition Weekend (TBD)
11 Atlanta Gladiators Hockey | Color Guard Performance| Gas South Arena
24 Sope Creek Watershed Clean-Up (Community Service Event - Mandatory)
27 8th Annual "Pirate" JROTC FieldBall Tournament | Stone Mountain HS, GA
27 GA-52 Military Ball at Governors Club, Kennesaw, GA
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April 2027
10-11 Air Force Orienteering National Championships| Location (TBD)
17 Perry Raider Challenge | Perry, GA
24 South Carolina Air National Guard Top Gun Drill Meet (TGDM) | Eastover, South Carolina
29 Awards Assembly/Ceremony 5:30pm - 7:30pm in Wheeler Arena
May 2027
7 Uniform Turn In
19 Last Day of School
June 2027