03/06/2020
Glad to see that some of our Texas High Schools are still teaching shooting sports.
JOSHUA ISD
Joshua ISD School Receives New $78,000 Shooting Range
The award-winning Joshua High School Naval JROTC Precision Rifle Team is one of two districts in Texas to have the state-of-the-art equipment
By Sophia Beausoleil • Published March 5, 2020 • Updated on March 5, 2020 at 5:58 pm
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Joshua ISD School Receives New $78,000 Shooting Range
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Joshua ISD shelled out top dollar for a state-of-the-art shooting range which includes the same type of equipment used in the Olympics for rifle competitions.
The district spent $78,000 on SIUS targeting system for the Joshua High School Naval JROTC Precision Rifle Team. They just recently won first place in the Navy National Rifle Championship last month and has five student marksmen who qualified for the National Junior Olympics.
“I just think it’s absolutely wonderful that our district has enough confidence in our program to make this kind of investment for our kids, it’s been wonderful," said Lt. Col. James Davidson, the NJROTC instructor for the high school.