in the air rifle competitions. In 2006, the team came in 3rd at the War Eagle Invitational. The Rifle Team members are awarded the Rifle Team cord, ribbon, and, arc after their first competition. They can also be awarded marksman, sharpshooter, and expert badges. Currently, one rifle team, Team A, consists of five shooters. The team practice after school Monday, Tuesday, and, Thursday. Color Guard The Color Guard is open to all cadets from 9th to 12th grade who are in the appropriate height range. Currently, the Color Guard competes in the Armed Color Guard Category and competes each year in different JROTC competitions around the state. The Color Guard performs a variety of activities on campus including Posting the Colors at all home sporting events, all promotion ceremonies, and scrub graduations. The Color Guard is known in the community for Posting the Colors at the Pearson Elementary school in Alexander City for Veterans Day and at the Dadeville Elementary School Veterans Day Program. The members of the Color Guard are awarded the Color Guard cord, the ACU ark, ribbon, and arc. The Color Guard also carries the colors at all on and off-campus parades. Sword Drill The Sword Drill Team contains 16 cadets, as well as a deputy commander and a commander. Sword Drill is open to all cadets in 9th-11th grade. Sword Drill members sacrifice their nightly free time for several months to learn the Sword Drill Performance, which is passed down by the cadets from year to year, with no staff or faculty involvement. The Sword Drill Team typically performs only once, at the end of the year on Military Day. An exception to this was the 2021 Sword Drill Team which performed at a banquet hosted by the Auburn Marriott resort and spa at the Grand National, though this has not been done since. The Sword Drill Performance is a fifteen-minute silent drill performance, where members perform a memorized routine with no verbal commands. Sword Drill is the most prestigious activity on campus, with traditions being kept as close secrets by members. The sword Drill Members receive the Sword Drill cord and the Sword Drill arc. There is no Sword Drill ribbon. Athletics Football Football has long been considered the favorite sport at Southern Prep. The Rangers compete as an independent team playing both 8-man and 11-man football against both public and private teams mostly from