Excelsior High Desert Young Marines

04/06/2026

A huge thank you to Lesly’s CPR for coming out and giving a first aid and CPR class to our Young Marines and Recruits. All 22 that attended got certified. This is the second time Lesly comes out to present to our unit and makes it super fun and engaging. The Youmg Marines always love her class and leave with so much knowledge.

If you are looking to get CPR certified reach out to Lesly and she will make it happen. Thank you Lesly for the very engaged class.

03/22/2026

One of our biggest missions is giving back to the community that supports us. Especially our veterans.

Over the past two years, we have focused on assisting disabled veterans who are no longer able to maintain their yards. We have proudly organized and completed community service cleanups for veterans and the widows of veterans in our community.

As we continue to grow our efforts, we are currently seeking sponsors to help provide essential yard tools that allow us to better serve those in need. Donations of equipment would make a direct and meaningful impact on our ability to continue this work.

Needed tools include:
Battery powered w**d eater
Battery powered leaf blower
Rakes
Shovels
Work gloves

We are also grateful for any additional tools, equipment, or financial contributions that can help support our mission. Every donation big or small makes a meaningful difference in the lives of the veterans we serve. You can reach out to the unit commander at 760-291-9194 or [email protected]

Pictures are from our recent event this last Sunday 12 Young Marines and 3 Adult Volunteers completed 5 hours of community service and assisted a disabled veteran.

03/17/2026

🌈 Chester and the Young Marines are spreading some St. Patrick’s Day cheer! Let’s sham-rock and roll and may your day be filled with lots of good luck. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀

03/17/2026

This past Saturday our unit was invited to EAA Chapter 768 - Apple Valley, CA to take the Young Marines on flights around Victoville. Lots of the Young Marines got to see their homes and schools during their flight. They learned a lot about air planes and got a certificate upon completion. Some of them even got to pilot!

03/16/2026

Thank you for coming out and speaking to our Young Marines. They really enjoyed your visit.

03/16/2026

Thank you to the Sons of the American Revolution for hosting the massing of colors honoring George Washington's Birthday and Amerocan Military.

We took a group of Young Marines to learn the history and meaning behind presidents day. After we went to eat out and the YMs enjoyed some really good tacos.

03/16/2026

A huge thank you to Mr. Chinchilla our division 6 training officer. He came out in January to give classes on forming for PT, forming for inspection and talking about the culture of the YM program.

The whole unit gained knowledge and enjoyed having Mr. Chinchilla over.

YM/PVT Lynn was recognized for her determination and motivation.

02/05/2026

Make sure to take a look at the new website! It looks amazing!

The Young Marines is a national youth program for ages eight through high school graduation who want to be come leaders and have fun.

02/04/2026

Our Christmas was a huge success. Thank you to all the sponsors for their donation towards our raffle. We had tons of items to raffle off for the young marines. They all left with a prize.

A thank you to all the parents that brought food for the unit to enjoy. The AVs did amazing organizing the raffle, the food and games.

We had an obstacle course for the young Marines. Then we got to go to LeoCollins AmericanLegion Post CA's American legion auxiliary unit 229 where each young marine was given a gift and to take pictures with Santa.

01/07/2026

This Veterans Day, our Young Marines proudly took part in honoring those who have served our nation. Our unit participated in Victorville’s Annual Veterans Day Parade, standing tall and showing respect.

YM/LCPL Olmos represented our unit with great honor at the Hesperia Parks and Recreation Veterans Day event, where he performed TAPS a powerful tribute that reminded everyone present of the sacrifices made by our fallen heroes.

Veterans Day is more than a ceremony or a parade. It is a time for our Young Marines to learn the history, meaning, and importance of service, to understand the sacrifices made by veterans and their families, and to develop a deep respect for our nation’s past. These experiences help instill leadership, citizenship, discipline, and gratitude values that are at the core of the Young Marines program.
We are incredibly proud of our Young Marines for honoring our veterans with dignity and respect.
Thank you to all who have served.

01/06/2026

A huge thank you to Lee's Military Surplus in Hesperia and Apple Bashing RC Raceway for their donations to our Christmas raffle.

Lee's Military Surplus donated 2 baskets worth of items that the Young Marines loved for camping.

Apple Bashing RC Raceway donated a really nice remote control car that was a huge hit.

If you are ever in need of camping or military gear make sure to stop by Lee's Military Surplus in Hesperia for great quality and prices.

If you are into racing remote control cars head on over to Apple Bashing RC Raceway to enjoy their amazing track and merchandise. You can contact Frank Aversa for more information.

Again thank you for making this year's raffle a huge hit.

01/06/2026

Congratulations to YM/SGT Ochoa C! He completed Senior Leadership School on January 2nd.