Hayes is the home school for one of the original 40 AFJROTC detachments. OH-12, commonly known as the "Phantoms," consists of students from all over Delaware county, and is the second oldest in the state, behind the OH-11 detachment at Westland HS. The Phantoms regularly send a group to represent Delaware to the Ohio Valley Leadership School at Wright Patterson Air Force Base which is held every summer. OH-12 is also home to one of the more competitive precision drill teams in the region, taking trophies at competitions across the state. They finished the 2010–2011 season with a total of 26 trophies. OH-12 cadets commonly perform flag raising ceremonies at home football games, and present the colors at home basketball games