June 24, 2009 - High School Students Experience Trooper Training; Michigan District of Kiwanis Student Trooper Program is in Lansing
Contact:
Josephine Klotz, Training Academy, (517) 322-6319
Agency:
State Police
LANSING. This week, 53 Michiganhigh school students are experiencing the training needed to become Michigan State Police (MSP) troopers during the 34th annual Michigan District of Kiwanis Student Trooper Program. The program began on June 21 at the MSP Training Academy in Lansing and will conclude with a graduation ceremony at 11:30 a.m. on June 26.
Between wake-up at 5 a.m. and lights-out at 10 p.m., the students are learning about traffic and criminal law, defensive tactics, firearms and marksmanship fundamentals, first-aid, water safety, narcotics, search and seizure, patrol tactics, crash investigations, law enforcement career opportunities, forensic science, conservation law, underwater recovery, and leadership.
"We try to give these students a glimpse of what it takes to become a Michigan State Police trooper," said First Lieutenant Michael Krumm of the MSP Training Academy. "The focus on law enforcement fundamentals and the structured aspect of the program help promote the importance of education and build teamwork."
The school is designed for highly motivated young men and women who are seriously interested in a career in law enforcement. Each student is sponsored by one of the Michigan District of Kiwanis Clubs located throughout the state. The school is hosted by the MSP with assistance from deputies and officers from other Michigan police agencies.
Students accepted to the 34th Michigan District of Kiwanis Student Trooper Program include:
Kiwanis Club
Name
Albion
David Seedorf
Alger County
Jesse Bonner
Allen Park
Charles Cobble, Adam Stromberg, and Josh Tyler
Battle Creek
Spencer Owens
Blissfield
Coty Lemley
Brooklyn
Fancy Letts
Cadillac
Jonathan Carney
Caledonia
Ryan Anderson
Colonial Plymouth
Alex Winn
Dearborn
Marisa Blackmore
Dearborn Heights
Alan Ward
Dearborn Outer Drive
Brennen Blevins
Gladwin
Jordan Husted
Golden K of Grand Rapids
Lucas Hoffman
Grand Rapids North
Jonathan Spanding and Jacob Worden
Hillsdale
Brian Green and Justin Carr
Holt
Kalea Frisbie Horton and Jamie Hay
Jackson
Brandon Ahlbaum and Sylvia Sokolowski
Jackson Northwest
Dalton Smaga
Lac Ste. Claire
David Mazey
Ludington
Joseph Sterling
Manistee
Jesse VanderBie
Midland
Gideon Paetz
Mt. Pleasant
Joseph Covarrubias
Newberry
Steven Pinter
Niles-Southwestern
Cody Floor
Owosso
Daniel Roy
Oxford-Orion
Melanie Crumbaugh
Richmond
Aaron Fuller
Royal Oak
Alexander Orozco and Corrine Dubetz
Saginaw Thomas Township
Jordan Kreh
Sandusky
Joshua Williams
Shelby-Macomb Daybreakers
John Amore and Matthew Nemer-Kaiser
South Haven
Blaine McGowan
Southgate
James Nowell and Matthew Kowal
St. Johns
Corbin Tokarchick
Sterling Heights
Matthew Bortnem
Strugis
Steven Johnson
Utica-Shelby Township
Alexandra Wegmann and Elliott Edwards
West Branch
Shayne Janis
Westside Kalamazoo & Kalamazoo County G.K.
Harris Edwards III
Wyandotte Sunrise
Michael Reyna
Wyoming-Southkent
Joseph Houseman
SPECIAL NOTE: Hometown media representatives wishing to spend time with a particular student from their coverage area may do so by contacting Ms. Josephine Klotz at (517) 322-6319.
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