LANSING. This week, 53 Michigan high 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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