State
Police Hail Graduates of the
70th
Trooper Youth Training
Class
Sea Girt, N.J. – Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Gilbert, Deputy
Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police today hosted commencement
exercises for 81 high school seniors from across the state as they completed
a weeklong, police-oriented educational program with the 70 th New Jersey
State Police Trooper Youth Week training class.
“Over the many years the State Police have run this rigorous training
program for young adults, we have often seen it create a profound impact
on their lives,” said Gilbert. “Furthermore, it may serve
as an important stepping-stone to a career in law enforcement, or any other
career they may seek. We commend them for their accomplishment,” he
added.
Sponsored by the Department of Law & Public Safety and the Division
of State Police, the Trooper Youth Week training program, which began in
1965, provides young people interested in a law enforcement career with “real
life” police experience. Over the 40-year period an estimated 4000
students have participated in the program. Many of the graduates have gone
on to careers in law enforcement on the federal, county, and local level.
To date, 78 Trooper Youths have joined the ranks of the New Jersey State
Police.
The “future” troopers of the 70 th New Jersey State Police
Trooper Youth Week training class participated in a wide range of activities – activities
that simulate the actual police recruit training experience. The Trooper
Youth cadets were exposed to the regimen of reveille, roll call, academic
classes, tough physical fitness training and actual police field exercises.
As part of the training program, State Police instructors placed special
emphasis on exposing the Trooper Youth cadets to the unique pressures and
problems associated with illegal drug use, teen violence and the aftermath
of violent and deadly acts. The students also learned about New Jersey ’s
vast cultural diversity and the constitutional guarantees afforded all
citizens.
Additionally, the Trooper Youth cadets explored practical
and theoretical areas of police science, including the history and functions
of the New Jersey State Police; crime scene investigation procedures; firearms
safety; CPR and lifesaving techniques; motor vehicle law and safety; the
rapidly expanding use of computers and technology in police work; teenage
drinking and driving and use of the breathalyzer; and overall exposure
to police work as a career.
The following are the list of graduates:
70th
Class
First Name - Last Name - High School
Mohamed Abdalla............................... Central Regional High
School
James Barrett....................................... Bloomfield High
School
Ryan Bell................................................ Point Pleasant
Beach High School
Amanda Bellas....................................... Howell Township
M.S. North
Calvin Bradley............................................ Essex Co.
Vo. No. 13th St. - Newark VS
Keisha Braithwaite....................................... West Orange
High School
Amber Brown....................................... Montclair High School
Anthony Brown....................................... Toms River High
- North High School
Lachoundra Brown....................................... Science High
School
Soleiol Brown....................................... Irvington High
School
Evan Bruner....................................... Cohansey SDA School
Collin Burnham....................................... Woodstown High
School
Justine Carter....................................... Columbia Senior
High School
Ruthzar Casseus....................................... Irvington High
School
Nicholas Castles....................................... Middletown -
North High School
Michael Churus....................................... Union High School
William Coleman....................................... Central Regional
High School
Veronica Colson....................................... Belleville Senior
High School
Alysia Constantinacos....................................... High Point
High School
Brian Costello....................................... Rancocas Valley
Regional High School
Michael Crann....................................... North Warren Regional
High School
Ashley Cunningham....................................... Arts High School
Joseph Dacey....................................... Kittatinny Regional
High School
Shana Kay Dean....................................... Orange High School
Nicholas Dekovitch....................................... Bordentown
Regional High School
Imami Drake....................................... West Orange High
School
Alexis Edwards....................................... Essex Co.Vo.-No.
13th St.-Newark Voc. School
Nafisah Edwards-Rasul....................................... Malcolm
X. Shabazz High School
Matthew Fennell....................................... Oakcrest High
School
Sharayah Gardner....................................... West Side High
School
Patrick George....................................... St John Vianney
Regional High School
Lorenzo Glasgow....................................... Montclair High
School
Evan Greco....................................... Saint Joseph School
Jesse Hamrick....................................... Collingswood Senior
High School
Kevin Hanvey....................................... Colts Neck High
School
Ryan Hubit....................................... Howell Township M.S.
North
Veronica Huertas....................................... Rancocas Valley
Reg. High School
Erinn. Jenkins....................................... Montclair High
School
Mark Khoury....................................... High Point High School
Caithlyn Kicki....................................... Monsignor Donovan
High School
Melissa Kowalewski....................................... Secaucus
High School
Raymond Krov....................................... Delaware Valley
Regional High School
Maggie Labouseur....................................... High Point
High School
Nick Laprezioso....................................... Pequannock Township
High School
Chad Lawier....................................... Kingsway Regional
High School
John Leone....................................... Kingsway Regional
High School
Brian Lloyd Jr....................................... Cumberland Regional
High School
Mark Manansala....................................... Bloomfield High
School
John-Paul Massaro....................................... Eastern High
School
Trevor Michie....................................... South Brunswick
High School
Justin Mills....................................... Northern Burlington
Co. Reg. Sr. High School
Thomas Moehler Jr....................................... Central Regional
High School
Januarie Moore....................................... Bloomfield High
School
Jamad Nash....................................... Newark Vocational
High School
Brett Nelson....................................... Washington Township
High School
Anthony Orovio....................................... North Arlington
High School
Marguel Peace....................................... Belleville Senior
High School
Andrew Pflugfelder....................................... Voorhees
High School
Robert Plimpton III....................................... Phillipsburg
High School
Stanley Reahm....................................... Deptford Township
High School
John Retsis....................................... Bridgewater-Raritan
High School
Jonathan Ricardo....................................... Howell Township
M.S. North
Michael Rine....................................... Belvidere High
School
Evan Ritchie....................................... Lacey Township
High School
Thomas Roache....................................... Washington Township
High School
John Robinson....................................... Irvington High
School
Antonio Rullan....................................... Arthur P. Schalick
High School
Korrie Sampson....................................... Timber Creek
High School
Justin Sarubbi....................................... Point Pleasant
High School
Christopher Schineder....................................... North
Warren Regional High School
Ashley Sheppard....................................... East Orange
High School
Joseph Skillender Jr....................................... St. Peters
Prep
Matthew Smith....................................... Salem Co Career
Tech High School
Jarrell Spates....................................... Essex Co.Vo.-no.
13th St.-Newark VS
Michael Sweeney....................................... Wood-Ridge High
School
Michael Taormina....................................... Morris Knolls
High School
Danielle Turner....................................... Holy Cross High
School
Mickal Velez....................................... Technology High
School
Daniel Viegas....................................... Sparta High School
Nicole Vozza....................................... High Point High
School
Brian Wickizer....................................... Hightstown High
School
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