32 Graduate from 44th Trooper Youth Week Program

Location:
Delaware State Police Training Academy Headquarters Complex, 1453 North DuPont Highway, Dover, DE

DATE and TIME:
Friday June 26, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

Graduating Cadet Class 2015:

Tyler Banning Sussex Tech HS
Stanley Barkley Smyrna HS
Adam Christopher Geneva Academy
Alicia Corrado Brandywine HS
Zachary Cusick Bishop Shanahan
Charles Dalton Delaware Military Academy
Darius Davis Howard HS
Christopher DiEdoardo Caravel Academy
Jered Farmer Lake Forest HS
Christopher Fraser Salesianum HS
Desiree Granados Delmar HS
Alena Gusakov Delaware Academy of Public Safety & Security (DAPSS)
Joseph Hinton Milford HS
Kayla Hovatter Delmar HS
Kaitlyn Kanich Hodgson
Xavier King Dover HS
Ashley Logullo Polytech HS
Kyle McCarthy Salesianum
Noah McDonald Williamstown HS (NJ)
George Miller DAPSS
Alexis Nacchio DAPSS
Troy C. Oglesby Salesianum
Karisa Phelps William Penn HS
Ociel Pineyro Woodbridge HS
Drew Purdy Sussex Tech HS
Austin M. Rains Polytech HS
Montana A. Rains Polytech HS
Thaliva Richardson DAPSS
Matthew R. Sarkissian Smyrna HS
Kayla Seacord Caesar Rodney HS
Brighton Stiefvater Newark HS
Brendan Welch Sussex Academy

Awards for Trooper Youth Week 2015

Most Outstanding- Cadet Ociel Pineyro (this cadet demonstrated a combination of initiative, leadership and teamwork throughout the week)
Core Values- Cadet Charles Dalton (this cadet best demonstrated the 7 Core Values of the Delaware State Police Academy: Honor, Integrity, Courage, Loyalty, Attitude, Discipline, and Service.
Most Improved- Cadet Ashley Logullo (this cadet improved the most throughout week)
Leadership- Cadet Xavier King (this cadet demonstrates outstanding leadership skills in comparison to the rest of the cadets; he gets the job and other tasks done)
Physical Fitness- Cadet Jared Farmer. This cadet out performed all others during the physical fitness tests
*Selected as class speaker- Cadet Ociel Pineyro
Featured Remarks:
Commander Robert Michael-Department Commander American Legion
Colonel Nathaniel McQueen-Superintendent Delaware State Police
Kimberly Chandler-Community Relations Director, Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security

Resume:
Dover, DE-The Delaware State Police and The American Legion held Graduation exercises Friday June 26th at the Delaware State Police Training Academy in Dover Delaware.

32 young men and women from across the State, who endured a weeklong training regimen which parallels much of what a Delaware State Trooper would undergo while attending the State Police Training Academy, were awarded their graduation certificates.

In addition to the rigors of the daily physical fitness schedule, the cadets attended classes that ranged from crash investigation to evidence detection and fraud investigation. During the entire week the cadets took up residence at the academy to give them a better understanding about the profession of law enforcement and what it takes to become a police officer.

This is the 44th year for Trooper Youth Week and without the sponsorship of the American Legion the program could not be possible.