8th Junior Trooper Academy

INSTITUTE - The West Virginia State Police is pleased to announce the names of the students who will be graduating from the 8th West Virginia State Police Junior Trooper Academy. This year’s Academy began on Monday, July 28, 2003, and will end on Friday, August 1, 2003.

The Junior Troopers, along with their hometown, are listed below:

Jonathan Z. Abbott, Wayne	Ben Love, Oak Hill	Taylor R. Richmond, Beckley
Christopher W. Adkins, Fayetteville	Robby Maston, St. Marys	Scott M. Rogerson, Wellsburg
Amanda Chase, Barrackville	Kelli Meadows, Union	Paul M. Shawler, Hurricane
Christopher R. Clay, Barboursville	Jeffrey Miller, Spurlockville	Andrew Skala, Princeton
Shawn Dennison, Fairmont	Max Mounts, Williamson	Misty D. Skiles, Franklin
Travis A. Dye, Beckley	Adam Moye, Milton	Justin G. Stapleton, Logan
Zane Fitzwater, Princeton	Ian Newlin, Keyser	Matt Timm, Beckley
Ryan Jesse, Beckley	Bobby C. Palmer, Beckley	Michael Tincher, Talcott
Katherine Kruger, Weirton	Justin M. Porterfield, Kimball	Nicole A. Yurcaba, Mathias

The students participated in such activities as morning reveille, physical training, marching and cadence, fingerprinting, evidence collection, photography, firearms training and other classes related to law enforcement. The program is designed for the Junior Troopers to experience what a State Police Cadet goes through during his/her training at the Academy. The Junior Troopers will also be required to successfully pass a final examination prior to graduation.

The graduation will be held at 10:00am on Friday, August 1, 2003, at the West Virginia Rehabilitation Center in Institute. For directions, please call the Academy at 304-766-2600. All media outlets are encouraged to attend.

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