On June 1, three Beverly Hills Explorers graduated from the South Bay Regional Explorer Academy, an intense 12-week-long training program that simulates the police academy for high school students. Peter Shabani, 14, Kate Fuerte, 15 and Isadora Cardoso, 15 are the first to complete the rigorous boot camp that is now a requirement for those who want to become Beverly Hills Police Explorers. The completion of the academy represents hours of physical training, discipline and academic achievement.
The Police Explorer program, a volunteer-based program for Beverly Hills teens to assist police officers in non-hazardous duties, was started in 2004. It prepares young members of the community with tools to succeed, wherever their careers may take them. Requirements to take part in the program include maintaining at least a 2.0 grade point average, no previous arrests or convictions and no physical handicaps that could jeopardize their safety.
