MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Students enrolled in the Montgomery Police Department’s Junior Police Academy are celebrating their graduation. At a ceremony, 19 students were honored for spending a week in this hands-on program to learn about crime investigations and criminal trials.

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The students, in the fifth and sixth grade, received a certificate recognizing them for completing the program. The Junior Police Academy was held at the Cleveland Avenue YMCA.

“I hope that this is a beginning for them that will lead many of them to think about what they would like to do in being leaders and responsible citizens,” said Cathy Wright, a grandmother.

Student Micah Moore said, “I realize that they were just hard on us because they care a lot and they want us to make it in life and be a successful man and woman.”

Student Bra’nyiah Gray added, “What I want to say to the officers is thank you for giving me this chance and this opportunity. It was a really great opportunity for me and the police academy was very fun and I want to say thank you to all of the officers,”

Original reporting: Alabama News Network — read the source article.