Angelina College Celebrates Graduation of Law Enforcement Cadets

Class number 121 recently graduated from Angelina College’s Law Enforcement Academy. A “Badging Ceremony” was performed as the 21 graduating members from that class were honored. Amy Wren, District Attorney for Angelina County, served as the keynote speaker, praising the new officers for their commitment to their new profession.

Graduating Cadets And Their Hometowns

Clayton Alexander (Cushing), Andrew Arocha (Livingston), Raymond Barrett (Nacogdoches), Patrick Bayless (Livingston), Robert Keith Bradford (Richards), Holly Cox (Onalaska), Faith Eddings (San Augustine), Kristen Fuentes (Nacogdoches), Connor Harry (Newton), Brant Herchman (Lufkin), Demario Hickman (Livingston), Brian Hilderbrand (Alto), William Duane Kenner (Huntington), Yahir Martinez (Lufkin), Nicholas McClenathan (Livingston), Brenton Peters (Zavalla), Cannon Pitts (Lufkin), Billy Russell (Huntington), Martin Salinas (Lufkin), Brooke Tykol (Jasper) and Hannah Vickers (Livingston).

Cadets earning individual awards included Kristen Fuentes, Valedictorian; Robert Keith Bradford, Physical Agility Award; Andrew Arocha, Top Driver Award; and Connor Harry, Top Shot Award. Fuentes reminded her fellow cadets of the rigors they’d endured and survived while encouraging them to remember why they’d chosen to endure it.

“We are one step closer to being where we want to be,” Fuentes said. “We’re entering a profession that demands integrity, courage, and compassion. I pray we stay grounded, fall back on our training, and make decisions with confidence.”

Academy Staff includes Dr. Esther Campbell, Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs; Ivan Kaminsky, Law Enforcement Academy Lead Instructor; Monica Newberg, TCOLE Coordinator; and Cody Christopher, Law Enforcement Continuing Education Training Manager. For further information on Angelina College’s Law Enforcement Academy, email policeacademy@angelina.edu.