A Morgan Hill Police Explorer, Tamara Cupps,16, brought home a
second-place trophy recently for her performance in the physical
abilities event of a statewide Explorer competition. Four other
Explorers, Nathan Mazon, 20, Alfredo Carrasco, 18, Ryan Halla, 16,
and Gabriel Sedberry, 17, plus Cupps, also took part in the
competition and earned praise from the raters on their appearance,
behavior and the abilities.
A Morgan Hill Police Explorer, Tamara Cupps,16, brought home a second-place trophy recently for her performance in the physical abilities event of a statewide Explorer competition. Four other Explorers, Nathan Mazon, 20, Alfredo Carrasco, 18, Ryan Halla, 16, and Gabriel Sedberry, 17, plus Cupps, also took part in the competition and earned praise from the raters on their appearance, behavior and the abilities.
All five had trained weekly for the competition for several months.
The event in which Cupps earned the award consisted of a twenty-second police baton drill, an obstacle course that included a cone pattern, pull-ups, negotiating various barricades, and scaling a six foot chain link fence and a six foot solid wall. This event was timed and Cupps finished with the second best time of the day. She was presented a trophy at the awards ceremony in the front of all the participants.
The competition consisted of several police academy-type training scenarios such as high risk car stops, domestic violence intervention and a police officer physical abilities test. There were 370 participants from 54 different Police Agencies that took part in the competition.
The Morgan Hill Police Explorers consist of girls and boys, ages 14-20 years old, with an interest in law enforcement. They must maintain a 2.0 grade point average or higher. The Explorer Post is chartered by the Boy Scouts of America.
“We are all very proud of the dedication and hard work that the Explorer Post has shown and is evident by their performance,” said Sgt. Troy Hoefling. “Their commitment to the Morgan Hill Police Department and the Morgan Hill Community is very much appreciated.”
