Sheriff’s Youth Academy
Dear Interested Youth and Parents,
The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office is offering a Sheriff’s
Youth Academy to the younger citizens of Guilford County who are interested in learning more about law enforcement operations
within the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, as well as other public safety and military careers. The classes will start
on Monday July 27, 2020 at 8:00am and run through July 31, 2020.
The Sheriff’s Youth
Academy will present a range of topical training subjects condensed from the standard training curriculum for law enforcement
officers. By presenting this program, we hope to provide a positive career development experience which will acquaint attending
youth with the goals and functions of a working law enforcement agency.
The Sheriff’s
Youth Academy aims to stimulate a positive interest in law enforcement in youth, as well as heighten awareness of the positive
aspects of being a good citizen, as well as to instill a sense of patriotism in the cadets. Young people will learn the basic
functions of a law enforcement agency, requirements of a career in law enforcement, and learn more about Guilford County Sheriff’s
Office Explorer Post 592 membership. Some of the blocks of instruction will include:
•
Career Preparation / Texting & Driving - DWI Prevention Education
• Firearms Simulator Training
•
Traffic Stops/Enforcement / Police Chases
• Physical Fitness Training
• Building Searches / K-9 Demo
• SERT - Sheriff Emergency Response Team /Bomb Robot Demo
The academy is open to
all current law enforcement Explorers, as well as students from local middle and high schools between the ages of 10 and 17
years of age. Students may be accepted upon referral from School Resource Officers or by parents/legal guardians who wish
for their son/daughter to participate in the Sheriff Youth Academy experience.
The academy
will begin with an orientation meeting on Friday, July 24, 2020 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Orientation is MANDATORY for all SYA
participants and at least one parent/legal guardian must attend. This orientation will be held at the Sheriff’s Office
Administration Building in the Lower Classroom located at 400 W. Washington St Greensboro.
The academy will begin at 8:00 AM on Monday, July 27, 2020 at the GCSO District 2 Office located at 5440 Millstream Road,
Mcleansville, N.C. 27301 (See schedule). Space is limited, so applicants will be accepted on a “first-come, first served”
basis, pending a background check.
The deadline for application submission is July 20, 2020
at 5:00pm. There is NO FEE for the academy. Students will be provided with T-shirts and baseball caps as academy uniforms.
Students will be required to wear khaki type cargo pants to complete the academy uniform. Students will also be required to
wear a white crew neck t-shirt and black athletic/basketball shorts for physical training. Purchase options for khaki pants
will be provided at the orientation meeting. Footwear should be sneakers or athletic training type shoes.
Transportation to and from the academy sites will be the responsibility of the participant and his/her parent/guardian.
Interested persons should contact the Community Resource Unit by phone at (336-641-3378) or (336-641-5313)
or email aalmono@guilfordcountync.gov. Applications may be printed from the Sheriff Office website (www.guilfordcountysheriff.com)
or obtained from a Guilford County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer.
Applications
may also be picked up from and returned in person or by mail to:
Master Deputy A. Almonor
Guilford County Sheriff’s
Office
Community Resources Unit
400 W. Washington Street
Greensboro, North Carolina 27401
Office: (336)
641-5313/3378
aalmono@guilfordcountync.gov
www.guilfordcountysheriff.com
