Graduation exercises for the 41st basic training class of the Caddo Sheriff’s Regional Training Academy will take place at 4 p.m. Monday, May 1, at Calvary Baptist Church, 9333 Linwood Avenue.  Sheriff Steve Prator will be the guest speaker.

Five agencies will be represented when graduates take the oath of office, receive their badges, and participate in a special ceremony where family and friends assist them with pinning on their badges for the first time.

Class participants received 360 hours or more of peace officer training in areas including law, patrol activities, traffic services, report writing, investigations, firearms, first aid, and criminal justice.

Graduates of the Academy are:   Daniel Allen, McKeevion Clark, Paul Foy, Ty Hayes, Bobby Owens, Joshua Roppolo, Lavar Washington, Shaniqua Williams, and Kelvin Girdner, Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office; Scott Herrington, Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office; Rayshun Brisker, Ringgold  Police Department; Tashayla Grigsby,  Caddo District Attorney’s Office; and Rachel Head, Terrance Petite, and Taylor Summerlin, Northwestern State University Police.