Junior Police Explorers is designed to provide the students at Brooks with an inside look into the job of a police officer to help them determine if they may want to pursue police work as a career. The program exposes students to several aspects of police work, including report writing, interview skills, criminal law, physical fitness, and evidence collection. Most importantly it gives the students the chance to positively interact with members of the Oak Park Police Department. The group is run by Officer Collins.
Participants this year included the following students:
- Jacob Yarrow
- Brian Ziech
- Kevin Ziech
- Brianna Killingsworth
- Lemarie Thompson
- Rachael Holaoye
- Anthony Coleman
- Ella Roadruck
- Bailey Figgins
- Jewel Watts
- Nicholas Gradishar
- India Conners
- Makaila Dean
- Justyce Watson
- Ryhan Miller
- Yasmin Wooden
- Shakura Brown
- Mykal Waters
- Melissa Sanders
- Jayden Dale
- Tiara Nichols
- Bianca Gutierrez
- Zahria Harris
- Abigail Doyle
- Julez Triplett
- Esteban Linarez
- Sean McGrath
- Eric Bezaire
- Mariah Hall
- Daniel Monty
- Molly Gladstone
- Nora Johnson