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JULY 18, 2024 • Vol. 4, No. 15
Police and Fire Youth Leadership Academy inspires kids to be their best BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
Photos by Erin Sanchez
Kids — including Shardha Sridharan, 13, of Novi, pictured above — tackle the Walled Lake Adventure Course at the Walled Lake Outdoor Education Center on July 15 as part of the Novi Police and Fire Youth Leadership Academy.
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The annual Police and Fire Youth Leadership Academy for local youth got off to a great start Monday as kids were put through their paces at the Walled Lake Adventure Course, located at the Walled Lake Outdoor Education Center. Just over 40 kids took on the obstacle course, which is essentially a mini boot camp. Detective Sarah Moulik, of the Novi Police Department, said the adventure course, which features a zip line, a rock climbing wall, and other rigorously challenging activities, is traditionally done on the academy’s first day, as it allows the instructors to see which kids are natural leaders and which kids need to work on those skills. She said the instructors can then break up the students into groups so that not all the leaders are together. She said this way they can “bring out the best in each kid.” See LEADERS on page 5A
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