Applications being accepted for Citizens' Police Academy
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Police Department is accepting appli
cations for the spring session of the Citizens'
Police Academy, which will start April 3.
The Citizens' Police Academy is a 13-week
program that meets once a week to better
; acquaint citizens with the law enforcement pro
? fession and the role of the Police Department
within the community.
The Citizens' Police Academy curriculum
is similar to training for new police officers,
with a mix of classroom and scenario/hands-on
training on such topics as department functions,
search and seizure laws, use of force, firearms
training, crime prevention, domestic violence,
criminal investigations, vice/narcotics opera
tions and K-9 and special operations.
Participants will have an opportunity to ride
with a patrol officer. The classes are taught by
officers and civilian employees throughout the
department.
The weekly sessions are intended to help
create a citizenry that is familiar and comfort
able with the Police Department. The classes
are not designed to train participants to be
police officers.
Classes will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
on Thursday evenings at the Public Safety
Center or the Alexander R. Beaty Public Safety
Training and Support Center. Enrollment is
open to any citizen 18 years of age or older who
resides, works or attends school in Winston
Salem. Anyone interested in attending the
Citizens' Police Academy may call the
Winston-Salem Police Department for an appli
cation at 773-7935, or complete an application
online at www.WSPD.org.
The class is limited to 30 students.
Applications must be submitted by March 17.
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Photos by I-ayla Claims
Kendra Minor (right) with her friend and fellow TNT participant Andrea Hicks.
TNT
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"It turned out to be a
life changing thing," he
said of joining TNT. "I
started losing weight and
seeing results and becom
ing a gym rat."
"I'm very proud
because he's improved his
overall health, and you can
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- everything. I
can tell he's very
pleased about his
results," said
Maxie's personal
trainer, Tinia
Scott. "He looks
healthier, and
he's just excited
more about his
life."
Maxie was
back for more this year,
joining the dozens of area
residents who flocked to
Winston Lake Saturday to
join the program, which is
offered at YMCAs across
the Northwest North
Carolina network.
"It's crazy because peo
ple see me and say, 'You're
good,"' related Maxie, who
has dropped five pants
sizes since joining the pro
gram last year. "But I'm
really not satisfied. I want
to keep going."
Winston Lake Wellness
Director Robert Edwards
says he has seen firsthand
the difference TNT has
made for participants like
Maxie.
"I think it's a great
idea," he said of TNT,
which is embarking on its
third year in the local com
munity. "1 think it reaches
out to the community. I
think it helps to show that
we're not just a gym. that
we offer more than a
weight room; we have the
different components to
help people to become suc
cessful for their future."
Transformation Nation
Triad has adopted an abbre
viated schedule this year,
with an eight week training
period and a sharper focus
on community members
who need it the most,
explained Edwards. Prizes
will be awarded for the
first, second and third place
finishers, according to
weight loss and participa
tion. City native Michelle
Cherry took third place in
last year's competition,
shedding 21 pounds and
managing to keep about
half of it off long term. This
year, the Rat Rock Middle
School teacher says she is
hoping to recapture some
of the fervor she experi
enced during the 2013 TNT
and sustain her results per
manently.
"I just got to a point
where I really enjoyed
working out," declared the
mother of two. "I think the
competition aspect of it
really brings it to the next
e
level."
Cherry said she
returned to Winston Lake
this year because she
enjoyeid the encouragement
and support she has
received there in the past.
"Everybody here is so
positive," she remarked.
"It's the family atmosphere
that really helps me."
Winston-Salem State
Un iversi t v
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alumna Kendra
Minor signed
up to participate
in TNT for the
first time this
year. A former
basketball and
volleyball play
er, Minor's time
on the court
these days is
limited to her
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coach of the women's var
sity basketball squad at
Walkertown High School,
where the 27-year-old says
her physical activity can be
described as "just enough
to get by." Through TNT,
Minor says she is hoping to
surpass the minimal
progress she has made in
other weight loss programs
and realize true change in
her health and her weight.
The Charlotte native will
be returning to her old
stomping grounds at
Winston Lake, where she
was employed as a college
student. Her best friend.
Youth and Family Services
Director Andrea Hicks, is
joining her in TNT. which
offers weekly weigh-ins,
group workouts, prescribed
daily exercise schedules,
nutrition information and
childcare (during normal
Child Watch hours)
"It's extremely hard to
be motivated, especially
when you're doing it by
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have a workout trainer,"
Minor said. "Now that I
have other people to moti
vate me (through TNT),
I'm excited."
Wake Forest Baptist
Health's Diane Hightower
and Betha Watson were on
hand at the signups to offer
TNT participants an oppor
tunity to lower their dia
betes risk by participating
in PACTPD (Parents &
Children Together
Preventing Diabetes), an
NIH-funded study that
focuses on the African
American community. The
study, which pays $75 for
each parent/guardian and
each child participant, is
one of the first to include
the younger generation, for
whom diabetes is a grow
ing problem, Watson said.
"What we're trying to
do is prevent diabetes in
children, so we're partner
ing the parent and child
together to work towards
not getting diabetes,"
explained Hightower, a
registered nurse. "We're
looking at parents and chii
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dren who are already obese
but do not have diabetes
yet, so we're trying to pre
vent that."'
Winston Lake's execu
tive director, Terry
Matthews said TNT is yet
another example of the
YMCA living out its mis
sion of "Helping people
reach their God-given
potential in spirit, mind and
body."
"I think it's a great
opportunity for the YMCA
to give back to the commu
nity that supports us,"
Matthews said. "Even if
they're not a member of the
Y, we want the whole com
munity to be able to be
healthy."
Tinia Scott
Community Center
to hold
Black History Month
program
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
On Saturday, Feb. 16, Norma Corley and Kerry
(Leon) Sturdivant will be honored at the Black History
ramtty unity uay at
the Carl H. Russell
Sr. Community
Center, 3521 Carver
School Rd., from 3 -
6 p.m.
Corley, a
Winston-Salem/
Forsyth County
Schools employee,
was the first black
student to integrate Easton
Elementary School, Hill Middle
School and Parkland High
School.
Sturdivant is a noted local
artist. Some of his work will be
showcased at the event. He is
known for the t-shirts, license
plates and sports photos at
Cook's Flea Market.
A number of vendors have
been invited and Black History
exhibits will be on display.
Performance artists Ishmael Muhammad. Bilaal
Rivera, Amir Rookard and D.J. Leroy Richardson Jr.
will perform.
For more information, call Ben Piggott or the
Russell Center staff at 336-727-2580.
Leon Sturdivant
Corlty
Friends, family
fete Lewis at
holiday party
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CHRONICLE
Edward Ashley "Bro
Bro" Lewis' Annual
Christmas Celebration
was given by his mother,
Jeannette T. Lewis, on
Monday, Dec. 16 at the
J.T. Lewis Clubhouse.
Bro Bro resides in
Beacon Cottage at the
Murdoch Center in
Butner. Several Murdoch
Center employees accom
panied him to the party,
including rnyins
Boykins, Willis Herman,
William Winston, Deloris
Taylor and Darryll
Williams.
Several of his family
members were also on
hand, including Rudy
Anderson Sr., Flonnie T.
Anderson, Roscoe Mica
Anderson, Deirdre Y.
Anderson, Lena T.
Crowder and Rayonette J.
Crowder. Special guests
in attendance included
brothers Lowman and
David Pauling, both of
whom attend Elizabeth
City State University.
All the guests enjoyed
the fellowship, festive
decorations, a meal
catered by Connie
Fletcher and singing "We
Wish You a Merry
Christmas" to Bro Bro,
who also received many
gifts.
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