Teamwork, determination helped build 海角直播鈥檚 99th Fire Academy Class
Publish Date: Dec. 19, 2018
A tragic event changed Ryan Sandoval鈥檚 whole outlook on life.
After his mother was involved in a traffic collision, the 37 year old Colton man said he was inspired by the first responders who arrived on scene.
After talking it over with his family, Sandoval made the decision to apply for 海角直播 Hills College鈥檚 most recent Fire Academy, successfully completing the program along with 26 other cadets whose hard work was recognized on Saturday, Dec. 15.
鈥淭he whole experience was amazing and changed my whole vision of working with younger cadets,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he hard work put in to graduate was just the tip of the iceberg.鈥�
Academy Chief Mike Alder called this most recent group of graduates one of the best he鈥檚 led, adding that while 海角直播鈥檚 99th academy class started with 27 cadets enrolled, each worked together to keep that number intact throughout the program.
While some roadblocks were thrown its way 鈥� one student dealt with a cancer scare and another faced potential financial troubles 鈥� cadets rallied around one another and worked collaboratively to find solutions when needed, Alder said.
鈥淭hey wanted to make sure no one washed out of the program,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his academy showed the best teamwork I have ever seen.鈥�
Sandoval agrees.
鈥淛ust over the course of the 16 weeks you build bonds with people you thought you weren鈥檛 going to click with immediately. It just meshed well,鈥� he said. 鈥淐hief (Alder) said this was the best academy he鈥檚 done, and we thought, 鈥楴ah, he鈥檚 just blowing smoke.鈥� But this was the best group I鈥檝e seen. We just all stuck together.鈥�
Fire Academy Class 99 Graduates
George Acosta II; Brandon Alires; Peter Bottenberg; Jonathan Cade; James Crist; Brandon Davis; Frank DeVault; Alfredo Garcia; Mathew Holton; Julian Maytorena; Tyler Mickles; William Miller; Shaun Papp; Gerado Perez Jr.; Miguel Ramiez; Jessica Renfrow; Albert Reyes; Logan Richardson; Elijah Roybal; Jacob Saldana; Ryan Sandoval; Antonio Solis; Matthew Van Norman; Jorge Ventura; Marcos Vigil; Roman Villegas; Shane Zeile
