Youth academy is experience of a lifetime

Once again, it’s time to look toward the youth of Colorado where we give them an experience of a lifetime. The mission of a Colorado State Patrol trooper is not just enforcing the laws on the state’s highways and interstates. We are also very involved in educating the public in various areas.

One way we do this is working with Colorado’s youth. Once a year for one week in July, the Colorado State Patrol allows teens who are at least 16 years old from across the state a chance to see how state troopers are trained at our academy in Golden.

The goal of the CSP Youth Academy is to assist in the development of future leaders for Colorado through team exercises and individual achievement. It is a week-long adventure for the 45 teens who are accepted. Some of the academy requirements include that they must be a junior or senior in the fall of 2020, write an essay, have two letters of recommendation and complete an interview with troopers.

During the week of activities, they are constantly supervised by state troopers and mentored in various areas that will help them in life or whatever career they decide to follow. The youth stay at our academy, eat at our facilities and gain friendships with other youth from across the state.

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