{"id":49817,"date":"2014-03-19T15:43:13","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T22:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=49817"},"modified":"2014-03-25T11:40:12","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T18:40:12","slug":"palmdale-station-graduates-third-teen-cert-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/03\/19\/palmdale-station-graduates-third-teen-cert-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Palmdale Station graduates third Teen CERT class"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Twenty-three local middle schoolers were selected for the third \u201cTeen CERT\u201d class. The students showed up 15 minutes early for every session and were extremely eager to learn the material, according to course facilitator Deputy Dale Lovvik. (Photo courtesy LASD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE \u2013 The Palmdale Sheriff\u2019s station graduated its third \u201cTeen CERT\u201d class in a ceremony Tuesday night held in the Palmdale School District\u2019s boardroom.<\/p>\n

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program teaches citizens how to prepare and take care of themselves, their family and neighbors in the event of a disaster or emergency.<\/p>\n

The Palmdale Sheriff’s station partnered with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the Palmdale School District and members of the local area CERT group to present the teen CERT course. Classes were held as part of an after school program at Cactus Middle School in Palmdale.<\/p>\n

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The course was hands on, allowing the students to experience every exercise while being taught. (LASD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More than 100 middle schoolers initially signed up for the program, which was held over a five week period.<\/p>\n

Deputy Dale Lovvik facilitated the course and was aided by the following Antelope Valley CERT volunteers: Pat Rossall, Julie Ferbee, Michelle and Steve Webb, Marla Stark, Reserve Deputy Bobby Foster and Fire Captain Scott Polgar.<\/p>\n

Each applicant was required to submit an essay and complete an interview process along with their parents in order to enter the class. Twenty-three lucky students were selected and attended the two hour classes, which were held twice a week.<\/p>\n

Deputy Lovvik created a study guide for the students, which highlighted important facts and concepts from each chapter of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) CERT manual. Although the study guide is not a substitute for the FEMA manual, it included full color pictures and renderings that helped to make the material more exciting to younger learners.<\/p>\n

Deputy Lovvik stated, “This has been an absolutely fantastic class. They have shown up 15 minutes early for every session and have been extremely eager to learn the material.” He went on to say, “I have structured the material to be completely hands on, allowing the kids to experience each and every exercise while being taught. This really keeps their interest and they are able complete every task properly and safely.”<\/p>\n

Past graduates assisted Deputy Lovvik and school faculty members with fire and earthquake drills; and the students become advocates of the CERT program to their peers, families, friends and neighbors.<\/p>\n

Preparing for a disaster is a community effort, advised the Palmdale Sheriff\u2019s station. For more information on how you can be prepared, visit www.AntelopeValleyCERT.com<\/a>,\u00a0www.Palmdale.LASD.org<\/a>; www.LACounty.gov<\/a>; or .<\/p>\n

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PALMDALE \u2013 The Palmdale Sheriff\u2019s station graduated its third \u201cTeen CERT\u201d class in a ceremony Tuesday night held in the Palmdale School District\u2019s boardroom. The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program teaches citizens how to prepare and take care of themselves, their family and neighbors in the event of a disaster or emergency. The Palmdale […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49817"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}