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Milestone for St Joey’s Rangers
by Marcus Priaulx 18 March 2014
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hree St Mary’s Catholic College students return to their former primary school every Wednesday to become Cherbourg Junior Police Rangers. Ky-Ky Warner, Hayden Boney and Anquon Sandow leave their Year-8 classes in Kingaroy and travel 45 minutes to take part in the programme at St Joseph’s, Murgon. They are now the rangers first senior leaders. The trio joined the group when it formed in 2011 and their parents wanted them to continue when they
Front: Ky-Ky Warner, Hayden Boney and Anquon Sandow love being Cherbourg Junior Police Rangers leaders at Saint Joey’s, Murgon. They’re pictured with Murgon police constable Dan Coleman and police liaison officer Joe Sullivan.
went to secondary school. They now do skills and drills on a weekly basis with a cohort of about 20 children. Over the years they have also taken part in ANZAC Day marches and weekend rewards events at Stradbroke Island, Australia Zoo, the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast’s Underwater World, Goomeri and Murgon pool. Great school attendance is a must for all Cherbourg Junior Police Rangers and coordinator, Louise Thompson, said the
programme was terrific for a child’s development. “It teaches discipline, self-respect and respect for others and the community,” Louise said. Ky-Ky now wants to be a police officer so she can “help lots of kids” and “it seems like it’d be a fun job”. Anquon wants to be an artist and Hayden is still thinking about his career. Perhaps Cherbourg Junior Police Rangers’ activities will help him come to a decision.
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