Acting Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Robert Evanchick recently announced 99 cadets graduated from the State Police Academy in Hershey and have been assigned to troops across the commonwealth.

The ceremony at Bishop McDevitt High School marked the culmination of 27 weeks of classroom and physical training.

Cadet Nicholas Manganiello, of Luzerne County, spoke on behalf of the graduating class.

The men and women representing the 153rd graduating cadet class assigned to the following troops include:

Troop L, Reading: Vincent J. Corkery Sr., of Bradford County; Nicholas E. Fischer II, of Northampton County; Derek R. Hill, of Schuylkill County; Trent W. Karaman, of Columbia County; Donald P. Raudenbush, of Berks County; John C. Reiter, of Berks County; Jordan M. Rex, of Lehigh County; Kody M. Rittenbaugh, of Schuylkill County; Benjamin G. Sterner, of Berks County; Michael Tomko, of Schuylkill County and Jarod G. Wampler, of Lehigh County.

Troop M, Bethlehem: Corey A. Chapin, of Bucks County; Anthony M. Gentile, of Northampton County; Danielle M. Heimbach, of Bucks County; Drew M. Hoffman, of Philadelphia County; Trevor P. O’Malley, of Bucks County; Lee J. Urschel, of Middlesex County, N.J.; Nicholas Uva III, of Bucks County and Christopher A. Zampini, of Lehigh County.

For more information on the Pennsylvania State Police, visit www.psp.pa.gov.

To learn more about becoming a Pennsylvania State Trooper, visit www.patrooper.com.