LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office is welcoming two new officers.

Jared Wade and Zach Cornel were among 142 new officers who graduated from the CHP Academy in West Sacramento, on Feb. 4.

After 27 weeks of intense training, the group was officially sworn in.

Officers Wade and Cornell will receive on-field training with experienced officers for approximately four months and later be on their own.

Lake County is a unique area and different from large metropolitan areas, and will challenge these new officers’ skills, the CHP’s Clear Lake Area office reported.

The office’s goal is to get these new CHP Officers ready to face the challenges they will encounter on a day-to-day basis so they can provide the highest level of safety, service and security to the people of California.

Officer Jared Wade is a Lake County local. He attended Upper Lake High School graduating in 2013. He chose the CHP because he knew local officers and was advised this was a great agency to work for. He got the chance to come back to his hometown and serve the community in which he grew up.

“The CHP academy was a great experience, tough, but great,” Wade said.

Wade wants to make our roads safer, change the overall negative views of law enforcement and serve his community.

Officer Zach Cornell is from Chico. He attended Chico High School, graduating in 2010.

Officer Cornell has friends and family in law enforcement including an uncle with the CHP. He chose CHP because of the diversity of the state and places to work.

He described his stay at the CHP Academy as “Challenging, but well worth it.

Cornell wants to give back to the community, build public trust, and make roads safe for family, friends and the motoring public.

Both officers encourage anyone thinking about joining the CHP’s ranks to go online and check it out.

Visit www.chpcareers.com or contact your local CHP Office for more information.