NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — The California Highway Patrol this week will graduate the latest cadet training class, which will provide new officers to CHP offices throughout the state.

The CHP said 142 members of Cadet Training Class I-21 participated in a five-mile run from the Academy in West Sacramento to the California Peace Officers’ Memorial early Wednesday morning.

This run is a ceremonial rite-of-passage for the cadets and signifies the end of their six-months of training, the CHP reported.

At the memorial, the CHP said the cadets honored the more than 1,600 law enforcement officers who came before them and made the ultimate sacrifice serving the people of California.

The CHP said it will swear in the new officers at a graduation ceremony at the CHP Academy on Friday.

Following the graduation ceremony, the new officers will serve in communities throughout the state.

Officer Efrain Cortez of the Clear Lake Area office said two of the new officers will be coming to Lake County and will start their training here.