XTE News
March 2007 - XTE invades Wilmington, DE for ACJA National Conference and Competition
Members of the Irvine Valley College Administration of Justice student club (Chi Tau Epsilon) recently returned from a successful trip to Wilmington, Delaware where they attended the 70th annual national conference of the American Criminal Justice Association-Lambda Alpha Epsilon. The guest speaker at this year’s conference was Dr. Henry Lee, a world-renowned expert on forensic evidence, particularly DNA evidence.
Eleven students were accompanied by club advisors Colin McCaughey and Monty Mauney on the trip, and all of the students participated in the conference workshops and competitions. Student Ariel “Ace” Gatus placed first overall in the physical agility competition, with Ryan Dominguez taking third place. This is the fourth year in the last five that an XTE student has won the national title in physical agility!! Travis Mahaffey also took home third place in the Police Management academic test. Our firearms team of Darius Ksenak, Ariel "Ace" Gatus, and Ryan Dominguez finished fourth, just missing third by a few points. The students attending the 2007 national conference and competing on behalf of Chi Tau Epsilon included:Ted Falencki, Darius Ksenak, Steve LaMotte, Ryan Dominguez, Travis Mahaffey, Jason Powell, Patrick McDonald, Cassandra Hayes, Ryan Grammatica, Alfred Collazo, and Ariel Gatus.
October 2006 - XTE competes at ACJA Region 1 competition in San Jose, CA
The Region 1 (Western United States) conference of the American Criminal Justice Association-Lambda Alpha Epsilon was held in Santa Clara, California October 19th through the 21st. The guest speakers at the conference were the founders of Perverted Justice (http://www.perverted-justice.com/ ). Perverted Justice is a non-profit organization that seeks out online sexual predators and brings them to justice, usually with the assistance of law enforcement agencies. You may have seen Perverted Justice on television in one of several Dateline NBC episodes regarding online predators.
Along with the excellent presentation and local law enforcement speakers about sexual offenders, predators, and pedophiles, the students engaged in competition with approximately 70 students from other chapters representing colleges from the western United States. IVC sent a contingent consisting of 8 students and two advisors to the conference and competition and those students represented IVC to the best of their abilities, winning 15 awards for their efforts. IVC took at least one award in almost every category of competition, winning first place overall is several of the categories. The XTE representatives were also complimented by the National President and organizers of the regional conference for their outstanding behavior, their spirit of competition and brotherhood, and their overall conduct and representation of the ideals of the American Criminal Justice Association.
The attendees included Darius Ksenak, Erica Alvarez, Jackie Sanchez, Travis Mahaffey, Robert Rodriguez, Cassandra Hayes, Ariel "Ace" Gatus, and Ryan Dominguez. The following are the awards won by XTE:
Crime Scene Investigation:
3rd place team Lower Division (less than 60 units) Ariel Gatus, Travis Mahaffey 3rd place team Upper Division (over 60 units) Darius Ksenak, Ryan Dominguez, Cassandra Hayes
Physical Agility
1st place male (25 years and under) Darius Ksenak (best time of all competitors)
1st place male (26-35 years) Robert Rodriguez
3rd place female (25 and under) Jackie Sanchez
Firearms
1st place upper division Darius Ksenak
2nd place upper division Robert Rodriguez
1st place team upper division Darius Ksenak, Robert Rodriguez
Police Management (Academic Exam)
1st place lower division Cassandra Hayes
Juvenile Justice (Academic exam)
2nd place lower division Travis Mahaffey
3rd place upper division Darius Ksenak
Criminal Procedure (Academic exam)
3rd place lower division Jackie Sanchez
Corrections (academic exam)
1st place lower division Travis Mahaffey
2nd place upper division Robert Rodriguez
March 2006 - XTE travels to Chicago, IL for ACJA national conference and competition.
Eleven students and three advisors traveled to Chicago, IL for the 69th annual National Conference of the American Criminal Justice Association - Lambda Alpha Epsilon (ACJA-LAE). An essential portion of the conference is dedicated to the competition between the national chapters in criminal justice skills, such as physical fitness, crime scene investigation, firearms, and academic tests in criminal law, police supervision, juvenile delinquency, and general ACJA history and knowledge.
Most of the students participated in the competition and one, Eric Asuncion, was able to secure SECOND place in the physical agility for males 26-35 years old. As a team, the XTE students were able to come together and work hard to land THIRD place in the talent show with their rendition of the Beach Boys hit "California Girls". It was a fun and educational trip highlighted by a tour of a juvenile correctional facility along with a historic tour of downtown Chicago.
Overall, a good time was had by all and we are looking forward to next years conferences in San Jose, CA (Region I - October 2006) and Wilmington, DE(National Conference - March 2007)!
October 2005 - XTE Competes at Regional Competition
Click on this link to read an article in the Irvine World News (November 10th edition) about XTE's participation in the regonal competition.
Members of Chi Tau Epsilon (XTE) recently returned from the Region 1 (Western States) conference of the American Criminal Justice Association - Lambda Alpha Epsilon in Long Beach, California. Nine students and three advisors represented Irvine Valley College and XTE at the conference and competition, while several other members were able to stop by and support the team effort.
The following members of XTE won awards in the competition:
Crime Scene Investigation:
2nd place lower division - Steve LaMotte, Meghann O'Connor, Darius Ksenak
3rd place lower division - Katie Gailey, Cassie Jacober, Eric Asuncion
Criminal Law:
2nd place lower division - Eric Asuncion
LAE Knowledge:
2nd place upper division - Darius Ksenak
Physical Agility:
1st place male 26 to 35 - Albert Garcia
1st place female 36 and over - Susan Boehmer
Firearms Competition:
1st place lower division Team - Steve LaMotte, Darius Ksenak, Albert Garcia
2nd place professional division - Ted Falencki
3rd place lower division - Albert Garcia
Congratulations to all on a job well done!!
August 2005 - XTE Members Hired by Criminal Justice Agencies
Several member of XTE were recently hired to work with local agencies in the criminal justice field. These members all stated that their membership and affiliation with XTE and the American Criminal Justice Association- Lambda Alpha Epsilon (ACJA-LAE) was instrumental in their hiring over other equally qualified candidates. The members who were recently hired, along with their agency and current position, are:
Eric Ruiz - Orange County Probation Department - Deputy Juvenile Correctional Officer
Chris Brown - Irvine Police Department - Safety Assistant
Darrel Short - Irvine Police Department - Safety Assistant
Mike Short - Laguna Beach Police Department - Records Manager
Steve LaMotte - Laguna Beach Police Department - Parking and Traffic
Ryan Maloney - Laguna Beach Police Department - Beach Patrol
Congratulations on your hiring and good luck.
Spring 2005 National Competition - Memphis, TN.
The national conference and competition of the American Criminal Justice Association-Lambda Alpha Epsilon was held March 20-26 in Memphis, Tennessee. XTE was represented at the conference by eleven members and two advisors. Each of the members participated in many of the competitions, even though the travel schedule was not conducive to maximum performance. However, XTE still represented Region I well, winning two categories and placing third in two others.
Darrell Short placed first for the second year in a row in the Mens Physical Agility (25-35 years). Mike Short finished third, just a few seconds behind. This is the third year in a row that XTE has won the physical agility competition!!
Student advisor and firearms trainer Ted Falencki finished third in the Individual Firearm's competition (Professional Division).
The team of Christopher Brown, Darius Ksenak, and Mike Short won first place in the team CSI competition (Lower Division). This is the first time that XTE has placed first in the CSI competition!!
Also, XTE members were featured in a front page article (with photos) in the Memphis Commercial Appeal, the major local newspaper for the Memphis metropolitan area!
Overall, a great time was had by all and we look forward to next years competitions in Long Beach, CA (Region I - October 2005) and Chicago, IL (National Conference - March 2006)!
Fall 2004 Regional Competition - Fresno, CA.
The Fall 2004 Region I Conference was held Thursday October 28th through Sunday October 31st in Fresno, California. XTE participated in every competition and fared very well in the tough competition. XTE managed to take home 8 awards including:
1st place: Mens Physical Agility (Darrell Short)
Corrections (Danielle Patton)
Criminal Law and Procedures (Sue Moore)
Female Costume (Erika Wykert)
Male Costume (Santiago Arteaga)
2nd place: Shooting (team)
Crime Scene Investigation (Erik Ruiz,
Santiago Arteaga, Danielle Patton)
3rd place: Shooting (team)
Police Management (Casey McConachie)