.......If you get in trouble with the law in the future, you may have SECC law enforcement major Mike Petra to contend with.

.......Petra is a second-year student at the Cumberland campus. Although this Black Mountain resident lives at home at home with his parents and younger sister, it seems that he spends very little time there.

.......Not only is Petra a full-time student at Southeast, he is also an EMT, a Deputy Jailer at the Harlan County Jail, an ambulance driver, a volunteer fire- fighter, and, last but not least, an extradition expert with the Rescue Squad.

.......Born in Cincinnati, Petra's family moved to Western Kentucky when he was a toddler and then on to Black Mountain when he was in grade school.

.......His scholastic achievements while attending Evarts High School include winning National Merit Awards in English and in Math; being named to Who's Who Among American High School Students; competing in Governor's Cup competition; and winning third place for a poem in Southeast's Spring on Cloverlick competition.

.......Petra was also a member of both the academic and math teams in high school.

.......Petra's hobbies are reading,(his favorite book is Stephen King's "The Stand"), and surfing the internet.

.......As for future plans, Petra says, "I'd like to work in law enforcement as an agent of the BATF( Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms), the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency), or as an officer with the Kentucky State Police."
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