Lake Havasu High School has noted two distinguished LHHS alumni to be included in the 2013 graduation ceremonies.

One is 1992 LHHS graduate Dan Kuch, who currently works as a senior police officer with Lake Havasu City Police Department. The other is 1987 LHHS graduate Andrew Aldridge, who currently works as a surgeon in Flagstaff, according to LHHS documents.

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While at LHHS, Kuch earned nine varsity letters, four in cross country, three in track and two in basketball. He was senior class vice-president and a member of National Honor Society, Whos Who of American High School Students, the basketball club and the track club. Kuch was a four-year honor roll student and graduated in the top 10 percent of his class with a 3.8 grade point average. Additionally, he received several awards recognizing him as a model student.

After graduation, Kuch attended Northern Arizona University where he earned a degree in Criminal Justice in 1997. While at NAU, he was a resident assistant at McConnell Hall. To support himself during college, Kuch worked as an associate manager at Perkins in Flagstaff, worked with Havasus Parks and Recreation kids during summer programs and was a certified lifeguard.

In 1995, Kuch completed a voluntary internship with the police department in Havasu.

Kuchs claim is he is the first born-and-raised Havasuvian to be hired by the local police department. He was hired in 1997.

At the police department, Kuch currently works as or has worked as a field training officer, defensive tactics and physical fitness instructor, gang task force member, D.A.R.E. and N.O.V.A. youth programs, Explorer youth program, and Mohave Law Enforcement Explorer Academy counselor, among other things.

Kuch was awarded a life-saving award in 2012 after performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a male subject for 30 minutes. The man is alive today.

On his days off, Kuch works as a substitute teacher at Lake Havasu Unified School District.

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LHHS distinguished alumni include local police officer, Flagstaff surgeon