The playground is quiet on Thursday evenings at the former McDowell Mountain Elementary School.
The swings are empty and the hallways are dark, except for one light on in the library, where a handful of students gather every Thursday at 4:30 p.m., to learn about a possible career in law enforcement.
During the last few months, Fountain Hills has become one of the newest locations for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Cadet Program, known as the Northeast Squad, otherwise known as the Fountain Hills unit.
