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At-risk Teens Begin New Path as ChalleNGe Academy GraduatesJanuary 4, 2024 — WASHINGTON - Hundreds of young people across the nation ended 2023 by graduating from Youth ChalleNGe Academy programs that provide discipline and education to set at-risk teenagers on a path to... MORE 

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Illinois Guard's ChalleNGe Academy Graduates 16,000th CadetJune 12, 2023 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois National Guard Lincoln’s ChalleNGe Class 59-23 had many accomplishments when its more than 90 cadets graduated June 10.The class recovered 277 and a half credit hours,... MORE 

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Washington Guard Member Helps Guide ChalleNGe Academy CadetsNovember 4, 2022 — BREMERTON, Wash. – Staff Sgt. Michelle Padilla is passionate about the Washington Youth ChalleNGe Academy, and she has been since she first stepped on campus in 2013.“Before I came to the Academy, I... MORE 

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Packers Visit Wisconsin Guard Challenge Academy CadetsOctober 25, 2022 — FORT MCCOY, Wis. – Members of the Green Bay Packers football team visited the Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy campus at Fort McCoy Oct. 18.Seven players shared lunch with cadets, toured... MORE 

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Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy grad going to West PointJanuary 20, 2022 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A West Virginia National Guard Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy graduate has made history by becoming the first cadet to receive an appointment to the U.S. Army’s military service... MORE 

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Challenge Academy prepares at-risk teens for new challengesJanuary 6, 2022 — FORT McCOY, Wis. – “I now see myself successful, instead of a failure.”That is how Cadet Chloe Halbrooks of Walworth described the impact the Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy has made on her... MORE 

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West Virginia Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy hits milestoneNovember 22, 2021 — KINGWOOD, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard’s Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy program graduated its 5,000th cadet Nov. 19, as 106 members of Class 2-2021 completed the program at Camp... MORE 

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ChalleNGe Academy initiative gives cadets job skillsOctober 28, 2021 — RANTOUL, Ill. – Lincoln's ChalleNGe Academy is reaching beyond academics and offering its cadets vocational job skills and certifications that can help put them on the path to a bright future."For... MORE 

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Son follows father into ChalleNGe Academy for 2nd chanceJuly 21, 2021 — BALTIMORE – Twenty years after Brandon Bullock attended the Maryland National Guard’s Freestate ChalleNGe Academy, his son, Jeremy, joined the same program at the Edgewood Arsenal of Aberdeen Proving... MORE 

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Pandemic another challenge for at-risk teens to overcomeJuly 13, 2020 — FORT MCCOY, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy, with its campus at one corner of Fort McCoy, provides 11th- and 12th-grade students at risk of not graduating high school an... MORE 

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Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy stays on track despite virusJune 5, 2020 — KINGWOOD, W.Va. – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to maintain its grip on the United States, the Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy (MCA) has developed innovative ways to ensure at-risk youth can... MORE 

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