Wisconsin Challenge Academy
representatives will conduct an open house and informational session Monday (May
14) for applicants to the academy's next class, which begins July 19. The event
will be held at the National Guard armory, 4108 N. Richards Street, from 3:00
p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
From 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Challenge
Academy staff members, cadets and parents of cadets will be available to speak
with teens and parents who have an interest in the academy and to assist them
with the application process. Educators, health and social services personnel,
and juvenile justice officers are also welcome to visit at that time. A
presentation by admissions personnel for potential candidates will begin at
5:30 p.m.
The tuition-free Challenge Academy
offers "at-risk" youth the opportunity to change the direction of
their lives. Challenge Academy cadets participate in the academy's eight core
components: academic instruction leading to a Wisconsin High School Equivalency
Diploma (HSED); job skills training; physical fitness; health, hygiene and
nutrition; leadership; life-coping skills; responsible citizenship; and service
to community.
The program is for male and female
applicants at least 16 years, 9 months, but not yet 19 years old, who have been
expelled, dropped out of high school or due to truancy, have fallen more than
one year behind in credits. Applicants must not be currently charged with or
previously convicted of a felony and must not be on adult parole or probation.
Cadets attend voluntarily; the academy is not open to placement by court order.
For further information, contact the
Challenge Academy toll free at 1-866-968-8422 or visit the academy's Web site
at www.challengeacademy.org.
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