November 9, 2012
Wisconsin Challenge Academy representatives will conduct an
open house and informational session Monday, Nov. 19 for potential applicants
to the academy's next class, which begins Jan. 17, 2013. The event will be held
at the National Guard armory, 4108 N. Richards Street, from 5-7:30 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.
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 website.
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