National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Project

Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy

North Carolina

The mission of the Tarheel ChalleNGe is to improve the life-coping skills and employment potential of high-school dropouts or expellees so that they may become productive members of their communities and society in general.

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Core Components

Core Components
The Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy seeks to improve the life and future employment potential of its cadets by concentrating on eight core components:
•    Academic excellence
•    Leadership and followership
•    Physical fitness
•    Sevice to the Community
•    Employment skills
•    Health and nutrition
•    Life-coping skills
•    Responsible citizenship