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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About Us

Cadre Staff

Tarheel ChalleNGe Cadre

Mr. Monte Forte
Commandant
 Mr. David Hornbrook

Program Phases

Program Phases

The Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy program is divided into two phases: 22 weeks in residence at the Academy and 12 months of post residental mentoring.

Academy Brochure

The Tarheel ChalleNGe Brochure is available for download as a Adobe PDF file(Portable Document Format). 

Program Overview

 Program Overview

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

About us

North Carolina's Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy is a quasi-military program for high school dropouts, or expellees who, if left unguided, could be headed for trouble. The Program concentrates on providing these young adults with the discipline and life skills necessary to be productive members of society.

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