The Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy is pleased to announce Class 1-25 as the 65th class to complete this West Virginia National Guard Program. Commencement exercises were held Friday, December 12th at Camp Dawson in Kingwood. A total of 65 graduates from 21 counties across the State of West Virginia successfully completed the requirements for graduation. Tim Cotter congratulated the Cadets and gave the commencement address.
The following Cadets participated from Tucker County:
Cadet Adrianna Tuttle, daughter of Randall and Bridgette Tuttle of Parsons, was in Platoon 4. Cadet Tuttle was recognized for receiving the S2C Award(2), Honor’s List, Cadre Distinction as well as obtaining the six Individual Values Recognition Ribbons. During their time at the Academy, Cadet Tuttle served in the following leadership positions: Asst. Plt Leader.
All graduating Cadets have completed the residential phase of ChalleNGe, which includes activities in eight core component areas ranging from Service to Community to Employability Skills. Cadets in this class provided 3231 hours of Service to Community for such organizations as Girl Scouts of America, Trout for Cheat, Preston Memorial Hospital, Burlington Apple Butter Festival, and WV Gold Star Families. Following graduation, these Cadets will begin a two-year post-residential phase of ChalleNGe that includes placement activities in education and/or employment.
Applications are currently being accepted for Class 2-26 North that begins in July. Call toll-free at 1-800-529-7700 for more information.
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The Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy extends an open invitation to the media to visit our Camp Dawson location or to call for more information. For more information concerning this news release, please contact Dianna Reese Director at 304-329-8152.
