What: Graduation Ceremony for the North Carolina National Guard's Tarheel ChalleNGe Youth Program (105 students will graduate).
When: Friday, June 12, 10 a.m.
Where: Sampson County Agri-Exposition Center, 414 Warsaw Road, Clinton
Media Contact On Site: Staff Sgt. Leticia Samuels. Cell: (910) 303-0460
Special Instructions : Media organizations should arrive by 9:45 a.m. in order to setup equipment and identify locations to capture footage of the event. The event will last approximately one hour. NCNG PAO will provide high-resolution photos after the event at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncngpao.
N.C. Guard Tarheel ChalleNGe Cadets Graduate Friday
RALEIGH - The North Carolina National Guard's Tarheel ChalleNGe Program will host a graduation ceremony on Friday, June 12, at 10 a.m. at the Sampson County Agri-Exposition Center, located at 414 Warsaw Rd., in Clinton, N.C. 105 students will graduate.
The program consists of a 22-week in-residence phase at ChalleNGe's Salemburg campus focused on academics and physical training aimed at reclaiming troubled high school dropouts and giving them the skills to become productive citizens. Cadets are enrolled in a GED diploma program while in the in-residence phase. A one-year mentoring phase follows the in-residence portion.