Commonwealth ChalleNGe graduates 128 at December commencement ceremony
The Virginia Commonwealth ChalleNGe Youth Academy graduated 128 cadets during a commencement ceremony for Class 39 Dec. 14, 2013, at Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach. Brig. Gen. Wayne A. Wright, the Deputy Adjutant General of Virginia, was the guest speaker and music was provided by the 29th Division Band. Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis A. Green, the Virginia National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader, were also on hand to represent the Virginia National Guard and recognize the graduates after the completion of the 22-week, quasi-military, residential phase of the program. The graduates now move on to a 12-month post-residential phase. Commonwealth ChalleNGe is the Virginia component of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, which focuses on preparing teenagers that have dropped out of high school, or are on the verge of dropping out of high school, with skills, discipline and academics to become a productive citizen. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
Commonwealth ChalleNGe graduates 128 at December commencement ceremony
The Virginia Commonwealth ChalleNGe Youth Academy graduated 128 cadets during a commencement ceremony for Class 39 Dec. 14, 2013, at Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach. Brig. Gen. Wayne A. Wright, the Deputy Adjutant General of Virginia, was the guest speaker and music was provided by the 29th Division Band. Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis A. Green, the Virginia National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader, were also on hand to represent the Virginia National Guard and recognize the graduates after the completion of the 22-week, quasi-military, residential phase of the program. The graduates now move on to a 12-month post-residential phase. Commonwealth ChalleNGe is the Virginia component of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, which focuses on preparing teenagers that have dropped out of high school, or are on the verge of dropping out of high school, with skills, discipline and academics to become a productive citizen. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)