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Challenge Academy Civic Leader Visit
SPBA members Brandon Kehoe and Eric Edson recently joined a group of other area civic leaders to visit the Wisconsin Challenge Academy at Fort McCoy. The Academy is a free character-building alternative education program, helping 16-18 year olds, at risk of not graduating high school, earn their High School Equivalency Diploma though a quasi-military environment. The program focuses on eight core components:
Academic Excellence
Physical Fitness
Leadership/Followership
Responsible Citizenship
Job Skills
Service to Community
Health and Hygiene
Life-Coping Skills
Learn more at challengeacademy.org.