Chicago Youth Graduates Lincoln's Challenge Academy, Receives Scholarship

SPRINGFIELD, IL (12/21/2015)(readMedia)-- Alex Suastegui, a native of Chicago, was awarded a $500 Delta Dental Scholarship during a graduation ceremony Dec. 18 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Illinois. Suastegui was one of 171 Cadets that graduated from the Lincoln's Challenge Academy Class 45-15. The Illinois National Guard administers the Lincoln's Challenge Academy program, based in Rantoul, Illinois. The program is designed to give Illinois at-risk youth the opportunity to continue their education and learn life skills in a quasi-military environment. More than 14,500 Cadets have graduated the 22-week program since its start in 1993. The academy is accepting applications for the next class which starts in January. For more information about the program, please contact 1-800-851-2166 or visit http://lincolnschallenge.org/.

Posted Monday December 21, 2015 at 04:18 pm by Illinois National Guard