Lincoln's Challenge Academy Graduation Planned

SPRINGFIELD, IL (12/14/2016)(readMedia)-- Lincoln's Challenge Academy will host the Class 47 graduation ceremony Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the Prairie Capital Convention Center, in Springfield, Illinois.

WHO:

• Lincoln’s Challenge Academy (LCA)

• Commencement Speaker: State Representative Sara Wojcicki Jimenez, 99th District of Illinois
WHAT:

Graduation ceremony for 160 LCA Cadets who completed the 22-week, military-structured life skills and alternative education program designed to help at-risk youth continue their education and prepare them to be adults.

The cadets are from 87 different communities throughout Illinois.
WHEN: Saturday December 17, 2016 at 11:00AM Central Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Prairie Capital Convention Center
1 Convention Center Plaza
Springfield, Illinois 62701
NOTES:

Media personnel who wish to attend should meet with the Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office representative at the conference center main doors off Adams St. Doors open at 10 a.m. Any questions can be directed to the ILNG Public Affairs Office at ng.il.ilarng.list.staff-pao@mail.mil or 217-761-3569.

Media personnel who would like to arrange an interview with graduates from their area please contact LCA Public Affairs Office at 217-892-1366.