Women's History Program at Lincoln's Challenge Academy

RANTOUL, IL (03/26/2015)(readMedia)-- To mark Women's History Month, Brig. Gen. Alicia Tate-Nadeau of Chicago, Illinois Army National Guard Assistant Adjutant General, will give a presentation to cadets at Lincoln's Challenge Academy in Rantoul, Illinois.

WHO:

Lincoln’s Challenge Academy in Rantoul, Illinois

Brig. Gen. Alicia Tate-Nadeau of Chicago, Illinois Army National Guard Assistant Adjutant General

WHAT:

To mark Women’s History Month, Tate-Nadeau, the first female general officer in the Illinois National Guard, will give a presentation to cadets at Lincoln’s Challenge Academy in Rantoul, Illinois.

WHEN: Friday March 27, 2015 at 04:00PM Central Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Lincoln’s Challenge Academy gymnasium
205 Dodge Ave
Rantoul, Illinois 61866
NOTES:

The Lincoln’s Challenge program began in 1993 as a pilot program to determine if a highly-structured environment, using a military model, could significantly improve coping skills and employ the ability of high school dropouts.

As of December 2014, there have been 14,230 cadets who have graduated from LCA with 70 percent of the cadets receiving their GEDs and 8 percent of the graduates joining the military services.