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These YCA graduates join more than 600 youth from throughout Georgia to graduate from Georgia's second Youth Challenge Academy campus located at Fort Gordon. State Representative Ann Purcell of Rincon was the commencement speaker and challenged the youth to grasp this unique opportunity to excel. Representative Purcell has been an avid supporter of Georgia's Youth Challenge Academy in her position in the state legislature. Saturday, September 6 marks the tenth Anniversary of Georgia's Youth Challenge Academy program. Started in September of 1993 at Fort Stewart, Georgia's Youth Challenge Academy program has graduated more than 3,700 formerly at-risk youth. The program is considered one of the top Youth Challenge Programs in the nation. In 2000, Georgia opened its second Youth Challenge Academy campus at Fort Gordon near Augusta. Georgia is only the second state to have two operational YCA campuses. "This will be a reunion for all of
the more than 3,700 graduates who have completed YCA", says Col
Frank Williams, Director of Georgia's YCA program. All former YCA
graduates are invited for the daylong festivities at Fort Stewart that
will include class meetings, special recognitions, class pictures, and
the establishment of a Hall of Fame for past graduates as well as a
Memoriam. For more information on the 10th year reunion, contact Ms.
Denise Williams YCA at (912) 767-4015. |
