Wednesday, Sept. 18, 1996 | 11:59 a.m.
The Nevada National Guard is accepting applications for the next class of the Project Challenge Youth Program.
Applicants will be assessed Sept. 25-28 at the National Guard training facility at Stead, outside Reno. The National Guard will either pay for or provide transportation to and from the assessment program.
The Project Challenge Youth Program is designed to assist high school-age youth who have stopped attending secondary school before graduating. Students in the program receive life-coping skills and may earn a General Education Diploma or high school diploma if they enter the program with a minimum of 16 high school credits.
Volunteers attend a residential military-type environment school for 22 weeks, receive a $15 weekly allowance, and get a $1,200 scholarship upon completion of the residential phase of the program.
Following the residential phase is a one-year mentoring phase in which the students may apply their scholarship to post-secondary educational programs, vocational or technical schools related to the student's career goal, or matching dollar-for-dollar up to $1,200 for full-time employment after 90 consecutive days with the same employer.
There is no cost and no military obligation for those participating in the program.
Participants must be:
* 16 and 19 years old.
* A citizen or legal resident of the United States and a resident of Nevada.
* Drug-free.
* Capable of passing a physical examination.
* Willing to comply with program regulations, including weekly and random drug testing.
Participants must not be on parole or probation, indicted or otherwise charged with a serious criminal offense.
In addition, the student must show a desire to be challenged physically, emotionally, psychologically and academically.
Students interested in participating in the program's upcoming class may call the Nevada Project Challenge Program at (702) 677-5217.
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