70 students graduate from Mountaineer Challenge Academy
16 Jun 2023
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KINGWOOD, W.Va. (WBOY) — Seventy teenagers who might have not finished high school graduated on Friday in Preston County.
The Mountaineer Challenge Academy at Camp Dawson celebrated its first class of 2023 with a graduation ceremony in Kingwood.
The 22-week military style program aims to help students get their education back on track while teaching and developing other important life skills that they can take with them for life.
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