County Challenge Program kicks off
WAYNESBURG – The Challenge Program Inc., a regional non-profit organization designed to provide high school students with incentives for success, recently kicked off the program with an orientation assembly at the Greene County Career and Technology Center.
The program partners with businesses to motivate high school students to excel, both in and out of the classroom. Alpha Natural Resources serves as the sponsor of The Challenge Program at the school and has done so since the 2006-2007 school-year.
During the assembly, representatives from Alpha Natural Resources addressed the students about the relevance of the program’s award categories to success on the job.
Fifteen students in the sophomore, junior, and senior classes who excel in the areas of attendance, academic excellence, academic improvement, The STEM Award and community service this school year will receive an award in the amount of $200 for their efforts. The total amount of awards totals $3,000.
Since 2003, through the support of businesses, foundations and individuals, The Challenge Program has been introduced to more than 330,000 students and checks totaling more than $2 million have been presented to over 8,000 high school students in more than 100 high schools in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.
For additional information about The Challenge Program call either Mary Dreliszak, director of program development, at 724-984-.0860 or Barbara Grandinetti, executive firector of The Challenge Program, at 814-533-7401.