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Category: Miscellaneous

TCA New London Walk-A-Thon and 5K

On Saturday, July 22, 2023, TCA New London Class 60 held their semi-annual Walk-A-Thon and 5K race.  Each class holds a walk-a-thon and has now incorporated the 5K race into the fund raising opportunities.  It also supports multiple unified goals; to raise funds for the class military ball, class activity day, graduation gifts and completing …

Writing to Your Cadet/Candidate

As TCA New London Class 59 gets under way, please remember to write your candidate. Encouraging letters from home can mean the difference between your child succeeding in the program or not. Evening mail time is so important to the candidates, especially in the beginning when they are trying to acclimate to their new surroundings …

TCA New London Internet and Phone Outage

We are experiencing an internet and phone outage at TCA New London. Our current conditions are rain and wind. Please rest assured all cadets and staff are safe and we will update you as conditions change/ improve.

TCA State Director Receives Recognition

Each year the North Carolina Department of Public Safety honors the “best and brightest employees” with the Badge of Excellence distinction. During this year’s ceremony for 2021, TCA State Director COL (Ret) Edward Timmons was selected to receive the Badge of Excellence for Innovation and Efficience. Recipients of this award are nominated by their peers …

Accepting Applications

Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy is currently accepting applications for the next session which will begin on November 7, 2020 at the New London campus. If you know someone who would benefit from our program, he/she can complete the online application in order to be considered for the class. If you have any questions or would like …

Attention Salemburg parents/guardians; Boy Scout fees of $18.50 were due by September 19.

Attention Salemburg parents/guardians; Boy Scout fees of $18.50 were due by September 19.   This fee must be paid as it covers the cost and insurance for our use of the Boy Scout facility, Camp Bowers.  Please look inside the packet of information you received on in processing day for the Boy Scout registration form.   We …

TCA Recruiters on iHeart Radio

Thanks to Dennis Elliott with  iHeartMedia for inviting Tarheel Challenge Academy recruiters Angelina Wilson and Kenneth Cates to discuss the good things happening at TCA on Triad Viewpoints. Listen to the podcast here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-triad-viewpoints-28366309/episode/the-tarheel-challenge-academy-68903602/

Tragic Loss of Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy-New London Cadet

Date:  February 6, 2020 Subject:  Tragic Loss of Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy-New London Cadet To the Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy-New London (TCA-NL) Family, It is with great regret, anguish and a heavy heart that I am writing to inform you of a death of a Cadet.  As a beloved Cadet, he was a member of Class 53 …

TCA Alumni Completes Basic Training

Tarheel Challenge Academy – New London cadet alumni Jeron Edgerton, Class 51, recently completed basic training with the US Army at Ft. Jackson and has moved to the next phase at Ft. Lee where he will complete his AIT (advanced individual training) for his chosen MOS (military occupational specialty) of culinary specialist. TCA New London …

North Carolina ChalleNGe Program 25th Anniversary

The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program was developed and implemented in 1993 in various states across the US.  The first ChalleNGe program in North Carolina opened their doors on March 28, 1994.  With a dropout rate of 1 in 5 students in North Carolina, there was a recognized need for a second academy and New …