Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy-Salemburg (TCA-S) candidates in Class 66 visited Camp Butner during their second week of training. Camp Butner is the North Carolina National Guard Training Facility located in Granville County. As part of the twenty-two (22) week residential program at Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy, candidates spend multiple days at Camp Butner and are instructed by …
The first week of reintroduction to physical activity is crucial for candidates as it sets the tone for their overall experience and development. The team-building exercises are designed to foster trust and confidence, which are essential for effective collaboration later on. Through various activities, candidates engage in problem-solving tasks that require them to communicate openly …
Generally, in processing day, is a day of reckoning for many candidates. For most, this will be the very first time they spend an extended period away from their family and the comforts of home. Being thrust into a communal living environment they must quickly learn to navigate a new structured and disciplined regimen.
On December 12, 2025, Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy-Salemburg, held the graduation ceremony for Class 65. Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy works to redirect and refocus at-risk teens through a residential program that uses a quasi-military approach. Cadets are equipped with strategies and methods to help them achieve their goals and become productive members of society. They are now …
Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy -Salemburg, Class 65 Cadets enjoyed themselves at the class Military Ball. The TCA – Salemburg, Military Ball is a semi-formal function infused with several military traditions designed to provide an opportunity for Cadets, and Staff to meet socially to recognize and celebrate the achievements and pending graduation of the Corps of Cadets. …
TCA-Salemburg Class 65 enjoyed Class Activity Day at the Round-A-Bout Skating Center in Fayetteville. During each Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy class, cadets are required to raise funds that support the program requirement to make donations to charitable organizations and purchase their graduation memorabilia. Providing they raise enough money, Cadets also use this funding for the Military …
Select cadets from the Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy-Salemburg Class-65, recently participated in the “Youth Learning Through Serving” North Carolina House Page program. The Page program allows those young men and women who participate, to be actively engaged in, and directly observe, the legislative process for the state of North Carolina. These cadets spend four days contributing …
TCA’s “GOT TALENT”….We had a lot of great performers in our Talent Show. The Cadets worked very hard preparing to do the best job possible and they were outstanding.
Select cadets from the Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy-Salemburg Class-65, recently participated in the “Youth Learning Through Serving” North Carolina House Page program. The Page program allows those young men and women who participate, to be actively engaged in, and directly observe, the legislative process for the state of North Carolina. These cadets spend four days contributing …
Service to the Community is a requirement for all Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy Cadets. Cadets are required to complete a minimum of 40 hours of service to the community and/or conservation projects. Cadets must perform four of the hours with their mentor, and this is done during the two home passes cadets receive.
