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Media
Advisory
Adm.
Mullen To Address National Guard ChalleNGe Graduates In Trenton
WHO/WHAT:
Adm. Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is scheduled
to deliver the keynote address for the New Jersey National Guard ChalleNGe
Youth Program's 30th class graduation ceremony. Mullen will be joined
by Louis A. Cabrera, Assistant Chief and Comptroller of the National
Guard Bureau, in presenting high school diplomas to the 105 cadets representing
15 counties from across the state.
WHEN:
Saturday, August 29 at 10 a.m.
WHERE:
War Memorial, Trenton
ChalleNGe
provides 16-18 year-old New Jersey residents who did not complete high
school a second chance at earning a diploma or qualifying for a GED
(Graduate Equivalency Diploma). The program, which is run by the National
Guard and is active in 22 states, seeks to identify at-risk teenagers
who have dropped out of high school, and gives them the motivation and
direction they need to complete their schooling.
Applicants
must be New Jersey residents between 16-18 years old, drug-free, and
not currently involved in the legal system.
Cadets
participate in a wide variety of activities to include daily physical
training, community service and vocational training. The academic courses
emphasize reading, writing, mathematics, computer skills, citizenship
and social studies.
Cadets
who successfully complete the requirements are eligible to receive a
State of New Jersey High School Diploma. Following Phase I, the initial
22-week residency phase, cadets are assigned mentors for an additional
12 months to provide continued guidance and direction through a combination
of personal visits, e-mails and phone calls.
Cadet
Name |
City
|
County
|
Amaro,
Lianabel |
Paterson
|
Passaic
|
Amilcar,
Joana |
West
Orange |
Essex
|
Andrews,
Jameel |
Burlington
|
Burlington
|
Antrom,
Malik T. |
Westville
|
Gloucester
|
Ballesteros,
Jonathan |
Union
City |
Hudson
|
Batista,
Norberto |
Carteret
|
Middlesex
|
Bazon,
Oscar D. |
Carteret
|
Middlesex
|
Billingsley,
Kaneen Q. |
Trenton
|
Mercer
|
Boisvert,
Anthony G. |
Lake
Hopatcong |
Morris
|
Brisbone,
Sean A. |
Bridgeton
|
Cumberland
|
Brito,
Destiny |
Elizabeth
|
Union
|
Caberra,
Nefy |
Elizabeth
|
Union
|
Cannon,
Kelly |
Willingboro
|
Burlington
|
Carmona,
John D. |
Egg
Harbor City |
Atlantic
|
Carreno,
Junior J. |
Fairview
|
Bergen
|
Checo,
Jose A. |
Union
City |
Hudson
|
Chicchis,
Katherine |
Clifton
|
Passaic
|
Collado,
Joey |
Perth
Amboy |
Middlesex
|
Constante,
Eduardo J. |
Middlesex
|
Middlesex
|
Cordero,
Melanie |
Paterson
|
Passaic
|
Cosme,
Crystal |
Carteret
|
Middlesex
|
Cotton,
David E. |
Elizabeth
|
Union
|
Crawford,
Alfuquan |
Vauxhall
|
Essex
|
Davis,
Nicholas M. |
Hillside
|
Union
|
DeJesus,
Jason X. |
Carteret
|
Middlesex
|
DeJesus,
Luis |
Linden
|
Union
|
DeWitt,
Stephen R. |
Shoemakersville
|
Burlington
|
Diaz,
Samantha |
Newark
|
Essex
|
DosSantos,
Jacob |
Union
|
Union
|
Edmonds,
Carl D. |
Camden
|
Camden
|
Figueroa,
Angel A. |
Elizabeth
|
Union
|
Fils-Aime,
Jacob P. |
E.
Orange |
Union
|
Fonseca,
Rafael |
Elizabeth
|
Union
|
Fujah,
Mueedeen Jr. |
Trenton
|
Mercer
|
Garcon,
Gesnel |
Elizabeth
|
Union
|
Guzman,
Seshalie D. |
Carteret
|
Middlesex
|
Haobsh,
Aisha |
Belleville
|
Essex
|
Hardwick,
David |
Pennsauken
|
Camden
|
Harris,
Jamal |
Carteret
|
Middlesex
|
Hernandez,
Kevin A. |
Elizabeth
|
Union
|
Hernandez,
Theresa L. |
Perth
Amboy |
Middlesex
|
Higgs,
Stephon S. |
Winslow
|
Atlantic
|
Hinds,
Clive |
Hackensack
|
Bergen
|
Hurley,
Gary A. Jr. |
New
Egypt |
Ocean
|
Hutchinson,
Immanuel |
Jersey
City |
Hudson
|
Irizarry,
Brandon |
Hackensack
|
Bergen
|
Jackson,
Toyne'-Cheraile E. |
East
Orange |
Essex
|
Jefferson,
Alexander Z. |
Burlington
|
Burlington
|
Jimenez,
Jerit L. |
Wenonah
|
Gloucester
|
Johnson,
Christopher E. |
Ewing
|
Mercer
|
Joseph,
Shakil J. |
South
Bound Brook |
Somerset
|
Koehler,
Devon M. |
Blackwood
|
Camden
|
Little,
Jaquay H. |
Perth
Amboy |
Middlesex
|
Lopez,
David |
Rochelle
Park |
Bergen
|
Lovgren,
Matthew |
Beachwood
|
Ocean
|
Martin,
Hayley N. |
Parlin
|
Middlesex
|
Martir,
Crystal L. |
Perth
Amboy |
Middlesex
|
Mateo,
Fulbia |
Newark
|
Essex
|
McDonald,
Ron |
Vauxhall
|
Union
|
Medina,
Christopher A. |
West
New York |
Hudson
|
Melara,
Oscar A. |
Elizabeth
|
Union
|
Mickens,
Naimah S. |
Elizabeth
|
Union
|
Montes
De Oca, Lorena J. |
West
Orange |
Essex
|
Morris,
Amber J. |
Paterson
|
Passaic
|
Negron,
Alissa |
Carteret
|
Middlesex
|
Nelson,
Brielle |
Newark
|
Essex
|
Noel,
Travis |
Maplewood
|
Essex
|
Nyenator,
Dominic W. |
Roselle
|
Union
|
O'Blenis,
Keyon M. |
Hackensack
|
Bergen
|
Ocasio,
Jose Jr. |
Kearny
|
Hudson
|
Orellana,
Moises R. |
Elizabeth
|
Union
|
Ortiz,
Ismael |
Vineland
|
Cumberland
|
Ortiz,
Joshua |
South
Toms River |
Ocean
|
Ovil,
Modson |
Union
|
Union
|
Patti,
Dillon D. |
Hazlet
|
Monmouth
|
Qawwam,
Burhan I. |
Elizabeth
|
Union
|
Ramirez,
Hector N. |
Union
City |
Bergen
|
Ramos,
Nicholas M. |
North
Bergen |
Hudson
|
Rivas,
Jasmil A. |
Perth
Amboy |
Middlesex
|
Rivera,
Matthew V. |
Carteret
|
Middlesex
|
Roberts,
Devante' |
Irvington
|
Essex
|
Robinson,
Jacob |
Irvington
|
Essex
|
Robles,
Asiria |
North
Bergen |
Bergen
|
Rojas,
Joel |
Perth
Amboy |
Middlesex
|
Rojas,
Saysha S. |
Perth
Amboy |
Middlesex
|
Schwartz,
Matthew T. |
Paterson
|
Passaic
|
Scott,
James A. |
Union
|
Union
|
Seise,
Eduardo |
Lawrenceville
|
Mercer
|
Singh,
Jaskaran |
Carteret
|
Middlesex
|
Singley,
Clarence S. |
Somerset
|
Somerset
|
Starkey,
Breyon |
Elizabeth
|
Union
|
Torre,
Andrew R. |
Belleville
|
Essex
|
Torres,
Cyara |
Jersey
City |
Hudson
|
Torres,
Jonathan |
Kearny
|
Hudson
|
Torres,
Marilyn |
Elizabeth
|
Union
|
Valladares,
Marcial |
Elizabeth
|
Union
|
Vanegas,
Christian A. |
Trenton
|
Mercer
|
Velazco,
Osvaldo |
Newark
|
Essex
|
Velazquez,
Joshua |
Passaic
|
Passaic
|
Vieira,
Brian |
Union
|
Union
|
Villafane,
Francheska L. |
Carteret
|
Middlesex
|
Watt-Sharp,
Katrina M. |
Clarksburg
|
Monmouth
|
Weeks,
Jordan M. |
Carteret
|
Middlesex
|
Zea,
Nallelie |
Carteret
|
Middlesex
|
Zeballos,
Paul C. |
Linden
|
Union
|
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