Portra Graduates From Youth Challenge Academy

Matthew Portra graduated from the Montana Youth Challenge Academy on Dec. 19, 2021.

He also earned Iron and Elite Cadet recognition.

The Montana Youth Challenge Academy is a residential academic-intervention program on the campus of the University of Montana-Western for 16- to 18-yearold students who are at risk of being high school dropouts. Designed by the National Guard Bureau and run through a cooperative agreement between the federal government and the state of Montana, the academy offers military-style structure and discipline along with academic, professional and life-coping skills students need to become productive citizens.