A chance to be something

VIEWPOINT OF A TEXAS CHALLENGE ACADEMY CADET

I am a 16-year-old private cadet at Texas ChalleNGe Academy. The honest reason why I came to TCA is because I came to save myself from the drugfilled, wasted days that had become my life. I struggled with self-worth, and for a while, I did not know my own value.

My mom told me about this place, and when I first heard about it, I thought it was a boot camp, so I was not happy about coming here. But I came.