Gardipee graduates from MT Youth Challenge Academy at U of M Western

The Commencement Ceremony for Class 33, Montana Youth Challenge Academy was held on Saturday, Dec. 19 in the Straugh Gymnasium on the campus of the University of Montana Western in Dillon, MT.

Seventy four cadets, including Lawrence Gardipee, of Harlem, graduated during the formal two-hour ceremony. The keynote speaker during the ceremony was Governor Steve Bullock. Other distinguished guests and speakers included former Navy Seal and 2005 MYCA graduate, Cadet Bo Reichenbach, Major General Matthew Quinn, The Adjutant General, Montana National Guard and Dr. Beth Weatherby, Chancellor, Universit...