Heather Coit
Cadet Robby Blaney looks over his 'citizenship award,' which GED instructor Dave Enyart gave to him for his good overall behavior and focus on his studies at Grissom Hall at Lincoln's Challenge in Rantoul. The Philo native is on pace to graduate from the academy in December.
Rantoul and Philo are only 21 miles apart, but to Lincoln's Challenge Cadet Robby Blaney, it seems the two are worlds apart.
Dressed in a bright-blue academy uniform, the cheerful, red-haired teen says the discipline he has learned on the former Chanute Air Force Base has completely changed his life around.
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