The Challenge Program Inc.,

The Challenge Program, Inc. is a motivational program for all students grades 10-12 with a mission to motivate students to develop the habits required to succeed in school and in their careers, by building business/education partnerships.

TCP Award Criteria

Attendance

This award is given to students who show up on time and have the least amount of absences during the school year.

TCP defers policies and criteria for attendance to educators.

STEM

Students who are top performers in a high school’s specific curriculum for science, technology, engineering or math (introductory, intermediate, advanced, college or honors).

For an AVTS/CTC, this would be the top performing students in science, technology, engineering or math curriculum (cosmetology, graphic arts, construction, carpentry, IT, healthcare, etc.)

Community Service

Students who complete community service hours and turn them into their school are eligible for the community service award. Forms must be signed by the organization or individual for whom the service was provided.

Academic Improvement

The upper 10% of students with the greatest increase in their GPA from the previous year to the current year ending, regardless of their beginning GPA, are eligible for the academic improvement award. This award gives struggling students an opportunity to improve their habits and their grades.

Academic Excellence

Students in the top 10% with the highest overall GPA from the beginning to the end of the current school term are eligible for the academic excellence award.

Here's how it works:

Program Orientation

The Challenge Program, Inc. connects each school with a local community business partner who sponsors the program in the school for the year.

During the fall, TCP and your school’s business partner host a kick-off assembly for students to learn about the program, introduce the five award categories and connect academic success to career readiness.

Career Readiness and Workforce Development

Activities such as interviews, presentations, tours, and business partner weeks will be planned for students and educators.

Students and educators will learn about local career options and the training and/or education required for these jobs.

Award Accomplishment

Through the sponsorship of your business partner, 15 awards are presented to the students each school year.

5 seniors, 5 juniors, and 5 sophomores from your school will receive a $200 check in their name. Seniors are awarded in the spring. Sophomores and juniors are awarded in the fall.

Selecting Award Recipients

Through the sponsorship of the Business Partner, 15 awards are presented to the students for the school year. Students are challenged to earn a cash incentive in each of the five categories. 5 seniors, 5 juniors, and 5 sophomores will receive a $200 check in their name, per school.

Seniors' grades and service hours are calculated from the 1st to the 3rd marking periods. Seniors receive their TCP awards before graduation in the spring, typically at your school's senior award ceremony.
Juniors' and sophomores' grades and service hours are calculated from the 1st to 4th marking periods. Juniors and sophomores typically receive their awards at the TCP assembly the following fall.
Award finalists are selected from the top 10% students who meet the criteria of an award category.
The educator in charge will gather the papers with the students' names and place them in a drawing for the appropriate award category. If a student qualifies for more than one category, simply reuse or copy their paper.
To submit the names of the award recipients, TCP will email you a link for a form.