Phlebotomist Sandra Rodriguez, left, Miller Keystone Blood Center, Ewing, , takes blood samples from Cadet Gabrielle Reyes during a blood drive at the New Jersey National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Academy at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, , Jan. 24, 2018. The Youth ChalleNGe Academy is an education program that provides 16 to 18 year-old high school dropouts the opportunity to undergo an intense 22-week structured residential program in a quasi-military environment and prepares them for the GED exam. (New Jersey National Guard

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