North Carolina Tarheel ChalleNGe graduate, Mathew Prouty, graduates the Georgia Military College and prepares to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Matthew Prouty began his cadet response for Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy's Class 22 graduation with a quote from William Proust: "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes."
Prouty's "new eyes" will soon see the gates of the United States Military Academy at West Point.
After graduating as the Distinguished Honor Graduate from the North Carolina Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy on June 11, 2004, Prouty entered the Georgia Military College at the young age of 16.
While at GMC he continued to shine, landing himself on the Dean's List and becoming Treasurer of the Student Government Association.
He also excelled in many extracurricular activities, including the GMC Chorus (quartet, solo); Color Guard; Guidon Bearer; Rifle Team; Shotgun Team (Captain); and Chess Club.
During his last semester at GMC, Prouty sought entrance into the United States Military Academy at West Point and the United States Air Force Academy. With the help of the staff at Tarheel ChalleNGe, he obtained a congressional nomination from the United States Representative Sue Myrick.
To his surprise, he was accepted by both institutions. He chose to enter the "Long Gray Line" of West Point. The Academy's "Long Gray Line" includes some of our nation's most famous leaders: Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, George S. Patton, Omar Bradley, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, and Norman Schwarzkopf.
Matthew Prouty graduates GMC on May 27, 2006 and reports to West Point on June 26, 2006.
During this transition time he will return to TCA to once again address the cadets, but this time with his "new eyes" as the commencement speaker for Class 26's graduation.
He has truly applied the lessons he spoke of to Class 22: "As we embark upon this great adventure called life, I hope that each of you remember all of the lessons that we have learned here and apply them to your lives."
