Cody Enterprise CODY â Jacob Small, 17, had a problem: School just wasnât for him. He knew the only way to get on in life was to get an education, but even if he did, he wasnât sure what would come next. Then he found the Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy, in Guernsey. âIt was definitely a big change, positive change in my life,â Small said. âI donât regret a single bit of it.â Since it opened in 2005, the National Guard-run program has seen more than 800 of its students earn GEDs, diplomas or other high school-equivalency certifications â nearly 65% of its graduates.