News & Announcements

In this month's Student Spotlight, we are featuring Yashimah, a student at our Lennox site at SBWIB YouthBuild. Yashimah credits YouthBuild's supportive environment for helping her stay on track and improve her grades.

We've made some updates to our Covid-19 Safety Plan as of 1/20/22. These include new mask guidelines for staff, testing and screening guidelines, and quarantine guidelines. The new Safety Plan also includes additional resources and information in the Appendix, including instructions for our self-screening app and the rapid antigen testing process.

After having to relocate during the pandemic, our Pomona campus recently hosted a ribbon cutting and resource fair at their new location at 305 E. Arrow Hwy. The event also included a free Covid-19 vaccine clinic and tours of the new classrooms.

Lupe Acevedo, a senior at our Fresno/Owens Valley site, just finished completing her credits to graduate. She’s excited to experience all the new opportunities that come from earning a high school diploma, including pursuing higher education. Congratulations, Lupe!!

Free meals will be available for all YouthBuild Charter School of California students for the 2021-22 school year. Be sure to fill out and return the Household Income Data Collection Form.

Our East LA site at LA CAUSA YouthBuild held their annual Posada celebration on Wednesday, December 8th. Students, staff and alumni gathered for delicious food, games, gifts, and awards.

Students and staff from our Lennox site at South Bay WIB YouthBuild took an Environmental Awareness day trip to Dockweiler Beach on November 4 where they talked about the environmental challenges facing Californians.

Angel Gonzalez, a student at our Lennox/ SBWIB YouthBuild site, came to YouthBuild so he could get away from the gang culture at his previous school. Thanks to the construction training program at SBWIB YouthBuild, Angel began to thrive and make changes to his life. Read more about his YouthBuild story here.

We are excited to be back in the classroom for a return to in-person learning for the 2021-22 school year! To help you navigate all the new changes to health and safety at our school sites in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we've put together a new web page to keep track of all the updates.

Congratulations to Deoutrie Dodson, a senior at our Fresno site, on being awarded a $1,000 RAPSA Courage Award Scholarship. The RAPSA Courage Award celebrates students who have faced unusual barriers to completing their high school education and did so recognizing the value of a high school diploma for personal, family or community accomplishments. It includes a $1,000 scholarship to assist with post-secondary education expenses at either a career technical institution, a college or a university. Read more about Deoutrie's story at the link.

It's National Apprenticeship Week! Our Construction Academy has been a catalyst for many students to earn their MC3 pre-apprenticeship certification and continue on to Southern California Building and Construction Trades apprenticeship programs. Several of our Construction Academy alumni have since completed apprenticeship programs and are now journeymen and women. We wanted to highlight two of those alumni, Luis Rivera and John Paul Ruiz.

Our South LA students and staff built a community altar and took a field trip to Grand Park and Olvera Street in Downtown LA on November 2 to celebrate Día de los Muertos. The trip was part of their Community Action Project (CAP), exploring the theme of healing from trauma. Click the headline to learn more about their trip and view photos.

Congratulations to our amazing STEM teacher Derek Featherstun on becoming 2021 No Gi Master Black Belt World Champion!

For the 2021/22 school year, YCSC is required to communicate the educational options for families and their pupils in the 2021–22 school year related to Independent Study. With the recent passage of AB 130, all schools and school districts must now notify parents and guardians of their options to enroll their pupil in in-person instruction or Independent Study during the 2021–22 school year (EC Section 51747).

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