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Welcome to our New Website!

Please be sure to update your bookmarks with our new home on the web.
Take a look around, and revisit us soon as we will update our site throughout the school year.
youahs.lausd.org 

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Welcome to YOUAHS, an alternative school setting that gears towards credit recovery
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About Us

Dear YOUHAS High School family,
Welcome to YOUAHS! Youth Opportunities Unlimited Alternative High School is an option school within LAUSD that serves students who are low in credits. We welcome all students who are ready to work diligently in order to graduate on time. At YOUAHS, students benefit from a semester system that allows them to earn up to a 85 credits a year.
I look forward to working with you as a team to help each student at YOUAHS meet their goals and have a successful school year!

News & Announcements

SSC agenda: policy approvals and needs assessment for Nov. 20 meeting

📢 SSC Meeting / Reunión del SSC Thursday / Jueves, November / noviembre 20, 2025 • 2:10 PM

In person (Room 1) or via Zoom / En persona (Aula 1) o por Zoom 🔗 https://lausd.zoom.us/s/8595874202#success
Agenda / Agenda:
• Review and approve revised school’s Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy / Revisar y aprobar la Política de Participación de Padres y Familias del Título I revisada
• Review and approve revised School-Parent Compact / Revisar y aprobar el Pacto Escuela-Padres revisado
• Needs Assessment / Evaluación de necesidades
All are welcome! / ¡Todos son bienvenidos!
More info / Más info: youahs.lausd.org | (323) 789-4731
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We Are One

Visit LAUSD’s We Are One website if you or your family need assistance or resources including information on virtual school options, transportation, immigration, health, wellness, food, or housing.
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Calendar

Jun 10

Last Day of Instruction

Jun 11

Pupil Free Day

Jun 19

Juneteenth Holiday

Jul 3

Independence Day Observed

Aug 12

First Day of Instruction

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Our Mission

The mission of Youth Opportunities Unlimited Alternative High School is to successfully empower YOUAHS students to function in a global multicultural society through acquisition of knowledge, confidence, self-discipline, academic achievement, and cultural awareness in a safe and student centered environment.