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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.
YOUAHS SSC meeting flyer for Oct 23, 2025, at 2:10 PM. Zoom link, agenda, and contact info

📢 SSC Meeting / Reunión del SSC Thursday / Jueves, October / octubre 23, 2025 • 2:10 PM

Thursday / Jueves, October / octubre 23, 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: Evaluation of the 23–24 SPSA / Evaluación del SPSA 23–24
Planning for additional Title I funds / Planificación de fondos Title I adicionales
All are welcome! / ¡Todos son bienvenidos!
More info / Más info: youahs.lausd.org | (323) 789-4731
SSC flyer: Parent Elections & Officer Training, October 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM, YOUAHS

2:10 PM – SSC Member Officer Elections & Training – October 9, 2025 Elecciones y Capacitación de Oficiales Miembros del SSC – 9 de octubre de 2025

All YOUAHS parents, guardians, students, and staff are welcome to attend the School Site Council (SSC) Member Officer Elections and Training on Thursday, October 9, at 2:10 PM. Please join us as SSC members select new officers and learn how the SSC supports school decision-making and student success.
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Se invita a todos los padres, tutores, estudiantes y personal de YOUAHS a asistir a las Elecciones y Capacitación de Oficiales Miembros del Consejo Escolar (SSC) el jueves 9 de octubre a las 2:10 p. m. Acompáñenos mientras los miembros del SSC eligen a los nuevos oficiales y conocen cómo el SSC apoya las decisiones escolares y el éxito estudiantil.
YOUAHS SSC Parent Orientation Sept 19, 9 AM & Parent Elections Sept 22, 9 AM, hybrid.

SSC Parent Orientation Agenda – September 19, 2025/Agenda de la Orientación para Padres del SSC – 19 de septiembre de 2025

All YOUAHS parents and guardians are invited to attend and learn about the School Site Council (SSC). Please join us for the SSC Parent Orientation presentation to understand its purpose, responsibilities, and how you can be involved.
Se invita a todos los padres y tutores de YOUAHS a asistir y conocer más sobre el Consejo Escolar (SSC). Acompáñenos a la presentación de Orientación para Padres del SSC para entender su propósito, responsabilidades y cómo puede participar.
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Calendar

Dec 22

Winter Recess Begins

Dec 25

Christmas

Jan 9

Winter Recess Ends

Jan 12

Second Semester Begins

Jan 19

Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Day

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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.