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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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Calendar

Oct 8

10 week grades due 10/9 (10/1-10/9)

2:00pm LSLC / ILT/WASC at Hope committee meetings

YOUAHS Class Informal Observations

Oct 9

10 week grades due 10/9 (10/1-10/9)

8:30-1:30pm Open Intake Interviews

Oct 8

Stronger Schools Together Information Session — Region North

Time: 6 PM – 7 PM
Location: Virtual

Oct 9

Stronger Schools Together Information Session — Region East

Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Virtual

Oct 10

Region East Choices School Fair

Time: 9 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Esteban Torres HS 4211 Dozier St Los Angeles, CA 90063

Oct 12

Stronger Schools Together Information Session — Region East

Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Hybrid (Link to Zoom in details) Roybal Learning Center 1200 Colton St Los Angeles, CA 90026

Oct 13

Region South Choices School Fair

Time: 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Gardena High School 1301 W. 182nd St. Gardena, CA 90248
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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.