Antelope Valley Human Relations Commission

You Are Cordially Invited to AV YouthBuild’s Fall Open House

YouthBuild Charter School of California

• Meet the Teachers
• See Our Classroom and Program
• Register for the New School Year
• 16-24 year old students can earn their High School Diploma while obtaining valuable work experience

When:
Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.

Where:
AV YouthBuild Campus
39360-B Summerwind Drive
Palmdale, CA 93551

RSVP:
661-266-8900 or
JStowe@YouthBuildCharter.org

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This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press
Friday, June 20, 2008.

By JULIE DRAKE
Valley Press Staff Writer

LANCASTER – Antelope Valley YouthBuild offers an alternate route to success for students who found achieving in a public school difficult.

The program graduated 10 students in a ceremony Wednesday at First Assembly of God’s AV Champions Center.

“I would say it was an easy journey, but it was not,” Executive Director Rossie Johnson said. “It’s been a lot of hard effort, a lot of sweat, a lot of motivation.”

Johnson said the inspiration went both ways, from the students to him and vice versa.

“Don’t let anyone tell you, you can’t succeed,” he told the students.

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