year-round yda - a resounding success
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 7:55PM | sharefest post created by Shannell McMillan, Program Director
As the semester closes for our year-round YDA programming at Avalon Continuation High School we are celebrating the success of many who have graduated over the past 4 months. With program partners like Derrick Engoy offering a college level creative writing course, he not only helped the students recover their "creative selves" but also assisted them in earning the much needed english credits towards their graduation. 
The students, under the caring guidance of new principal, Dr. Monica Fiello, seem to be transforming into a community of self motivated, community minded, laser focused individuals with their sights set on a post high school education and a desire to come back and serve along side fellow Avalon students at Sharefest's 10th Annual Workday, Saturday, May 4, 2013.
Year Round YDA is a collaborative effort with the teachers, administrators and the LCSW Ms. Lamb who provide the students with a holistic approach to education and personal development.
In a recent letter shared by one of the students written to a teacher, the student shared the tremendous impact the staff has made on her life. She shared that Avalon isn't just a high school, it is a community and the teachers have become "family" to her.
Very few people get the privilege to see behind the scenes at a continuation high school. The students are dynamic, energetic, multi-faceted and uniquely gifted which requires a lot from the teachers who instruct them. I am profoundly moved by the personal commitment, tenacity and dedication of the staff and our program partners at Avalon to find creative ways to keep the students engaged and learning as they move through their high school careers.
Thank you to all the Sharefest corporate sponsors who partner with us in providing this unique experience for the students of our Year Round YDA here at Avalon High School. Your investment makes a immeasureable difference in the lives of these youth, their families and their futures.
