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Grand opening of Guidance Charter High School campus

by M. Dilworth • August 16, 2013

Surrounding by elected officials and local community leaders Friday morning, Guidance Charter President Kamal Al-Khatib cut the ribbon to signal to opening of the new high school campus in Palmdale.
Surrounding by elected officials and local community leaders Friday morning, Guidance Charter President Kamal Al-Khatib cut the ribbon to signal the opening of the new high school campus in Palmdale.

PALMDALE – Sheriff Lee Baca, Assemblymember Steve Fox, Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford and Palmdale School District Board President Sandy Corrales-Eneix were among the dignitaries who took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday morning to signal the opening of Guidance Charter School’s new high school campus.

The new campus is leased from the Palmdale School District, it’s located at 37230 37th Street East, and it’s home to about 310 students, from grades 7-12, according to GCS Vice Principal Lauren Ramos-Allen.

Guidance Charter School is the first charter school in the nation to purchase its own K-9 unit.
Guidance Charter School is the first charter school in the nation to purchase its own K-9 unit. Read more here.

“We have smaller class sizes and we are more hands on,” said Ramos-Allen. “Our staff-to-student ratio is 1:25, so our students are highly supervised.”

The new high school offers a well-rounded, student-centered curriculum that addresses each student’s individual needs, developmental levels, and diverse learning styles, school officials said.

The state-of-art campus also features a Medical Academy and a TV/Media/Art Academy complete with its own television studio, according to GCS President Kamal Al-Khatib.

“Our motto is providing a quality education in a secure environment,” Al-Khatib said.

“This is huge for the community because it gives the community another option besides the impacted classrooms at the larger campuses,” said Ramos-Allen. “We provide everything, and it’s absolutely free for anybody to attend.”

Classes began at the new campus on August 12. For more information on the new Guidance Charter High School, visit http://www.thegcs.org/.

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5 comments for "Grand opening of Guidance Charter High School campus"

  1. Mrs. Gonzalez says

    October 31, 2013 at 12:07 pm

    http://www.aclusocal.org/casey/

    Thought about enrolling my daughter because she is not doing well in PHS. But do not think this is the right school either. Assistant Principal seems to have been in trouble before. Too bad, thought this would be a nice school ,

  2. Bubba says

    August 17, 2013 at 11:37 am

    Go to cde.ca.gov and look up standardized test scores (STAR) for the Guidance Charter School.

    • Devonte says

      August 20, 2013 at 11:54 am

      Whoever you are “Bubba” you are one very bitter person. What went wrong in your life that you need to put everyone else down? Were you bullied in school, or were you the school bully?

      Maybe you could take a couple deep breaths, and count to ten before you hit the send key on every negative comment that comes to your mind. Maybe check out PSD test scores from a few years ago before you start pumping your chest up.

      My momma used to tell me “assume the best from everyone, until they prove otherwise,” and even more important, “respect is not an entitlement, its earned through honesty and honor.” And still another, “honor is all we have in life that belongs to us, never give that up for anyone or anything.” Words to live by Bubba…words to live by. Pass it on.

      • john Howard says

        August 20, 2013 at 12:35 pm

        What warranted that reply from Devonte?
        There is no opinion given in the instructional request made by Bubba.
        Looks more like Devonte expressed a bit of self justified rage from guilt..
        I guess I will go take a look at those scores…
        …
        oh.. yea, the numbers don’t hold up all that well against many other public AV schools.. oops..

        carry on.. lol..

  3. Mrs. Cannon says

    August 17, 2013 at 6:24 am

    I love Guidance Charter School. My son has been at Guidance Charter school k-6 for 3 yrs now.And WILL be attending the high school campus in a few years.If you want your kids to have a quality education this is the place. They have the BEST schools in the A.V.Keep up the GREAT work Guidance. Gooooo Gators

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