{"id":41708,"date":"2013-08-16T16:58:26","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T23:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=41708"},"modified":"2013-08-27T17:33:06","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T00:33:06","slug":"grand-opening-of-guidance-charter-high-school-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/08\/16\/grand-opening-of-guidance-charter-high-school-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand opening of Guidance Charter High School campus"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Surrounding<\/a>
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.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE \u2013 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\u2019s new high school campus.<\/p>\n

The new campus is leased from the Palmdale School District, it\u2019s located at 37230 37th Street East, and it\u2019s home to about 310 students, from grades 7-12, according to GCS Vice Principal Lauren Ramos-Allen.<\/p>\n

\"Guidance<\/a>
Guidance Charter School is the first charter school in the nation to purchase its own K-9 unit. Read more here<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe have smaller class sizes and we are more hands on,\u201d said Ramos-Allen. \u201cOur staff-to-student ratio is 1:25, so our students are highly supervised.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new high school offers a well-rounded, student-centered curriculum that addresses each student\u2019s individual needs, developmental levels, and diverse learning styles, school officials said.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur motto is providing a quality education in a secure environment,\u201d Al-Khatib said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is huge for the community because it gives the community another option besides the impacted classrooms at the larger campuses,\u201d said Ramos-Allen. \u201cWe provide everything, and it\u2019s absolutely free for anybody to attend.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Previous related story: Guidance Charter School introduces new K-9 unit<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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