Sunburst Youth Academy is Southern California's premier residential leadership academy for teens. This
free program will help you develop the self-confidence, discipline, life skills, and education necessary to become
successful and fulfill the potential you have within yourself.
Interested and would like to know more about the program?
Please register for an orientation below.
Your BEST chance at a SECOND CHANCE
Why Sunburst?
Free to attend
Earn up to 65 high school credits
We continue to support our cadets for 12 months
beyond program graduation
Eligibility Cr i teria ?
15 1/2 - 18 years old
At risk of not graduating high school
Enroll voluntarily
* Please click the eligibility requirements tab for the full list of requirements
Orange County Dept. of Education
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Episode 1 - Day one of the Academy For six months, CBS News has followed a group of high school dropouts who received a second chance through a boot camp run by the National Guard.
Michael Scott, the First Sergeant of a National Guard boot camp for troubled teens, is in charge of the 28 sergeants who've made it their life's mission to turn at-risk students' lives around.
Troubled teens who used to see F’s and D’s on their report cards are now proudly boasting A’s and B’s.
Second Chances are what the Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy program is all about. Sponsored by the California National Guard and the State of California, the Youth Challenge facility has graduated more than 2,000 teenagers since 1998 and more than 1,700 have earned their GED or a high school diploma after attending this 22-week residential program. The National HS graduation rate is 78% while it is 72.5% in California. If you know of teenager that could use a second chance to turn their life around - please tell them about this program.
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Episode 2 - Cadets get to test their fears and overcome them on the Confidence Course For six months, CBS News has followed a group of high school dropouts who received a second chance through a boot camp run by the National Guard.
Michael Scott, the First Sergeant of a National Guard boot camp for troubled teens, is in charge of the 28 sergeants who've made it their life's mission to turn at-risk students' lives around.
Troubled teens who used to see F’s and D’s on their report cards are now proudly boasting A’s and B’s.
Second Chances are what the Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy program is all about. Sponsored by the California National Guard and the State of California, the Youth Challenge facility has graduated more than 2,000 teenagers since 1998 and more than 1,700 have earned their GED or a high school diploma after attending this 22-week residential program. The National HS graduation rate is 78% while it is 72.5% in California. If you know of teenager that could use a second chance to turn their life around - please tell them about this program.
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Episode 3 - The families her to see the changes in your children - Family Day For six months, CBS News has followed a group of high school dropouts who received a second chance through a boot camp run by the National Guard.
Michael Scott, the First Sergeant of a National Guard boot camp for troubled teens, is in charge of the 28 sergeants who've made it their life's mission to turn at-risk students' lives around.
Troubled teens who used to see F’s and D’s on their report cards are now proudly boasting A’s and B’s.
Second Chances are what the Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy program is all about. Sponsored by the California National Guard and the State of California, the Youth Challenge facility has graduated more than 2,000 teenagers since 1998 and more than 1,700 have earned their GED or a high school diploma after attending this 22-week residential program. The National HS graduation rate is 78% while it is 72.5% in California. If you know of teenager that could use a second chance to turn their life around - please tell them about this program.
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Episode 4 - Parents to get see the progress their cadets made and How it helps For six months, CBS News has followed a group of high school dropouts who received a second chance through a boot camp run by the National Guard.
Michael Scott, the First Sergeant of a National Guard boot camp for troubled teens, is in charge of the 28 sergeants who've made it their life's mission to turn at-risk students' lives around.
Troubled teens who used to see F’s and D’s on their report cards are now proudly boasting A’s and B’s.
Second Chances are what the Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy program is all about. Sponsored by the California National Guard and the State of California, the Youth Challenge facility has graduated more than 2,000 teenagers since 1998 and more than 1,700 have earned their GED or a high school diploma after attending this 22-week residential program. The National HS graduation rate is 78% while it is 72.5% in California. If you know of teenager that could use a second chance to turn their life around - please tell them about this program.
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Episode 5 - Cadets get their first taste of their old communities while on Home Pass For six months, CBS News has followed a group of high school dropouts who received a second chance through a boot camp run by the National Guard.
Michael Scott, the First Sergeant of a National Guard boot camp for troubled teens, is in charge of the 28 sergeants who've made it their life's mission to turn at-risk students' lives around.
Troubled teens who used to see F’s and D’s on their report cards are now proudly boasting A’s and B’s.
Second Chances are what the Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy program is all about. Sponsored by the California National Guard and the State of California, the Youth Challenge facility has graduated more than 2,000 teenagers since 1998 and more than 1,700 have earned their GED or a high school diploma after attending this 22-week residential program. The National HS graduation rate is 78% while it is 72.5% in California. If you know of teenager that could use a second chance to turn their life around - please tell them about this program.
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Episode 6 - The Cadre explain why they do what they do For six months, CBS News has followed a group of high school dropouts who received a second chance through a boot camp run by the National Guard.
Michael Scott, the First Sergeant of a National Guard boot camp for troubled teens, is in charge of the 28 sergeants who've made it their life's mission to turn at-risk students' lives around.
Troubled teens who used to see F’s and D’s on their report cards are now proudly boasting A’s and B’s.
Second Chances are what the Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy program is all about. Sponsored by the California National Guard and the State of California, the Youth Challenge facility has graduated more than 2,000 teenagers since 1998 and more than 1,700 have earned their GED or a high school diploma after attending this 22-week residential program. The National HS graduation rate is 78% while it is 72.5% in California. If you know of teenager that could use a second chance to turn their life around - please tell them about this program.
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The Final Episode - After Sunburst For six months, CBS News has followed a group of high school dropouts who received a second chance through a boot camp run by the National Guard.
Michael Scott, the First Sergeant of a National Guard boot camp for troubled teens, is in charge of the 28 sergeants who've made it their life's mission to turn at-risk students' lives around.
Troubled teens who used to see F’s and D’s on their report cards are now proudly boasting A’s and B’s.
Second Chances are what the Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy program is all about. Sponsored by the California National Guard and the State of California, the Youth Challenge facility has graduated more than 2,000 teenagers since 1998 and more than 1,700 have earned their GED or a high school diploma after attending this 22-week residential program. The National HS graduation rate is 78% while it is 72.5% in California. If you know of teenager that could use a second chance to turn their life around - please tell them about this program.
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