Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy

about sya: the sunburst youth challenge program, located in los alamitos, is a community high school, run by the california national guard in partnership with the orange county department of education. * the academy is a 5 1/2 month long residential “military style” academy structured to promote an academic environment where they will earn 65 high school credits, develop leadership, job skills, and academic skills while improving self-esteem, pride, and confidence. * are you ready to change your life? do you desire to change but don’t know how to do it? then take that first step. our mission: the mission of the sunburst youth academy national guard youth challenge program is to intervene in and reclaim the lives of 16-18-year-old high school dropouts, producing program graduates with the values, life skills, education, and self-discipline necessary to succeed as productive citizens. our vision: the vision of the sunburst youth academy (sya) is to be recognized as the leading alternat