Sunburst Academy salutes another graduating class

Thirty Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy cadets are recognized after receiving a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate during a commencement ceremony for academy's 23rd class, June 8, 2019, in Los Alamitos, California. Sunburst is a five and a half month residential program designed to help teens make up credits and learn eight core skills including responsible citizenship, fitness, health, leadership, followership, life-coping, and service to community. Sunburst is operated in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education and is located at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, and is one of three National Guard Youth Challenge programs facilitated by the California Military Department. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman)

Thirty Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy cadets are recognized after receiving a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate during a commencement ceremony for academy’s 23rd class, June 8, 2019, in Los Alamitos, California. Sunburst is a five-and-a-half-month residential program designed to help teens make up credits and learn eight core skills including responsible citizenship, fitness, health, leadership, followership, life-coping, and service to community. Sunburst is operated in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education and is located at Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, and is one of three National Guard Youth Challenge programs facilitated by the California Military Department. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Crystal Housman)