College Bound at Banning High School

For over a decade, we have coordinated after school programs at Banning High School in Wilmington. Recently, we expanded our program there as part of our LAUSD collaboration with the introduction of our College Bound Case Manager based at Banning High School, Karina Dorado.

College Bound Case Manager Karina Dorado is now based at Banning High School.

Previously, our College Bound team has coordinated workshops, "Cash 4 College" events, SAT prep and provided guidance support at Banning High School. However, the presence of a case manager on campus will enable our program to serve more youth and provide the crucial support necessary for students to prepare for their post-graduation plans.

We extend the photography and year book programs after school.

College Bound joins our already established programming at this Club site. The Club runs drill and cheer practice as well as after school band practice to expand students' opportunities to rehearse. Our driver's education program prepares students for the written portion of the DMV test. We also run the after school photography and year book programs allowing more students to participate in these classes. All Club members receive help with their homework and daily supper.

Drum line band practice at Banning High School as part of our after school Club activities.

Our Members Launch Their First Video Game

Thanks to generous support, our digital studio program offers our students the opportunity to work with professional tools and prepare for careers in the animation and video game industries. Over the summer, a group of middle and high school students completed their first video game and launched it to the general public.

In InfectDEAD, our students imagined a town where zombies run free. The central character, armed only with a spray bottle of household cleaner, must navigate through the town to defeat zombies and save mom. Led by Digital Studio Director Alex Monita, our students completed design work and coding for the 1080p game using free Blender and Unity development software.

The game is available for free to everyone with a OUYA device and will soon be available for Android devices. Check out our clip about the development of the game! Watch it HERE.

FOCUS on Athletics

Introducing a new standard for our athletics and healthy living programs. F.O.C.U.S. represents the factors that will guide our daily athletics activities, sports clinics, sports leagues, coaches and of course young athletes moving forward. To kick off the new program, Director of Athletics Phillip Redd and his team led our members through a series of activities on the fundamentals of sports during the first two weeks of school.

Soccer activity at our Port of L.A. Club during our F.O.C.U.S. kick off.

Fundamentals: Skill building and positive outlook on competitions.
Opportunities: Seeking options for the future in sports and academics.
Character: Building quality decision makers and overcoming failures.
Unity: Consistent teamwork and uniting athletic programming at our three Clubhouses.
Sportsmanship: Enjoying sports in its fairness and sense of fellowship.