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Graduation Day Celebrates Graduates Of An Innovative High School Arts Program

By  Jessica Flores
Published Jun 21, 2019 5:46 PM
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It can be difficult to find effective ways to engage students who have been impacted by homelessness, foster care or the juvenile justice system. SIATech Charter High School and a Culver City-based partner organization, New Earth, have managed to bridge the gap by focusing on the arts. This week, 13 of their students earned their high school diplomas.

  Here’s a snapshot of their big day.

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