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Los Angeles Board of Education Vice President Yolie Flores Aguilar, center, joins Principal Lisa Davis, to her right, and other school district officials and teachers Sept. 24 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Libra Academy High School, located on the campus of Huntington Park High School.

By Wave Staff Report

Story Created: Oct 1, 2009 at 2:11 PM PST

Story Updated: Oct 1, 2009 at 2:11 PM PST

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HUNTINGTON PARK — Los Angeles Board of Education Vice President Yolie Flores Aguilar joined Local District 6 Superintendent Martin Galindo and Principal Lisa Davis, students, parents, and city officials Sept. 24, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Libra Academy High School.

Libra, a small school within a big school, is an LAUSD project on the campus of Huntington Park High School.

Libra Academy is one of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s autonomous pilot schools. It opened Aug. 31 with 120 ninth grade students. Enrollment is expected to grow to 400 by 2013, said district representative Eduardo Cisneros.

The school will emphasize the importance of college readiness and success, he said.

The opening of the school is part of the transformation currently under way in the district, which hopes to provide a structure for accelerating education reform efforts, fostering greater accountability and offering families more educational options, Cisneros said.

Libra Academy is the first small, autonomous school in Local District 6 and the Southeast Los Angeles area to open up under the Small Schools policy, introduced by Flores Aguilar and approved by the Board of Education in June 2008.

Flores Aguilar is a graduate of Huntington Park High School.

This policy was based on research that demonstrates that small schools offer more personalized educational environments, which can improve academic performance, Cisneros said.

Libra Academy includes a separate, distinct, and autonomous school space, a satellite administration office and a separate visual identity, Cisneros added.

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i have big nuts said on Friday, Dec 2 at 7:55 PM

did you guys know i have big nuts? libra made miss this way :(

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Sunshine 4 Halloween said on Wednesday, Nov 16 at 9:42 PM

Que verdura comen las nacas??? --> Las ESPINACAS

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Julie Chang said on Thursday, Oct 6 at 2:02 PM

i love Ms.Chang my mother we may not look the same but wez are her and i are like bbfs we go shopping together in chinatown she rocks my chonies and we rock her hundye btw i like when she gets fisty she looks cutie lol

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your mother in a thong said on Thursday, Oct 6 at 1:58 PM

i wanna lilililililick from your head to your toe and i wanna move from the bed down to da floor -luda

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Dj Rod said on Tuesday, May 10 at 8:54 PM

Dj Rod

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Dj Rod said on Tuesday, May 10 at 8:54 PM

Dj Rod

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fidel castro lol said on Thursday, Mar 31 at 7:34 AM

la escuela libra es la mejor y que viva cuba cono lol <3333

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phamlover said on Tuesday, Mar 29 at 9:22 AM

i love ms pham!!! shes the bomb.! i love her lectures!

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Kit-Kat said on Tuesday, Mar 29 at 9:22 AM

This school is the best of all so beet it sukers dotn hate appreciate:)

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DeeD said on Monday, Feb 28 at 6:43 PM

Libra is a really awsome school There Is Always Something New!!! And yea i agree with Yeesnai we do need a student store:) All the teachers are to down haha and everybody at this school is so cool Marcos is so easy to spy seens his the tallest one :D Will Brb ^^

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IDK said on Monday, Dec 13 at 5:45 PM

I don't really have nothing to say..Libra Rocks!

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really? said on Monday, Dec 13 at 5:44 PM

dam u know the nacas in our school?? they r funny hilarious...i think the leader is either angel or silvia. Libra needs nacas

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1 323 566 6909 said on Monday, Nov 29 at 7:26 PM

marcos the tall kid got me pregnant someone call this number right away

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luis palmaroe said on Sunday, Nov 28 at 12:12 AM

i like playing gurls and i wanna do all libra academy girls ecept some nacas i seen last timee in the coner it was likee baaaaaa im running from em coggers!!

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janelyy said on Sunday, Nov 28 at 12:03 AM

whoooooooooooowhooooooooo! LibraAcademy is the best<3

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whocares said on Monday, Nov 8 at 7:09 PM

I loved this school especially when wilson was here, best teacher ever. Diaz is boring. sorry for that. Tovar rocks and so does Garibay, Castro, Lambert and yes u Dolhi. Love Libra..

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irene said on Saturday, Nov 6 at 8:03 PM

janira fanny sisters forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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irene said on Saturday, Nov 6 at 8:02 PM

thanks fanny for looking out for me i love you forever and always !!!!

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jgjg said on Saturday, Nov 6 at 7:59 PM

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anonymous said on Saturday, Nov 6 at 7:58 PM

the guys are jerks especially one who plays with girls....and you know who you are!!!!

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katherine said on Saturday, Nov 6 at 7:56 PM

hi saraly!!!!!!

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Boo said on Thursday, Oct 28 at 12:41 PM

pllzzz tell surely devine gurolla i said i love her.plzz it would be one of the best thinks libra would do for me<3

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me said on Wednesday, Sep 15 at 1:23 PM

libra is alright

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NuNez said on Monday, Aug 2 at 4:32 PM

go LIBRA KNigHtS the best school

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Anonymous said on Monday, Aug 2 at 4:29 PM

BUTTSEX !

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Mr Munoz said on Monday, Aug 2 at 4:26 PM

WE NEED A STRIP CLUB IN THIS LIBRA ACADEMY!

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Anonymous said on Friday, Jul 16 at 7:43 PM

DEEZ NUTS GOT A DEPLOMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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yenia said on Friday, Jun 25 at 11:58 AM

marie is such a dork jk libra is the best especially the stamps

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Mariee said on Thursday, Jun 24 at 8:15 PM

Go LIBRA Knights!!!

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Mariee said on Thursday, Jun 24 at 8:15 PM

MAn I hope we get our last teacher back, he was soooo Hot!!

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Yeesnai said on Thursday, Jun 24 at 11:20 AM

We need a student store

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irene said on Thursday, Jun 24 at 11:16 AM

lesly alvarez is such a dork

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Slyvia said on Thursday, Jun 24 at 11:15 AM

LIBRA ROCKS!!!!!!

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munoz said on Thursday, Jun 24 at 11:14 AM

i think that libra is kinda weird

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Anonymous said on Monday, Jun 14 at 5:40 PM

OH YES GIVE IT TO ME HARDER YES IM CUMMING AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

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Anonymous said on Friday, Jun 11 at 8:40 PM

Im addicted to SEX !

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Anonymous said on Friday, Jun 4 at 4:56 PM

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madmoney said on Monday, May 17 at 4:54 PM

The new teacher over there took my drugs away so i had to trade my butthole for it back

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Marco Tiscarno said on Thursday, May 13 at 7:27 PM

I made a whole load of food over there and i was raped twice when i dropped a glue stick on the floor there

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Pamfila de las flores said on Monday, Apr 26 at 11:52 AM

Libras are wanna be HPS

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Yeesnai said on Monday, Apr 26 at 11:49 AM

It's all about Libra!!!

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Funny said on Monday, Apr 26 at 11:43 AM

Hell-nah it's all about Garibay!!!!! He's sexy.

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Maria said on Monday, Apr 26 at 11:42 AM

Our new teacher is so sexy, i have wet dreams. U know Mr. Days.

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Slyvia said on Monday, Apr 26 at 11:40 AM

This is not true,

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Slyvia said on Monday, Apr 26 at 11:40 AM

I love my teachers so much! I am such a dork.

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MARIA said on Monday, Apr 26 at 11:39 AM

i love the new teacher he is HOT

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SLYVIA said on Monday, Apr 26 at 11:39 AM

all naca's like me love this school i love my teachers

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Stephanie said on Monday, Apr 26 at 11:37 AM

This school rocks!!!

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Angel said on Monday, Apr 26 at 11:35 AM

I attend this school, so proud of this school. Go LIBRA Knights!!!

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