Desert Winds High School
Desert Winds High School
Welcome to Desert Winds High School
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Desert Winds Families,
Work Permits:
Click here for information on obtaining a work permit.
Summer School:
If your child will be attending summer school, please complete the Summer School application below. Students will first need to login using their school google account. All students who submit an application will be enrolled in summer classes.
Click here for summer school applications
Desert Winds High School is a continuation high school in the Antelope Valley serving the needs of a diverse student population in an alternative education environment. This school provides an alternative program for young people to continue their high school education. An emphasis is placed on the positive aspect of each student's ability as they are assisted to develop skills, knowledge, and attributes that will enable them to be successful in their future endeavors.
School News
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Executive Order N-55-20, issued by Governor Newsom on April 22, 2020, empowers schools to focus on responding to COVID-19 and to provide transparency to their communities. The order requires Local Educational Agencies (LEA) to develop a written report to the community that explains how the LEA responded to school closures beginning in March 2020. CLICK HERE to find the Written Report to the Community for AVUHSD and the Academies of the Antelope Valley (AAV).
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SUMMER WORK PERMIT INFORMATION
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Mental Health Support through the district is available by calling 661-418-2309. A School Mental Health provider will be available from 7:30 am - 12:00 pm and 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Monday - Friday.
If you are in need of immediate support please call 911.
Additional resources can be found HERE.
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Antelope Valley Union High School District Open Enrollment Happening Now - Deadline March 15, 2019
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Next Wednesday, March 6, 2019, the AVUHSD is providing all 11th graders the opportunity to take the SAT during the regular school day.