The Academy for Urban Scholars High School celebrated the opening of its sixth campus in Ohio on Monday.

Located on the Bethel Lutheran Church on South Avenue, the new school joins AUS campuses in Columbus, Canton, and Youngstown.

Founded by John and Pamela Gregory in 2009, the community schools are meant to offer an alternative to traditional high schools.

“We had a passion 16 years ago to start a school that would help to change the community and give opportunities to kids,” Mrs. Gregory said. “We meet the students where they are at and provide wrap-around services to them. They will all have a success coach who will help identify barriers to the student’s graduation. They will help students overcome those obstacles.”

The couple founded AUS and its parent organization, the National

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