LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — From self-doubt to graduation day, a Las Vegas graduate is proving it’s never too late to change your future.

For most graduates, crossing the stage is a finish line. For Sheena Harper, it’s proof they had finally outrun the self-doubt.

“Because I always used to think that a person like me would never get anywhere,” Harper said.

Harper is one of several students completing the Chicanos Por La Causa Youthbuild program. It’s a 6-month program where young adults earn their high school equivalency while training in construction and preparing for careers.

“I went there, did what I had to do, got my high school diploma, got my OSHA 10, got everything that I need to get, and I am on my way,” Harper said.

Youthbuild blends academics with job training. Students study mat

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