ANTELOPE VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Rika Graves is an experienced educational professional currently serving as the Head Counselor at SOAR High since August 2018. With a robust background in school counseling, Rika has held positions as a School Counselor in the Antelope Valley Union High School District since January 2006, and previously worked as Head Counselor at Highland High School from August 2014 to August 2018. Rika's career also includes experience as a School Counselor at Antelope Valley High School from January 2006 to July 2014. Rika holds a Master's degree in School Counseling from the University of La Verne, obtained between 2003 and 2005, and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from UC San Diego, completed from 1994 to 1999.
ANTELOPE VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Antelope Valley Union High School District (AVUHSD) includes eight traditional and three alternative high schools, SOAR -- an early college high school on the Antelope Valley College campus, the no-cost, charter Academy Prep Junior High, an online education program and Antelope Valley Adult Education. The district serves 23,000 students in the cities of Palmdale and Lancaster, and the surrounding area.