Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School

Founded in 1921, Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School provides various services, such as compensatory education, pre-employment training, career guidance and job placement, counseling, health care, life skills and self-discipline. The school has partnered with the South Carolina National Guard Youth CalleNGe Academy and provides services to youth in a structured residential, quasi-military environment to prepare and assist them to achieve independence and employment as soon as possible. The school focuses on holistic personal development of students. Its Youth ChalleNGe program is designed to develop and enhance the life skills, education level and employment potential of youth who have dropped out of high school. Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School is located in West Columbia, S.C.