Mather Youth to "SOAR" with new name: Prospect Community Day School
Mather Youth Academy is not only getting a new home next school year, but an inspiration new name and mascot to go with it.
The FCUSD Board of Education last month approved the name change of Mather Youth Academy (MYA) to Prospect Community Day School. In considering the name change, the school was inspired by a definition of “prospect” – “someone or something that is likely to succeed.”
The new name comes with a new mascot as well: The Falcons, who “SOAR” – Strive, Overcome, Achieve, and are Resilient.
MYA is scheduled to relocate to the Kinney High School campus in Rancho Cordova in the 2016-17 school year. In recent years, MYA has evolved from a military-influenced community day school to a positive behavioral supports and restorative justice community day school, and the school sought to change its name to better reflect that transition.