{"id":16387,"date":"2025-08-05T15:06:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T22:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/stauffer\/?page_id=16387"},"modified":"2026-08-28T13:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T20:30:18","slug":"sports-academy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/stauffer\/sports-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Program &#8211; Sports Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#132B57&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Downey Unified Sports Academy&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(19,43,87,0.77) 0%|rgba(255,255,255,0) 27%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/stauffer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2025\/08\/sports-academy1920x850.jpg&#8221; background_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; background_image_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||450px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||200px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; background_size_phone=&#8221;cover&#8221; background_blend_phone=&#8221;multiply&#8221; text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; text_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.79)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F8C221&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><strong>Big news!<\/strong> The Downey Unified Sports Academy is expanding to include 4th and 5th-grade students. <\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;8px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|7px||7px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Elite Training. 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