Amethod Public Schools
In 2004 Jorge Lopez took control of the school. At the time its Academic Performance Index (API) was 650. Lopez received guidance from Ben Chavis, head of the American Indian Model Schools, and established a system similar to the system of American Indian Public Charter School at Oakland Charter Academy. In late September 2007 the Oakland Charter Academy became the second public school in Oakland to win the National Blue Ribbon award. Oakland Charter High School opened in 2007.
Karan Singh Chhabra
Karan Singh Chhabra is an Indian celebrity talk show host, model and actor who hails from Chandigarh, he won the Super Model Hunt in New Delhi in 2007, and has walked the ramp for Kingfisher, FDCI India Couture Week and Lakme Fashion week. He is well known as one of the first turbaned models in the fashion industry, as well as a corporate anchor. He has also been Vice President of the Organizing Committee of AIESEC.