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Free online school opens enrollment for 2013-14
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Free online virtual school enrollment open for 2013=14

 

Georgia Connections Academy, an accredited virtual K-12 school, has opened enrollment for the 2013-2014 school year.

“We are enrolling 1,000 additional students across all grade levels for the coming academic year,” Principal Heather Robinson said. “We have a waiting list as we open enrollment, so we encourage parents to get their applications in now.”

Enrollment is limited by the State Board of Education to 3,000 students for 2013-14. Parents can enroll their child online at:

http://www.connectionsacademy.com/georgia-school/enrollment/home.aspx

The academy is also hosting parent information sessions across the state to give more details about the program. The closest to our area is in Macon from 6:30-8 p.m. March 27 at the Fairfield Inn and Suites Macon, 4035 Sheraton Dr.

You can get more information by calling the school at 800-382-6010. But Robinson encourages families considering virtual school to attend an information session because it may not be a good fit for some.

“Virtual school requires parents to make a commitment to be involved in their child’s education,” she said. “At our information sessions, we let families know what they can expect in the virtual school setting, and what it takes to succeed.”

Prospective students and their parents can also learn about Connections Academy via many social networks; Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Virtual Learning Connections, the Connections Academy blog for interested families.

VIDEO: Watch a “Day in the Life” of a Connections Academy family

VIDEO: Click here to see what an “online” lesson looks like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8DHDYU4m0o

 

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Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer shows her Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. With her are Tom Harris, Ashlee Farris, Brett Berry and Kim Diebold. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016. - photo by Photo provided.

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Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer received the Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016.

Garden Club

The Richmond Hill Garden Club recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Katherine Wood and a $500 scholarship to Carly Vargas, both seniors graduating from Richmond Hill High School.

The awards were presented May 8 during Honors Night at RHHS.

Wood plans to attend Green Mountain College in Vermont and major in environmental studies.

Vargas plans to attend Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, to pursue a degree in either environmental studies or biology.

The garden club awards a $1,000 scholarship annually to a local high school senior who plans to major in a field related to environmental concerns, plants and/or gardening.

This year, due to having two exceptional candidates, the garden club awarded an additional $500 scholarship.

Exchange Club

The Exchange Club of Richmond Hill recently named Caroline Odom as its student of the year.

The club each month during the school year names a student of the month, and the student of the year is chosen from among those winners.

Awards are based on academic performance, community involvement and leadership.

Monthly winners receive $100, with the annual winner getting a $1,000 scholarship.

The Exchange Club has been recognizing students for more than 30 years.

Odom will go on to compete in the Georgia District Exchange Club against students from across the state.

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