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ONLINE: A fine education

| June 30, 2019 1:00 AM

I was getting bullied at my brick-and-mortar school to the point where I was losing focus in my classes. I enrolled in online school to reclaim the freedom the bullies were trying to take away from me. Little did I know that the new environment would bring so many opportunities. On my first day at Idaho Virtual Academy, I was the shyest kid in my class. This year, I graduated as class valedictorian.

I do not regret a moment spent taking my online classes. The online environment allowed me to learn at my own pace, and find my passion for engineering. I even started earning college credits while still in high school. I’m graduating with a 4.26 GPA and two years of college credits completed — this will help me save time and money when I attend the University of Idaho to continue my education in biomedical engineering.

With the experiences I’ve had, I know I’m prepared to take on the academic challenges that are ahead of me. I owe that confidence to my experiences at my online school. Good luck to other seniors who graduated from IDVA!

STEVEN ROUGEUX

Post Falls