Idaho Technical Career Academy Opens Enrollment for 2024-25 School Year

Idaho Technical Career Academy Opens Enrollment for 2024-25 School Year

Idaho Technical Career Academy (ITCA), a full-time online public school, has opened enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year. ITCA serves students statewide in grades 9-12, offering a tuition-free, career-focused education powered by K12, a premier provider of K-12 education for students, schools and districts.

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Republican-Eagle: Graduating from college before high school

Republican-Eagle: Graduating from college before high school

Alice Harnly always wanted to walk alongside her peers at Red Wing High School’s 2024 commencement ceremony, but she chose a very different pathway to graduation. She’s already a college graduate!

It all began in 2019, when she enrolled in IQ Academy Minnesota, a public school online option, as an 8th grader. She was fortunate to be ahead of the curve with online learning when the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020.

“When I started IQ Academy, I discovered I can be a really good online student,” she said. “I am academically driven as an individual. I don’t have to be around a lot of people to be encouraged. I like to challenge myself as a student.”

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Exploring Washington State’s Past: “Tug” Buse’s Boat Project and 1850s Nautical Gems

Exploring Washington State’s Past: “Tug” Buse’s Boat Project and 1850s Nautical Gems

In history and maritime exploration, Michael ‘Tug’ Buse emerges as a captivating storyteller, weaving together past narratives with his intricate boat projects and living history reenactments. Michael is a history teacher at Insight School of Washington an online high school for students in Washington State. Through a recent interview on the Exploring Washington State podcast, Tug shares insights into his upcoming boat project, his experiences navigating the waters in historical vessels, and his passion for preserving the maritime heritage of the 1850s.

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Harding Earns Engineering Degree at UAPB

Harding Earns Engineering Degree at UAPB

Rison native, Lailah Harding, a 2020 graduate of Arkansas Virtual Academy and former Rison Wildcat athlete graduated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff during commencement exercises on May 11, 2024, at the Pine Bluff Convention Center. Harding graduates with Magna Cum Laude honors earning a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology Management and Applied Engineering.

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