Broken Arrow sisters sweep school spelling bee

Broken Arrow sisters sweep school spelling bee

Two sisters from Broken Arrow advanced to a semi-regional competition after demonstrating exceptional spelling skills in their recent school spelling bees. Kesinu Ehimika, a fifth grader, claimed the top prize in the elementary school division, while older sister Ayiba Ehimika, an eighth grader, won the middle school division.

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Indiana Digital Learning School Students Win SuitUp Take On Tech Challenge

Indiana Digital Learning School Students Win SuitUp Take On Tech Challenge

A student-led team from Indiana Digital Learning School (INDLS) showed off their entrepreneurial skills and won the national SuitUp Take on Tech challenge on April 27. The INDLS team designed an app called Food Haven that connects restaurants, grocery stores, and other businesses with homeless shelters and food banks to mitigate food waste.

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Breaking the Cycle—With New Partnership, Stride’s Keystone School Bridges Education Gap for Incarcerated Mississippians

Breaking the Cycle—With New Partnership, Stride’s Keystone School Bridges Education Gap for Incarcerated Mississippians

According to the World Population Review, about 33 percent of inmates in Mississippi return to prison within three years of release, most of whom have never completed high school. The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) is on a mission to address this alarming trend through a new partnership with The Keystone School, an accredited private online school for students nationwide. This partnership will help expand access to career-focused education for incarcerated individuals across the state.

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It Pays to Play: Virginia Teens Turn Esports Skills into College Scholarships

It Pays to Play: Virginia Teens Turn Esports Skills into College Scholarships

Two Virginia teens have turned their passion for esports into college scholarships. Ayden Price and Landon Stewart, high school students at Virginia Virtual Academy, an online public-school program, have each been awarded $4,000 esports scholarships from Robert Morris University to enroll at the university and continue their gaming careers.

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Stride Students Take on Tech in April SuitUp Challenge

Stride Students Take on Tech in April SuitUp Challenge

Fourteen Stride-powered schools from around the country will be competing in SuitUp’s Take on Tech Challenge on April 27. Student teams will be challenged with designing an app or technology device that will help address an issue in their community.

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