By Rachel Schleif, The Wenatchee World
While other high school students sat in fifth period class Feb. 11, Andrew Kibbe of Yakima laced up his ice skates at the Town Toyota Center. The 16-year-old finished his school work for the week early, which is one of the perks of being an online student at Washington Virtual Academyâ?”Omak, the region’s first open online school. “I like having more free time and working ahead,” he said. “I’ve already had two days off this week.” More than 1,000 students have signed up for WAVA-Omak since the high school program launched a year ago this month. The K-8 program opened last fall. Every online student has a story explaining why they made the switch. This story includes a sampling of reasons why students choose online school, and in some cases, why not.
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