By Doug Belden, Pioneer Press
Wyatt McCoy won a state tennis title in eighth grade, and as he moved into high school, he realized he needed to raise his game by competing in national tournaments. But having to miss school for a week or two at a time “gets to be kind of a hassle,” he said. So McCoy, a Shoreview resident, left Mounds View High School after freshman year to enroll at Insight School of Minnesota, an online high school affiliated with the Brooklyn Center school district. The senior often does schoolwork in the mornings and evenings, and much of the day is devoted to tennis and other exercise. The independent schedule also allows him to travel. For McCoy, 18, the move paid off. The state’s top-ranked player, he raised his national profile and earned a tennis scholarship to Notre Dame.
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