Latest Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School Stories
SCRANTON, Pa., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Her college ROTC commander said the U.S. Military Academy at West Point would be making a big mistake if it didn't offer an appointment to Hannah Tuffy of Scot Township near Scranton. West Point got the point. Hannah Tuffy will be a member of the incoming corps of cadets this fall. Dr. Nick Trombetta, PA Cyber's CEO, said she is the first graduate of the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School to win appointment to the Academy. Lt....
PITTSBURGH, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Congressman Jason Altmire (D-4th) told technology industry representatives that the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School's planned STEM Epicenter program would train a new generation of young scientists and engineers for the Pittsburgh region, and provide a model for the state and the nation. "PA Cyber is doing tremendous work in this field," Altmire said at a meeting hosted by Bayer Corporation at its U.S. headquarters...
LOST SPRINGS, Kan., March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jerri Kemble, superintendent of the Centre School District and director of the Kansas Online Learning Program, has been named one of 2012's Tech-Savvy Superintendents by eSchool News for her use of technology in offering blended learning to the district's students. Sponsored by GlobalScholar and JDL Horizons, eSchool Media's 12th annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards recognize senior school district executives...
MIDLAND, Pa., March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eight student profiles in the new edition of The Link, Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School's showcase magazine, illustrate Howard Gardner's theory that people are "smart" in ways other than those measured by standardized tests. "This article looks at eight PA Cyber students who used the flexibility and customization inherent in our school to maximize their natural talents and range of intelligences. Each is accomplishing...
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three rising young classical musicians who happen also to be enrolled in the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School will be featured in nationwide radio broadcasts of "From the Top," a preeminent showcase for young musicians heard weekly by 700,000 listeners on National Public Radio stations. PA Cyber students Daniel Orsen, 17, a violist from Pittsburgh, and pianist/composer Aleksandr Voinov, 14, of Sewickley, Pa., will be among...
MIDLAND, Pa., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's every high school science nerd's dream: an opportunity to chat with graduate students and ask about all kinds of stranger-than-fiction physics phenomena. That dream was realized for nearly twenty Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School (PA Cyber) students who are members of the Cutting Edge Science (CES) Club, a highly interactive extracurricular program that explores a wide variety of science topics. With several club members...
MIDLAND, Pa., Nov. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the wake of Wednesday's Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision re: Slippery Rock Area School District v. Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School, PA Cyber CEO Dr. Nick Trombetta issued the following statement: "This surprising and disappointing decision serves to illustrate how much work remains in creating an innovative, effective, and equitable system of public education that truly meets the needs of all 21st century students, and of...
Lincoln Interactive is Diamond Sponsor of event for online and blended learning <font size="2" face="Arial">BEAVER, Pa.</font>, Nov. 7, 2011 The National Network of Digital Schools, a leader in educational management services and online curriculum development, is proud to be a part of this year's Virtual School Symposium, sponsored by the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). This year's event will be held November 9-11 in Indianapolis,...
MIDLAND, Pa., Nov. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PA Cyber Charter School has created a technical resource website for its 11,000 students, their parents and its staff - and is sharing the site with online students no matter what school they're enrolled in. The PA Cyber Resource Center was launched Oct. 31. The address is http://help.mypacyber.org/. "As a leader in online education, PA Cyber has always freely shared innovative thinking with other schools. We see that as part...
"Some of us were skeptics and I was one of them. ... To come in as a skeptic and come out as a supporter, as I did, is pretty impressive." - Dr. John Plesha, Associate Director, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. MIDLAND, Pa., Nov.1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools has conferred upon the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School full accreditation status for all grades K-12. PA Cyber is the first public cyber charter...
