Team USA Winter Olympians Find Success at Online High Schools
HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2018--
After graduating from an online high school powered by K12 Inc., three
elite athletes are competing among the world’s best at the Winter
Olympic Games in PyeongChang. Two elite Snowboarders, Arielle Gold and
Meghan Tierney, as well as Freestyle Aerial Skier, Ashley Caldwell, will
go for the gold the week of February 11th.
“The K12 family salutes Arielle, Meghan, and Ashley for their dedication
to excellence in sports and academics,” said K12 President of Academics,
Policy and Schools Kevin P. Chavous. “We are proud that increasing
numbers of elite athletes from coast-to-coast are finding success with
the personalized learning model. It is extremely gratifying to see
K12-powered alumni represent our nation on Team USA.”
Arielle
Gold is a 2014 graduate of Destinations
Career Academy of Colorado (formerly Insight School of Colorado.)
The 21-year-old Halfpipe Snowboarder from Steamboat Springs, Colorado
has been a member of Team USA for four years and is studying to be a
veterinarian in college.
“Online school allowed me to spend more time on the mountain in the
early morning when weather conditions were better and focus on my
studies at night or on bad weather days,” said Gold. “It also helped
when traveling, as I easily took school with me.”
Three-time Winter Olympian Ashley
Caldwell graduated from The
Keystone School in 2010. The 25-year-old Ashburn, Virginia native
earned a gold medal at the 2017 FIS Freestyle World Championships, where
she became the first woman to cleanly land The Daddy - a full, double
full, full.
Meghan
Tierney is a 2017 graduate of The
Keystone School. The 21-year-old from Vail Valley, Colorado will
compete in Snowboardcross. Meghan’s mother, Sandy, says her daughter is
“over the moon” to be representing Team USA at her first Olympic Games.
Sandy has high praise for Meghan’s supportive online teachers at The
Keystone School.
Kevin Chavous, as well as teachers and students, are available to
interview for a glimpse inside a virtual classroom and to discuss why
increasing numbers of America’s elite athletes are attending school
online.
About K12 Inc.
K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN) is driving innovation and advancing the quality of
education by delivering state-of-the-art, digital learning platforms and
technology to students and school districts across the globe. K12’s
curriculum serves over 2,000 schools and school districts and has
delivered millions of courses over the past decade. K12 is a company of
educators providing online and blended education solutions to charter
schools, public school districts, private schools, and directly to
families. The K12 program is offered through more than 70 partner public
schools, and through school districts and public and private schools
serving students in all 50 states and more than 100 countries. More
information can be found at K12.com.
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K12 Inc.
Media Contact:
Donna Savarese, K12 Director of
Corporate Communications
703-436-3273
dsavarese@k12.com