Record Number of High School Students Graduate From State's Leading Online Academy

Wisconsin Connections Academy (WCA), the state’s leading K-12 online school, celebrated the achievements of 30 high school seniors at its annual in-person graduation ceremony, including five Milwaukee-area students. The local graduates – Christopher Arritt (Milwaukee), Mark Cobb (Menomonee Falls), Brooke Friedman (Racine), Margaret Nelson (Cedarburg) and Kyle Wooldridge (Saint Francis) – were recognized at last week’s ceremony at the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley.

Now in its 13th year, the school – which expanded to serve high school grades in the 2011-12 school year – also recognized its first group of students to complete all four years of high school online with WCA.

A total of 30 students, the school’s largest graduating class, were recognized at the June 3 ceremony, including the five students who completed their entire high school career online, while living miles apart.

WCA is a highly accountable virtual public school that enrolls more than 500 students across the state and meets the needs of students who, for a variety of reasons, learn better outside of the traditional classroom, but can still benefit from the resources a public school provides, such state-certified teachers, a proven curriculum, unique electives and technology tools including a loaned computer. Families and students seeking more information can visit www.WisconsinConnectionsAcademy.com or call (920) 993-7076.