Venture Online students Avalon and Honor Martens, ages 8 & 6, have embarked on a year-long road trip with their photographer parents, Jess and Justin Martens, exploring the country and searching for the perfect place to call home. Venture Online is providing curriculum and support for the children as they travel, using the many different places they visit as their classroom. Continue reading →
Joshua “JJ” Henderson of Indian Wells is a 10th grader with Springs’ Venture Online Program and an avid tennis player. He began playing at age 4, and competing at age 6. He said, “I have had the privilege of traveling all over the world because of my tennis ability.” Continue reading →
Kasandra Hammerle, 11, is in the 6th grade at Hemet Quest Academy, and has been part of Springs since kindergarten. Continue reading →
Springs teen Taylor Warren is an exceptional dancer. She trains 25 hours per week and has won many awards and scholarships. She won the Teen Ms. Star Systems Redondo Beach and received a scholarship to Dancerpalooza 2019 in Long Beach from the dance convention 24/7. Continue reading →
Jabez Macias, 14, a sophomore in Springs’ Renaissance Real World Academy at the Magnolia Student Center, went to CIF to participate in semi-finals for cross country. Twenty-six schools were represented; Jabez represented Magnolia, placing 42 out of 133 runners. Continue reading →
Homeschool student Ephraim Stites, pictured with coach Ray Cantu as Ephraim prepares to compete in the California Middle School Cross Country Championships, is a gifted runner. Continue reading →
Wyatt Seabolt, 11, a 6th-grade student at the Corona Student Center with an interest in photography, had the chance to meet and interview legendary photographer Douglas Kirkland as part of an Arts PBL assignment. Continue reading →
Rio Hill, 11, is a 6th-grade student with Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA). He is his 4th year at ORAA. Continue reading →
Jace Tolbert, a 3rd-grade student with the Venture Online Program, has achieved great success in his first year of amateur motocross racing. Continue reading →
Caleb Lofgren, 15, is a KEYS sophomore who has begun competitive skating this year. Despite having only recently begun, he has progressed quickly, passing 10 U.S. figure skating tests within six months. His coaches have included Tammy Gambill, who has since moved to Colorado Springs to lead the U.S. Figure Skating Olympic Team to Beijing in 2022. Continue reading →
