Springs’ Venture Online families held a Mid-Year Event at the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park, the first in-person event held since 2019. More than 350 students and parents participated.
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Venture Online launched a monthly speaker series in December. Community members are invited to join an online meeting with students to share about their occupation and answer questions. The first presenters included Lynda Morales of the San Diego City Fire Department and J.W. Cox, a radio and TV broadcaster. One hundred eighty students participated in the kickoff presentations.
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Venture Online senior Jacob Bullock is a Murrieta Chamber of Commerce Student of the Month and a participant in Springs’ internship/work experience program. He has served as an essential worker during the pandemic maintaining cleaning protocols and e-commerce at Albertsons. He has earned the money he needed to purchase his first car, and recently received a promotion at work.
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Jesse Shedden, a 7th grade student with Springs’ Venture Online program, is an accomplished motocross and street bike racer. The 12-year-old has been racing nearly his entire life, and has won international championships in Canada and France, and is hoping for another big win in an upcoming MiniGP Final in Spain. He said, “I enjoy the competition. I am very competitive.”
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Gael Lopez, a 5th grade student in Springs’ Venture Online program, is learning to be a pilot. At age 8, he began taking flight simulator classes, and with his brother, Leo, he has enrolled in flight school. Instructor Cam Shankland of Upper Limit Aviation is teaching him to maneuver and control the aircraft; Gael is gathering flight hours and logging them into his pilot’s log.
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Robert Roberts-Handfield, 13, is a Springs Venture Online 8th grader seeking to earn a world title in Taekwondo. He noted that he has autism, and that “I’m lucky my parents found out about Springs for me because it has helped me to get more one-on-one help with my work from my family, and it gives me more time to practice and compete in ATA Taekwondo.”
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Many of Springs’ Nation students began their schooling journey in one of Springs Individualized Learning Programs, reported Senior Director Tammy Jackson. Homeschool families have options to meet families in person or virtually. She said, “KEYS students and students enrolled in Learning Center classes have ventured back to our sites and are enjoying seeing their friends and teachers.
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Springs’s Venture Online program has a new principal, Jackie Dee. She assumes the role from Andrea Leib, who came to Springs seven years ago to develop the program.
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Mina M., 8, is the July Student Artist of the Month. She is entering the 3rd grade with Springs’ Venture Online program. This will be her second year with the program.
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Venture Online welcomed “Kindness Ninja” Brian Williams for a virtual conference entitled “Inspiring Measurable Acts of Kindness” in May. A 4th-degree black belt who has done many media appearances, Brian describes his message as “one that calls students to action and creates measurable change in each school he visits.”
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