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Students From the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School Discuss Physics, Education With Nation’s Top Graduate Students

February 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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 interested in the physics phenomena, for their January meeting, CES advisor Caroline Hardman arranged for a special online discussion with Hiro Miyake, a graduate student at MIT, and Nabil Iqbal, a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Santa Barbara’s Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics and a former graduate student at MIT.

Miyake studies matter at temperatures billionths of degrees above absolute zero with lasers. Iqbal’s work focuses on attempting to understand the physics of black holes in the framework provided by string theory.

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Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School Introduces Fuze Meeting to Enhance Online Education, Curriculum

December 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School is implementing Fuze Meeting as a tool for students to participate in virtual field trips, and to allow laptop, tablet and smartphone users to participate in high-definition telepresence staff meetings between its offices in Philadelphia, Midland and Harrisburg, Penn. Subsequent phases could include students using the videoconferencing and collaboration software to access their classes via Apple iPad tablets and PCs.

“We try to use the most cutting-edge education technology,” said Brian Laquinta, director of technology and innovation for the school, “and none of the other tools we looked at matched Fuze Meeting’s cross-platform ability to work with such a wide variety of mobile devices and operating systems.”

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PA Cyber Reacts to PA Supreme Court Decision

November 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

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 modern society. Wednesday’s ruling reverses previous decisions by both the Pennsylvania Department of Education and Commonwealth Court in support of PA Cyber’s kindergarten program for four-year-olds.

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Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School Students Continue to Excel, Achieve in the Virtual Classroom

June 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

MIDLAND, Pa., June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Since charter and cyber charter schools first appeared on the educational grid in Pennsylvania nearly 11 years ago, misconceptions of student success and achievement have been concerns of both supporters and opponents.

Today, the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School, the largest and most successful cyber charter school in the state, is proud to announce that its students continue to excel in their virtual education and, in many instances, outperform their traditional-school counterparts.

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New Graduate, 19, Appointed to PA Cyber Charter School Board of Directors

June 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

MIDLAND, Pa., June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — William “Billy” Cattron of Greenville, Pa., became a member of the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School Board of Directors on June 13, nine days after receiving his high school diploma from the online school.

One of 1,500 graduates in the PA Cyber Class of 2011, Cattron delivered the senior commencement address during June 4 ceremonies at Pittsburgh’s Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall.

As a board member with full voting privileges, Cattron, who turned 19 a week ago, will help shape the future of the state’s largest and most successful cyber charter school. Cattron was sworn in immediately and joined fellow board members in voting on agenda items, including a “yes” vote on a new budget of $122 million for the 10,000-student online school.

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The family that cybers together … likes the schedule

April 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Alyssa Bump of Mechanicsburg is a typical high school senior, busy with her final year of course work, active in church activities and looking forward to attending Penn State Harrisburg next year.

What sets this honors student apart from her peers is that she attends school online in her home rather than in a traditional school building.

“I really liked the idea of having the flexibility of it,” said Bump, a student in Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School who likes learning in a home environment.

She takes three virtual classes — precalculus, Spanish and physics.

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Military Dad in Iraq Sees Daughter Graduate From PA Cyber

March 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Though stationed in Iraq, U.S. Army Maj. Jay Eckhart got to see his daughter graduate from high school after all.

Wearing a blue cap and gown, Miranda Eckhart, 19, was graduated from the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School Wednesday, March 2, in a special ceremony at the online school’s Harrisburg Support Center. Present were her mother, Susan, her sister-in-law Jenny, and -  via a Skype video phone connection – her father, a career Army engineering officer who served 20 years ago in Operation Desert Storm and has returned to active duty in Iraq.

Among PA Cyber staff present was Miranda’s instructional supervisor, Sarah Potter.

“Sarah asked me if I wanted to do a graduation thing,” said Miranda. “I didn’t care, but Dad wanted me to do it, so I did it for him.”

In a ceremony videotaped for airing on the local Fox Network station (to view report, click on Fox 43) PA Cyber Harrisburg Academy Leader Jade Kozlina thanked Maj. Eckhart and the other men and women of the armed forces for their service to our country.

Sarah Potter acknowledged the challenges Miranda had to overcome to complete her graduation requirements, recalling the many famous people who succeeded despite stumbles in their formal education.

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Cyber grads face military’s bias

March 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

“Our people advise them during the enrollment process that this could be an issue,” said Fred Miller, spokesman for the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School based in Midland, Beaver County.

Miller said that school officials sometimes suggest students return to a brick-and-mortar school for their senior year. Students can be counted as Tier 1 if they have at least 15 college credits, and the school encourages dual enrollment in college-level courses during high school.

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Lt. Gov. Cawley Explores Virtual Learning

February 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley yesterday toured The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School’s Harrisburg facility, where teachers and school administrators demonstrated a virtual class and discussed how their innovative approaches and use of digital learning tools are improving educational opportunities for students across the commonwealth.

“As the new administration explores educational innovation in preparation for its budget proposal, we are proud to showcase for Lieutenant Governor Cawley how our flexible, personalized approach is achieving results and helping our students thrive,” said Dr. Nick Trombetta, Chief Executive Officer of PA Cyber. “That he has taken the time to learn more about PA Cyber shows that the new administration is interested in identifying creative educational approaches that are working.”

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Trombetta talks cyber education

January 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

EAST LIVERPOOL – An additional workforce for a cyber education curriculum may come to East Liverpool, according to the head of Midland-based PA Cyber.

Dr. Nick Trombetta discussed that and a host of other issues during an East Liverpool Rotary Club luncheon Tuesday.

Trombetta is the CEO of the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School. He is also the founder of the National Network of Digital Schools (NNDS) and had a role in establishing the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School among other local entities involving cyber education.

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