Indiana Connections Academy News
- May 27, 2025 – Indiana Connections Academy and Indiana Connections Career Academy’s Class of 2025 Graduation
- June 2024 – Indiana Connections Academy Graduates Earn More Than $500k in Scholarship Awards
- January 24, 2024 – Pearson’s Connections Academy Partners with HOSA–Future Health Professionals
- September 28, 2023 – Connections Academy Partners with Home Depot for Trade Career Prep
- June 20, 2023 – Pearson's Connections Academy Launches College and Career Prep Initiative
- June 23, 2023 – Indiana Connections Academy graduates from Kosciusko County are highlighted in the Ink Free News along with the graduation press release.
- June 21, 2023 – Indiana Connections Academy graduate Shayleen Crites is highlighted in the Ink Free News as a Kosciusko County 4-H Royalty Contestant.
- June 20, 2023 – Six Indiana Connections Academy graduates from DeKalb County are highlighted in KPC News along with the graduation press release.
- June 18, 2023 – Local Indiana Connections Academy graduates Chloey Lopez, Angela Garcia, Julianna Harvey, Camryn Lopez and Brigitta Stumpf are highlighted in The Lebanon Reporter along with the graduation press release.
- June 17, 2023 – Nineteen local Indiana Connections Academy graduates are featured in The Hamilton County Reporter along with the graduation press release.
- June 16, 2023 – Indiana Connections Academy Celebrates 600+ Graduates From Across The State
- June 16, 2023 – Two Indiana Connections Academy graduates from Logansport are featured in the Pharos-Tribune along with the graduation press release.
- May 31, 2023 – Indiana Connections Academy senior Aaliyah Abel is featured in the Washington Times-Herald as part of the Class of 2023.
- May 13, 2023 – Indiana Connections Academy's open enrollment press release for the 2023-2024 school year is featured in the Hamilton County Reporter.
- April 29, 2023 – Indiana Connections Academy student Aaron Simmons served as a page for State Senator Greg Walker. Learn more in The Republic.
- January 25, 2023 – Indiana Connections Academy student Emily Peters is featured in the Albion New Era for being inducted into the National Junior Honor Society.
- January 24, 2023 – The Lebanon Reporter shares Indiana Connections Academy's 2022-23 second semester open enrollment press release.
- January 21, 2023 – Indiana Connections Academy announces second semester enrollment is now open for the 2022-23 school year. Learn more in the Hamilton County Reporter.
- September 20, 2022 – “We don’t have cliques because students learn about each other based on who they are and not what they look like or not what they do outside of school,” says Indiana Connections Academy (INCA) Executive Director Kelly Simone in a Lebanon Reporter article on the benefits of full-time online school.
- August 23, 2022 – Indiana Connections Academy (INCA) and Indiana Connections Career Academy (INCC) Director of Counseling Heidi Schellinger talks about the new graduation requirements in this FOX 59 interview.
- July 16, 2022 – Five Indiana Connections Academy (INCA) students get special senior shoutout in the Kokomo Tribune for graduating from high school.
- June 27, 2022 – INCA student Meadow Whitis is featured in The Lebanon Reporter for obtaining their high school diploma.
- June 24, 2022 – Twenty INCA graduates are recognized in the Hamilton County Reporter for achieving this tremendous milestone.
- June 3, 2022 – INCA student Nina Manwani receives a full-tuition scholarship offer from the Atlanta Ballet. Nina will also tour Europe this summer. Learn more about her story in the Hamilton County Reporter.
- May 22, 2022 – INCA students and National Junior Honor Society members Lucas Gorman, Vallory Dillon, and Lucy Wood pack enough food boxes to feed 1,020 members of their community. Learn more in The Hamilton County Reporter.
- March 14, 2022 – INCA student John Snethen gets special winter graduation announcement in the Lebanon Reporter.
- August 23, 2022 – Parents of high schoolers, listen up! Starting with the class of 2023, the requirements to graduate have changed in Indiana. Hoosier students will need to do more to earn their diploma. Learn more at Fox 59.
- February 3, 2022 – INCA graduate Elliandra Christina Morales is a recipient of the "Realizing the Dream" scholarship, and she names INCA teacher Alaina Kent as an influential educator who helped her along the way. Learn more on WBIW.com.
- October 10, 2021 – "It turned out to be the best decision," says INCA parent, Ann-Marie Dreiman, in this Herald-Times letter to the editor about enrolling her child in full-time online school.
- September 22, 2021 – INCA and Indiana Connections Career Academy are partnering with Trine University to offer dual enrollment opportunities for high school-age students. Learn more in The Herald Republican.
- July 22, 2021 – INCA student, Dakota Baker, qualifies for the 40th Annual Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship, the largest amateur motocross race in the world. Learn more in The Herald-Times.
- June 30, 2021 – INCA teacher, Amy Royster, is crowned Mrs. Indiana--she uses her platform to raise awareness for children of incarcerated parents. Learn more on 14 News
- April 12, 2021 – INCA now enrolling students in grades K-12 for the fall. Learn more in The Huntington County Tab.
- February 2, 2021 – INCA Executive Director Chandre Sanchez Reyes and student Savanna Rosas discuss online school and the impact the pandemic has had on enrollment, socialization. Learn more during this WBND-TV segment.
- July 29, 2020 – INCA Executive Director Chandre Sanchez Reyes is quoted in City-County Observer article about the future of online learning.
- October 14, 2020 – INCA student Brianne McBride is inducted into the National Honor Society for the 2020-2021 school year, learn more on News and Tribune.
- October 8, 2020 – INCA student Shanntelle Castle is inducted into the National Honor Society, as reported by WoofBoom News.
- July 23, 2020 – INCA winter graduate Emily Freise starts her own horse training and riding business. Read more about her incredible story on the Huntington County Tab.
- May 20, 2020 – INCA student Andrew Johnson talks about how families are adjusting to learning from home. Read more on the Chicago Tribune.
- April 7, 2020 – INCA Executive Director Chandre Sanchez Reyes discusses enrollment in online schools in The 74 Million
- March 30, 2020 – INCA Executive Director Chandre Sanchez Reyes advises families on NUVO how to adjust to online learning
- March 12, 2020 – INCA student Wendy Tanneberger to audition for "America's Got Talent." Read more on the Reporter-Times
- February 6, 2020 – INCA student Cayla Smith wins 2020 U.S. Pair Finals Intermediate Champions and eyes 2026 Olympics--Cayla is able to keep up with her rigorous skating schedule because of the flexibility of online education, learn more about her amazing story on The Journal Gazette
- November 23, 2019 – INCA student Eva Myers inducted in the National Honor Society, read more in the Daily Journal
- September 6, 2019 – INCA Executive Director Chandre Sanchez Reyes shares her perspective in a letter to the editor, “Not all virtual schools are the same.” Published in the Indiana Business Journal.
- September 4, 2019 – INCA is a great education option for the Taylor family! Hear from students Abigail and Sophie Taylor, Learning Coach Jennifer Young, and teacher Alissa Pryor in this WTTV segment
- August 9, 2019 – INCA student Ava Bunker uses the flexibility of online school to take her golf game to the next level! Learn more in the Daily Journal
- August 3, 2019 – INCA sophomore John McBroom reflects on his 1,500-mile cross-country biking trek from Arizona to Montana. Learn more about the experience in the News and Tribune
- June 17, 2019 – Indiana Connections Academy Graduates Earn More Than $10.75 Million In Scholarship Awards
- June 2019 – INCA graduates more than 600 students with the Class of 2019! Learn about local graduates in the Times Herald
- June 6, 2019 – INCA graduate Aravis Lynd earns a Montgomery County Farm Bureau scholarship, reports The Paper
- May 30, 2019 – INCA senior Emma Johnson earns a Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, shares WLJE-FM
- May 24, 2019 – INCA student Trevor Langley's robotics team recently won the FIRST LEGO League Razorback Invitational, reports the Tribune Star
- March 15, 2019 – In this Indianapolis Business Journal op-ed piece, INCA Executive Director Melissa Brown urges policymakers to evaluate virtual schools individually and further understand this education option
- March 10, 2019 – 47 INCA students are inducted into the school's National Honor Society! Learn more about local inductees in the Daily Journal, the Tribune Star, and the Journal Gazette
- August 16, 2018 — INCA student Lilith Maynard profiled in back-to-school series. Learn more in the NW Indiana Life
- July 31, 2018 — INCA Executive Director Melissa Brown discusses the unique population that virtual schools serve, how accountability frameworks should consider student mobility when evaluating schools. Learn more in the Chalkbeat
- July 15, 2018 — INCA graduate Annie Wiese is off to the University of Notre Dame with a full-ride scholarship! Learn more in the You Are Current
- June 25, 2018 — INCA student Richard Ostergaard graduates as 2018 Valedictorian. Learn more in the Daily Journal
- June 14, 2018 — INCA Online School Graduates Earn Over $7 Million in Scholarship Awards. Learn more in the PR Web
- April 25,2018 — INCA student Lauren Ulm plays Wendy in the Central Indiana Dance Ensemble's production of "Peter Pan". Learn more on WISH-TV
- March 20, 2018 — INCA student Humza Akhtar selected as a youth volunteer at Conner Prairie museum. Learn more in The Times
- March 4, 2018 — INCA student Mackenzie Miller qualifies for the Junior Olympics in air rifle. Learn more in the Journal Gazette
- February 10, 2018 — INCA Learning Coach Rachel Stunich discusses her decision to enroll her students in online school. Learn more in the Tribune Star
- January 31, 2018 — INCA student Margaret Sever named to Lake County 4-H Ambassador Board. Learn more in The Times
- January 26, 2018 — INCA student Gracie Bennett is honored as a 2018 Riley Champion! The cancer survivor collected 11,377 toys as part of Gracie’s Toy Drive for kids. Learn more on WISH-TV
- December 19, 2017 — INCA student Gracie Bennett not only reached her goal to collect 5,000 toys for children at Riley Hospital for Children, she doubled it! Learn more about Gracie's initiative on WISH-TV
- December 4, 2017 — INCA student Annie Wiese signs with University of Notre Dame diving team in UND.com
- November 16, 2017 — INCA student Gracie Bennett and her mom discusses her medical journey, being nominated as a Riley Champion, and her toy drive to benefit Riley's Hospital for Children. Hear more on Radio NOW Indy
- November 6, 2017 — INCA Executive Director Melissa Brown and CE Director of Counseling Tisha Rinker discuss navigating transgender student privacy and preferences in virtual school, and how virtual schools can support transgender students. Learn more in Education Week
- November 2, 2017 —INCA student Gracie Bennett discusses her journey as a patient at Riley Hospital for Children, and Executive Director Melissa Brown talks Gracie's upcoming toy drive collaboration on WISH-TV
- July 5, 2017 — Online school with INCA means success for three area teens! Hear from recent graduates Sonia Adorno, Ian Prasse, and Angel Gutierrez about their positive experiences with INCA in the News & Tribune
- June 30, 2017 — INCA high school student Jarod Ramesh is learning sign language–not only for himself but also to help his family better communicate. Learn about this family's unique situation and how INCA is making a difference in the Michiana Family
- April 23, 2017 — INCA graduate Sarah Lozano is following her political passion and speaking out about the fight for equality in the Herald Bulletin
- March 6, 2017 — INCA is working for families statewide! Hear from Principal Melissa Brown, and the Kaufman, Durham, and Lemmon families about their positive online school experiences in the Times of Northwest Indiana
- February 26, 2017— INCA student Jarod Ramesh uses the sign language skills he learns in online school to teach his family! Learn more about Jarod and how these lessons are helping the family communicate and bring them closer on WSBT
- January 3, 2017 — INCA is a quality education option that works for the Neier and Taylor families! Hear from students in each family about their experience with online school in the Chalkbeat Indiana
- August 30, 2016 — In this WANE segment, INCA Principal Melissa Brown discusses the school's drum cafe events being hosted throughout the state
- July 11, 2016 — INCA Learning Coach Chami Hughes comments on her family's online school experience in Indy's Child
- June 20, 2016 — INCA Principal Melissa Brown discusses how to utilize technology for summer learning in this Pharos Tribune op-ed piece
- June 7, 2016 — Student Selina Kenneth is among INCA's Class of 2016 graduates, reports The Times
- May 24, 2016 — INCA is a great fit for busy students Joshua and Lydia Klabunde! In this Pharos Tribune feature, the family and Principal Melissa Brown discuss how the online school's flexibility allows these students to work on their family farm
- April 4, 2016 — INCA student Mia Miller is able to practice and compete in rodeos with the flexibility of online school! The family discusses their positive experience with INCA and Mia's plans for the future in this ABC 57 segment
- February 1, 2016 — INCA student and author Olivia Obringer discusses her first published book, and how the online school helps give her the flexibility to write, in the Decatur Daily Democrat
- January 11, 2016 — With INCA, student Mia Miller receives a personalized education and the flexibility needed to compete in rodeo events! Hear from the family about their experience and the many benefits of online school in the Goshen News
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