Minnesota's Falcon View Connections Academy News
- March 9, 2023 – Falcon View Connections Academy sophomore Geum Disrud is featured in the Union-Times for being inducted into the National Honor Society in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement and service to the community.
- February 27, 2023 – Falcon View Connections Academy student Nadia Wold is inducted to the National Honor Society. Learn more on Southernminn.com.
- February 5, 2023 – Interview on The Talking Points Podcast with Falcon View Connections Academy principal Anne Wasmund, Ohio Connections Academy superintendent Marie Hanna and Missouri Connections Academy school leader Lynsie Hunt celebrating National School Choice Week and what school choice looks like in their respective states.
- February 1, 2023 – Falcon View Connections Academy freshman Maddy Kohel is able to train as a competitive diver thanks to the flexibility of online school. Learn more on the Minneapolis Patch.
- May 18, 2022 – "It empowers me to be more responsible with my time and workload," says Falcon View Connections Academy Student of the Month Justice Haom in this St. Michael Patch piece celebrating his accomplishment.
- April 4, 2022 – Falcon View Connections Academy student Aubrie Fetzer is Student of the Month. Learn more on SWNewsMedia.com.
- April 1, 2022 – FVCA student Nawar Abdullahi is named Student of the Month for her leadership in the virtual classroom. Learn more on the Eagan Patch.
- April 1, 2022 – "Falcon View Connections Academy is the best place for me to attend school," says Student of the Month Aymen Kader. Read more about why his family chose to enroll on the Burnsville Patch.
- March 6, 2022 – Falcon View Connections Academy is now enrolling for the 2022-2023 school year. Learn more in the Bemidji Pioneer.
- February 18, 2022 – FVCA student, Julia Windley-Daoust, is inducted into the National Honor Society. Learn more in the Winona Post.
- December 10, 2021 – "Working in a virtual classroom worked for him because he could work at his own pace without the distractions and rigid schedule that existed in a traditional classroom," says FVCA parent Kimber Austin in this Mankato Free Press letter to the editor.
- June 2, 2021 – FVCA student, Ella Sorensen, is hoping to snowboard her way into the Olympics thanks to online school. Learn more in this Voice of Alexandria feature story.
- December 23, 2020 – FVCA teacher Sara Kraiter talks about the benefits of virtual field trips and all the places her students visited this year in the Star Tribune.
- November 28, 2020 – FVCA student Austinna Gonzalez-Zaldivar and Minnesota Connections Academy principal Melissa Gould talk about the benefits of a full-time online school in Star Tribune article.
- September 24, 2020 – New FVCA math teacher Daphne Olson discusses her transition to an online school in St. Michael Patch article.
- February 10, 2020 – FVCA students take virtual field trip to Glacier National Park and chat with a park ranger. Learn more on the Saint Paul Patch.
- June 26, 2018 – Thousands of High School Seniors Find Success with Online School, Graduate with Connections Academy’s Class of 2018
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