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Student Spotlight: Charles E.
Charles, a sophomore at Great River Connections Academy, enjoys the arts. He loves literature and music, but his real passions are movies and television. In fact, Charles is already thinking about studying film in college—hopefully at Wright State University. After that, if everything goes according to plan, Charles is looking toward a career in the film industry.
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Student Spotlight: Charles E.
Charles is a strong student with a wide range of academic interests. He enjoys world literature, including the works of the great authors “which he finds fascinating and easy to dive into.” He enjoys math, as well, remarking that the “more challenging work [is] extremely satisfying.”
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“Connections Academy has helped prepare me for the future.”
— Charles
It wasn’t long ago, however, that Charles had a very different outlook on his studies. “At my previous online school, teachers were hard to reach, the lessons and assignments also did not allow for any alteration by teachers,” Charles says, adding that it “really limited my ability to learn and enjoy it.”
Charles came to Great River Connections Academy in 2021 and noticed the difference immediately. “Connections Academy has helped …[me] understand the way I learn best,” he explains. The teachers are “very supportive and accessible.”
A Future in Film?
Even with his broad academic interests, Charles knows that he gravitates toward a certain direction. He is “very passionate about the arts, specifically movies [and] television” and notes that “the schedule flexibility that Great River Connections Academy offers enables [me] to enjoy those things even more.”
Though only in his sophomore year of high school, it seems that Charles’s passions are already developing into something more: Wright State University to study film and then–—ideally—a career in film.
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