Willamette Connections Academy News

  • September 2, 2021 – Willamette Connections Academy parent Adrianne Gamache shares why she chose to enroll her son in a full-time online school. Learn more on KPTV-TV
  • September 1, 2021 – Willamette Connections Academy teacher Alison Thomas talks about how the pandemic is affecting enrollment during this segment on KPTV-TV
  • August 2, 2021 – Willamette Connections Academy sisters Addison and Brynn Kleinke are bringing home trophies in track this summer. Addison received a gold medal in pole vault at the USATF National Junior Olympic Championships. Brynn landed a first place win in high jump at the state championship. Learn more on KVAL-TV
  • June 18, 2021 – Graduate Jon Schenk Jr says Willamette Connections Academy helped him prepare for his future career in computer science. Read more about his story in The Newberg Graphic
  • June 18, 2021 – Willamette Connections Academy graduate Diego Reyes is thankful the online school helped him pursue his passion for competitive swimming. Learn more in The Creswell Chronicle
  • June 10, 2021 – A special drive-through commencement ceremony is planned for Willamette Connections Academy’s Class of 2021. Find out the details in this press release
  • May 25, 2021 – Willamette Connections Academy Learning Coach James Hamilton explains why he enrolled his son in the online school and Assistant Principal Heather Engelhardt discusses why online charter schools should be measured differently than their brick-and-mortar counterparts. Learn more on the Pamplin Projects
  • April 8, 2021 – Fifth grade teacher Tristan Irvin brings learning to life by taking her Willamette Connections Academy online students on a road trip to several California national parks. Get the full story in The Tigard Times
  • March 10, 2021 – Manager of Counseling Services at Willamette Connections Academy Angie Smith has a great conversation about the benefits of full-time online school and differentiates it from crisis online learning on KSLM-AM FM Good Morning Salem
  • March 3, 2021 – Students from Willamette Connections Academy are joined by special guest Nick Krupke from Fox 12 for Read Across America Day! See the story on KPTV-TV
  • February 26, 2021 – Read Willamette Connections Academy Principal Chris Long's Op-Ed "What lessons have educators learned from the pandemic era?" in the Portland Tribune
  • January 4, 2021 – Aspiring hockey professional and Willamette Connections Academy student Connor Schuckmann says the full-time online school is helping him make time for the sport that he loves. Connor’s story is on KPTV-TV
  • December 23, 2020 – Willamette Connections Academy Assistant Principal Rebecca Chitkowski offers suggestions on how students can stay healthy during quarantine. See her advice in the Statesman Journal
  • December 20, 2020 – Sarah McQueen, Willamette Connections Academy teacher, hosts a Lego competition to keep her students engaged and learning in the online environment over the holidays. There’s more in the Ashland Tidings
  • September 23, 2020 – Willamette Connections Academy biology teacher Claire Steel shares her expertise on how the wildfires provide a teachable moment to children across Oregon in the Statesman Journal
  • September 1, 2020 – Willamette Connections Academy teacher Alison Thomas shares the difference between true online school and emergency school in The Roseburg News-Review
  • August 19, 2020 – Many Oregon parents may be unsure how to manage school delivered to home during the pandemic. Willamette Connections Academy Assistant Principal Heather Englehart offers a few helpful ideas in this story on KTVL-TV
  • June 4, 2020 – Willamette Connections Academy celebrates its first Graduating Class with a virtual commencement ceremony. Check out all the details in this press release
  • April 23, 2020 – Willamette Connections Academy student Hailey Eckstein shares her tips for other students new to online learning with KOIN TV
  • April 20, 2020 – Willamette Connections Academy family The Eckstein's and Director of Schools Melissa Brown talk about the surge of interest in online schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic in this Oregonian article
  • March 3, 2020 – Willamette Connections Academy opens enrollment for the 2020-21 school year. Find out what the school has to offer new families in this press release
  • September 4, 2019 – Online school gives students, and teachers, the flexibility to learn anywhere there's an internet connection! WillCA School Leader Chris Long talks about her position and this new online school option with the Statesman Journal

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