The Fox Chapel Area High School first graduating Class of 2018.
“I’m a dancer
and I do Point
Park College’s
Lead Principal Michael Hower personally
pre-professional
congratulated each early graduate as part of
the ceremony.
high school
program,” Katy
said, explaining that doing FCAO allowed her to dance, while
focusing on school at the same time. It’s a program that has
her dancing and training for long periods each afternoon. She
said she dedicated the first three to four hours every morning
to completing her online schoolwork. If she needed extra
time, she would work on the weekends or on the way to dance
competitions.
Katy praises Fox Chapel Area’s online program. “I liked my
classes a lot,” she said on her graduation day. “In the FC
online program, you have actual teachers you can contact.
They help you a lot to make sure you succeed, even though
you aren’t coming to school every day. You can also customize
how you want to learn, which was really nice.”
According to Randi Leonard, Fox Chapel Area’s online
learning coordinator, Katy made the most of her cyber
experience. “She was able to put her energy into achieving her
goals of becoming a professional and competitive ballroom
dancer while excelling in her online courses. Katy took the
time to establish a rapport with her course instructors, meet
with teachers and tutors face-to-face as needed, and participate
in school events.”
Katy said that with other online programs she might
have spent a lot of time on her own, teaching herself the
concepts with little to no contact with actual teachers. She
liked that FCAO offered a completely different experience.
She specifically mentioned taking chemistry and how the