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6-8th Grade Summer Reading (Part 2)
Counting By 7s Holly Goldberg Sloan In the tradition of Out of My Mind, Wonder, and Mockingbird, this is an intensely moving middle grade novel about being an outsider, coping with loss, and discovering the true meaning of family. Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it…
6-8th Grade Summer Reading (Part 1)
Brown Girl Dreaming Jacqueline Woodson Jacqueline Woodson, one of today’s finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the…
Let’s Raise An Entrepreneur
With PVA being an innovative cyber-home school, I believe that entrepreneurship is an interesting topic to bring up. One of the reasons students prefer PVA is due to its flexibility with time. Instead of offering school experience, the students are given time to explore outside of a school setting. Bored in school, failing classes, at odds…
PAFA Middle School Art Outreach- 5/27/2015
On May 27, Philadelphia Virtual Academy + Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts had their last Middle School Art Outreach. During this program PVA students engaged in a hands on art experience under the direction of Art Educators from PAFA, who supplied all the necessary materials. Art Educators from PaFa taught the students how to make…
Prom 2015- Casino Night!
Philadelphia Virtual Academy’s 2015 Prom night took place on May 28, 2015. The theme was Casino Night. The music was great and we even had couple of local artists perform. It was a magical night with couple other EOP schools. We even got to win some money playing games! Student Council enjoying their prom night…
Top 10 Most Meaningful College Majors
Having hard time deciding your major? Here is 2014-2015 College Salary Report by payscale.com that asked if they feel that their job makes the world a better place. 1. Pastoral Ministry- 93% 2. Nursing- 83% Clinical Laboratory Science- 83% 3. Child Development- 80% 4. Athletic Training- 78% Early Childhood Education- 78% Sports Medicine- 78% Medical…
2014-2015 Yearbook!
Philadelphia Virtual Academy is proud to present our first yearbook. The yearbook is available to purchase online for every grade. You can easily purchase your Philadelphia Virtual Academy yearbook directly online. * The yearbook costs $22.00. * Additional $6.95 for hard cover. Get started by clicking on this link: http://www.treering.com/purchase?Passcode=101431438253976 The passcode is 101431438253976
Dear Students: Senior Mixer!
I had the great opportunity to participating in organizing a Senior Mixer requested by the 2015 graduating class. Since we will be graduating soon, the Student Council felt that it was important to arrange an event that will allow us to interact with those we are learning alongside. Though I was a little nervous, I…
Are Cyber Schools for Anti-Social?
The first time I ever heard of cyber school was when I was attending Greenfield Elementary School in the 5th grade. I didn’t know as much about cyber school. Back then I thought that all cyber school students were kind of “weird” because they never have any human contact. How wrong I was… because 1 year later, my school was…
Understanding School Budget
This post is a continuation from the last post; click here if you haven’t seen it yet, After the Q&A session ended, the groups were treated to 2 expenditure scenarios because Mr. Stanki wanted to give the students a chance to see what he and his staff work on a regular basis. In these scenarios,…