In the News Archive
July 20, 2024
FLVS Alumna Places 5th in the World in Math Competition
Congratulations to FLVS alum Jessica Wan and Team USA, who won first place in the 65th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), the world's premier high school mathematics competition! Jessica placed fifth overall and is also the first young woman to join the USA IMO team since 2007.
July 15, 2024
FLVS fifth grader wins the Golden Buzzer on America's Got Talent
Meet Pranysqa Mishra, an FLVS fifth grader, and a musical prodigy whose journey began with Disney tunes and has now crescendoed to winning hearts on America's Got Talent with her Golden Buzzer performance.
July 1, 2024
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice marks the start of operations for Florida Scholars Academy
The Florida Scholars Academy is a new statewide academy that aims to reach and teach students in the juvenile justice system. Florida Virtual School is the operating education service provider for the new academy.
June 17, 2024
FLVS Students Place Third at NSSA High School National Surfing Championships
FLVS students Braeden Kopec and Cash Nipper are part of the surf team that recently placed third in the nation at the National Scholastic Surfing Association’s High School National Championships.
May 26, 2024
FLVS Girl Scout Earns Silver Award With Environmental Service Project
River Selser, an 8th-grade student attending Florida Virtual School, is the moving force behind P4P, or "Planting for Pollinators." Awareness of the rapid disappearance of pollinators, critically important for agriculture, has inspired Girl Scout Cadet to achieve the Silver Award, the highest award in Scouting, while teaching people about these important species.
May 20, 2024
FLVS Student Rises 92 Slots in the Tennis Recruiting Network Boys Rankings
Stefan Karatosic was born in Budapest, Hungary, and moved to the United States to compete at the highest levels of tennis. A junior at Florida Virtual School, he maintains an “A” average and is enrolled in Advanced Placement and honors classes.
May 9, 2024
FLVS Team Members Rock the SimplyIOA Corporate 5K
Over 120 FLVS team members participated in the SimplyIOA Corporate 5K in downtown Orlando. Corey Wheeler, Sheila Grant and Lisa Hester, co-workers at Florida Virtual School, said they had put in a month and a half of step preparation for the event.
May 7, 2024
FLVS Student Achieves Dual Diplomas: High School and College
This May, Yanet Gomez will receive two diplomas: one from the Palm Beach State College (PBSC) Cosmetology Career Certificate Program and one from Florida Virtual School, making her both a college and high school graduate in the same month.
April 17, 2024
FLVS student plays Chris in the national tour of the Broadway musical "Mrs. Doubtfire"
FLVS student Axel Rimmele plays Chris in the national tour of the Broadway musical "Mrs. Doubtfire." His advice: "Get up onstage whenever you can and have fun!"
March 2, 2024
FLVS Flex Homeschool Student Joi Accepted to Multiple Colleges
Joi Turner is a remarkable 15-year-old senior preparing to graduate from Miami Killian Senior High School with the Class of 2024. She has been homeschooled through Florida Virtual School Flex since middle school and has participated in the dual enrollment program at Miami Dade College.
February 8, 2024
Sarthak Gupta Wins Annual Congressional App Challenge
Sarthak Gupta used the programming language Python, which he learned in ninth grade at Florida Virtual School, to develop the app Signify, which uses image processing to convert sign language into English text, which is then spoken aloud by a text-to-speech synthesizer.
December 9, 2023
FLVS Alumna Becomes Polk State's Youngest Graduate
A graduate of Florida Virtual School, Abigail Mena became Polk State College’s youngest graduate at 15 years old. “I’ve always taken classes online,” she said. “My mom heard about dual enrollment, which was an opportunity for me to take college classes. I started skipping grades because I was working at my own pace.”
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