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George Washington University Online High School to Hold In-Person Graduation CeremonyThe George Washington University Online High School (GWUOHS), a full-time online private school for students worldwide, will celebrate the Class of 2018 with an in-person graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 23, at 1 p.m. in the Marvin Center Grand Ballroom on the George Washington University's Foggy Bottom campus. Twenty-eight students representing 16 states will graduate from GWUOHS, an online college preparatory academy for students in grades 8-12. Students receive a rigorous, personalized education that meets their own needs and goals combined with the innovative Journey's Symposium, which promotes self-awareness, leadership, service and personal success. K12 President of Academics, Policy and Schools and national education reform advocate Kevin P. Chavous will deliver the keynote address. "As George Washington University Online High School seniors get ready to take on the next chapter in their lives, the class of 2018 is set up for success," Chavous said. "The academic success of these K12-powered students demonstrates the very best in what a personalized education has to offer." Graduating senior Luca Lim of Annandale, Virginia, has been chosen as the student speaker. Lim, who has attended GWUOHS for four years, has been training in short track speed-skating in South Korea and recently competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials. He intends to enroll in the London School of Economics after another year of training. Other GWUOHS seniors who will graduate on Saturday include:
Additionally, a number of students have been accepted to universities overseas, including Oxford Brookes University, Regent's University London, University of Greenwich, University of Saint Andrews, University of Surrey, Maynooth University and American University of Paris. Media is welcome to attend this event. Details are as follows:
George Washington University Online High School Graduation About The George Washington University Online High School The George Washington University Online High School (GWUOHS) is a full-time online private school accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. GWUOHS gives parents and students in grades 8-12 the choice to access the curriculum provided by K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN), the nation's leading provider of K-12 proprietary curriculum and online education programs. For more information about GWUOHS, visit http://www.gwuohs.com.
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