Get to know Dr. Sara Edwards, Webb City High School’s Library Media Specialist who instructs Geometry for Launch. Launch: How many years have you been a teacher? Sara Edwards: This is my 17th year in education. Launch: What’s your favorite thing …
Launch teacher profile: Bethany Laws
Launch Business Teacher Bethany Laws values the time she spends working one-on-one with students. Spending more than six years in post-secondary education helped Bethany Laws discover her true passion: spending one-to-one time with students. “I was an academic advisor and …
Launch Teacher Profile: Christopher Kensinger
Christopher Kensinger, a full-time Launch English Language Arts teacher, shares his passion for the teaching profession. As Christopher Kensinger discusses why he chose to be an educator, it’s obvious that his passion for the profession runs deep. “I’m a teacher …
Launch Teacher Profile: Matt Burke
Matt Burke, who teaches for Launch and works as a Graduation Advisor, shares his passion for connecting with students. After graduating from Southwest Baptist University, Matt Burke moved from a quiet corner of southwest Missouri to the hustling, bustling borough …
Chatting With Morgan
Chatting With Morgan What do students think of Launch’s online classes? We sat down with Morgan Burkitt, a senior at Forsyth High School, for a Q&A session about Launch, online learning and other teen-friendly topics. Access Launch: What class have …
Taking Science Statewide
Taking Science Statewide Megan Walcher combines her love of science and passion for teaching to instruct Launch’s Earth Science, Astronomy and AP Physics courses. “My dad was in the military. I grew up in California, but then my dad actually broke …
Why We Launch: Chillicothe
Administrators in Chillicothe weren’t looking for an online learning platform—they were looking for an online learning system. Launch was the perfect solution. Dr. Jill Watkins, assistant principal at Chillicothe R-II School District, knew what her district needed while she was …
Why I Launch: Dixon Reid
Dixon Reid, an advanced eighth grade student at Cassville Middle School, was able to take Geometry with Launch from the convenience of his Cassville Middle School campus. SUBMITTED BY MINDI ARTHERTON After completing advanced math coursework, teachers at Cassville Middle …
Expanding Opportunities
Administrators in the Republic School District aim to give their students as many opportunities as possible—that’s why they made Launch courses available to all high school students. At Republic High School, College and Career Counselor Brittany Bowser shares the story …