Launch Student Stories
What’s it like to learn with Launch? Learn from students statewide.
Paul the Policeman
First grade student Paul Bruton shares his future career goals.…
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Da’Mya’s Digital Addition
Meet 17-year-old Da’Mya Dickson, a super-involved Hillcrest High School student who has worked Launch classes into her schedule since her…
Savannah Waszczuk
Surviving 7th Grade
After uncontrollable circumstances forced best friends Brooklyn and Alayna to attend different schools, the girls—both who battle anxiety—struggled. Learn how…
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Rocketing Ahead
Launch’s Algebra I course allowed 8th grade student Lena Finke to get a jumpstart on her math credits, all while…
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Triumph Over Challenge
Now age 17, Kolton Grider became the primary caretaker for his terminally ill mother—who has since passed—before he even entered…
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A Checkered Path
Meet Devanshi Chowdada, a middle school Launch student whose long-term goals include attending Harvard, becoming a pediatrician and mastering the…
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Breakout Room BFFs
After becoming friends in their Launch class, fourth grade students Bristol Michael and Josi Walker have talked every day—and they’ve…
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One for the Record Books
Meet Jonah Swann: a Launch AP Physics student, a Central High School, Springfield Public Schools (SPS) senior and a new…
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Dancing Toward Her Dreams
Thanks to the flexibility of Launch, Ladue Horton Watkins Junior Grace Scheffel is currently finishing up her first year of…
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The Virtual Violinist
Meet Launch student Brianna Chay (pictured), a bright and bubbly 12 year old who recently wrote and published her own…
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Learning as they go!
Springfield’s Hedley Frank family travels the country with four kids in Launch—and a total of 10 individuals in an RV—as…
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Sharing Her Story
Eating dessert is a special treat for most kids. For 8-year-old Elinor Rowe, it was an occasional necessity. “If her…
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A Goalie with Goals
Thanks to the flexibility of Launch courses, Hunter Penberthy is able to follow his passion: playing ice hockey and traveling…
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An Author in the Making
Meet Launch student Brianna Chay (pictured), a bright and bubbly 12 year old who recently wrote and published her own…
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Flexibility for Fitness
Meet Marshfield High School senior Emma Cary, CrossFit’s 2019 “Fittest Teen on Earth,” who is entering her senior year with…
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Take a Hike!
When he isn’t working on his online classes, Jackson Baskins enjoys trekking dozens of miles on multi-day backpacking trips. Glendale High…
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Girl’s Got Grit
Recent Parkview High School graduate Alissa Schilling balanced a schedule of volunteering, working and learning with Launch—and she won local,…
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Launch, Camera, Action!
Meet Launch student Ezrah Noelle, a 17-year-old senior who spent many of her school-age years performing in Branson. Access Launch: When…
