Launch Student Stories
What’s it like to learn with Launch? Learn from students statewide.
A Goalie with Goals
Thanks to the flexibility of Launch courses, Hunter Penberthy is able to follow his passion: playing ice hockey and traveling with his team....
0An Author in the Making
Meet Launch student Brianna Chay (pictured), a bright and bubbly 12 year old who recently wrote and published her own book....
1Flexibility for Fitness
Meet Marshfield High School senior Emma Cary, CrossFit’s 2019 “Fittest Teen on Earth,” who is entering her senior year with a full Launch schedule and plans to continue training and competing in CrossFit at the international level....
1Take 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 School (Springfield) junior Jackson Baskins is a fan of consistency. That’s why he decided to...
1Girl’s Got Grit
Recent Parkview High School graduate Alissa Schilling balanced a schedule of volunteering, working and learning with Launch—and she won local, state and regional Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year awards along the way.You probably...
1Launch, 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 did you discover your love of performing? Ezrah Noelle: I started singing, performing and...
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