Students who took non-traditional paths to a diploma crossed the stage Wednesday night during a joint graduation ceremony for the Christian County Public Schools Virtual Learning Academy and Bluegrass Learning Academy, with educators saying the event points to a growing demand for flexible and alternative education options both locally and nationwide.
The ceremony honored 78 graduates, including 46 students from the district’s Virtual Learning Academy and 32 from Bluegrass Learning Academy, Christian County’s alternative education program.
Carrie Caples, Principal of the Bluegrass Learning Academy said the ceremony, for some students, represented more than a traditional commencement milestone. It marked the completion of a second chance.
Caples said many students who entered the program had fallen significantly behind in credits and faced the possibility of not graduating on time. Some students, she said, needed to recover more than 10 credits in a single school year…