Ohio Connections Academy Student Named National Merit Finalist

Ohio Connections Academy senior Fiona Tsang was not too long ago named a Nationwide Benefit Finalist. Fiona, who lives in Cleveland, is among the many roughly 16,000 highschool seniors from throughout the nation who will compete for some 7,250 Nationwide Benefit Scholarship Awards value practically $20 million to be awarded within the spring.

Every year greater than 1.5 million highschool college students enter the Nationwide Benefit Scholarship Program which is a contest recognizing highschool college students who take the Preliminary SAT/Nationwide Benefit Scholarship Qualifying Check (PSAT/NMSQT) and meet printed program entry and participation necessities.

Nationwide Benefit Finalists are chosen primarily based on their distinctive skills, expertise and accomplishments, and are extremely recruited by selective faculties throughout the nation with some providing important scholarships primarily based on the Nationwide Benefit standing.

Fiona enrolled in Ohio Connections Academy within the fall of 2021 after she moved to Cleveland to attend the Cleveland Institute of Music Younger Artist Program the place she performs the cello. She stated attending the web public constitution college has given her the pliability to handle her highschool tutorial obligations across the music program schedule.

“Attending Ohio Connections has made it doable to start out pursuing a extra skilled examine as a classical musician whereas persevering with my different tutorial pursuits,” she stated.

In being named a Nationwide Benefit Finalist, Fiona stated she was excited to study the excellent news because it validates all of the laborious work she has put into her teachers and music.

“I used to be very excited to study being named a finalist and it actually encourages me to proceed my laborious work as I transfer on to the subsequent tutorial degree,” Fiona stated.

After her highschool commencement within the spring, Fiona plans to proceed to review music at a four-year faculty or college subsequent 12 months. She shall be auditioning for music packages on the Cleveland Institute of Music, Indiana College and Julliard amongst others.

Along with her music and tutorial work, Fiona additionally actively volunteers her time to help the Bridge Street Worldwide Youth Group the place she has taught a number of courses together with geometry, music principle and inventive writing for center college college students and helped with coaching periods for brand spanking new lecturers. She additionally helped create a number of movies to showcase what college students and lecturers completed by means of the programs. At present Fiona is serving because the co-president of the group and is tutoring an elementary scholar who additionally performs cello. For her contributions to the neighborhood by means of her time, actions, abilities, and dedication Fiona was awarded the Ohio Connections Academy’s Group Service Recognition Award in 2022.

“The school, employees and members of the board at Ohio Connections Academy wish to congratulate Fiona for this excellent recognition,” stated Marie Hanna, OCA Superintendent. “Along with her tutorial excellence, her abilities as a classical musician and excellent service in her neighborhood, Fiona is a rare scholar chief, and we want her continued success as she strikes on to varsity.”

Ohio Connections Academy is a longtime on-line college that gives college students with the continual help of highly-skilled lecturers and curriculum that focuses on each teachers and social-emotional studying, whereas serving to them acquire the abilities and confidence they should thrive in a altering world. The college’s lecturers are specifically educated to convey their expertise and character to the digital classroom and emphasize the significance of fostering significant connections with college students and their households. Studying plans are versatile and might be uniquely tailor-made primarily based on a scholar’s particular wants.

Enrollment for Ohio Connections Academy for the 2023-2024 college 12 months is at present open and the college is internet hosting on-line data periods for households taken with studying extra about digital training. An entire schedule of occasions is on the market. Extra details about Ohio Connections Academy is on the market at www.OhioConnectionsAcademy.com or by calling 1-(800) 382-6010.