The Beacon Academy staff is glad to have Jay on board and we hope everyone will welcome him in his new position as Technical Support Services.

Beacon Academy
Nevada’s Online High School

The Las Vegas office is hosting a pair of annual events next week: Gallery Night and the End of Year BBQ. Beacon Academy’s Photography Club hosts Gallery Night, which gives our students a chance to exhibit their artwork for all too enjoy. All of our students taking Digital Photography and Digital Arts submitted entries this year. All students are welcome to enter their artwork and interested students should contact Ms. Bielak for more information. Gallery Night is Thursday, May 30 from 3p to 5p at Beacon Academy – Las Vegas

The End of Year BBQ is an annual tradition at Beacon Academy that lets students and their families celebrate the end of year at their favorite online high school. This year, the BBQ starts on Friday, May 31 at 4p at the Las Vegas office. Please RSVP to Ms. Cherry no later than May 28.

If you live closer to Reno, that’s okay because Beacon Academy in Reno is holding an end of year party too! On Friday, May 31 at 1p, students and families will gather to celebrate the year’s end with a pizza and yearbook signing party. contact Ms. Hilliard no later than May 29 to RSVP.

Remember, school ends on June 5. All of your assignments should be submitted in all classes by 11:59p that night. Keep up the hard work, you’re almost done!

Lenna Cherry
Student Events
Beacon Academy of Nevada

Our Beacon Academy of Nevada seniors need to focus on their goal and determine what’s necessary to get there.  Is it that they just need to finish these last few classes this semester or do they also have to retake a proficiency exam?  If it’s just classes it is very important for seniors to pass all their classes and to do this they will need to stay on top of their weekly work.  If retaking a proficiency exam(s) is also necessary then graduating seniors will have one more opportunity in July to retake any exam they have not been able to pass.

On top of working through classes it is also important for our virtual online charter high school seniors to finalize their plans for after high school.  By now seniors, whether they live in Clark County, Nye County, Lincoln County, Esmeralda County or Mineral County, or anywhere else in Nevada, should have completed the FAFSA, completed a few college applications and hopefully received acceptance letters.  If these steps haven’t happened it’s not too late.  There is still time to complete the FAFSA and submit college applications to start in the fall.  The deadline for fall college enrollment is usually June 1st. So there is still time!

Another important event for seniors to think about is Beacon Academy’s Graduation Ceremony.  The Las Vegas graduation ceremony will be on Saturday June 16th.  This is a special occasion and we want to make it an afternoon that both seniors and their families will remember for a lifetime.  Earning your accredited online high school diploma is hard work and what better way to celebrate being finished than to walk across the stage so that family and friends can make a fuss over their student.  It’s both a beginning and an end and we wish all seniors to have a happy ending and a bright beginning towards the rest of their lives.

For more information click on the link below:

For more information on Beacon Academy, check out our website.

Here are some useful websites:

Why Enroll at Beacon Academy – Click HERE
Frequently Asked Questions – Click HERE
Learn About High School From Home – Click HERE
Check out our Blog – Click HERE

Amanda Cook
Academic Counselor
Testing Coordinator
Beacon Academy of Nevada
Nevada’s Online High School

Setting up a Minecraft server at Beacon Academy was, if nothing else, an experiment that sought to answer some of the following questions:

1. How would students and teachers receive a Minecraft server at their virtual online high school?
2. What would students create in their own online high school server?
3. Would virtual high school students collaborate on projects naturally or would they need an extra push?
4. Could students’ undirected creatiivity inspire teachers to get involved and use Minecraft in their online high school classes?

Before we answer these questions, here is a brief history of the program.

Beaconcraft launched as a Vanilla Minecraft server on December 20 with 14 participants white-listed. At that time, builds did not stray far from the central spawn point. The server was later updated to CraftBukkit and now uses a small variety fo plug-ins for fun and utility. Because the population is small, no anti-griefing or world-edit software has been included thus far. While the participant list has grown over the past five months, server activity has declined as students focus on completing their online high school classes and earning their high school diplomas online.

Next Week: Answering some questions about Beaconcraft.

Lord_Buster
Beaconcraft Admin
Beacon Academy of Nevada

Some of you may be wondering…a virtual high school?  Do Beacon Academy students get to have a formal graduation ceremony?  Absolutely!  In fact, Beacon Academy has a lot of activities for our students.  This includes a formal prom, which was a smashing success.

However, before we get ahead of ourselves, all of the school’s students are focused on finishing up their classes.  A few have procrastinated but it is usually around this time frame in the school year when they kick it into high gear and streak to the finish line.  All of the teachers, tutors, staff, and admin personnel are focused on working with our students to help get them over the finish line.  We want to see them work and succeed in their quest for their Nevada high school diploma.

Once our students complete their online high school diploma program they will be on their way to a better and brighter future.  If you think you might be interested in joining the educational wave of the future, come check out Beacon Academy.  We are a homegrown Nevada statewide virtual online high school.  Our goal is to give you the opportunity to earn your free online high school diploma and to go on to bigger and better things.  As mentioned above, since we are a statewide virtual online high school, you can live in Clark County, Nye County, Lincoln County, Esmeralda County or Mineral County and be part of the Beacon Academy family and earn your high school education.

If you are looking for more information about Beacon Academy of Nevada, check out the links below:

Frequently Asked Questions
Courses Offered
Why Enroll At Beacon Academy
What Our Students Are Saying
Enroll for Summer School
Enroll for Fall 2013 Semester

Beacon Academy of Nevada
Nevada’s Online High School

One way for you to learn about Beacon Academy of Nevada is to attend one of our upcoming open houses.  At these events, there will be information for you to learn about everything that Beacon Academy has to offer.  We are an accredited high school in Nevada and the friendly staff will be available to answer any of your questions and help you decide whether or not an online school is the right choice for your child.  Don’t forget, we offer free online high school classes to students anywhere in the state of Nevada.  You can find more information about the open houses and our school on our website at http://www.banv.org.

As usual, anyone is more than welcome to call Beacon Academy to obtain information or stop in our office to talk to a staff person directly.

We are always willing to answer questions or help out!

If you would be interested in learning more about Beacon Academy of Nevada, here are some links that may interest you:

Today parents and their high school students have a choice on the terms of their education – chose Beacon Academy of Nevada!   Whether you live Clark County, Nye County, Lincoln County, Esmeralda County or Mineral County or anywhere else in Nevada, we are your Nevada Online High School.

We look forward to seeing you at our open houses where you will learn how high school students can earn their high school diploma online in an innovative and exciting way.  Here are some helpful links:

Read our Blog – Click HERE
Why Enroll at Beacon Academy – Click HERE
Learn About High School From Home – Click HERE
Frequently Asked Questions – Click HERE
Upcoming Events – Click HERE

Beacon Academy of Nevada
Nevada’s Online High School

Although we are a Nevada online high school, our students are still able to experience the traditional graduation ceremony, complete with stages, speeches, and Pon and Circumstance. We have two graduation ceremonies this year: In Reno on June 8 and in Las Vegas on June 15. Each year, Beacon Academy’s graduation ceremony is as unique as the graduating class and and the seniors of 2013 are no exception. The students have something extra special planned but you will have to attend the ceremony to find out what they are planning. Join us in celebrating our seniors who are earning their Nevada high school diplomas online with Beacon Academy. The class of 2013 is our largest to date and we are excited to accord special honors for our students who completed all four years of their Nevada high school educationwith Beacon Academy.

With only three weeks left, now is not the time to start taking it easy in your online high school classes. We know that this is the hardest time of year to remain focused but keep drilling down until the end: Your effort is worth it! Remember, Beacon Academy offers face-to-face tutoring in both Las Vegas and Reno on Mondays through Thursdays. Take advantage of the opportunity over the next three weeks so you can stay on track!

Lenna Cherry
Beacon Academy of Nevada
Nevada’s Online High School

Why are scholarships important?  Scholarships are important because first, after you earn your free online high school diploma, they help students find money to help pay for college during a time when college is often times thought unreachable due to the expense.  In today’s society, many families struggle to make it each month.  Many luxuries are given up or overlooked.  Some families unfortunately view college or higher education as a luxury and thus unattainable for some students because working to help support the family is a necessity just to survive. In reality, higher education is absolutely a necessity in order to obtain successful jobs that will pay enough to survive.  Every scholarship a student is awarded is less money out of the students or families pocket and less in financial aid the student will need to borrow.  Those determined students who search for scholarships and take the initiative to apply will find scholarships that they qualify for. Sadly, many scholarships are going unused because students don’t apply either out of fear of rejection or simply not knowing.  I like to tell my students that even if they think they won’t get it they should still apply because what if no one else applies and they were the only one too. If they don’t apply they’ll never know.

Secondly, applying for scholarships also teaches students to follow directions and write on a given topic – a topic that is often about themselves or their viewpoint.  Some may ask why is being able to follow directions and write on a given topic important?  This is important because throughout life, students will be faced with writing tasks given by employers, coworkers, future professors, and even friends and family all of which will expect the student to produce a knowledgeable piece of writing that discusses what was asked.  These tasks aren’t always meant to be hard or severely challenging but often simple and to aid in something that is going on at work, in school or in life; something as simple as a blog for example.  Not challenging but very thought provoking and meant to reach many families of potential students.  If the student learns to do this effectively early on, then later in life these small tasks won’t be daunting and can easily be completed.

So how can Beacon Academy of Nevada help students with this?  First, each month the counselor provides a monthly scholarship bulletin that is full with current and future scholarships which include deadlines for any and all students to look through and apply for – this is the starting point for students looking for ways to pay for college.  This bulletin also contains information from all of the major colleges and community colleges in Nevada regarding scholarships as well.  Secondly, the academic courses that students will take throughout their high school career and especially with Beacon Academy of Nevada will challenge them to write properly and effectively on any given topic.

Closing comments for this week include: scholarships are essentially free money for students who take the initiative and apply.  By applying for scholarships, students will also build upon already instilled lifelong skills that are necessary throughout life to be a successful, thriving individual.  After you earn your free online high school diploma here in Nevada, you will want to have received these scholarships and applied them to your college years as you expand your education.  Remember, we take students from across the state of Nevada so whether you live in Clark County, Nye County, White Pine County, Lincoln County, Esmeralda County or Mineral County you can take your accredited online high school classes with Beacon Academy.

For those of you who are not seniors, stay focused, finish out the school year with a flourish and get ready to enjoy your summer.  If you need to make up some classes, we are offering summer school.  For more information click on the link below:

For more information on Beacon Academy, check out our website.

Here are some useful websites:

Why Enroll at Beacon Academy – Click HERE
Frequently Asked Questions – Click HERE
Learn About High School From Home – Click HERE
Check out our Blog – Click HERE

Amanda Cook
Academic Counselor
Testing Coordinator
Beacon Academy of Nevada
Nevada’s Online High School

Do you need to make up a few credits before next year? Beacon Academy offers summer school for Nevada high school students. You do not need to be a current student to take advantage of summer school. The cost is $100 per half credit and you have all summer to complete one or two courses. You can sign up for summer-session online high school classes by clicking here.

Check out These links:

• High School from Home
• Why Enroll at Beacon
• Calendar of Events
• Our Clubs

Beacon Academy of Nevada
Nevada’s Online High School

There are many reasons why students should earn their free high school diploma online.  By attending their free online high school classes Beacon Academy students complete their high school diploma program and open a world of opportunities.

Statistics show that more than 60% of job opportunities in the skilled labor force today require a high school diploma. There are also a number of employers, including the US armed forces, who will not even consider hiring a candidate that did not graduate high school.

It is proven fact that students who finish high school and earn their Nevada high school diploma will earn higher salaries.  Employers are looking for someone how has stayed the course and finished school.  Another valuable benefit of earning a free accredited online high school diploma from Beacon Academy is that the student can pursue higher education.  Be it a vocational school, trade program, certified work program, or college.  As you can see, a high school diploma from Beacon Academy, Nevada’s Online High School, is a doorway to more long-term career opportunities.

Obtaining a high school diploma shows employers that most graduates have deductive-reasoning and problem-solving skills.  Studies show that students who graduate receiving their accredited high school diploma online have higher self-esteem, feel more confident in pursuing a career and are proud of their achievements.

On last point is the Beacon Academy of Nevada high school graduates are positive role models for other student!  They blaze a trail through hard work and determination to show others a better way to success.  After all, obtaining a high school diploma is an honored achievement!

If you have questioned the importance of a high school diploma and now understand its importance in your life, come check out Beacon Academy.  We are a homegrown Nevada statewide virtual online high school.  Our goal is to give you the opportunity to earn your free online high school diploma and to go on to bigger and better things.  As mentioned above, since we are a statewide virtual online high school, you can live in Clark County, Nye County, Lincoln County, Esmeralda County or Mineral County and be part of the Beacon Academy family and earn your high school education.

If you are looking for more information about Beacon Academy of Nevada, check out the links below:

Frequently Asked Questions
Courses Offered
Why Enroll At Beacon Academy
What Our Students Are Saying
Enroll for Summer School
Enroll for Fall 2013 Semester

Beacon Academy of Nevada
Nevada’s Online High School