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Our Students Are Amazing!

 

October 2015 - Model UN Conference in Orlando

  • Outstanding Delegate - Annie Cheng

  • Honorable Mention - Francesca Thompson

  • Most Improved Delegate - Bridget Sullivan

  • Most Improved Delegate - Brian Robbins

  • Outstanding Delegate - Matthew Youngster

  • Best Small Delegation - Florida Virtual School

December 2015 - Model UN Conference in St. Augustine

  • Excellent in the Historical Council - Matthew Youngster

  • Excellent in the Historical Council - Erica Nathan

  • Excellent in Security Council 9 - Bridget Sullivan

  • Most Outstanding Award & Gavel in Human Rights 1 Council - Annie Cheng

January 2015 - Model UN Conference in Ft. Myers

January 2015 - Latin Club's National Etymology Exam Results

  • Thomas Harper - Gold - Mrs. Pruitt

  • Alex Hopkins - Gold - Mrs. Thomas

  • Alejandro Ortega - Gold - Mrs. Turnage

  • Keshav Shah - Gold - Mrs. Sossong

  • Claire Tseng  - Gold - Mr. Vader

  • Lauren Morris - Gold - Mr. Vader

  • Grace Tovkach - Gold - Mrs. Sossong

  • Chad Boerth-Dryden - Bronze - Mrs. Taylor

  • Audrey Tokarz- Bronze - Mrs. Sossong

January 2015 - 9th Annual FLVS Virtual Science Fair

  • 1st Place - Jillian H.

  • 2nd Place - Uma M.

  • 3rd Place - Ben D.

  • 4th Place - Talia F.

January 2015 - Science Club's competition in the Regional Science Olympiad

  • 3rd Place in Astronomy - Victoria Obert & Erica Nathan

  • Team Jellybean (Nick Gomez, Erica Nathan, Kathie Solosky, Victoria Obert, & Samantha Morris) participated in the following event fields: Astronomy, Forensics, Cell Biology, Entomology, Bridge Building, and Chemistry

February 2015 - Model UN Conference in Gainesville

  • 4th Place Verbal Accommodation - Matthew Youngster

  • 4th Place Verbal Accommodation - Bridget Sullivan

  • 2nd Place Outstanding Delegate - Annie Cheng

  • 1st Place Best Delegate & Winner of the Gavel - Phillpa Thompson

  • Outstanding Small Delegation for GatorMUN XII - Florida Virtual School

February 2015 - Virtual Science Club's participation in the Ying Science Expo

  • 1st Place in Zoology - Jillian Hanley "Effects of Beach Nourishment on Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatching Rates"

    • Advancing to Florida State Science & Engineering Fair in March

    • Also awarded "Taking the Pulse of the Planet" Award from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

    • Given an invitation to the INtel Science Talent Search

  • 3rd Place in Environmental Science - Uma Menon "Fun with Photovoltaics: Capturing Solar Energy"

February 2015 - Latin Club's Regional Latin Forum Results

  • 1st Illustrated Booklets; 2nd Misc. Art; 4th Posters/Charts ; 3rd Greek Literature - Casey Zeilman

  • 3rd History of the Empire, 3rd History of the Republic, 3rd Certamen, 3rd Hellenic History - John Theurer

  • 4th Drawing - Emma Hueckel

  • 2nd Hellenic History; 2nd History of the Empire - Sarah Gonzalez

March 2015 - Future Business Leaders of America Florida State Conference

  • 3rd place Economics - Austen Ebenger

    • Eligible to compete in the FBLA National Conference in Chicago, IL

March/April 2015 - State Science & Engineering Fair of Florida

  • Jillian Hanley - 11th Grade - "Effects of Beach Nourishment on Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatching Rates"

    • Jillian's awards included a four year, $84,000 scholarship to Florida Institute of Technology;  a summer scholarship to attend Florida Atlantic University's  "H20 to Go" summer research institute;  a $25 cash award from Monroe Regional Science and Engineering Fair; and  $100 cash award from the SCUBAnauts International Education through Exploration Award

April 2015 - Florida State Latin Forum

  • John Theurer & Sarah Gonzalez - FLVS Certamen Team (made it to semi-finals)

  • 4th Declamation - Sarah Gonzalez

  • 5th History of the Empire, 6th History of the Republic - John Theurer

  • 4th Illustrated Notebooks - Casey Zeilman

April 2015 - National Latin Exam Results

  • Joshua Johns - Silver Medal

  • Claire Tseng - Silver Medal

  • Keshav Shaw - Silver Medal

  • Grace Tovakch - Silver Medal

  • Taylore Miller - Magna Cum Laude

  • Laura Trozzo - Cum Laude

  • Kiran Masroor - Cum Laude

  • Alejandro Ortega - Cum Laude 

April 2015 - FLVS Student Talia Fradkin Featured on CBS 12 News about Palm Beach Virtual School

April 2015 - Medusa Mythology Exam Results

  • Joshua Johns - Bronze

  • Lauren Morris - Olive

  • Thomas Harper - Laurel

  • Claire Tseng - Laurel

  • Jackson Henningfield - Olive

April 2015 - National Roman Civilization Exam Results

  • Emma Hueckel - Gold

  • John Theurer - Gold

  • Claire Tseng - Gold

  • Thomas Harper - Silver

  • Laura Trozzo - Silver

  • Madison Weinberg - Bronze

  • Lauren Morris - Bronze

April 2015 - Florida Scholastic Press Assocation Convention

  • All-Florida Literary Magazine Prose Award - "The View from this Skyscraper" by Samantha Morris

  • 3rd Place Team Literary Magazine Contest - Erica Nathan

  • Honorable Mention Review Writing - "Perplexing Opening for Orlando's Artegon Marketplace" by Samantha Morris

  • Honorable Mention Tom Pierce Photo Portfolio - Talia Fradkin

April 2015 - FLVS Student Tyanna Jones in Top 5 of American Idol

May 2015 - FLVS National English Honor Society's Literacy Roundup for K-1 Students

May 2015 - FLVS National English Honor Society wins $200 Grant from NEHS to Support Chapter's Book Drive

June 2015 - SNAP (Spanish Nuts at Play) Lipsync Battle Entries

By the Numbers...

  • 823 participants

  • 33 sessions

  • 22.5 hours of presentations

  • 23 student presenters, 10 instructor presenters, 2 support staff presenters, & 7 FLVS club presentations

  • Responses from student survey revealed that 78% of respondees attended 2+ sessions and 26% attended 5+ sessions

 

Positive Student Responses...

  • “I learned so many new things!”

  • “I have only been to one session, but I love the fact that we get to learn something new.”

  • “Kiara Valez-Padilla [student presenter] was very kind. She answered questions and was very informative and captivated my attention.”

  • “I love the mix of all the places people are presenting this year.”

  • “It is very interesting to learn about different parts and places of the world. I like the fact that the presenters take the time to show us these things. I loved the presentation on Porto Rico (did I spell it right?) and learning about Castles and Churches in Transylvania.”

  • “I liked that I was learning something new. I think Holland is awesome.”

  • “I liked that we were able to share lots of information with other people and learn new things! World Fest was really awesome! :)”

  • “first year going today was my very first day as a FLVS student, i love the music program and learning how to crop and make music”

  • “I liked how a student taught that class.”

  • “I liked that students actually did some sessions/ presentations.”

  • “I have a variety of presentations to choose from.”

  • “I got to learn so much interesting facts, and I met so many different, interesting people. I loved it.”

  • “I like how someone living in a foreign country talks about their experiences there, and from what they learned over there. How you expected to think it would be, then it limits above from what you expected and it seems really fun to learn more.”

  • “What I liked the most was how so many students participated and that there was an ongoing discussion during the presentation.”

Click to View the 2015 Recordings!

 

By the Numbers...

  • 448 participants

  • 32 sessions

  • 5 student presenters, 54 instructor presenters, 1 student play, 3 guest speakers, & 2 FLVS club presentations

 

Positive Student Responses...

  • "I had such a fun time at the event for Shakespeare Fest, thank you for celebrating Shakespeare in such a wonderful way, it was an honor to be a part of it."

  • "All I can really say is that it was great. The students were very polite, everyone participated, and we had lots of fun. The activities were informal, and entertaining. Great job, FLVS! Loved this. :)"

  • "THIS HOLIDAY ROCKS!"

  • "TWAS AWESOME"

  • "I loved the presenters' enthusiasm in making the Fest a fun and enjoyable experience for all participants. It was super fun!!"

  • "It was so fun! It wasn't just a boring lecture about Shakespeare, but we got to interact with it and share our opinions and it was a fun hands on activity. I want to go again!"

 

By the Numbers...

  • 60+ student participants!

 

Media Coverage

  • “Virtual festival showcases students’ real music” – Orlando Sentinel (FLVS Young Composers Music Festival) http://bit.ly/1J4qMMu

  • “Spotlight: Young Composers Will Showcase Talents in Virtual Festival” – 90.7 WMFE-FM (FLVS Young Composers Music Festival) http://bit.ly/1GB906

FLVS Student Volunteers put in over 1100 hours to help the FLVS community during the 2014-15 school year!

 

Volunteers helped teachers moderate live lessons and collaborations, created events, and participated in face-to-face sessions to provide essential feedback.

 

Thank you, FLVS Volunteers!

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