| Which of These Olympic Athletes
Were Homeschooled?
Question:
Which of the following athletes do you think were
homeschooled?
Carly Patterson
Olympic Gymnast – Gold 2004
Olympics
Shayna Syken
Figure Skater – 2002 Gold Medal
Winner, Junior Olympics.
David Boudia
US National Diving Team – Gold Medal
Winner in 2007 Pan American Games, Bronze Medal Winner in 2008 FINA Diving World
Cup, Bronze Medal Winner in 2007 World Championships, and a received the first
spot on the 2008 Olympic USA Diving Team
Ariel Rittenhouse
2008 USA
Olympic Women's Diving Team
Swimmer Katie Hoff
A 2004
Olympian and part of the 2008 USA Women's Diving Team
Mike Beasley
A Basketball player and rising junior
from Upper Marlboro, Md., is projected by some analysts to become the first
player to go directly from home school to the NBA. He has verbally committed to
play for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte after he graduates in
2007.
Sam Warren
A Basketball player who was
home-schooled until his senior year, has signed a letter of intent to attend the
University of Virginia, an academically rigorous school in the Atlantic Coast
Conference. Virginia athletics department officials believe he will be the first
home-schooler to enter on an athletic scholarship.
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Mackenzie
Winslow
Junior Dressage
Champion
Tanith Belbin
2006 Olympic Silver Medalist, three time Four Continents
Champion (2004-2006), and five-time US National Champion Olympic Ice
Dancer.
Madison Hubbell & Keiffer Hubbell
2008 World Junior Championships - 5th
2008 U.S.
Championships, Junior - 1st
2008 Midwestern Sectional, Junior -
1st
2007 World Junior Championships - 6th
2007 State Farm U.S.
Championships, Junior - 2nd
2006 Junior Grand Prix Final - 1st
2006
Junior Grand Prix (Netherlands) - 1st
2006 Junior Grand Prix (France) -
2nd
2006 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice - 2nd
2006 Midwestern
Sectional, Novice - 1st
2005 Estonia International Dance Competition,
Novice - 1st
2005 State Farm U.S. Championships, Novice - 5th
2005
Midwestern Sectional, Novice - 2nd
2005 Eastern Great Lakes Regional,
Novice - 1st
2004 U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate - 1st
2004
Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Intermediate - 1st
2003 U.S. Junior
Championships, Juvenile - 1st
2003 Eastern Great Lakes Regional, Juvenile -
1st
2002 U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile - 7th
2002 Eastern Great
Lakes Regional, Juvenile - 1st
Rae Porter-Blackwell
Member
of the California Northstars Synchronized Figure Skating Team since
2005
Asia Muhammed
Tennis player –
is still in High School with Laurel Springs but many articles say she will be
the next huge star of tennis.
Answer:
All
of them! And interestingly, half of them homeschooled with Laurel Springs School
(www.Laurelsprings.com).
We contacted Laurel Springs and asked them WHY they had so
many high caliber athletes. They gave us these impressive Quick Facts about
their curriculum. They said that they treat ALL of their students as if they
were famous stars or world class athletes.
Quick Facts About Laurel Springs College-Prep
Distance Learning School
- High College Acceptance Rates (85% of students attend college. 90% of
students attend college of their choice).
- SAT scores are higher than state and national average.
- Laurel Springs students often receive college scholarships ranging from
$2,000 - $240,000.
- Established in 1991. Laurel Springs has graduated over 4,500 students.
- Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges whose members
include Stanford, UCLA, UC Berkeley.
- AP, Honors and College Prep Courses approved by University of California,
NCAA and National Honor Society.
- Each 36-lesson course is graded by highly qualified teacher who personalizes
instruction for each student.
- Each student's individualized program includes a Learning Styles assessment,
skills assessment, mid-terms/finals, and standardized testing
- Each student is assigned an academic
advisor who creates a personalized academic plan, and mentors the student
through the college acceptance process.
Laurel Springs Parent Support Services include: a Parent
Support Counselor, a Family Center website and Parent Journal linking parents to
information on all school services and activities.
I go to Laurel
Springs because not only is it a great
school, but it is perfect for my busy skating lifestyle. The teachers and
administrators are great people and are very accommodating with my skating
schedule and my traveling to competitions. I've been enrolled in Laurel
Springs since 9th grade and now I'm in 11th
grade. I've loved being a student of Laurel Springs High School and have learned
a great deal with the courses I've taken. It is a wonderful school. When you
graduate in the 12th grade, you have a cap and gown graduation ceremony and a
prom to go to. I can't wait!
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