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By Matt Pklkky
Rappahannock News Staff Writor
The national spotlight shone on Rappahannock County High School yesterday.
The 390-student school was featured on National Public Radio in a series about innovative trends in education.
Since the 2005-2006 school year, Rappahannock high school has offered online courses through a state program called Virtual Virginia. Teachers record video lectures mu! post them on tin* Internet lor students to watch. Class sessions can also be held live, with students and teachers communicating through instant message or an audio program that allows classmates to hear and speak with each other.
The courses are an outgrowth of nearly two decades of "distance learning” though the Virginia Department of education, which in the past has aired classes on public television stations.
“With the advent of the Web and Governor Warner's education for lifetime initiat ive, wo created an online virtual class because the technology* now allows us to do so much more than we used to be able to do," said Virtual Virginia Director (lathy Cheelv.
Most of the courses offered through Virtual Virginia are
See NPR, Page A2
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