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Students surf for hard-to-find classes - KELLY HANNON, Frredericksburg Free-Lance Star

Planning for a career in marine biology, senior Jordan Ross signed up to take Advanced Placement biology at Brooke Point High School this fall. Unfortunately, she had little company, and the Stafford County school couldn't offer the course. In the past, Ross would've had to take a different class. Instead, she enrolled in the Virtual AP School, a Virginia Department of Education program that helps students who are having a hard time signing up for AP classes by offering them online or via satellite television. It's part of Gov. Mark Warner's Senior Year Plus program. Designed to help students get a financial and academic head start on college, it aims to enroll more high school seniors in college-level courses. The Virtual AP School kicked off this July, offering a mix of 15 popular and slightly more obscure AP classes to high school students.


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