The Class Acts of 2014 series features inspiring online education graduates with promising futures and showcases how individualized, award-winning curriculum and technology enabled these students’ success.
![Timothy was a victim of bullying, but used his experience to help others. As the founder of an anti-bullying organization, he is now able to reach his peers through music.](https://learningliftoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/TimothyHenry_LL-250x133.jpg)
![Eilisanne may be graduating as a senior, but she's starting college as a junior because online education allowed her to have an early start on her future.](https://learningliftoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Eilisanne_LL-250x133.jpg)
![Samantha is pursuing her dream of being a pilot thanks to online education, and now she's headed to the University of Houston on a full ride scholarship.](https://learningliftoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Samantha_LL-250x133.jpg)
![David, 41, and Jennifer, 18, are a pretty typical father daughter duo. Except for the fact that they're both part of a 2014 graduation.](https://learningliftoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DaveJen_LL-250x133.jpg)
![Educational freedom gave Dominique the opportunity be more than a graduate. She's an early graduate.](https://learningliftoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Dominique_LL-250x133.jpg)
![One 2014 graduate is leaving high school as a pro tennis player, thanks to the flexibility offered by his virtual school.](https://learningliftoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Ernesto_LL-250x133.jpg)
![Online education gave twins Mariela and Araceli their educational chance back.](https://learningliftoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IniquezSisters_LL-250x133.jpg)
![Hope was hit by a bus and suffered severe trauma, but she never gave up. Now she's more than a survivor, she's also a graduate.](https://learningliftoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/HopeSimsMedley_LL-250x133.jpg)
![Stephen is a musician, athlete, published writer, and Valedictorian. Online education gave him the flexibility to do it all.](https://learningliftoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Stephen_LL1-250x133.jpg)
![The odds were not in Adriana's favor when she became a teen mom in 10th grade, but online education gave her the flexibility she needed to earn a diploma.](https://learningliftoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/AdrianaRod_LL-250x133.jpg)
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