Fallbrook resident graduates from California Connections Academy

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – California Connections Academy Southern California, a tuition-free online public school serving students in transitional kindergarten through 12th grade, graduated approximately 475 high school seniors at a June 19 commencement ceremony held at the Bren Events Center at the University of California Irvine, including Fallbrook resident Robert Rappendorf.

Hundreds of family members, friends, teachers and administrators gathered to honor the students’ accomplishments, with remarks from Jim Reardon, a governing board member of the Capistrano Unified School District board of trustees, and top ranked graduates Daniel Park and Alexandria Gable.

Student scholarships totaled nearly $1 million, with this year’s class headed to various higher education and career opportunities. Graduates will pursue higher education at institutions including Dartmouth College, University of Southern California, New York University, Brigham Young University, Chapman University, Loyola Marymount University, University of Hawaii at Manoa, and American University of Paris, among others.

Submitted by California Connections Academy.