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Venture Academy expands; student‑named Cooper's Creek gets USGS recognition and sign grant
Summary
Board received a tour update on Venture Academy's expanded three‑floor space, new strands (education, medical, creative), growing enrollment (about 40 → ~300) and that students' 'Cooper's Creek' was approved by the U.S. Geological Survey as 'Hooper's Creek' with a grant for three road signs.
Board members reported on a tour of Venture Academy, describing the building transformation into three floors of themed learning strands. The education strand will begin in January and was presented as an opportunity for students to earn college and high‑school credits (an example cited: nine college credits and 20 high‑school credits for an education strand), and the academy continues to grow: the program enrolled roughly 40 students in its first year and is now above 300 participants.
The board also heard that the environmental science strand had surveyed and named a local feature 'Cooper's Creek.' The U.S. Geological Survey approved the feature, which will appear on federal maps as 'Hooper's Creek.' Students secured a grant to place three road signs at Boysen & Robins Road, Tower Terrace and a third location, and board members discussed celebrating the students when the signs are installed.
Members noted strong community partnerships—22–23 community partners participated in project planning—and that the program is tracking enrollment caps and outcomes to determine which strands run in future years.
