Sterling Academy Blog

In some ways, Alec John Belle is an ordinary high school kid. He likes reading and writing and “obsessing over Pretty Little Liars.” In other ways, he is an extraordinary teen, one willing to lift up his voice and talk about the toughest, most personal issues teenagers face today. At 16, he became a published author, using the written word to open people’s eyes and make a difference for his generation with a book titled Before I Break.

Any adult will tell you what they learned “between the lines” as they were growing up was as valuable as what they learned in the classroom. An online high school education can often do even more for students than a brick-and-mortar institution when it comes to building real-life skills necessary to succeed on the job and as a person.