COLUMBUS — Virtual Community School of Ohio (VCS Ohio), recently named 23 Southern Ohio students to the honor roll for the first semester of the 2008-09 school year. Students were selected based on stringent criteria for their grade level.

The following students have been named to the first-semester honor roll:

Erin Brown, Portsmouth, OH 45662, Scioto County, Grade 6

Gary Leasure, Patriot, OH 45658, Gallia County, Grade 7

Lawrence Berman, Pedro, OH 45659, Lawrence County, Grade 8

Justin Brown, Portsmouth, OH 45662, Scioto County, Grade 8

Shemika Gibson, Ironton, OH 45638, Lawrence County, Grade 8

Clarence Owensby, Pedro, OH 45659, Lawrence County, Grade 8

Zachary Willis, Patriot, OH 45658, Gallia County, Grade 8

David Stanley, Pedro, OH 45659, Lawrence County, Grade 9

Robert Stinson, Pedro, OH 45659, Lawrence County, Grade 9

Lani Lear, Gallipolis, OH 45631, Gallia County, Grade 10

Gerald Mackey, Pedro, OH 45659, Lawrence County, Grade 10

Brandon McCorcle, Ironton, OH 45638, Lawrence County, Grade 10

Zachary Savage, Pedro, OH 45659, Lawrence County, Grade 10

Katie Wilhite, Pedro, OH 45659, Lawrence County, Grade 10

Eric Alexander, Pedro, OH 45659, Lawrence County, Grade 11

Angel Jackson, Ironton, OH 45638, Lawrence County, Grade 11

Scott Slaughter, Pedro, OH 45659, Lawrence County, Grade 11

Joshua Yost, Pedro, OH 45659, Lawrence County, Grade 12

VCS Ohio students choose to attend school online for a variety of personal and philosophical reasons. All students benefit from the flexibility and safety that an online learning environment provides.

Virtual Community School of Ohio offers students in grades one through 12 a high-quality, accredited online education from the comfort and safety of their homes. The mission of VCS Ohio is to make a difference in the life of a student.