Student Services and Activities

Family Link — Connect. Share. Support

PA Cyber’s Family Link is an outreach program that offers families the chance to connect through field trips and local parent-planned activities. These events broaden and enrich the cyber school experience by creating an important social network for PA Cyber students and their families. Students enjoy opportunities to spend time with classmates who share their interests, and parents are able to talk and share ideas with other parents who respect and understand their educational choice. Family Link members are also given opt-in access to a secure, online directory of other members’ names, PA Cyber email addresses, grade levels, and geographic regions. This unique directory helps families connect and communicate with others to foster support, enhance learning, and create lasting friendships.

ArtReach

The creative and performing arts are essential to a dynamic and fulfilling education. Study after study shows the arts promote academic achievement and heighten cultural literacy, and also equip students with the skills so vital for success in the 21st century: critical thinking, creative problem solving, effective communication, and the ability to collaborate with others.

PA Cyber has teamed up with Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center to create ArtReach. ArtReach offers PA Cyber students access to in-person and virtual classes, workshops, virtual experiences, and performance opportunities. Taught by experienced and highly skilled professional artists, ArtReach allows students to broaden and deepen their knowledge of diverse art forms, cultivate their artistic talents, and socialize and collaborate with other PA Cyber students.

ArtReach classes are offered in 12-week class sessions during the fall and spring semesters at each of PA Cyber’s regional offices. For students who do not live near a PA Cyber regional office, or can’t get to a regional office in between academic classes, PA Cyber also offers Virtual ArtReach courses taught in the online classroom by Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s teaching artists. Virtual ArtReach classes are also offered in 12-week sessions during the fall and spring semesters.

National Junior Honor Society

“More than just an honor roll” is the motto of the National Junior Honor Society. NJHS was established in 1929 to recognize outstanding middle school students for their character, merit, leadership, service, and citizenship. With over one million students participating in national honor societies across the nation, the PA Cyber chapter of the National Junior Honor Society joined the national organization in 2014. The PA Cyber chapter invites students in grades 6-9 who demonstrate the five core principles. Eligible students must maintain As and Bs in all classes, demonstrate leadership and citizenship within their school, community, and other extracurricular activities, as well as complete a set number of hours of community service. Members of the PA Cyber chapter are also required to attend monthly online meetings, submit monthly assignments, and complete a predetermined end-of-year service project. New candidates will attend a mandatory formal induction ceremony as required by NJHS guidelines. Ceremonies are held each year at locations in the western, central, and eastern regions of the Commonwealth. The PA Cyber chapter of the National Junior Honor Society welcomes you to become part of a once in a lifetime experience.

National Honor Society

The National Honor Society (NHS) is a national organization that consists of many chapters across the United States. The National Honor Society was founded in 1921 by the National Association of Secondary School Principals by Principal Edward S. Rynearson of Fifth Avenue High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. National Honor Society chapters are commonly active in community service activities both in the community and at the school. The PA Cyber NHS Chapter is open to students in grades 10-12 with a minimum grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Selection is based on four criteria: scholarship, leadership, service, and character. NHS requires service to the community, school, or other organizations. Members of the PA Cyber chapter are also required to attend monthly online meetings, submit monthly assignments, and complete a predetermined end-of-year service project. These projects meet the required monthly service projects. New candidates will attend a mandatory formal induction ceremony, as required by NHS guidelines. Ceremonies are held each year at locations in the western, central, and eastern regions of the Commonwealth.

Students Helping Students (SHS) Peer Mentoring

The mission of Students Helping Students is to help PA Cyber students improve interpersonal communication skills while increasing peer-to-peer interaction between students. SHS seeks to empower students personally and academically through positive peer involvement and extra in-school support. Students in grades 7-9 are eligible to be considered as mentors while students in grades 5-8 are eligible to be considered as mentees.

PA Cyber Clubs and Activities

One of the easiest and quickest ways to meet other PA Cyber students is to join a club or student activity. At PA Cyber, these programs meet online through our online classroom. Clubs may include student officers, student led discussions, and in-person activities. No matter your interest, there is a club or workshop for you! Get involved, meet others, expand your horizons, and have fun!

Elementary School (K-5)

• All Aboard Gamers (2-5)

• Amazing Animal Adventures (K-2)

• American Sign Language (K-2)

• American Sign Language (3-5)

• Archie’s Explorers (K-5)

• Around the World with Foreign Languages (K-5)

• Art Club (K-5)

• Bible Adventurers (3-5)

• Bookworm Buddies Book Club (3-5)

• Chess Club (3-5)

• Coding K-2 (K-2)

• Coding 3-5 (3-5)

• Hands on Science (K-2)

• Hands on Science (3-5)

• Kids Kitchen Creations (K-2)

• Ready, Set, Go (K-2)

• Ready, Set, Go (3-5)

• Show and Tell Club (K-2)

Middle School (6-8)

• Adventures in Reading Club

• American Sign Language Club

• Art Club

• Bible Club

• Chess Club

• Crochet Crazy

• DIY Agriculture

• Equestrian Club

• Esports Club

• French Club

• German Club

• Global Education Club (7-8)

• Good Eats Club

• Introduction to 3D Printing (AC)

• Italian Club

• It’s a String Thing

• Leaders of Tomorrow

• Musical Theater Club

• Outdoors Club

• Science Investigators

• Spanish Club

• Unsolved History Club

• Vinyl Creations

High School

• American Sign Language Club

• Art Club

• Bible Club

• Book of the Month Club

• Chess Club

• Circuits and Code

• Citizen Science

• Coding Club

• Crochet Crazy

• Debate Club

• DECA

• Digital Fabrication: 3D Printing

• Digital Fabrication: Laser Cutting

• Dungeons & Dragons Club

• Ear Buds Podcast Club

• Environmental Club

• Equestrian Club

• Esports Club

• Express Your Voice

• French Club

• German Club

• Global Education Club

• GSA

• History Club

• Introduction to Python Programming (AC)

• Italian Club

• Let’s Go Labs

• Literary Journal Club

• Maker Club

• Making Macrame

• Math Club

• Model United Nations Club

• Musical Theater Club

• Newspaper Club

• Origami

• Outdoors Club

• Photography Club

• Pittsburgh History Club

• Science Club

• Spanish Club

• Sports Talk Club

• Student Council

• The Grub Hub Cooking Club

• Youth Ambassador Club