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...Dallas mom Lori Bannon turned to another online school, Laurel Springs in Ojai, California. Bannon, who has a Harvard medical degree, didn't want to compromise the education of her daughter Lindsay, 13, an ?lite gymnast who spends eight hours a day in the gym. "Regular school was not an option," says Bannon, "but I wanted to make sure she could go back at grade level if she quit gymnastics." Laurel Springs' enrollment has increased 35% a year for the past four years, to 1,800 students. At least 25% are either athletes or child entertainers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Virtual Schools for Jocks | 1/3/2005 | See Source »

...Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder in Decatur, Georgia, UMOHS offers honors and advanced-placement classes. All course material is online, along with assignments and due dates. For help, says principal Howard Liebman, "a student may e-mail, instant message or call the teacher." Dallas mom Lori Bannon turned to another online school, Laurel Springs in Ojai, California. Bannon, who has a Harvard medical degree, didn't want to compromise the education of her daughter Lindsay, 13, an élite gymnast who spends eight hours a day in the gym. "Regular school was not an option," says Bannon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Virtual Schools for Jocks | 1/2/2005 | See Source »

...year-old Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, UMOHS offers honors and advanced-placement classes. All course material is online, along with assignments and due dates. For help, says principal Howard Liebman, "a student may e-mail, instant message or call the teacher." Dallas mom Lori Bannon turned to another online school, Laurel Springs in Ojai, Calif. Bannon, who has a medical degree from Harvard, didn't want to compromise the education of her daughter Lindsay, 13, an élite gymnast who spends eight hours a day in the gym. "Regular school was not an option," says Bannon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sports: Virtual Schools for Jocks | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

...William Eaton put together a mixed force of Arab rebels and mercenaries and American Marines, and in a maneuver that has since been compared to that of the charismatic T.E. Lawrence, led a desert march from inland that took Tripoli's second city, Derna, by surprise. Lieut. Presley O'Bannon of the Marine Corps hoisted the Stars and Stripes over the captured town, and the Marine anthem preserves his gesture to this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thomas Jefferson: The Pirate War: To The Shores Of Tripoli | 7/5/2004 | See Source »

...George W. Bush get into the business of enabling minors in the first place? Bannon, who is now a lawyer active in Democratic state politics, is pretty clear on this point: "First and foremost, he was trying to be a wiseass." Shortly after first deploying the card, Bannon ran into Bush and told him of his success with the bogus credentials bearing his signature. The future First Father seemed well pleased...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Card-Carrying Preppy | 7/2/2001 | See Source »

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