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Alpha

Grades 6-12 ...where learning is personal Recipient of the CAOLA Model School of the Year Award

Course Links

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Genius

Mc­Graw Hill / ALEKS

BYU

How to Enroll

Step 1

Enrollment begins with your school counselor. If you are interested in taking any online course, call or make an appointment to see your school counselor.

Step 2

If your school counselor and/or building administrator approves you to take an online course(s), your school counselor will give you a parent permission form.

Step 3

Return the parent permission form to your school counselor. The school counselor will forward the permission form to the Alpha staff.

Step 4

After receiving the parent permission form from the guidance office, Alpha staff will contact the parent/student via email to finalize enrollment into online coursework.

Mifflin County High School
717-242-0240

Mifflin County Junior High School
717-248-5441

Mifflin County Middle School
717-242-1401

Alpha Program
717-447-2655 | Email Alpha

Frequently Asked Questions

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers!

  • YES! Not only will you walk at graduation like any of the hundred or so other graduating Alpha seniors, but you will receive a Mifflin County High School diploma that is exactly like the diploma of students who took all of their classes in the high school building.

  • We can lend you a computer to use when you work from home.

  • Alpha creates an individualized learning program for every type of student. Students in Alpha range from the class valedictorian to a senior who needs to complete only 2 credits to get his/her diploma. We educate students who are athletes, part of the co-op program, have significant health issues, or are simply regular students who want to learn online.

  • Alpha students are encouraged to be a part of all extracurricular activities just as any student who takes classes in the building would.

  • Alpha is free for any student who resides in Mifflin County!

  • No, Alpha classes are, for the most part, self-paced. You do the work at your own pace completing the assignments in order as you go. Students must complete a set amount of work during each marking period. 

  • Alpha offers a variety of gym classes including fitness, weight control, bowling, jogging, walking, and others. The online classes require logging what you did and taking tests related to course readings.

  • The OnTrack program, for students with discipline issues, is separate from Alpha. Students in the OnTrack program are not permitted to come to the Alpha computer lab during school hours.

  • Yes, Alpha students may attend any of the Academy programs.

  • The Alpha program has an online attendance tracker set up. Students log their attendance through the Alpha webpage anytime between 6 and 8:10AM each school day.