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Congratulations Lance Armstrong

Bending Oaks High School - Class of 1989
Lance Armstrong (born on September 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. He is most famous for winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005. Not so famous for graduating from Bending Oaks High School in 1989.

Excerpt from Lance Armstrong : Champion for Life!

"... School First
All of the training and racing hurt Lance at school, however. He missed six weeks of school, and his grades were low. The school administrators told Lance that he would not graduate from Plano East High School.

Lance's Mom wanted him to graduate before starting his sports career, however. She called many different schools in Texas to find a place for Lance.

Lance's cycling career impressed the administrators at Bending Oaks High School. The school would accept him if he would take some courses over again. Now Lance could finish high school and race bikes at the same time!"

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" I graduated from bending oaks in 2006. I just wanted to tell you how gratefull I am for your school, you, Doug, and all of the teachers I had. Without ya'll I would never have graduated from high school. And now here I am about to transfer to UNT to work on my bachelors and then my masters to get a degree in counseling, specializing in play therapy. I have a job I love working as a preschool teacher. I'm also planning to go to Ghana this summer to volunteer in their special needs progam! I really don't where I would be today if I hadn't found your school. Probably a high school drop out which is a scary thought. So thank you again. I hope things are still going great there. I'm sure you have changed many other kids lifes."

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Year-Round Enrollment

At Bending Oaks we offer open enrollment. If a student has fallen behind, or is just not suited to a particular program, we may be able to help. Our smaller classes enable the teacher in this situation extra time so that the student can get caught up. Contact Bending Oaks to discuss your situation.