Georgia Cyber Academy- Book Signing Zach Veach K¹² Student Race Car Driver and Author! October 15, 2012

One of our sister schools, Ohio Virtual Academy, has a student, Zach Veach, that will be in our area soon to race in a Competition in Braselton! The website below for Zach so you can learn all about him, but he is 17 years old and began racing his race car at age 12! Here is an excerpt from his website. Please join us in welcoming Zach to Georgia before his race and hearing all about his book 99 Things Things Teens Wish They Knew Before Turning 16. Be sure to grab a book to be signed!

http://www.zachveach.com/

A little about the author:

In addition to his racing, Veach is leveraging his youth and unusual occupation as a platform to expose fellow drivers to the dangers associated with driving while distracted. He is the developer of urTXT, an Android application that aims to fight texting behind the wheel, developed through his phone-app building company, ZaAPP. He has also campaigned for safer driving in conjunction with Oprah WInfrey's "No Phone Zone" and is the national spokesperson for FocusDriven, an advocacy group for victims of motor vehicle crashes involving drivers using their cell phones, in partnership with the Department of Transportation.

Zach is also an advocate and judge in the Cyber Safety Academy's "No Bull Challenge" along with Dr. Oz and his daughter Zoe Oz campaigning against bullying. The 5'2 teen has also fought on Capital Hill in Washington as part of the Public Health Association's work to secure additional funding in schools to combat bullying.

In late 2011, Zach was added as an ambassador for "Pencils of Promise" alongside One Tree Hill's Sophia Bush and musician Justin Bieber in a Youth-Helping-Youth movement to build and provide schooling to 75 million kids who don't have access to even a pre-school education.

The Ohio native appears a normal teenager when spending time at home. He can be found indulging in homework, remote control racecars, playing with friends, or training his German Sheppard Annie. However, daily activities also include training on a high-end racing simulator, as well as a cardio and strength training regimen.

Having released his first book, 99 THINGS TEENS WISH THEY KNEW BEFORE TURNING 16, in 2011, Zach also entered his Senior year of High School this year.

Official Website: http://www.k12.com/gca/event/book-signing-zach-veach-k%C2%B9%C2%B2-student-race-car-driver-and-author1