The purpose of this study was to understand how high school students experienced and then made sense of experiences during the transition to a flex model of blended learning in an alternative high school program. I conducted a series of three interviews with sixteen students. The interviews were transcribed and coded using MAXQDA. The coding process led me to develop four themes expressed as versus codes: I can't vs. I can, unsafe vs. safe, stuck vs. free, and people vs. person. I presented my interpretations using narrative profiles, which were organized by theme. I concluded the study by making connections between my themes and Bandura’s social cognitive theory and reciprocal determinism. Keywords: online learning; blended learning; flex model of blended learning; alternative high school programs; social cognitive theory; reciprocal determinism;