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Make a Difference in YOUR Government
 With the future of our state and country in the balance, our participation in the political process is a must! Bring your students to THSC's Capitol Days for hands-on experience that will allow them to impact their own future! Enjoy a morning full of engaging sessions about how the legislature functions and how a bill becomes law. Take prepared packets and meet with elected officials and their staff to fight for issues that impact Texas home schoolers. Capitol Days only roll around every other year, so don't miss out!
Come to the first Capitol Day, March 4, 2009. The deadline to register is February 25. Space is limited, so hurry and get your family on the roster!
Order the Good Citizen Pack (GCP) to help your kids gain a more complete understanding of the nuts and bolts of Texas government! The GCP will prepare them to soak up every bit of the Capitol Day experience! They will learn how the system works and will know what to expect!
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Plan to Attend the THSC Annual Awards Banquet
 The Texas Home School Coalition invites you to an elegant evening at the Austin Airport Marriott South on Friday, April 24. Our special guest and keynote speaker will be Lt. Governor David Dewhurst.
THSC is proud to recognize everyday home schoolers who have made an impact on communities and leaders who have sacrificed to serve and to do what is right. Among those who will be recognized will be THSC's Leader of the Year, Texas State Speech and Debate champions, Good Citizenship Award winners, and Patrick Henry Scholarship winners.
Support THSC as a banquet table sponsor or purchase individual tickets and enjoy a great evening of fun, food, and fellowship!
Click on the graphic to read about last year's banquet.
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Home Schooler Supporters Pack State House Over Proposed Changes
More than 1,000 New Hampshire home schoolers and their supporters converged on the State House February 10 to protest changes in the state's home school laws. The proposals called for increased oversight of home schooling families to "make sure all home-schooled students are receiving an adequate education."
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Make Quality Magazines Part of Your Home School
 Wouldn't you like your kids to read about nature from a Christian worldview? Or learn about current events from a conservative angle? When you join the Texas Home School Coalition Association, your benefits include discounted subscriptions to three quality magazines: World, Creation Illustrated, and Home School Digest. Each of these publications presents articles from a family-friendly viewpoint, with insightful articles that will inform and inspire you and your children.
Don't let another month pass without these quality periodicals in your home.
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Home Schoolers Win Houston Mock Trial Competition
 Lael Lawless, Zach Reynolds, Stephen Muldrow, Melanie Muldrow, Truett Whitt, Philip Schultz, and Paige Toppert were named the 2009 Regional Champions from Houston in the National High School Mock Trial Competition. This group is coached by former home schooled student Adam Muldrow. Many of these students are current or former debaters in Texas.
The team will compete for the state championship in Dallas, March 5-7. The competition consists of teams acting as attorneys and witnesses who prepare and try a case in court against opposing teams. Each team must present its defense and prosecution of the case.
Click on the graphic to see how other Texas home schoolers have excelled.
If your student is outstanding in his field, we ask that you complete our Congratulations! form, which will help us compile the needed information to recognize his accomplishments and to let others know how they might be able to participate in similar efforts.
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 My family finished off a batch of cookies in only two days. When I made a new batch, I teasingly said that these were just to look at. Reflecting on our current study of the American Revolution, Caleb, 8, said that my edict was against the Bill of Rights. Joshua, 10, said it was against the Cookie Constitution.
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South Plains College Has Double Standard for Dual Credit
 When concerned parents notified the Texas Home School Coalition Association that South Plains College was denying dual credit reduced tuition to home schooled students, Tim Lambert wrote to the president of the junior college. The president responded by explaining why South Plains has that policy. Lambert answered by quoting the state law that requires the same criteria be applied to home schooled students as is applied to public and private school students. The situation is ongoing.
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The Roads I Have Traveled
I love poetry, and my children and I often read poetry together. One night while enjoying some autumn poems written by Robert Frost, I penned a few lines of my own.
The road less traveled, Robert Frost once said,
And every poet since ponders thoughts in his head
Of roads not taken and paths not tread.
At some point in our lives, most of us look back and wonder if we have chosen the right path. When I look back, however, I find the roads not taken are distant and vague, so it is the paths I have taken upon which I choose to reflect. Some of those paths were trod by only a few before me, and the road was difficult to follow at times, but as Frost well knew, the paths led ever onward and never back. The decision to homeschool now lies in my past, behind many bends, but sometimes it is good to look back and reflect on the paths that have brought me to where I am today.
When my oldest son Justin turned four, I began to think about his education. I wanted him to have a Christian education, but we already had three little boys, and I knew we could not afford private school for all of them, so we decided to homeschool. I did not know then where that road would take us, but the decision would forever change the course of my life and the lives of my children.
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