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Awards Nominations Deadline March 20
 The Texas Home School Coalition will host its annual Awards Banquet in Austin on April 24. Each year, THSC recognizes several different groups of people who are outstanding home school students, leaders, or legislators.
If you have a student who is eligible for a Good Citizenship Award (40 hours or more participation in good citizenship activities in the last year) or you would like to nominate your support group leader for the coveted Leader of the Year Award, you need to complete the nominations process no later than March 20.
Nominate your favorite student or leader for an award, and then make your plans to join Lt. Governor David Dewhurst for an elegant dinner and an encouraging time of honoring Texas home schoolers and others who have supported the home school community in Texas.
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Already? - Spring Forward March 8!
 Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 8. Prepare now-nap often and go to bed early this week!
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You Don't Need a Four Leaf Clover!
You can join THSC and get benefits worth a "pot of gold" every day of the year!
 Join the only statewide organization for home schoolers! (Click on the graphic for more information about who we are and what we do.)Once you join, you'll be eligible to take advantage of all the discounts and benefits we offer to members. THSC Association is continually adding not only more member discounts to its Member Benefit Package but also new avenues to make joining more manageable. Check out the ways it has gotten even easier to budget for your membership!
And don't forget about our lifetime membership! You could mark that task off your to-do list forever!
To join, you can call our office toll-free at (888) 200-4903 and speak to our friendly, helpful staff, or you can download, print, complete, and mail or fax your application and order form.
If you would like to join or renew your membership, you can still do so online; however, the payment plan and Lifetime Membership options are not yet available at the Web store.
And that's no blarney!
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An 87-Year-Old's Economic Survival Guide
Chuck Norris recounts his mother's advice for surviving an economic downturn. Mrs. Norris grew up in Oklahoma during the Great Depression. Her father worked at several jobs, anything to keep the family afloat. They made do with no electricity, running water, or INTERNET! She reminds us of what's most important and enduring.
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Robert C. Byrd Scholarship Program
The federal government sponsors the Robert C. Byrd Scholarship Program "to promote student excellence and achievement and to recognize exceptionally able students who show promise of continued excellence" (20 USC 1070-Sec. 1070d-31). Among the amendments adopted in September 2008 to the Higher Educational Opportunity Act is a provision that extends eligibility to compete for Byrd scholarships to students who are homeschooled. A typical award is for $1,500 per year for up to four years if the student meets program continuation requirements.
Deadline: April 1
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I Debate: Developing Leaders...Scholarship Opportunity
 The General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute, the National Center for Policy Analysis, and Oklahoma Christian University's Academy of Leadership & Liberty are sponsoring I Debate: Developing Leaders with General Tommy Franks.
This program seeks to develop the leadership skills in students of character from across the country. Students will be taught teamwork, communication, and leadership by working together to engage with and debate some of the most important issues of our time. They will have the opportunity to hear from a number of nationally recognized experts and learn from world-class leadership development coaches.
Juniors or seniors in the 2009 school year are eligible for nomination.
Click on the graphic to download forms. Deadline: March 20
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THSC Works to Clarity Co-op Childcare Status
After Child Protective Services required several home school co-ops to be licensed for childcare, Tim Lambert wrote to a representative of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). He brought the situation to her attention and asked her for a ruling from DFPS that would clarify the status of these co-ops as private educational facilities, as described in Texas statutes.
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Home School Tennis Anyone?
"Do you know of a sports camp where I can take my son? He needs it for a merit badge in Boy Scouts." This question voiced the need of a home school family and became the inspiration for SPCHEA (South Plains Christian Home Educators Association) Tennis.
I moved my family to Lubbock, Texas, in 1997 for a coaching career change. I had worked in the public schools since 1981, teaching physical education and coaching football, basketball, track, and, occasionally, tennis. With the move to Lubbock, my coaching position dealt with tennis exclusively. I knew how to play tennis but learned a great deal more of the finer details from the varsity tennis coach, Jerry Jerabek. Coach Jerabek would show me how to teach the athletes certain techniques, and then I would come home and teach them to my two older children, Taylor, a seventh grader, and Brittanie, a sixth grader. Garrett, a third grader, who was not about to be left out, joined them, though he could barely see over the net.
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