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A St. Patrick's Day Blessing
 May your thoughts be as glad as the shamrocks, May your heart be as light as a song, May each day bring you bright, happy hours That stay with you all the year long. -Irish Blessing | |
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Leader of the Year Nominations - Deadline This Friday!
 Do you appreciate your support group leader? You have only three days remaining to nominate him or her for THSC Leader of the Year. In addition to nominating your leader during the upcoming Home School Leader Appreciation Week in Texas, you could demonstrate your gratitude for their time and effort in some of following ways:
1. Write a note of appreciation.
2. Give them a bouquet of flowers.
3. Offer to keep their children for an afternoon.
4. Offer to keep their children for an evening while the couple goes to dinner.
5. Do #4 plus give them a gift certificate to a nice restaurant.
6. Offer to bring them a meal, especially when you know they are busy with support group activities.
7. Offer to take their children to the next field trip so they can have some alone time.
8. Give them a THSC Certificate of Appreciation.
9. Nominate them for THSC Leader(s) of the Year.
10. Read them all the nomination letters in front of all the members at a support group meeting.
Read about past Leaders of the Year.
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Daytime Curfews and Home Schoolers
 Participate in a Webinar Tonight! 8 p.m.
Anne Gebhart, of Heart of Texas regional home school organization, has been actively battling a daytime curfew in the Bedford area. Join this special webinar in which Anne will explain the potential negative impact daytime curfews have on the home schooling community.
If you think this issue doesn't affect you, you might be surprised! All home schoolers need to be aware that daytime curfews erode our freedom and our parental rights. What is a daytime curfew? How does it affect my family? What I can do to safeguard against a daytime curfew in my area? These questions will be addressed, as well as live questions from the audience.
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer
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First Capitol Day a Success!
 Home schoolers made their presence known in Austin at the first THSC Capitol Day of the 81st Legislative Session! After the fun and interactive morning session, where participants learned about the legislative process and discussed a bill which will protect parental rights, attendees descended upon the Capitol building to inform legislators of our position!
It's not too late! Your family can still participate in this biennial opportunity at the remaining two THSC Capitol Days. Bring all your friends to rally on the Capitol steps and champion the cause of Parental Rights! The Rally will be held in conjunction with the April 7th Capitol Day and will feature speakers such as Governor Rick Perry, THSC president Tim Lambert, parent advocate Steve Spencer, and many more. Be there and take a stand for parental rights!
The registration deadline is March 31, but register soon! Space is limited!
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Hit the Brakes on the High Cost of Driver Training!
 It is legal in Texas for parents to teach their children to drive! Yes, it is. In fact, the Texas Home School Coalition Association continues to lobby the Texas legislature to make sure it stays that way!
Driver Ed in a Box ($50 discount), Virtual Drive of Texas ($30 discount), and National Driver Training Institute (10% discount) all provide state-approved driver training curricula and offer discounted prices to Association members. When it's time for your teen to take the wheel, make sure he's well prepared-use one of these great programs and receive a price break as well.
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Lubbock Home Schooler Heads to Washington, D.C.
Lubbock seventh-grade home schooler Christina Benitscheck is headed to Washington, D.C., to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee for the second time. She won the regional bee by correctly spelling "cauterize." The National Spelling Bee is May 26-28.
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D/FW Home School College Night - March 31
 You are invited to attend the HEART of Texas Regional Home School College Night on March 31!
Workshops will include the following:
· David Orsag, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, will talk about various ways to fund college and will discuss several options and tips for families who don't have lots of funds to send their kids to college.
· Sarah Bowdin, University of Texas at Tyler, will share her tips for how to make your application and transcript stand out to an admissions officer.
· Jean Burk of College Prep Genius will talk about strategies to get free college!
· Shawn Cohen of CollegePlus will offer practical tips for saving money, such as CLEP tests and other strategies.
See a list of attending colleges.
Location:
Grapevine Convention Center
1209 S. Main Street
Grapevine, TX 76051
Get a discount on your registration fee; pre-register by March 25!
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THSC Association Helps in Child Support Case
Tim Lambert wrote a letter to the Child Support Division of the Texas Attorney General's office to verify the home schooling status of an Association member's son. A representative in that office had phoned the mother after her son turned eighteen to inform her that her child support was about to cease. She appealed to THSC Association, and Tim Lambert verified the son's status as a full-time student.
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As I contemplate the ongoing struggles of the home school community, I am often reminded of the story of Captain Scott O'Grady, the pilot who was shot down over Bosnia in June of 1995 and rescued six days later. He and his wingman, the pilot in the plane beside him, were flying a mission in an area where no Surface to Air Missiles (SAMs) were supposed to be. It should have been a routine flight with no problems. Intelligence had been received that SAMs were in the area, but the information did not reach the pilots.
Captain O'Grady's fighter was blown apart, and his wingman did not see a parachute. Scott, however, was able to eject safely. As he floated to the earth, there were obviously many people watching. When he hit the ground, he immediately applied his training.
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Home School Math Honor Society
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Capitol Days 2009
Tuesday, April 7 (Rally Day)
Registration deadline: March 31
Registration deadline: April 29 |
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