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On Easter Day - Celia Thaxter
Easter lilies! Can you hear
What they whisper, low and clear?
In dewy fragrance they unfold
Their splendor sweet, their snow and gold.
Every beauty-breathing bell
News of heaven has to tell.
Listen to their mystic voice,
Hear, oh mortal, and rejoice!
Hark, their soft and heavenly chime!
Christ is risen for all time!
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He is risen indeed!
Have a Blessed Resurrection Day!
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Governor Perry Proclaims Home School Week
 Governor Rick Perry has proclaimed this week, April 5-11, Home School Week in Texas. Saying, "Conducted within the framework of the family's beliefs and values, home schooling provides students with personalized attention and strengthens family bonds by involving children and adult family members in the learning process," he affirmed the importance of home education in Texas. In conjunction with Home School Week in Texas, Governor Perry will join several legislators and other family advocates, speaking today at the Rally for Parental Rights on the south steps of the Capitol in Austin, 3:45-5 p.m. There is no fee to attend, and all are welcome! Celebrate home schooling in Texas this week!
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THSC Annual Awards Banquet
The Texas Home School Coalition
invites you to attend its
Annual Awards Banquet
Restoring Parental Rights in Texas
Featuring Keynote Speaker
Lt. Governor
David Dewhurst
April 24, 2009
7:30 p.m.
at the
Austin Airport Marriott South
4415 South IH-35
Austin, Texas
Map & Directions
RSVP ASAP
Registration Form
eventplanner@thsc.org
806.744.4441
806.744.4446 Fax
Attire: Business Dressy
Come for an elegant dinner and an evening honoring the achievements of home schoolers and those who have supported home schooling in Texas. Join Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, THSC President Tim Lambert, top Good Citizenship award winners, THSC's Leaders of the Year, Patrick Henry Scholarship winners, and other home school notables.
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Spring Means Renewal!
Renew Your Membership or Join THSC Today!
 Winter is over and the season of renewal is upon us. Make sure that includes renewing your THSC membership. THSC is the statewide organization for home schoolers! (Click on the graphic for more information about who we are and what we do.)
If you haven't ever joined, make signing up part of your spring ritual. 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! Then 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.
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Houston Home School Basketball Team Claims National Title
The HYCA [Homeschool Youth Christian Association] Warriors won a third straight championship in the 18-and-under division at the National Christian Home School Basketball Championship tournament held March 16-21 in Springfield, Missouri. The Warriors beat the Oklahoma City Storm, 54-38. This is the team's fifth championship in the last six years.
Congratulations, Warriors! Way to go!
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Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Response
 After being contacted by a home schooling co-op, Tim Lambert wrote a letter to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS) asking them to clarify the rules regarding whether or not home school co-ops have to be certified for childcare.
In this response, the deputy commissioner of TDFPS explains that the co-op in question is exempt as an educational group because it meets the specific requirements in the statute, but each situation will be reviewed separately.
THSC intends to use this letter and policy to give guidance to support groups and co-ops which find themselves confronted by CPS in such circumstances.
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My thirteen-year-old son, Nicholas, walks into the house, leaving the door swinging open behind him, and announces, "Mom, seize the carp! I'm going to DFC (a local bike shop). I'll check in later." I know that "later" means sometime before dark and that his travels may start at the bike shop but may extend to the coffee shop, the wildlife refuge, two or three friends' houses, and the nearest park with decent makeshift bike ramps. This expression, seize the carp, which he extracted from a movie, has been adopted by Nicholas to humorously remind all in our household of a very important life concept. It was derived from the Latin phrase, Carpe diem, which means, "Seize the day."
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Capitol Days 2009
Tuesday, April 7 (Rally Day)
Registration deadline: March 31
Registration deadline: April 29 |
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April 24, Austin
May 8-9, Arlington
May 15-16, San Antonio
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