Serving Texas Home Schoolers for Over 20 Years

July 14, 2009

Here at THSC, we know that you want to get the biggest bang for your buck! So we've included freebies at the 2009 THSC State Convention and Family Conference to sweeten the deal! Don't miss out on these steals!

-FREE Resource CD that contains curricula, e-books, school helps, and so much more! A $200 value!

-FREE Afternoon coffee breaks on both Friday and Saturday!

-FREE Ever-popular tote bag to carry all of your goodies!

-FREE Thursday shopping and keynote or beginner track workshops!

-FREE Curriculum counseling with Smoothing the Way!

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Meet Featured Speakers Jim and Karen Stobaugh!

Jim and Karen Stobaugh have four home educated adult children. They have a strong burden for the new leadership group that God is calling forth from the home schooling community. Jim has written the well-received resource for the SAT exam, SAT and College Preparation Course for the Christian Student (1998, 2005), as well as a language arts critical thinking literary series, American and world history unit studies, and three additional books.

Check out the additional details about the Stobaughs and other Convention speakers!

Last Chance for Discount On-site Hotel Rooms!

A handful of rooms on-site at the discounted rate ARE available! But hurry! The cutoff date is tomorrow, July 15! To make reservations, call 800.262.1509 and mention the THSC State Convention to reserve your rooms today!

Get more information about hotel reservations.

Get all the Convention details....

Don't Forget Good Citizenship!

Produced by THSC Association specifically for Texas home schoolers, this very helpful, 80-page unit study helps to fulfill the requirement of "good citizenship." Using this study, elementary through high school-age students will gain a more complete understanding of government and the Texas legislature through the activities, projects, and reading assignments.

Be sure to include good citizenship in your lesson plans for the upcoming year! Order this important resource for only $20 by calling the THSC office at our toll-free order line: 888-200-4903.

See more great THSC resources....

Chasing the Dream at Full Throttle

"Broken arms, a crushed foot, a torn-up shoulder and a punctured lung: Painful.

"Roughly a dozen motorcycles replaced during the past five years: Spendy.

"Getting the chance to compete in the largest amateur motocross race in the country: Priceless.

"For Ryan Skinner of Longview, competing at the Loretta Lynn Amateur National Motocross Championships in August - on the ranch of the famed female country music singer - is an experience that he can't forgo.

"Ryan is the 18-year-old son of Dana and Teri Skinner, who operate Little Indian Embroidery in the Coal Creek area of West Longview.

"He recently graduated from Laurel Springs High School, a homeschool program out of California.

"'I travel a lot, and teachers weren't really liking it,' Ryan said. 'With homeschool, I was able to travel, train a lot more and spend a lot of time in California during the winter, training.'"

Read the article....

A Merry Heart Doeth Good

Reprinted with permission. Taken from the Official Book of Homeschooling Cartoons, www.familymanweb.com

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In This Issue

Convention Freebies!

Good Citizenship Pack

Chasing the Dream

A Merry Heart

The Church - Your Family