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FREE Book When You Join or Renew in October
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THSC 2007 Leadership Training Conference
Home School Leaders are Cordially Invited!
October 26-28
Join leaders from across the state for a time of inspirational and practical workshops about improving your home school group.
If you are not a group leader, encourage and facilitate your leaders' attendance!
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Special Discount for THSC Association Members!
$25 discount on Texas Leadership Forum, Oct. 12-14
 The 23rd annual statewide Texas Leadership Forum is October 12-14 in Austin. The TLF has agreed to give a $25 discount on the student registration fee to THSC Association members.
The Texas Leadership Forum has a rich heritage of connecting and empowering some of the most promising young minds in Texas public service. Each year they invite several accomplished civic, business, and political leaders to discuss and share their experiences with forum participants. They also conduct several workshops and breakout group exercises that culminate in the annual Search for Solutions contest, which is held throughout the weekend. The Texas Leadership Forum is an excellent opportunity for college students and young professionals to hone personal and organizational leadership skills, and to brainstorm and network with colleagues about the opportunities and challenges of tomorrow. For those on the path of leadership, this is an event not to be missed.
The adult registration is $225; regular student registration is $175. THSC Association student member registration is $150. THSC members must write "THSC" on the registration to get the $25 discount.
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Tim Lambert to Speak at TEACH
Tim Lambert, THSC Association president, will speak on Courtship: A Father's Perspective at the Texarkana Educators Association of Christian Homeschoolers (TEACH) monthly meeting in Texarkana on October 4. This meeting is open to all home schoolers in the area.
The event will begin at 7 p.m. at
Fellowship Baptist Church
1601 Moores Lane in Texarkana.
Childcare will not be provided. For more information, call Jenny Allen 903-838-2476. Get more information and a map.... |
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Congratulations!
 Brother and sister, Charis and Luke McNamara of Brownfield, each won honors at the Longs Peak Scottish/Irish Festival in Estes Park, Colorado, on September 8, 2007, in the Highland Scottish dancing competition.
Is your student outstanding in his field, and would you like to share? Click on the graphic for a form to complete in order to help us compile the needed information to recognize his accomplishments. It's a great way to brag a bit and good PR for home education at the same time!
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Home Schooling Comes of Age
Isabel Lyman reports on the advances home schooling has made in the last few decades. No longer considered an offbeat trend, its students and supporters are now found in athletics, academics, the arts, and politics.
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A Merry Heart Doeth Good...
Reprinted with permission. Taken from the Official Book of Homeschooling Cartoons www.familymanweb.com |
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McKinney ISD Requires Illegal Documentation
An official from Reuben Johnson Elementary School, McKinney ISD, tried to require that a new home schooler fill out unnecessary documents in order to withdraw her child. Tim Lambert pointed out the state's requirements and indicated that the mother had already fulfilled them.
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Strength for the High School Years
Just like the hurricanes that threaten thousands of people on the eastern coast with devastation and disruption every year, the high school years of home school life can often seem like a dangerous storm looming on the educational horizon of life. They suddenly appear, ready to blow into our lives, forcing us to question whether or not we have done enough to prepare for them, or whether we should just drop out and head for shelter.
As an older, more tired, less idealistic parent, I was much more keenly aware of the myriad of educational details I had left uncovered as the high school storm approached our home. As Sarah enters her last year of formal schooling in our home, I still ask myself, "What have I left out? Will it be enough to get her into college? Have I prepared her for the challenge of college studies? How do I ever think I can keep going with three more children on her heels?"
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