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| Date: From: Subject: | 10/29/2003 3:44:58 PM Home School Foundation Home School Foundation Report |
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Home School Foundation Report ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September/October 2003 HSF Report Feature Story Dreams Come True - The Patrick Henry Scholarship Fund Fall sunshine graces the red brick buildings of the Patrick Henry College campus, and the halls are once again filled with students. Behind many of these faces animated with conversation and bent in study are amazing stories of God's working so that they might come to PHC. The Home School Foundation has been able to be part of the stories of seven new freshmen. Adrienne Cumbus and Adam Nicholson, two recipients of the Patrick Henry College Scholarship Fund, recently spoke with HSF about their experiences. An articulate dark-haired North Carolinian, Adam Nicholson is a Government major pursuing the public policy track. Not yet sure of the specific life direction he will head in, he nevertheless knows the general direction. "I see myself as shaping the public ideals for government, trying to bring Biblical ideas to bear on the process." Attracted by the traditional idea of the principled statesman he is considering involvement in the actual public policy process. However, he also envisions himself combining that zeal for government with his love of writing, and working as a sort of 21st century pamphleteer to influence public thought. For Adam, PHC was his top choice when it came time to choose a college. He first learned about PHC when he was in 9th grade, and soon found that it was not just a Christian school, but one with a defined vision. By the time he took a campus tour in the spring of his junior year, it was "PHC or bust for me." However, financial aid was an issue and this spring he was still looking for the money to attend. It was at this point that HSF was able to help. Adam says, "I'm very indebted to HSF... for the help they gave... it's the reason I'm here now." Adrienne Cumbus, an energetic Classical Liberal Arts/Education major from Texas, is also enthusiastic about her experiences and the opportunities at PHC. For Adrienne, growing up in Texas made her very appreciative of her heritage. History was always a big part of her life. She adds, "My mother was very passionate about it." In high school, Adrienne was the president of her homeschool group's student council. They organized one social event and one service event per month. One of the projects that she really enjoyed was helping at an evangelical children's camp called Gospel Lakes. The camp brought kids from the city of Houston to spend a Saturday in the country. Adrienne and the other homeschoolers led groups of the children throughout the day. Now that she is here, Adrienne has found that the school fulfills her expectations and goes beyond them. She says with unrestrained enthusiasm, "I love it here." For Adrienne, the HSF scholarship was a great blessing since she needed financial aid and it helped to relieve the financial pressure of attending school. The vision of the Patrick Henry Scholarship Fund is focused on helping HSLDA member students who desire to attend PHC to be able afford to afford it. The generosity of all who gave to the PHC scholarship fund helped make this desire a reality for Adrienne, Adam and five other grateful students. Thanks! The Foundation looks forward to helping many more aspiring students realize their dreams. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Home School Foundation Report is a service of: Home School Foundation P.O. 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