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| Date: From: Subject: | 12/4/2012 4:45:47 PM Mike Farris--HSLDA HSLDA Weekly--Senate Fails to Ratify UN Disabilities Treaty |
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====================================================================== H S L D A ' s W E E K L Y U P D A T E ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> "I saved my entire membership fee with one discount" "When I called Liberty to find out what kind of discount we could get, they told us we would 10% off our car insurance and 5% off our homeowner's insurance. What we will save is more than double what it costs to join HSLDA. With one child getting his driver's license this year, the savings will be a real blessing!" More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legislative Update If you live in Massachusetts, New Jersey, or Oklahoma, click on the link below to learn about legislation that could affect your freedom to homeschool. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6116 ..................................................................... Topics for December 4, 2012: 1. Senate Rejects Ratification of UN Disabilities Treaty 2. School Official Demands "Home School License" 3. DPI Reverses Open Enrollment Position 4. Sports Access Legislation Coming 5. Art Contest Coming Soon 6. Students Score High on 2012 AP Exams 7. Give a Wreath, Bless a Widow 8. Register Now for Spring 2013 ConLaw Class with Mike Farris 9. PHC Offers Samuel Adams Scholarship for Journalism 10. A Call to Pens Writing Contest 11. Give While you Shop Online 12. "Home School Heartbeat": Raising Great Men--An Interview with William J. Bennett 13. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... ---[ What gift do we have for you? ]---------------------------------- Bring your Christmas list to the Apologia Nativity Shoppe and wrap up your gift shopping from the comfort of your home. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?id=561 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ..................................................................... 1. Senate Rejects Ratification of UN Disabilities Treaty Due to your calls, emails, and office visits, the Senate minority stood strong and ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was rejected. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16439 ..................................................................... 2. North Carolina: School Official Demands "Home School License" A recent case in which Home School Legal Defense Association helped a family begin homeschooling shows how threatening legal problems can arise almost anywhere. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16415 ..................................................................... 3. North Dakota: DPI Reverses Open Enrollment Position HSLDA helped a homeschool family who had been denied the right to have their children participate in public school courses and extracurricular activities. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16416 ..................................................................... 4. Virginia: Sports Access Legislation Coming Legislative season is just about to open, and the ability of homeschoolers to play on public school teams will likely once again be a prominent issue. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16431 ..................................................................... 5. Art Contest Coming Soon HSLDA is excited to announce our 11th annual art contest! This competition is designed to give students the opportunity to develop their artistic skills and showcase their talents. Cash prizes are awarded to the top five entries in each category, and the winning artwork will be posted online. For complete guidelines and entry form: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16417 ..................................................................... 6. Students Score High on 2012 AP Exams Eighty-three percent of AP exam scores reported for PHC Prep Academy students were passing scores of 3 or above. Nearly one-third of all scores were a "5"--the highest AP exam score possible! Read the full report: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16418 ..................................................................... 7. Give a Wreath, Bless a Widow Send a widow a Christmas wreath! This year, as in years past, the Home School Foundation is partnering with Round Bough Wreath Company: click on our logo on their homepage and a portion of anything you purchase goes to HSF. Furthermore, you can specifically purchase a wreath for a homeschool widow that HSF has helped. Just indicate so in the comments, and we'll see to it that it goes to a homeschooling widow or single parent. Learn more: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16419 ..................................................................... 8. Register Now for Spring 2013 ConLaw Class with Mike Farris Don't miss your opportunity to participate in this incredible online learning experience! Whether you are a high school student looking to beef up your transcript, or an adult simply wanting to become a more informed citizen, this course is for you. Register today! http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16420 ..................................................................... 9. PHC Offers Samuel Adams Scholarship for Journalism Patrick Henry College is offering aspiring Christian journalism students valuable scholarships--between $7,000 and $10,000, granted annually for four years. Well-qualified applicants who can demonstrate interest and talent in journalism through reporting or editing experience qualify for this award. The application deadline for the Samuel Adams Scholarship is January 1, 2013. Learn more: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16421 ..................................................................... 10. A Call to Pens Writing Contest This autumn marks the fifth year of Patrick Henry College's annual A Call to Pens contest, a national short story competition open to students ages 12 through 18. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top four contestants in each division, and the entry deadline is January 7, 2013. More about prizes, rules and guidelines: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16422 ..................................................................... 11. Give While you Shop Online Every time you shop online you could be benefitting needy homeschoolers. Just go to Clicks for Homeschooling, find your store, and shop--the retailer tracks where you came from and gives a percentage of what you spend to the Home School Foundation. This works for Amazon.com, Best Buy, Target and many others. Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16432 ..................................................................... 12. "Home School Heartbeat": Raising Great Men--An Interview with William J. Bennett New York Times best-selling author William J. Bennett joins Mike Farris this week on "Home School Heartbeat" to discuss raising boys to be great men in his new book "The Book of Man: Readings on the Path to Manhood." Read more about it at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16423 HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS Outside news items on home education ====================================================================== December 3: The New American Homeschoolers Worldwide Join Forces http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16437 November 30: LifeSiteNews.com Alberta Homeschool Group Slams CBC Program as "Anti-home Education and Anti-religious" http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16424 November 29: Belvoir Eagle, Fort Belvoir, Virginia Homeschool Viable Option for Parents, Students http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16425 November 26: Barrow County News, Winder, Georgia Homeschool Students Part of Generation Joshua http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16426 > Links do not imply endorsement. ..................................................................... 13. Currently Featured on HSLDA's @home e-vents... Upcoming Live E-vents: Keeping the Grinch out of Homeschooling--HSLDA Staff Attorney Mike Donnelly http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16427 Featured On-Demand E-vents: Reclaiming Christmas with Your Family--Melissa Green and Kaylyn Carlson http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16428 Shining Armor: Your Son's Battle for Purity--Hal and Melanie Young http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16429 If you have any questions, please visit http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16430 or contact the @home e-vent team by emailing athome@hslda.org. FEATURED HSLDA PerX - AcademicRecords ====================================================================== The official internet site that securely records, stores and generates professional school records and reports, meeting the ever changing needs of today's private and home school academies! Print out a Professional Transcript right from your Own PC! 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