graduation

The MACHE 2013 Graduation Commencement is now history and glorious memory. It was a day filled with joy and accomplishment.

Since early March, the graduates and their families have been working together to personalize this event.  From the first meeting it was evident that this group of families was used to working with others to make things happen.  To organize such an event takes many willing workers, and these workers came from the families of the graduates.  From program coordinator, to musicians, to ushers, all the necessary responsibilities were divided and assumed by the parents and siblings of these graduates.  These willing hands resulted in a day filled with well earned pomp and circumstance.  This team effort was organized by Drew and D’Ann Tillman.  Their experience in coordinating this event assured the day flowed smoothly.

The ceremony was held at Cedar Valley Church in Bloomington and began promptly at 1:00 on Saturday, May 18.  Dressed in caps and gowns and processing to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance, the thirty-three graduates of 2013 entered the sanctuary. Tradition included presentation of colors...

Dear Friends,

"Christmas is coming; the goose is getting fat...." It's that season of the year again and we are delighted to extend our Christmas greetings to each family. In the hustle and bustle of your preparations, we encourage you to set aside time to enjoy the true meaning of Christmas and receive refreshment from the newborn King.

As you remember, last month we began a two-part series on high school graduation requirements. We covered your state's graduation requirements for homeschoolers (if any), your child's post high school goals, and your child's personal interests. To review this information you can go to http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3533 . This month before you break for Christmas, we want to complete the series by discussing how to structure your child's high school program to include the five core academic subjects, electives, and extracurricular activities.

Dear HSLDA members:,

For the month of November, we are sending out our Homeschooling Thru Highschool email newsletter to all our members. Even if you do not have children in high school, we want you to know of the resources we have available for you at Home School Legal Defense Association.

The topic of this month's newsletter is graduation requirements. If your children are many years from graduating, you may be thinking about pushing that delete button about now, but I encourage you to read a little further before you do. Having a goal for the future is often one of the best ways to make sure that our steps now are headed in the right direction. After all, this type of "future" thinking is what God instructs us to do--to fix our eyes on heaven.

After you are done reading, should you decide that you would like to receive this email regularly, go to http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3459 to subscribe. Otherwise, this is the...