NEWS
Homeschoolers may need booster shots under new vaccination rules
Following up on the earlier announcements, homeschoolers who are older than 12 on August 1 and have not had a tetanus/diptheria/pertussis vaccination in the past five years will be required to have a booster shot to keep their vaccinations up to date. The new rule applies to students in all forms of school, not just homeschoolers. (Rockingham, Richmond County Daily Journal, 6/19/08)
Social Services report finds fault with themselves, but suggests watching homeschoolers too
A Social Services commission investigating the death of Sean Paddock in Johnston County released its report this week, finding that procedures at three social services agencies were unable to predict or prevent the 4-year-old's death. Recommendations included the suggestion that the Division of Non-Public Education seek more funding to allow more inspections of home schools, but no changes were suggested to the state's homeschooling statute.
Remarkably, local media reports focused on the homeschooling recommendation, bypassing several pages of findings on the process which allowed Sean's foster family to adopt him and his siblings in spite of questions raised during the adoption process.
On Friday, North Carolinians for Home Education released a brief statement to its membership, pointing out that there was "no causal relationship" between homeschooling and child abuse.
Sean's mother Lynn Paddock, who was homeschooling Sean's older siblings, is serving a life sentence for murder and child abuse. (NCHSN Exclusive)
ACADEMICS
NCHE announces 2008 scholarship winners
Seven homeschool graduates were named in NCHE's 2008 Scholarship Program at their annual conference, May 24, in Winston-Salem.
John Calvin Young of Smithfield received the Don and Linda Lassiter Scholarship, NCHE's first renewable, four-year award, sponsored by Johnston County couple of that name.
Kelsey Rushing Farson of Davidson and Jared Michael Hostetler of Hendersonville received the HINTS Support Group Scholarships, sponsored by the Charlotte organization.
Timothy Carl Kroboth of Charlotte, Andrew Stephen Woods of Winston-Salem, Shana Marie Hakanson of Wilson, and Christina Elizabeth Banner of Conover received the NCHE Scholarship (North Carolinians for Home Education press release)
Apex homeschooler wins $10,000 scholarship from drug manufacturer
Jordan R. Hill of Apex has been awarded the $10,000 Steven C. Chellevold Memorial Scholarship by the Schering-Plough Corporation. Jordan plans to attend UNC-Chapel Hill. (Raleigh News & Observer, 6/xx/08)
PEOPLE
Aberdeen homeschooler is finalist in Miss N.C. Outstanding Teen
Charity Haskins of Aberdeen, Miss Fayetteville Outstanding Teen, was named one of the top three scholars in the Miss N.C. Outstanding Teen pageant on Saturday. Charity, a 17-year-old, was one of ten finalists in the state competition in Raleigh. (WRAL, 6/21/08; Fayetteville Observer, 6/19/08)
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Across the Canvas and Video Works of North Carolina have joined forces to put together a 30 minute series about Home Schooling. The program was created by Felicia Easter and she also host the show. She has to date had talents such as the actress Catherine Sewell (Catherine Rogers Sewell was born in McColl, South Carolina and now resides in North Carolina with her family. She received her advanced graduate degrees in North Carolina and has worked as a school psychologist, teacher, counselor and school administrator.), Jessica Lucas a 14 year old aspiring actress that is also home schooled, Amber Britt a talented young actress that goes to public school, and others.
We are looking for people to talk about the positive side of home schooling and the negative aspects as well.
Also if there are any actors, actresses, models, musicians, artist, or entertainers near Wilmington NC/Mount Airy NC or planning to be in the area over the summer or know someone that will be and want to help me out with some promos for Trinity Children Foundation by appearing in some commercials or making appearances at some of the live events let me know. We are also arranging for other events and shoots across the USA and beyond. We produce the entertainment video journal Blank Surfaces shot mostly in West Hollywood California but we are based out of North Carolina. You can see samples at
http://myspace.com/acrossthecanvas
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