N.C. Homeschool News 7/20/08

Asheville public schools shrink while nonpublic schools grow


Public school officials in Asheville are wondering why a significant number of parents are taking their children out of the system rather than send them to Asheville Middle School. Homeschooling is mentioned as one alternative, but just as an observation rather than a problem. (Asheville Citizen-Times, 7/20/08)



New Christian school is a hybrid but doesn't fit homeschool definition

A new "university model" Christian school opening this year in Boone will offer services to homeschoolers and incorporate a certain amount of home instruction in their full program. However, parents should be aware of the state's legal definition of homeschooling and be sure their family's educational program clearly fits one definition or the other to avoid becoming inadvertently truant. (Boone Mountain Times, 7/17/08)


Reminder: Homeschooled sixth graders need new vaccines, too

The New Bern Sun-Journal continues the statewide series of articles about new school vaccination requirements, which includes homeschoolers as well as those in traditional schools.
(New Bern Sun-Journal, 7/14/08)


Wilmington family interviewed for TV report on homeschooling


The family of Brett and Ashley Teeter are featured in this story from WWAY-TV in Wilmington.
(WWAY-TV, Wilmington, 7/13/08)



Homeschooled Motocross rider wins big in Tennessee event


Taylor Futrell, 17, of Clinton, N.C., was the winner in four races at the Kawasaki Team Green Motocross Championships, held at Muddy Creek Raceway in Bountville, Tenn. Futrell won the Schoolboy Classic after winning the MX Lite, MX A Pro, and College Boy races in the same event. This was his first professional outing in six years of motorcycle competition. (Tri-Cities Sports.com, Kingsport, TN, 7/15/08)