Sunday, February 24, 2008

N.C. Homeschool News 2/24/08

NEWS

STATEWIDE - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dennis Nielsen calls for tax credits for homeschoolers (WNCN-17 (NBC), Raleigh - 2/22/08)

PEOPLE

HENDERSON - Lia Campbell of Hendersonville qualifies as a finalist for National Vocabulary Championship, to be held in Los Angeles next month. Lia was a competitor in last year's first ever event (PRNewswire, 2/21/08)

OPPORTUNITIES

ARTS - Congressional Arts Competition (Raleigh News & Observer, 2/23/08)

Sunday, February 17, 2008

N.C. Homeschool News 2/17/08

NEWS

NASH -- Homeschools on the topic list for Leadership N.C.'s education session
Rocky Mount Telegram, 2/14/08

POLK -- Hendersonville homeschooler kicked off Facebook - no category for "homeschoolers"
Washington Post "Off Beat" Blog, 2/11/08

PEOPLE

FORSYTH -- Winston-Salem homeschooler achieves highest honor in Royal Rangers program
Winston-Salem Journal, 2/10/08

Sunday, February 10, 2008

N.C. Homeschool News 2/10/08

NEWS

BUNCOMBE -- Black Mountain Home School Math Club going to state Mathcounts competition in March
(Asheville Citizen-Times, 2/5/08)

CLEVELAND -- Public school program billed as dropout prevention wants homeschoolers, too
(Shelby Star, 2/7/08)

FORSYTH -- Virtual public schools equated with homeschooling (which they aren't)
(Winston-Salem Journal, 2/7/08)

HENDERSON -- Homeschool science fair leads school news in Hendersonville
(Hendersonville Times-News, 2/4/08)

NEW HANOVER -- Charter school failure "forced her to home-school her son"
(Wilmington Star-News, 1/31/08)

PEOPLE

GUILFORD -- Rising popularity of homeschooling in northwest Guilford County
(The Northwest (Guilford Co.) Observer, 2/8/08)

HENDERSON -- Nonagenarian was homeschooled during World War I era
(Hendersonville Times-News, 1/31/08)

IREDELL -- Homeschooled 8th grader wins pageant ad sales award
(Mooresville Tribune, 2/4/08)

Sunday, February 3, 2008

N.C. Homeschool News 2/3/08

NEWS

WAKE -- Support for homeschooling is one of gubernatorial candidate Fred Smith's positions (WRAL-TV, Raleigh, 1/15/08)

MECKLENBURG -- Homeschooling family of 12 loses new home to fire
(Charlotte Observer, 1/21/08)

MECKLENBURG -- Charlotte homeschooler wins $10,000 in Bubble Wrap competition
(Press release, 1/28/08)

ALAMANCE -- Homeschooling family of 10 coping after devastating house fire
(Burlington Times-News, 1/29/08)

SPORTS

GASTON -- Gastonia homeschooler training for the Iditarod dogsled race
(Southwest Virginia Today, Wytheville, VA, 1/22/08)
(Gaston Gazette, 1/28/08)

SURRY -- Greensboro 87 - Surry Home Educators 77
(Mt. Airy News, 1/16/08)

PEOPLE

CABARRUS -- Homeschooling mom leads prayer group for local schools
(Charlotte Observer, 1/17/08)