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N. C. Homeschool News 5/25/08

ACADEMICS

JACKSON - Sylva homeschooler Martha Hall received a bronze medal in the 1st International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering and Environmental Project Olympiad, held in Houston, Texas, May 1-5. The competition included students from 52 countries and 38
states. (Carolina Newswire, 05-22-08)

PEOPLE

CATAWBA - Rod Helder, director of the N.C. Division of Non-Public Education, is on the agenda as a presenter at the 2008 Love to Learn Conference, to be held at Catawba Valley Community College, Hickory, NC, on August 16. (website)

N.C. Homeschool News 5/18/08

NEWS

STATE -- The 24th annual NCHE Conference and Bookfair will draw thousands to Winston-Salem this week. Keynote speakers are Debra Bell, author of The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling; Dr. Jeff Myers, head of the Myers Institute for Communication and Leadership; Shelley Noonan of Pumpkin Seed Press; and author and counselor Paul Tripp. Events will include 90 workshops and sessions; a book fair covering over 50,000 square feet of exhibition space; a college and camp fair; a music festival hosted by Piedmont Bible College; an all-star basketball game; and two full high school graduation ceremonies. (North Carolinians for Home Education)

STATE -- Teenage victim of N.C. plane crash was a homeschooler from Florida
(St. Petersburg Times, 5/18/08)

McDOWELL -- Mom who homeschooled her son after he was spanked by his charter school talks about it on Dr. Phil (WSPA-TV, Spartanburg, SC, 5/16/08)


SPORTS

GUILFORD -- The first annual State Homeschool East-West All-Star Basketball games will take place on Friday, May 30th at Greensboro College at the Hanes Gym on West McGee Street. The girls will play at 5:00 p.m. and the boys at 6:30 p.m. The event is hosted by the NCHE Athletic Conference and is being held in conjunction with the NCHE Conference in Winston-Salem.


PEOPLE

CATAWBA -- Lisa Baxter, the daughter of Jerry and Tammy Thomas of Sherrills Ford, has received a four-year scholarship worth $100,000 from Berea College (Charlotte Observer, 5/18/08)

N.C. Homeschool News 5/11/08

SPORTS

Salisbury -- Jessie Whitesides, a homeschool graduate from Yadkinville, plays outfield for Catawba College's Lady Indians softball team. Here, she scores in the season finish playoff game against Mars Hill. (Catawba College, 4/7/08)


PEOPLE

Durham -- Homeschoolers Heather Lane and Brianna Holbert are "veteran volunteers" at the Duke Homestead historic site. Here, they are part of the small group planting tobacco seedlings while a larger group of visitors looks on. (Durham News, 5/10/08)

Kannapolis -- Homeschooler Amanda Burris has published her first novel at age 17. Remember the Dance: The Story of Nora Shanahan is a romance set in Ireland during the 1840s. (Concord & Kannapolis Independent Tribune, 2/11/08)

N.C. Homeschool News 5/4/08

NEWS

ALAMANCE -- School board candidate calls for public schools to use homeschool curriculum. At least, that's what I think she said -- read the comments of Rebecca Stumpfig in the article. (Burlington Times-News, 5/3/08)

McDOWELL -- Family begins homeschooling after 12-year-old son is paddled at school. (Asheville Citizen-Times, 5/1/08)

SPORTS

ROWAN -- The Cabarras-Rowan Homeschool Stallions defeat in-state rival Raleigh Warriors in Marietta, GA, to win a berth in the Homeschool World Series (Salisbury Post, 5/1/08)

UPDATE: More from reader Cindy Vedder: Our son Jared plays for the Raleigh Warriors. We were at the game. They almost came back and won in the 7th inning. They were down 9-3 at the start. Then followed five or six consecutive hits and a walk. The game winning double play was a "line drive" to the first baseman, who caught it and tagged first. So it ended 9-7. It was a heart-breaker for our team. I hope the Stallions do well in the Homeschool World Series!