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HEAV's Virginia
Homeschool Update
February 10, 2010
Above
the Fold
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 Thought
for the Week - What's Really Important?
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to get
sidetracked from the truly important things in life? Days and months
pass
before we realize we've neglected what really mattered.
As we work with our children this week, let's not
forget what's really important. How well our children do on a test or
whether
they enter college early is not the most important thing. What matters
is
eternity! We have but a short time to prepare our children for their
futures--and the most important preparation is that of the heart.
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News and Announcements
Box Top Labels Submission Deadline -
February 15 - Last
Week to Submit!
Achieving Peak Performance (Test
Preparation Resource)- February's
Top Pick!
New Internship Program - HEAV
Richmond Office - Mature Teens and Young Adults
Patrick Henry College Wins Moot Court
Championship Over Harvard and Others
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Upcoming HEAV Events
High School 101 - Richmond -
February 12 - Rescheduled
for this Friday!
Virginia Holocaust Museum's Homeschool
Day - Richmond - February 18
Getting Organized: A Different View -
Richmond - February 25
Testing and Evaluations - Richmond -
March 4
View all upcoming Homeschool Days
and Success Seminars.
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CONVENTION
COUNTDOWN: ONLY 17 WEEKS TO GO!
Free Admittance for Qualifying Parents
of Preschoolers
Don't miss this opportunity to discover if home education is  right for
you and your child--or to browse the amazing educational materials from
all
over the country--all for free! View the details here.
Know a parent of
a preschooler?
Please let
them know about this opportunity!
We were AMAZED at how helpful and
enjoyable the
convention was! Although we knew it would be a positive experience, we
didn't
expect it to have such a HUGE impact on our views and plans. An awesome
three
days! THANK YOU! - Jamie
Soranno
Learn more about the convention and register today!
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1) Homeschool Items
View All Homeschool Items
1.1 Washington's Birthday Weekend:
Free on February
15 - Mount Vernon - February 13-15
1.2 Chippokes Farm: The Secrets
of Seeds - Surry - February 18
1.3
CollegePlus! Scholarship Money for Homeschoolers - Deadline Is February
22
1.4 Presidents' Day Resources - A
Collection
1.5 Generation Joshua: Civics
Education, Scholarships, Book Club, and More
1.6 Spiritual Heritage Tours -
Washington, D.C. - June 16-19 and September
15-18
1.7 Free
Constitutional Town Hall (and More) from Hillsdale College - Archived
Viewing:
One Year
1.8 Special
Needs Article Index
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2) General Interest
Items
View All General Interest Items
2.1 "Appalachian Stomp" Clogging
Workshop -
Purcellville - Discount by February 10
2.2 Valentines for Our Brave Troops
2.3 Creation Sunday - February 14
2.4 Conference: The Answers -
Chesapeake - Discount
by February 16
2.5 Young Naturalist Award -
Deadline Is March 1
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3) Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
View All Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
3.1 Free Kids' Creation Videos -
Answers in Genesis
3.2 Free E-book: Simplifying
in a Tough Economy
3.3 Presidents' Day - Crafts for
Little
Ones
3.4 Handy Online Stopwatch
3.5 Herbs and Spices Primer
3.6 Starting
a Natural Foods Pantry - Some Easy Beginning Steps
3.7 Free
Germany Unit Study
3.8
Automotive "First Aid" with Safety Rules
3.9 Dental Health Month - Pre-K
Through High School
English and Spanish Resources
3.10 Writing, Spelling, and Grammar
Reference Index
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4) Parting Thought - True Love
A mother was surprised one morning when her
seven-year-old son brought her what had to be the worst cup of coffee
she had
ever had.
After heroically gulping down the last of the liquid,
she saw three green plastic army men in the bottom of the cup!
Naturally, she
asked, "Honey, what are these doing in my coffee?"
Her son explained, "Mom, it says on TV that the
best part of waking up is soldiers in your cup."
-Author Unknown
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5)
Worth Repeating
"Excellence
is to do a common thing in an uncommon way."
- Booker T. Washington, (1856-1915), educator,
orator, and author. Born a slave in Virginia, at age 16 he walked 500
miles to attend
Hampton Institute (now Hampton University). He later founded Tuskegee
Institute.
Booker once said, "If no other
consideration had convinced me of the value of the Christian life, the
Christ-like
work which the Church of all denominations in America has done during
the last
35 years for the elevation of the black man would have made me a
Christian."
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6) Verse of the Week
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow
after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
- 1 Timothy 6:11 (KJV)
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7)
Homeschool Laugh of the Week
Taken from
The Official Book of Homeschooling Cartoons (www.familymanweb.com).
Reprinted with permission.
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