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 Independence Day, Friday 2/6/09
8am PST: Keynote Speaker, Karen"Spunky"Braun, "Learning to Let Go"
10am PST: JoJo Tabares, "Defending the Faith Seminar"
12pm PST: Kim Kautzer, "College Prep: Is Writing on Track?"
3pm PST: "Finish the Liberty Quotes" Contest
5pm PST: Joan R. Ward, "Dream Capture"
7pm PST: Prayer Chat especially over our homeschool graduates.
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Keynote Speaker
Karen Braun (aka Spunky Homeschool)
Karen Braun is engaged in the full-time art of managing her home and home schooling the Braun children. She is known in the home schooling community as "Spunky" from her popular blog, Spunky Homeschool. Karen has been a guest speaker on behalf of home schooling issues on local and national radio programs, spoken at local and regional home school support groups, and defended Christian family values on Detroit television news program.
She served at the original blogging editor for HomeschoolBlogger.com and The Old Schoolhouse Magazine where she is still a contributing writer. Karen holds a BS in computer science from the University of Michigan.
Independence Day Keynote Speaker: February 6th, 11am EST-"Learning to Let Go"
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Recommended Resource:
TheHomeschoolers Guide to Preparing for College
Homeschooler: Are you familiar with the tests your student should take to apply to college? Do you know what questions to expect when your child takes them? Are you aware of the SAT prep books that are worthwhile- and those that aren't? Have you thought about what courses your high schooler should be taking? Do you know how to prepare his or her transcript? Do you have a list of college prep resources? Are you aware of what a homeschooler needs to do in order to apply to college?
If you answered no to any of these questions, don't worry. The Homeschooler's Guide to Preparing for College was written for you!
The college preparation process can be long and frustrating without guidance, and the stakes are high if you are uninformed. Knowing exactly how to present your child as a homeschooled applicant is paramount to his or her success in the applicant pool. Don't wait until your child's Senior year to begin!
The Homeschooler's Guide to Preparing for College is unlike every other college prep book in one vital capacity: it was written by a homeschooler, for homeschoolers. Other books do not offer the insights and advice that you as a homeschooler need. This title contains up-to-date information about all aspects of the college prep process, drawn from the research and personal experiences of a homeschooled teen who has gone through the process recently. You won't find this information anywhere else!
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Indep. Day Contest:
What I Want to Be When I Grow Up Contest:
This day is devoted to those of you who will be graduating in a year or a few so what we would like you to do is to tell us what you would like to be when you grow up! You may submit your thoughts via email as an essay or as a video that you record and upload to YouTube or GodTube. Email your essay or link to your video to jojo@artofeloquence.com with SWMC What I Want to Be When I Grow Up Contest in the subject line. Your essay or video must include your name, that this is a submission for the Say What You Mean Convention 2009 and what you want to be when you grow up and why. You may even share what you are doing to prepare yourself for it before you graduate. The most creative essay or video will be awarded the prize package!
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