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Marching Band:
The deadline to register for marching band is Monday, July 5th. I have to have forms in hand that day so that I can finish the music before our July 10th meeting.

We will be using the Bremen, GA Parks and Recreation department for band camp and rehearsals. So far we have had interested people from Atlanta (none of them were specific as to what area), Griffin, Senoia, Newnan, LaGrange, Douglasville, Carrollton, Villa Rica, and Bremen in Georgia. In Alabama, there were interested people from several areas of Birmingham, Ashland, Lineville, Talladega, and Pell City. There were multiple families from most areas, so carpooling should help! No interest from points North of us... maybe we can change that!
[I will keep updating the list on the website as more interest and registration forms come in]

Please go to www.juhsb.org and click on the "News" tab for all the marching band information. Use the "contact me" button at the bottom of the page or email me amber@juhsb.org for registration forms.

We are hopefully doing a car wash fundraiser this weekend! Proceeds will be divided up among the participant's accounts to help pay for all costs associated with marching band. If you want to be a part of that, please let me know now!

Fall semester classes:
Classes will be held in Bremen, GA (moved from Carrollton, GA to cut costs) and Ashland, AL. The early registration deadline for fall semester classes is JUNE 30th. If you register and pay by June 30th, you will receive a $25 discount.

If you miss the June 30th deadline, do not worry. You still have until July 31st to register. You just don't get the $25 discount after June 30th.

For more information about classes offered, please see our website www.juhsb.org. We have various classes for homeschooled students ages 3 through graduation. To get registration forms for Fall classes, please use the "contact me" button at the bottom of the website or email me amber@juhsb.org.

*Please do NOT use the fall registration paperwork to register for marching band. The marching band price is lower than what was originally listed. Please use the marching band registration paperwork for marching band only.

Amber South
Joy Unspeakable Homeschool Band www.juhsb.org
331 Georgia Avenue North; Bremen, GA 30110; 404-312-0686
amber@juhsb.org

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Hot Shot Business

The Disney website has a lot of engaging and fun content for kids, unfortunately, not all of it is educational. Hot Shot Business teaches kids about business and entrepreneurship through a fun simulation game. Students are introduced to the idea of entrepreneurship and franchising by their virtual business hosts, Kate and Jack. Kate and Jack offer advice and recommendations throughout the game. The decisions that students will make throughout the game will have consequences that extend beyond profits and losses alone. They will have to deal with environmental factors, as well as finding ways to provide jobs for members of the community. Students can choose to start a pet spa, a candy factory, a comic shop, custom skateboard shop, professional landscaping, or a magic shop. Kids are sure to find a business that they are interested in! The entire game is narrated which is great for all levels of readers. As students play the game, they will be exposed to the nuts and bolts of running their own business, they will have to make decisions about how to respond to market trends, how to respond to customer preferences, how to respond to fast breaking news reports that may affect their business, and how to respond to ethical dilemmas. Students even have access to a Hot Shot Business kit where they can download and print out business cards and fliers.

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Homeschool Cub Scout Pack 763

Come visit us

Date:Thursdays

starting September 2, 2010

Time: 3pm - 4pm

Are you or your son looking ADVENTURE? Then you’re reading the right flyer.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR THE BOYS?

Games, activities, arts and crafts, leadership opportunities, service projects, and much, much more!!!

Cub Scout Promise

I promise

to DO MY BEST

To do my DUTY to GOD

And my Country

To HELP other people, and

To OBEY the LAW of the Pack

TRIED AND PROVEN METHODS OF BUILDING CHARACTER, TRADITIONAL VALUES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS ARE WOVEN THROUGH FUN.

If you are interested in joining the ADVENTURES OF SCOUTING and have a boy at least 6 years old or 1st through 5th grade, please come out and visit us.

Location: Southside Baptist Church

At the corner of Whitesburg Dr and Franklin St

209 Marsheutz Avenue Southeast
Huntsville, AL 35801

If you need more information please contact

Beth

mpnovoa@yahoo.com

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Just one more reason I homeschool:

HAVERSTRAW (WABC) -- The parents of a high school student from Rockland County are demanding answers after their ninth grader was suspended for wearing rosary beads to school. He was suspended even though the school doesn't even have a policy banning them. So did the principal go too far? Jason Laguna is a former altar boy and proud Catholic. He got his rosary beads as a gift, thinks they look cool and sometimes wears them under his shirt at school. But last Friday, right before dismissal, he pulled them out on his way out. He was given a one-day suspension from Fieldstone Secondary School. His mother calls the punishment extreme, considering the 14-year-old is a member of student government and, according to his last report card, "is a pleasure to have in class." Laguna says she was told the school has an unwritten policy regarding beads because they could be used to show gang affiliation. The principal claims it was insubordination, saying Laguna's actions, "endangered the safety, health, morals or welfare of himself or others." Jason was supposed to stay home Friday, but late Thursday the district superintendent put that on hold pending further investigation. It may not be divine intervention, but his mother has contacted the American Civil Liberties Union as she continues to fight the suspension.

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Deb,

I just realized that an email you sent out after the Easter Egg hunt at Leeds got lost in my spam box. You had asked for the buffalo dip and caramel apple salad recipe. I made the Buffalo Dip and here is the recipe

1 large can chicken

1/3 cup buffalo wing sauce

2 8oz pkgs cream cheese, softened

1 cup ranch dressing

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Mix all ing. together and bake on 350 or 40 min.

I made it my mission at the egg hunt to find the lady who made the caramel apple salad and she said it was a tub of cool whip, a large snickers bar, chopped, and a green apple unpeeled and chopped fine and drizzled with choc sauce. She is a member of a group called CAFE if you happen to have access to it and wish to verify with her:). I'm glad you enjoyed the dip. It's always a big hit!

Beverly McPhail

Eco Kids is a website with a great collection of ecologically focused games and activities. Students can complete interactives on wildlife, climate change, energy, the North, water, waste, land use, and more.

Saturday Jazz Greats
The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame presents our Saturday Jazz Greats program which offers free Jazz lessons to students ages 8yrs old and up every Saturday morning at the Carver Theatre. Classes run all year long and are taught by professional Jazz musicians. All skill levels are welcome. Students must contact the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame at (205)254-2731 and come by and fill out an application. Practically every instrument is covered except piano &amp

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
http://www.jazzhall.com

Carver Theatre
1631 4th Ave N
Birmingham, AL 35203

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National Honor Societies

Honor societies are a great way for students to develop leadership skills, impact their communities, demonstrate high academic achievement, and boost their chances of college admission and scholarship awards. Unfortunately, the most well-known of these societies, the National Honor Society, does not permit homeschoolers to join. However, the organizations listed below represent equally prestigious opportunities for your Alabama homeschooler.

"Eta Sigma Alpha National Home School Honor Society" - The first national homeschool honor society.
The National Society of High School Scholars - Founded by Claes Nobel, whose family established the Nobel Prizes, this organization allows homeschoolers to participate. To request an invitation, homeschoolers should go to the FAQ section of the website, print out an invitation request, attach GPA documentation, and submit. If accepted, they will receive an invitation by mail.
The Homeschool Student and National Honor Societies by Erin McRee

In the Walk in the Forest interactives, students are guided through a virtual forest where they do field research using the same scientific methods and tools that Smithsonian scientists use to monitor forest biodiversity. Students can act as dirt detectives, predicting which trees will thrive in each type of soil; learn about forest layers and the plants and animals that take up residence in each; identify a tree; observe seasonal changes; map the forest; and use amphibians as an indicator of the forest. Each of the interactives has the option of narration (audio) or non-narrated (students read through the interactive).

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5th Grade and up

Stop Disasters is a collection of disaster simulation games created by the ISDR (International Strategy for Disaster Reduction). As students play the games, they learn about natural disasters and actions that people can take to help protect themselves and others. The student’s job is to plan and construct a safer environment for their population. Students must assess the disaster risk and try to limit damage when natural disasters strike. Some advice that students are given within the game will be good and some of it will be bad, it is up to them to discern which is which. Students can choose from 5 different scenarios, Tsunami, Earthquake, Hurricane, Wild Fire, and Flood. Each scenario has 3 levels: easy, medium, and hard. When students enter the simulation, they are greeted by a local who briefs them on the situation. Students are given a budget and time limit to complete the necessary precautions. After 20 min., the natural disaster occurs and tests their solutions. Students develop the land and learn about their choices each step of the way. During the game students can keep track of their budget, the population they are working to keep safe, a map and risk management map, and their remaining time. The game is very engaging, it reminds me of the SIM City games that I played as a kid. This game will put those critical thinking muscles to the test!

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This would make a great high school American Literature Curriculum for FREE. You could get copies of the suggested books at your local library.

The Big Read

Age Range: 14 and up (high school and beyond)

The National Endowment for the Arts developed this program and companion website to "create a nation of readers." The idea is to inspire people to read good literature defined as follows:

"A great book combines enlightenment with enchantment. It awakens our imagination and enlarges our humanity. It can even offer harrowing insights that somehow console and comfort us."

To inspire you to read the titles selected by the NEA, and to further learning, the website provides free reader and teacher guides with language arts lessons and activities, radio programs, video profiles, and information about book authors.

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Just another reason I homeschool:

Condoms available to 1st graders in Provincetown

Information taken from MSNBC

WHDH-TV

updated 1 hour, 14 minutes ago

PROVINCETOWN, Mass. -- Condoms will be available to first grade students in Provincetown.

The school committee there has unanimously adopted a condom distribution policy beginning as early as first grade.

According to the Provincetown Banner, students must speak to a school nurse or trained counselor before being given condoms.

The committee also directed school officials not to honor demands from parents objecting to their kids receiving condoms.

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Welcome to Bwana Mitch's Virtual Safari

Photos and 360° panoramas of wildlife, landscapes and safari camps in East Africa and southern Africa.

Lion's portrait. Chief's Island, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. / (c) Walter Mitch Podszuck (Bwana Mitch) - #991228-107

On these pages Bwana Mitch publishes selected photos and 360° panoramas of his safaris in East Africa and southern Africa.

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Robot Obstacle Course is an excellent introduction into programming for young kids. Students are presented with an obstacle course made up of colored blocks and keys. Students must program the robot to jump over the obstacles and pick up the keys to complete the course. Through the obstacle course, students are introduced to basic programming language and learn how to think like a programmer. The obstacles get progressively more difficult and more variables are added. The Obstacle Course includes a lot of logical/mathematical thinking as they decide which variables to adjust to get the robot through the course.

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MeeGenius is an outstanding site with an online library of picture books that kids can read independently or as a read along. Books can be personalized with students names, just answer a few quick questions and the book is rewritten for you. Each book comes with audio playback and word highlighting, perfect for beginning or struggling readers to read along.

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Homeschool ALUMNI – What We're About

The homeschool movement is coming of age as thousands of graduates emerge each year.

With our formative years having been spent outside the institutions of our contemporaries, we – as homeschool graduates – share a unique outlook on life and a distinct set of opportunities and challenges.

Homeschool ALUMNI exists to encourage and support homeschool alumni as they...

Take advantage of their unique opportunities as homeschool graduates to lead lives of purpose and influence.
Meet, share ideas, and find community with other alumni.
Further the legacy of homeschooling to future generations.
Advance the Kingdom of Christ in our families, cultures, churches and governments.

The Alumni Network provides opportunities to connect and forge relationships with fellow alumni. Alumni events and discussion forums give us opportunities to meet, converse and fellowship online and in person.

As a venue and sounding board for the community, we also seek to support, inform, educate and inspire our membership by sharing news, articles, and essays that are specifically relevant to the homeschool alumni community.

Homeschool ALUMNI was founded in 2005 by homeschool graduates, Camden Spiller and Riley Spiller.

~Many thanks to Rachel Wright for this resource!

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Hey Deb,

I found a great resource I wanted to share with everyone. Can you pass it along? http://www.4teachers.org/

This page has lots of neat features but what I found most helpful was the teacher tool TrackStar. Heres a description from their site- "TrackStar is your starting point for online lessons and activities. Simply collect Web sites, enter them into TrackStar, add annotations for your students, and you have an interactive, online lesson called a Track. Create your own Track or use one of the hundreds of thousands already made by other educators. Search the database by subject, grade, or theme and standard for a quick and easy activity. There is a fun Track already made for each day of the year, too!"

I have found this to be a great way of keeping up with sites and activities without having to add them to my favorites. This would be great for those using unit studies or just eclectic style homeschoolers in general. Thanks.

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The Road to the Capitol has to be one of the coolest sites I have seen to help kids understand government and the campaign and election process. Students are immediately greeted by a newspaper headline “Congressman Retires: who will represent the US on Capitol Hill?”. Students are then taken to a TV ad of one of the candidates running for congress, Roberta Glass. Roberta thinks that kids have too much freedom and should be banned from freely accessing media like movies, TV, video games, and the computer. Students are offered the opportunity to run against Roberta Glass in the election. Students must register as a candidate in the election and are then introduced to their campaign manager. Students make 5 campaign stops in their local congressional district. At each stop, it is their job to help citizens understand the importance of protecting freedom. Students can stop at campaign headquarters at any time to get briefed for each campaign event. At the Campaign Headquarters, students click on important topics to get briefed on such as: Justice and Equality, Rights to Privacy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, and Freedom of Religion. When students choose a topic, they are taken to subtopics that lead them to rich resources where they can delve deeper into the topic and learning. Along the campaign trail, students have to make their own commercial, give a speech, talk to students about the freedom of expression, answer questions in a press conference, and debate Roberta Glass head to head. I can’t stress enough what an awesome interactive site this is. Every webquest should involve kids in the story and process the way this one does!

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Activity TV is a digital cable program that also offers its videos online, at ActivityTV.com. The available projects range from origami to juggling, so you'll have to check this one out to see all there is to offer!

This programming is intended for you to participate with your children in all of the activities. Some of the activities require the use of materials that require adult supervision.

Every project has a video, printable instructions, and other related information. Also, soon you will be able to purchase kits that contain all of key materials needed to complete the activity.

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Huntsville Nutrition & Wellness

I am talking with the Southeast YMCA and a nutritionist I've worked with about putting together a class this upcoming school year for high school-age teens or, perhaps, for those age 12+.

Would you/your child be interested in a class that would cover nutrition and wellness? Or just a course on nutrition? We are talking about how to organize it now: go through a book on nutrition, meet once a week for the school year or a few times a week for a shorter period of time. We could organize a year-long syllabus and let folks pay on a monthly basis. I don't know what a fee would be yet; with the YMCA working with us, I'm pretty sure it would be fairly nominal.

I'd like to have a few tests along the way to make sure my daughter is paying attention. I would like this to count as an elective class for her transcript.

I think we could include also sessions/classes with a trainer on how to include exercise in every lifestyle (that would not necessarily have to be at a gym.)

Juliana Wright is the nutritionist I'm talking with and she's very interested in doing something with the homeschool community; the challenge is to figure out what we want!

Please let me know if you'd be interested or if this would be of no interest to you so I have an idea how to proceed. Any input is welcome! Call me at 256-489-9018 or email me!

Kristen Lindelow

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DISMISSAL
FROM EVEREST ACADEMY

Everest Academy reserves the right to dismiss any family for any reason without explanation or prior notice including any behavior deemed to be inappropriate by Everest Academy including (but not limited to) poor conduct and/or illegal activities, endangering the safety of a child, failure to make payment, policy noncompliance, and/or dishonesty in matters that could affect Everest Academy. We also reserve this right with any family not enrolled in Everest Academy but participating in an Everest Academy sponsored group or activity.

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The Branches of Government and their roles can be tricky to learn. Branches of Government interactive is a good way for students to familiarize themselves with the branches of government. The activity is a simple one, students are given a leaf and must decide which branch of government it best describes. Students receive immediate feedback about their answer. If students dragged the leaf to the correct branch, it will stick. If not, the leaf returns to its original location at the base of the tree.

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What it is: Eco Kids is a website with a great collection of ecologically focused games and activities. Students can complete interactives on wildlife, climate change, energy, the North, water, waste, land use, and more. I was hunting down a good interactive for students to learn and practice the food chain. Build a Food Chain has students order the elements of a food chain. Along the way, students learn why each animal within a food chain is so important. In addition to learning the basics of a food chain, students will learn about bioaccumulation.

There are several separate Teen Book Clubs and one Moms Book Club listed below in locations throughout Alabama. Please check them out and see which is for you!!! Book clubs are great for meeting new friends, exploring new ideas, and delving into books that you might not have otherwise experienced!

Please note that these clubs are not sponsored by Everest Academy and information if FYI only.

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FREE Presidential Timeline

C-Span is giving away a timeline of US Presidents if you sign up for C-Span Classroom:

http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/Special-Offers.aspx

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Musopen is an online music library of copyright free (public domain) music. We want to give the world access to music without the legal hassles so common today. There is a great deal of music that has expired copyrights, but almost no recordings of this music is in the public domain. We aim to record or obtain recordings that have no copyrights so that our visitors may listen, re-use, or in any way enjoy music. Put simply, our mission is to set music free.

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Phenix City Home Schooling Resources

Chattahoochee Valley Homeschoolers consists of 42 home schooling families in Cataula. Sends out about 25 newsletters bi-monthly to members.L.I.G.H.T. (Leaders In Godly Home Teaching) consists of 150+ families in the Columbus/ Phenix City area with children ranging in grade levels from pre-kindergarten to college sophomores. This Christian organization is dedicated to supporting Godly home training of children, but a statement of faith is not required to join. Its function is to provide encouragement, prayerful support and communication among all homeschooling families; information on education techniques and curriculum; coordination of group activities; and monitoring of legislation related to home schools.

Amazing Mondays Co-op is an active support group for homeschooling families. The group meets every Monday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Northside Recreation Center in Columbus to share an educational activity together. The group also plans field trips throughout the year that are educational and fun. Parents are able to discuss and share homeschool methods, struggles, questions, and any concerns. The group is open to any and all homeschool families.

Freedom Home Schoolers was created in 2005 to support homeschooling families in the Phenix City/Columbus area regardless of religious affiliation. Support for each family is offered through group activities, co-ops, field trips, or perhaps just a chance to sit and chat with other homeschooling families. Family membership is $20 for the school year. For more information, send an email to membership@freedomhomeschoolers.com

Fort Benning Homeschoolers was developed to give general information on homeschooling to active duty, retired, Reserve and National Guard families in the Fort Benning, Georgia area. Click here to join this egroup.

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Hi Debbi,

Are you a member of Muscogee Moms? There is a weekly posting of things to do in our area. Most of which are free or little cost involved. There is also $2 skating at Hollywood Connection in Columbus Ga on Tuesday and Thursday. As well as a $2 movie (Ritz Theatre) and popcorn on Tues. and Thurs. Park Days at Copper Creek Park in Cols Ga on Friday from 10 - 12 and Park Day at Double Churches Park on Tues from 2 - 4. I will continue to look for more but maybe this will get you started.

~Rhonda Holt

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