Homeschool HUB News Update--September 2
Homeschool HUB phone: 269-240-6094
email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org
Editor: Andrea Bikfalvy
The information below is offered to you as a service. Please research and decide for yourself the value to your family. The Homeschool HUB does not endorse any programs or services other than those offered by the Homeschool HUB.
Send information to be added to the update no later than the Thursday before the week you want it to appear: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com
ON THE CALENDAR:
Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub
September 8--HUB Board of Directors Meeting, 7 pm at the Niles Police Complex
September 9--Bowling at Strikes and Spares, 1:00-3:00, $5/pp
September 16--Homeschool Skate at USA Skate 1:00-3:00, $3/pp including skate rental.
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) Football / basketball class
2) Local Partnerships with School Districts--MI
3) Volunteer Opportunities
1) Football / basketball class
All students ages 12 through 17 are invited to participate in a 12-week sports class including flag football and basketball. Students learn the game rules, hone their skills, practice Christian sportsmanship, and get a huge dose of fun exercise.
Classes are 4:00 to 5:30 pm on the following dates:
September 12, 19, 26
October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
November 7, 14, 28
December 5
Location is the Niles Adventist School, 110 N. Fairview, Niles, Michigan.
Cost is $75 per student. Niles and Berrien Springs public school partnership students may select this as a "community resource class."
Anyone wishing to enroll or to ask questions, may contact Dorothea Sarli at dsarli@melwade.com or 269-684-3590.
2) Local Partnerships with School Districts--MI
Right now, there are three local school districts (that we are aware of) with some sort of program partnering with homeschoolers. These programs are run by school districts in the state of Michigan, so students must be residents of Michigan to participate. Registration is open and classes start soon!
Berrien Springs info (grades 1-12): http://www.homeoftheshamrocks.org/
Niles Info (grades 1-12): http://nilesschools.schoolwires.net/212620428164940510/site/default.asp
Bradywine is also introducing a virtual high school option through Job Skills Technology. You can call the school 269-684-7150, or JST at 800-783-5780 for information.
3) Volunteer Opportunities
A) Berrien County Tire Recycling
WHAT: Fall Tire Recycling Collection
WHEN: Thursday, September 8 from 3 to 7 p.m. and Friday, September 9 from 8 to 11 a.m. You can volunteer for one or both days and for all or part of the time.
WHERE: Berrien County Road Commission, in Benton Township at the corner of Yore & Napier Ave.
TASK: Volunteers will help unload tires from residents' vehicles and load them into a trailer, so some lifting and dirt is involved. Work gloves provided.
WHO: Looking for 4-8 volunteers who would like to see tires recycled and not thrown in the ditch and not in the land fill but put to good use again. This opportunity is good for people 18 years and older, or 15 and older with adult.
Interested people can email or call Jill Adams, Berrien County Environmental Specialist, jadams@berriencounty.org, 269-983-7111 x8234.
Or contact the Volunteer Center with questions:
Debra Panozzo
Adult and family volunteer coordinator
Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan
269-983-0912 ext 13 St. Joseph
269-683-5464 Niles
www.volunteerswmi.org
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LINKS TO SHARE:
HOW TO RAISE YOUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADES BY HALF A POINT
IN ONE SEMESTER -- A Free Course BY Gary North, Ph.D.
Though not specifically written for homeschooled students,
this excellent month long course has some tremendous learning
ideas and strategies that will be of great help to high
school age students and those who are headed for college.
http://www.garynorth.com/public/department95.cfm
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CLASSIFIEDS
VOICE LESSONS
Alyssa Barber graduated with a degree in vocal pedagogy May 2010 from Northland International University. She grew up performing solos and with ensembles at First Baptist Church of Mishawaka and a few other churches in Indiana. She discovered her passion for singing and teaching while at college and participated in a pedagogy internship her senior year. In addition to the internship she traveled with the college's small ensemble as a member and soloist. Now she is located in Mishawaka offering private voice lessons and continuing to minister with music in local and not so local churches.
For information about lessons email: thesingingbarber@gmail.com
Looking for a group? Join the HUB! We need you.
There are several benefits of membership including a travel club and a resource library that includes things like books, games, laptops, video cameras and other items to borrow (free, members only). Members receive first chance at events and classes when availability is limited. The cost of membership is only $24/year. Information about becoming a member is on the website at www.hshub.org
Have something for sale, free or trade? Advertise here!
Homeschool groups are welcome to advertise their group, too. It's free!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LETTING IT RIDE:
Amazon.com--Please come to www.hshub.org before you shop at Amazon. You can either shop the Associate Store listed in the Menu bar or click on the "Help the Homeschool HUB - Purchase at Amazon" link just below the Menu bar. By using this link to Amazon The Homeschool HUB will earn money through Amazon's Associates program on everything you purchase. So whenever you think "Amazon" please remember your purchase can help The Homeschool HUB.
The Homeschool HUB is collecting used textbooks. Contact Diane Day: joharding_20@yahoo.com or 269-445-1900.
The Homeschool HUB is continuing to collect Campbell Soup labels, Campbell's Chunky Soup labels, Campbell's Healthy Request labels, Campbell's Select harvest, Franco-American, Pepperidge Farm, Spaghettios, Swanson, V-8 Beverages, V-8 Fusion, Prego Italian Sauces and Campbell's Food Service. Give your labels to any board member or bring them to our homeschool functions.
--AND--
We are still accepting Boxtops for education labels. You can find these on many products.
Go to Boxtops for Education.org for more info, and then SAVE SAVE SAVE those labels. Each one nets 10 cents and every 10 cents adds up. You can give them to any HUB board director or bring them to any of our functions that we will be having. Thank-you!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DISCLAIMERS:
While the Homeschool HUB believes that these events or opportunities may be of value to home educators, announcements do not constitute an endorsement by the Homeschool HUB, or its Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of individual parents to determine the appropriateness of any event or opportunity for their children.
Participation in any event is voluntary and the participant assumes complete responsibility and liability for themselves, their family, anyone accompanying them, and their personal property.
Homeschool HUB phone: 269-240-6094
email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org
Editor: Andrea Bikfalvy
The information below is offered to you as a service. Please research and decide for yourself the value to your family. The Homeschool HUB does not endorse any programs or services other than those offered by the Homeschool HUB.
Send information to be added to the update no later than the Thursday before the week you want it to appear: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com
ON THE CALENDAR:
Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub
September 8--HUB Board of Directors Meeting, 7 pm at the Niles Police Complex
September 9--Bowling at Strikes and Spares, 1:00-3:00, $5/pp
September 16--Homeschool Skate at USA Skate 1:00-3:00, $3/pp including skate rental.
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) Football / basketball class
2) Local Partnerships with School Districts--MI
3) Volunteer Opportunities
1) Football / basketball class
All students ages 12 through 17 are invited to participate in a 12-week sports class including flag football and basketball. Students learn the game rules, hone their skills, practice Christian sportsmanship, and get a huge dose of fun exercise.
Classes are 4:00 to 5:30 pm on the following dates:
September 12, 19, 26
October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
November 7, 14, 28
December 5
Location is the Niles Adventist School, 110 N. Fairview, Niles, Michigan.
Cost is $75 per student. Niles and Berrien Springs public school partnership students may select this as a "community resource class."
Anyone wishing to enroll or to ask questions, may contact Dorothea Sarli at dsarli@melwade.com or 269-684-3590.
2) Local Partnerships with School Districts--MI
Right now, there are three local school districts (that we are aware of) with some sort of program partnering with homeschoolers. These programs are run by school districts in the state of Michigan, so students must be residents of Michigan to participate. Registration is open and classes start soon!
Berrien Springs info (grades 1-12): http://www.homeoftheshamrocks.org/
Niles Info (grades 1-12): http://nilesschools.schoolwires.net/212620428164940510/site/default.asp
Bradywine is also introducing a virtual high school option through Job Skills Technology. You can call the school 269-684-7150, or JST at 800-783-5780 for information.
3) Volunteer Opportunities
A) Berrien County Tire Recycling
WHAT: Fall Tire Recycling Collection
WHEN: Thursday, September 8 from 3 to 7 p.m. and Friday, September 9 from 8 to 11 a.m. You can volunteer for one or both days and for all or part of the time.
WHERE: Berrien County Road Commission, in Benton Township at the corner of Yore & Napier Ave.
TASK: Volunteers will help unload tires from residents' vehicles and load them into a trailer, so some lifting and dirt is involved. Work gloves provided.
WHO: Looking for 4-8 volunteers who would like to see tires recycled and not thrown in the ditch and not in the land fill but put to good use again. This opportunity is good for people 18 years and older, or 15 and older with adult.
Interested people can email or call Jill Adams, Berrien County Environmental Specialist, jadams@berriencounty.org, 269-983-7111 x8234.
Or contact the Volunteer Center with questions:
Debra Panozzo
Adult and family volunteer coordinator
Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan
269-983-0912 ext 13 St. Joseph
269-683-5464 Niles
www.volunteerswmi.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LINKS TO SHARE:
HOW TO RAISE YOUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADES BY HALF A POINT
IN ONE SEMESTER -- A Free Course BY Gary North, Ph.D.
Though not specifically written for homeschooled students,
this excellent month long course has some tremendous learning
ideas and strategies that will be of great help to high
school age students and those who are headed for college.
http://www.garynorth.com/public/department95.cfm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CLASSIFIEDS
VOICE LESSONS
Alyssa Barber graduated with a degree in vocal pedagogy May 2010 from Northland International University. She grew up performing solos and with ensembles at First Baptist Church of Mishawaka and a few other churches in Indiana. She discovered her passion for singing and teaching while at college and participated in a pedagogy internship her senior year. In addition to the internship she traveled with the college's small ensemble as a member and soloist. Now she is located in Mishawaka offering private voice lessons and continuing to minister with music in local and not so local churches.
For information about lessons email: thesingingbarber@gmail.com
Looking for a group? Join the HUB! We need you.
There are several benefits of membership including a travel club and a resource library that includes things like books, games, laptops, video cameras and other items to borrow (free, members only). Members receive first chance at events and classes when availability is limited. The cost of membership is only $24/year. Information about becoming a member is on the website at www.hshub.org
Have something for sale, free or trade? Advertise here!
Homeschool groups are welcome to advertise their group, too. It's free!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LETTING IT RIDE:
Amazon.com--Please come to www.hshub.org before you shop at Amazon. You can either shop the Associate Store listed in the Menu bar or click on the "Help the Homeschool HUB - Purchase at Amazon" link just below the Menu bar. By using this link to Amazon The Homeschool HUB will earn money through Amazon's Associates program on everything you purchase. So whenever you think "Amazon" please remember your purchase can help The Homeschool HUB.
The Homeschool HUB is collecting used textbooks. Contact Diane Day: joharding_20@yahoo.com or 269-445-1900.
The Homeschool HUB is continuing to collect Campbell Soup labels, Campbell's Chunky Soup labels, Campbell's Healthy Request labels, Campbell's Select harvest, Franco-American, Pepperidge Farm, Spaghettios, Swanson, V-8 Beverages, V-8 Fusion, Prego Italian Sauces and Campbell's Food Service. Give your labels to any board member or bring them to our homeschool functions.
--AND--
We are still accepting Boxtops for education labels. You can find these on many products.
Go to Boxtops for Education.org for more info, and then SAVE SAVE SAVE those labels. Each one nets 10 cents and every 10 cents adds up. You can give them to any HUB board director or bring them to any of our functions that we will be having. Thank-you!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DISCLAIMERS:
While the Homeschool HUB believes that these events or opportunities may be of value to home educators, announcements do not constitute an endorsement by the Homeschool HUB, or its Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of individual parents to determine the appropriateness of any event or opportunity for their children.
Participation in any event is voluntary and the participant assumes complete responsibility and liability for themselves, their family, anyone accompanying them, and their personal property.
