by JessicaFrierson2 | Jun 8, 2022 | NCHE Blog, High School, Graduation, College, Finances, Uncategorized
by Evelyn Bickley, June 2022 2022 NCHE Scholarship Winners! Since 1998, NCHE has awarded scholarships to deserving North Carolina homeschooled high school seniors. In that time, we have been blessed with support and donations from homeschool families and organizations...
by JessicaFrierson2 | Apr 6, 2022 | Thrive! Conference, NCHE Blog, Teens, High School, Graduation
by Jessica Frierson, April 2022 Graduation season is approaching. As homeschoolers, we can begin and end our school year whenever it works best for our family, but many families choose to keep with the traditional school schedule. Whatever time of year, the...
by Diane Helfrich | Aug 2, 2021 | High School, Graduation, Testing, College, Diversity, Reasons to Homeschool, Culture, Considering Homeschooling, NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Getting Started, War on Homeschooling
by Diane Helfrich, August 2021 “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” William Butler Yeats In a nutshell, this describes for me the difference between homeschooling and public education. We discover and feed gifts and passions in our...
by Matthew McDill | Jan 8, 2021 | Homeschool Law, NCHE Blog, Teens, High School, Graduation, College
I’d like to tell you a story about what happened with one of my high school students that points to several important homeschooling principles: In NC, parents decide what is required for a student to graduate, not the state or any other organization. If your student...
by Evelyn Bickley | Dec 21, 2020 | NCHE Blog, High School, Graduation, College
NCHE interviews Activities Director Evelyn Bickley to learn more about NCHE scholarships. NCHE: Evelyn, you serve as activities director and that includes serving as the chair of our scholarship committee. Tell us a little about the history of NCHE scholarships. EB:...
by Matthew McDill | Jun 26, 2020 | NCHE Blog, High School, Graduation
Well, I’m sure you’ve heard that we have had to cancel our Thrive! Homeschool Conference and graduation. So sad! I was recently asked to share some words of encouragement to the graduates of the Forsyth Home Educators group by video since they were not...
