2012 NYS LEAH Commencement
June 2, 2012
28th Annual NYS LEAH Christian Parenting
and Home Education Conference
It's Time To Register For Commencement!
January 31st 2012 Registration DEADLINE
Registrations postmarked after January 31st will incur a $25 LATE FEE
No late registrations will be accepted after February 15, 2012
Download your application form here
Submit entries now for the Fine Writer's Award!
2012 Fine Writers Award Guidelines
To be considered for the 2012 Fine Writers Award, please take note of the following guidelines.
- You (and/or family) must be current members of NYS LEAH and have been so since 2010 (the last two years). No exceptions.
- You must be registering for and planning to attend the 2012 NYS LEAH Commencement Ceremony.
- Your essay must accompany your commencement registration form by the registration deadline. No exceptions.
- Your essay must center on the chosen topic – “Home Education: Standing Firm on the Promises of God”.
- The essay must be between 1000 and 1200 words in length.
- You must be willing to have your essay printed in the LEAH Messenger and to also read an excerpt as part of the 2012 NYS LEAH Commencement Ceremony.
A committee will consider all submissions and will choose the top two for awards. The best submission will be awarded $300 and a part in the 2012 commencement ceremony. The runner-up piece will receive $150. Both essays will be printed in the LEAH Messenger. A decision will be announced by May 1, 2012 and posted on the LEAH website. The winning entrants will also be personally contacted. Please contact Holly Phillips with questions. Her email is: upstatecommencement@leah.org.
2011 LEAH COMMENCEMENT
IN THE NEWS
The June 13-19th edition of the Tompkins Weekly featured this year's NYS LEAH COMMENCEMENT. Excerpts from the article are shared here ... but be sure to read it in its entirety at the link provided.
One organization that offers homeschooling families a site to hold a public graduation in is Loving Education at Home (LEAH) (www.leah.org). Holly Phillips, New York State’s LEAH Upstate com- mencement coordinator, explains that each year LEAH holds a com- mencement ceremony for any homeschooled students who live in New York State and whose families are members of LEAH, a Christian organization.
Unlike at public high schools, parents play a key role in LEAH’s ceremony, meeting their son or daughter onstage and handing them their diploma acknowledging that they’ve completed a “satisfactory course of study,” inscribed with their name and the date by a calligrapher, and signed by their parents.
Phillips explains that LEAH has the parents come up on stage not only because they are the ones who are actually graduating their student, but also because, “It’s important to recognize them as well. They’ve put so much dedication and sacrifice into the educational process.
This article originally appeared in Tompkins Weekly newspaper on June 13, 2011.
This article was written by Susan Henninger (www.fingerlakeswriter.com)