Wanted: Performers for State Conference

Many of you enjoy hearing the talented young performers at the state conference in June each year. Perhaps you have wondered how these young people were selected. Each year we invite interested families to submit an audition tape to the General Sessions coordinator by April 15. If you know talented youngsters or families who could bless us at the conference, please urge them to apply, or let us know and we will contact them. Not only is this a wonderful opportunity to bless other homeschoolers, but it can be listed on your resume for college; not many students have the opportunity to perform for over 1500 people! For further information and an audition form, see this website HERE (www.chec.org); click to Events/State Conference/General Sessions & Talent Fair Audition. For remaining questions, please call Marcia Washburn at 970-842-4776 (mornings only) or e-mail her at marcia@chec.org. 

Colorado "Above Rubies" Retreat

 Moms, do you need encouragement...a time to be ministered to, and maybe, a little time away to regroup?  Check out the Colorado "Above Rubies" Retreat.

Above Rubies is a ministry to encourage women in their high calling as wives, mothers, and homemakers. Its purpose is to uphold and strengthen family life and to raise the standard of God's truth in the nation.

The name has been chosen from Proverbs 31.10 AMP, "A capable, intelligent and virtuous woman, who is he who can find her? She is far more precious than jewels and her value is far Above Rubies or pearls."


When: May 7-9, 2010

Where: Glen Eyrie, Colorado Springs

Topic: Changing the world from the heart of the home

Speaker: Nancy Campbell

Cost: Varies on number attending.

These prices are good until Mar 31 and are for the whole weekend.

Registration fee is $30/per family.

Room is $125 for 1 adult or $225 for 2 adults. Kids are free.

Food is $49 per adult, $24.50 per child ages (3-12).

As long as a deposit of half is made before the Mar 31 deadline, you will not incur any late registration fees.

Contact: Felicia Johnson at  719-478-2113.

Summit Ministries Note

Eric Smith, of Summit Ministries, here in Manitou Springs will be coming to speak briefly at Chapter SEEK on April 5, and at the Flood the Five Conference in Colorado Springs on April 16-17.  The visions of ICC and Summit intertwine beautifully.  Summit is committed to helping young people learn and understand the truths of a Biblical worldview, and ICC is committed to training young people to be effective cultural communicators of truth in their communities.  These two organizations have been working together for a couple of years now, and I am excited by the opportunities this will bring to all our Christian students.

I've attached a letter written by Jeff Myers that explains the critical reasons why our students need to be prepared to defend their faith now, and how Summit Ministries can help you do this.  I think you'll find it interesting and challenging. 

If you would like to meet Eric Smith and talk to him about how Summit Ministries and their worldview curriculum can help prepare your students, you can come to Chapter SEEK on April 5, or register and bring a student to hear him also at the Flood the Five conference on the 16-17.  Information on the conference is available on this website here (http://www.instituteforculturalcommunicators.org/floodthefive) or feel free to contact me for more information.

If you are interested in coming on April 5, please contact me for the details.  Please forward this information to anyone who may be interested.


Karri Siebert
sponsor, ICC Chapter SEEK
Colorado Springs, CO

Junior Spokesperson Contest for Colorado CattleWomen

The contest for this area will be May 8 and will be in either Rifle or Meeker.  The person is still getting a final site; but kids could start working on their presentations and send in their registration forms to Kris Melnikoff in Collbran.  It's not on the brochure but in addition to the winners getting expense paid trips around their corner of the state and listed other events, we have come up with so far $250 cash prize per quarter of the state.  I have printed brochures and they can contact me at either by email or phone if anyone wants some sent. 

Give a Day, Get a Day

Volunteer for Nu Generation Foundation and receive a day at either Walt Disney Park. Nu Generation is an organization for the children. Providing activities for the youth & donating funds for youth activities or to other charitable organizations involving the youth are some of the programs we provide.

The inactivity of our nation's young people is a growing concern of health professionals, parents, and educators. Youth conditioning programs, sports, and events encourages kids to be more active.  Programs are designed to encourage a healthier lifestyle. Kids are motivated to understand goal setting and being their complete best, as an athlete, and as a responsible and active young person.  Additionally, by providing activities for the youth, it deters at-risk youth from criminal activities. Nu Generation Foundation is in the process of organizing a free spring event, but we need your help.

1. Submit a participant reservation by completing the contact form HERE (www.nugenerationfoundation.org)

2. We are in need of tax-deductible donations in order to ensure a successful event. 

2010 Lost Tools of Writing Essay Contest

Submitted by Andrew Kern, akern@circeinstitute.org

For students in 8th-12th grades. Education and Liberty are themes as American as baseball and apple pie. Yet, much of American literature, and most of American pop culture see the two as antithetical. Some people seem to see school as a barrier to liberty. In the 2010 Lost Tools of Writing Essay Contest, students are asked to consider the relationship between education and liberty. Are they indeed opposites? Or can one fulfill the other? Can a person be free without being educated? Can a person be educated without being free?

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 1, 2010

FINAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 10, 2010

WEBSITE found HERE for more information (http://www.circeinstitute.com/l_essaycontest.shtm)

Script Frenzy Young Writer's Program

Submitted by Natalie Tsang, YWP Program Assistant, Script Frenzy, ywp@scriptfrenzy.org

Script Frenzy is an international writing event in which participants attempt the creatively daring feat of penning a screenplay, stage play, TV script, or comic book script in the month of April. It is free of cost for kids and teens and provides professional writing resources to participants and educators. Our Young Writers Program is specifically designed for grade levels K-12 and our lesson plans (http://ywp.scriptfrenzy.org/lessonplans) are California State Standardized. We also offer free classroom kits (http://ywp.scriptfrenzy.org/leaderskits), and downloadable work books (http://ywp.scriptfrenzy.org/overview). Last year, over a thousand schools and homeschools used our programs to become better readers and writers!

WEBSITE found HERE for more info (http://ywp.scriptfrenzy.org/)

13th Annual Bill of Rights Essay Contest

"Freedom and Civic Virtues"
                    
Each year, National Foundation for Women Legislators' (NFWL) and the National Rifle Association co-sponsor an academic scholarship for seven high school juniors and seniors.  Winners receive a $3,000 award and are given the opportunity to attend NFWL's Annual Conference.  At the conference, the scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to learn about public policy, receive leadership training, and network with lawmakers from all 50 states.  Several winners said their experience through the program strengthened their passion for public service.  It is important to note that in order to enter the contest all applicants must be sponsored by a woman legislator from their respective state in. Sponsoring legislators of the awardees will receive an NFWL travel scholarship to attend the Annual Conference in exchange for their participation in the entire conference with their student.

This year's essay topic is entitled "Freedom and Civic Virtues" in which applicants are asked to describe how moral principles and the U.S. Bill of Rights shape the role of young adults in civic engagement and politics.  NFWL and the NRA are proud to co-sponsor this annual essay contest in order to enable young women committed to defending the Bill of Rights to attend college and advance women in leadership.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:   Friday, July 30th, 2010 by which time essays must be received or postmarked to NFWL.

CONTACT:  The NFWL office at 202-293-3040, ext. 1005, scholarships@womenlegislators.org

WEBSITE found HERE for application and information ( www.womenlegislators.org)

Summer Camp

During the school year, you may find it difficult to teach all of the courses that you would like. If you have been meaning to include a worldviews/apologetics course, a summer camp could lessen your course load during the school year while providing your teen with the information he needs to be knowledgeable and confident when communicating his beliefs and values to others.

Summit Ministries offers young adults (ages 16–24) a two week camp preparing them for college or the workforce where they’ll face many different ideas that are in conflict to a biblical worldview. They will receive instruction in worldview analysis, apologetics and leadership. Summit Ministries’ camps are held in Colorado, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Similarly, Worldview Academy Leadership Camp is for teens ages 13 and up. Students learn about servant leadership, apologetics/evangelism, and comparative worldviews. The six-day camp includes creative activities, worship, and thought provoking seminars.