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Explorers Explore Engineering Day
Saturday February 23, 2008 from 9am to 1pm at the Peter
Kiewitt Institute. This will be a great opportunity for
students ages 14-20 to check out Peter Kiewit Institute
and also explore the various career fields in Engineering.
Please see attachment for registration information. Engineering
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For questions; contact Arli Hasbrouck at 514-3022
Trinity Spring Festival
Please check the HEN website for further information on
the Spring Festival grades K-8. Deadline for registration
is fast approaching. It is Tuesday, March 11th. If I do
not get your completed registration and fees in the mail
by that date, you will not be able to participate. It is
a great experience for homeschoolers and they always take
some top honors.
Submit completed registrations to:
Trinity Spring Festival
c/o Debbie Nordstrom
11401 Pawnee Road
Omaha, NE 68142
Make checks payable to HEN.
YMCA Homeschool Volleyball Team
Attention Homeschool girls interested in volleyball, but
too young for Warriors-
5th/6th grade volleyball team now forming, playing through
the YMCA.
For details and prices, or any other questions, call Kim
Brady @445-0630, or email kimberbrady@cox.net.
Purim Party March 21, 2008
Purim, the Story of Queen Esther, will be celebrated on
March 21, 2008 from 1:30pm to 3pm at the Confluence Bookstore
in Bellevue located at the intersection of Cornhusker and
Fort Crook Rd.
It is a costume party so come dressed as your favorite
biblical character (from the book of Esther or not)
We will have audience participation in the Good vs. evil
biblical play of Queen Esther and it is a blast! (GOD wins
of course!) Afterwards, we will play games, do crafts and
have a snack
There will be a small fee/family to cover the room fee.
RSVP to Cindy Sepulveda at cmfs1958@yahoo.com
or Trish Brennan at brenfam8@hotmail.com
by March 10th.
Confluence is excited to host our party and they really
like Home Schoolers! Invite friends as this is one of my
children’s favorite “fun” holiday!
Breakfast for Champions
The Breakfast For Champions (BFC) is dedicated to recognizing
and promoting commitment to the ideals of scholarship, leadership
and service among Nebraska's youth.
The event will be held Friday, May 16th, 2008 at the Bob
Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, to recognize outstanding
8th grade student leaders from across the state for their
gold-medal efforts in school and community.
2008 marks the sixth year that the Home Educators Network
(HEN) has sent an eighth grade representative to the Breakfast
for Champions. Two 8th graders will be selected to represent
HEN at the Breakfast For Champions. Applicants will be evaluated
by an independent judge who will select the honoree to represent
HEN.
All Breakfast for Champions honorees will become eligible
to receive the BFC Scholarship if they choose to attend
U.N.L. upon high school graduation. The deadline for application
is Friday, February 22. For the application form, please
visit http://www.omahahen.org/events/bkfstchampions.htm.
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