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High School Graduation:

The 2010 formal graduation took place at 2:00 pm on June 5, 2010 at Holden Chapel in Holden, Massachusetts. Forty graduates and their guests celebrated this milestone. Our guest speaker was Lindsay See - homeschool graduate, Patrick Henry College graduate, current Harvard Law School student, and an executive editor of Harvard Law Review, working this summer as an intern at the Justice Department in Washington.

The homeschool convention's graduate recognition ceremony was held at the DCU Center on April 23, 2010. For further info on that event or the formal cap and gown event, please email graduation@masshope.org.

Click here to see photos from our 2009 graduation celebrations, both at the convention and at the cap and gown ceremony.

Used Curriculum Sale:

The 2010 Used Curriculum Sale will be held on June 26 at Lasalle Hall in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Be there for great deals on thousands of items. See the Used Curriculum Sale page for full information

MassHOPE’s 2009 Used Curriculum Sale was held on Saturday, June 27th at the LaSalle Hall in Southbridge, Mass.  New for 2009, all buyers who spent at least ten dollars were entered into a drawing for MassHOPE bucks to be spent at our annual homeschool convention next April.  The winners were Melinda Baker, Michelle Lowell, and Kim Hearn.  Sellers were entered into a separate drawing when their invited guests spent ten dollars.  The seller winners were Terry Brayton, Beth Goff-Bode, and Kristen Fessenden.  Click here for more info and photos of the sale.

Fall Conference:

Stay tuned here for information coming on our 2010 Fall Conference

Our first Fall Conference was held on October 16 & 17, 2009 with guest speakers, Rick and Marilyn Boyer.  You missed a great time if you weren’t there.  It was a great opportunity to meet new friends in sessions and at lunch in a more relaxed setting than the big convention in April.  The Boyers shared a wealth of experience as the homeschooling parents of fourteen children.  We have received much feedback from attendees so glad they came.  Session recordings are available at www.mannarecording.com.  Conference schedule and session titles can be seen here. 

2010 Homeschool Convention:  "Remembering the Reason - Renewing the Vision"

MassHOPE’s 21st annual homeschool convention was held on April 23 & 24, 2010 at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts with keynote speakers Mike Smith of HSLDA, and Eric Ludy.  The Ludys, Eric & Leslie, conducted the Teen Track as well as some other adult sessions. Also featured were Andrew Pudewa, Joyce Herzog, Vicki Bentley, and much more, including a fun and exciting Children’s Program by the Noland family.  Further details, including our convention brochure, can be reviewed on our convention page. 

Important Convention Notes:

• RECORDINGS: Convention session recordings are available. An order form to print and mail is available here and on the convention page.

• LOST & FOUND: Leave something at the convention? Email convention@masshope.org or call 508-829-0973.

• NEXT YEAR: Mark your calendars for next year's convention, April 29 & 30, 2011.

CRITICAL ISSUES

Parental Rights:

This is an issue of great importance to homeschoolers everywhere.  Parental rights are increasingly threatened as more members of our judiciary begin to take cues from international law and custom.  These are decidedly unfriendly to homeschooling. For more information and to join the battle to preserve parental rights, please visit  www.parentalrights.org.

Charter Schools:

MassHOPE opposes any federal or state funding initiatives to support charter schools or other types of “public school at home” programs.  Such programs undermine total educational freedom of parents.