UPCOMING CCHE EVENTS
In February, Terri Johnson of Knowledge Quest will be a guest speaker. She and her husband Todd homeschool their six children, and she will be speaking on the topic of teaching multiple subjects to multiple ages. She will also tell about the history and geography materials which are available through her family's business, Knowledge Quest. Todd and Terri Johnson live in Boring, Oregon. They have been homeschooling their children for about 12 years. The February meeting will be on Monday, February 8 at 7 pm, in room 120 of First Church of God.

MAXWELLS HOMESCHOOL CONFERENCE COMING TO VANCOUVER
The Maxwells, a homeschool family from Kansas who give Christian teaching and play bluegrass music will be in Vancouver, WA in early February for an evening conference. The conference is free of charge, but pre-registration is requested (through their website www.Titus2.com). The conference will be held Monday, February 1st, (7-9:30 p.m.) at The Adventist Community Church, 9711 NE St. Johns Road, Vancouver, Washington, 98665. There is no cost for the conference, but love offering boxes will be on the book tables to help with the Maxwells' traveling expenses. Pre-registration is requested. For more information on the conference, please visit www.Titus2.com, and click Conferences on the side bar, or you may contact Gail Walter (faiththatworks@gmail.com or 360-696-2511, church office) or Sarah Maxwell (info@Titus2.com or 913-909-9776).

CHRISTIAN HOMESCHOOL NETWORK UPCOMING EVENTS

February 25, 2010 (Thursday)
Home Educators Day at the Capitol & Celebration Under the Dome

This annual event is a powerful showing of our commitment and dedication to independent home education. All homeschool families are welcome to attend. Home educating families can attend encouraging and informative workshops, meet with legislators, watch the legislature in action, and attend the Celebration Under the Dome event. Last year the Senate was so moved by the "apple pie surprise" and the large number of homeschool families in attendance, that they pulled both of our bills to the Floor and voted them into law! Thank you to all who attended and made this such a special day. For more information and to view a short video of last year's event go to http://www.chnow.org/page28.aspx

Registration begins November 1, 2009.

EXCEL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAMS
ExCEL Science Olympiad has teams for homeschoolers in grades 4th-12th. It is open to all homeschoolers in Clark or Skamania counties. Science Olympiad is a fun hands-on team nationwide competition. For more info about Science Olympiad, go to www.soinc.org.

We currently have openings for students wanting to try it out. No science experience is necessary. Our middle school Gamma team is perfect for students who want to see what the competition is like and get their feet wet.  This would be for students in grades 4th-9th.

Our high school team (grades 9th-12th) especially needs some more students. This is a no-pressure team. High schoolers are all very busy, and we recognize how limited their time is so the team is very low-key. The regional competition is March 13 at Lower Columbia College in Longview. Also remember that participating in extra-curricular activities in high school looks very good on college applications!

For more info about any of the teams, contact Ann Williams, mamabearwilliams@yahoo.com.

WANTED: NEWSLETTER LAY-OUT PERSON
CCHE is looking for a person to do the lay-out for its monthly newsletter. We truly appreciate the work of our previous lay-out person, Melissa Rush, who is retiring from the job. The lay-out person receives articles from our writers, puts them into a newsletter format, and passes it on to be printed. This could be a job for a high school student who is competent in this area. If you are interested in helping out in this position, contact Connie Zumstein at czumstein@juno.com or (360) 887-4933.

WANTED: CCHE EVENTS IDEAS
Do you have some ideas for future CCHE events?
Do you know of a speaker in the Northwest that you would like to listen to?
Do you have some ideas for family-oriented CCHE activities?
Please send an e-mail with your ideas to Diane Hurst at gentleshepherd@gmail.com, or call her at (360) 624-7670.

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS AVAILABLE - ONLY $20 - OR, SELL 5 & GET YOURS FREE!
Help CCHE sponsor great events for homeschoolers and support the homeschooling community! Buy your Entertainment Book from Connie Zumstein at: Don & Jo's Drive-In, 219th Street & 10th Avenue (21903 NE 10th Avenue, Duluth next to the new Battle Ground exit 11) Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you'd like to sell some and get yours free, please contact Connie at czumstein@juno.com. Carol VanBoxtel and Donna May also have Entertainment Books. Carol is in Hazel Dell and can be emailed at carol@bananas4jesus.com or called at 571-5772. Donna is in the Burton area of Vancouver and her number is 256-4397.

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~ Our monthly newsletter
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CCHE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS FOR 2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR
Can you give some time each month to serve other homeschool families? CCHE is in need of volunteers who can notify CCHE of Events & Articles for our Newsletter. We also need a team of people to assist with events for homeschoolers. IF YOU CAN HELP, please email cchomeed@gmail.com

GREAT PLAYS & PERFORMANCES:
Magenta Theater
Northwest Children's Theater
Vancouver Youth Symphony
Vancouver's Christian Youth Theater

ATTENTION CCHE MEMBERS--PLEASE ADD CCHE TO YOUR LIST OF "SAFE SENDERS"!
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If you have ideas for a speaker or event, please e-mail CCHE.