Laiah McFee is an 11th-grade student who has thrived in the Journey Homeschool High School program, reported ES Summer Knapp. Ms. Knapp said, “She asks good questions, cheers on other students, shares her perspective, and brings levity to every moment and meeting.”
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Seventy students and their families gathered for Springs’ annual All School History Day and Science & Engineering Fair at our Temecula Event Center. This event showcased the top projects from our regional sites and programs, offering students a chance to compete for advancement to county and state-level competitions.
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Journey Homeschool High School senior Anais Park is a leader on her CyberPatriot and Mayors Cup Teams, reported Erin Riley, vice principal, and is “setting the stage for an impressive future in computer science, cyber security, or engineering.” Anais is also a varsity athlete in cross country (a team of which she is a co-captain), basketball, and track and field.
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Springs Homeschool Classical Humanities students went on a field trip to the Egyptian Building in Chino Hills, reported teacher Jess McIntyre. The building is an Egyptian restaurant built in 2019 which was designed to recreate the Egyptian temples at Abu Simbel, she said, but never opened. Students made rubbings and tried to read the hieroglyphs while having a picnic of “parent-packed ancient-style” lunches.
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Cade B. is the December 2024 Student Artist of the Month. He is a 2nd-grade student with Harbor Homeschool. Cade likes to draw people, garbage trucks, cars, and cats using paint, pencils, markers, things for collage, and mixed media.
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Springs Homeschool hosted its annual SPREEs (Student Parent Regional Educational Events) across Southern California, reported Nikkole McAdoo, events and community engagement coordinator. Students had the chance to attend the “lively” Imagination Machine Assembly, she said, an interactive writing workshop led by talented actors.
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Springs Homeschool hosted its annual Regional Park Days across nine locations, including sites in Orange and San Diego Counties, as well as in Temecula, Riverside, Corona, Rancho Cucamonga, and Cherry Valley.
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Journey Homeschool High School students enjoyed a visit from animation screenwriters and Emmy award winners Doug and Candie Langdale whose credits include Scooby-Doo, Book of Life, and Darkwing Duck. They talked about their careers, obstacles, and how to become a screenwriter. Doug said, “The main goal is to practice writing if you want to become a writer.
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Mia Harris, 5, a Kindergarten student at Springs’ Rancho Cucamonga Student Center who lives in Ontario, is the November 2024 Student Artist of the Month. She likes to draw fictional characters such as unicorns and cartoons as well as her parents. She also likes playing piano and singing, dancing, T-ball, Minecraft, and Roblox. She hopes one day to be a professional ballerina or police officer.
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Learning Center programs are “booming,” reported Homeschool Director Lori Loucks, with 1,800 Homeschool students taking classes, the highest amount ever. Center staff was able to increase class offerings at six sites and “the year has been off to a great start with successful meet & greet events and a month of great hands-on learning.” Class offerings include Oceanography, Legion of Legos, Celebration of Books, Magnificent Mathematicians, Guitar, and Sign Language.
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