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Over 450 homeschoolers from across Iowa
gathered at the State Capitol on Thursday,
April 7, to meet their legislators and learn how
to build relationships with them. Informative
and interactive training sessions equipped
families to meet their legislators face-to-face
with confidence, and families could also par-
ticipate in Capitol tours, scavenger hunts,
prayer walks, and historical reenactments!
Thanks to everyone who came and put a "face
to homeschooling" for our legislators!
On May 21, NICHE held its twenty-
first high school graduation cer-
emony at Des Moines First Church.
Between the two ceremonies,
eighty-six bright-eyed, future-
bound students walked across the
stage to receive their diplomas. A
special message from the parents
to their graduate was read by our
narrators as each family posed on
stage for a picture. These gradu-
ates and their families traveled
from all across the state—one
even from Nebraska. Our com-
mencement speaker, Mr. John
Stewart, addressed the graduating
classes on navigating the “brave
new secular world” of today as
biblically minded Christians. The
Network of Iowa Christian Home
Educators congratulates these
graduates and wishes them the
best in their future endeavors.
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Capitol Day 2016
GRADUATION PHOTOS BY SARAH ENGLE