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SUMMER 2017 | VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2
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Advertiser Index
Finding Your NICHE:
Meet Your Regional Representatives
Homeschool Options
10 Capitol Day 2017
11 NICHE Class of 2017
12 When Parenting Throws You the Unexpected
By Kim Stilwell
14 2017 Conference Recap
16 NICHE Conference: More than just a place to
gather notes, plans, and ideas
By Crystal Wieland
17 Legislative Watch
18 Equipping Children for a Dangerous World
By Chawna Schroeder
20 Your Public Library:
An Amazing Resource for Homeschoolers
By Mandy Grimm
22 Field Trips: A Spiritual Necessity
By Jennifer Ciha
24 Drama! Music! Fun! & More!
NICHE’s Young Volunteers Enjoy Conference
By Abigail, Devin and Emma Valliente
26 “Pray” is Practical Advice
By Kim Zuber
features
Top Reasons to Join NICHE
• Support the promotion and protection of
homeschooling in Iowa
• Receive members-only e-newsletter
• Be in-the-know regarding the legal atmosphere and
regulations for homeschooling in our state
• Advertise in the NICHE Classified ads on our website
free of charge
• Be aware of events and opportunities of interest to
homeschooling families across the state
• Receive $20 discount on HSLDA membership
• Receive member discount at our annual conference
• Be eligible to participate in our statewide homeschool
graduation ceremony
• Be eligible to apply as a volunteer for our conference
• Be eligible to apply for membership in the ESA
National Home School Honor Society
Your support helps provide an informative website, toll-
free number for homeschool questions, homeschool
publications, statewide graduation, annual conference
with nationally-known speakers and Iowa’s largest
homeschool curriculum hall, legal liaisons, Homeschool
Day at the Capitol, support for homeschool groups
and leaders, homeschool national honor society, and
support for national homeschool research.
More about the
HSLDA Discount
NICHE members are eligible for a $20 discount on
Home School Legal Defense Association membership
(new or renewal). When you join NICHE, simply write
the NICHE Group Discount Number (available by
emailing on your HSLDA
application or renewal form. Pay only $95 (normally
$115) per year. Or sign up online:
Reminder:
All 2017 NICHE Memberships will expire on
December 31, 2017. We provide this magazine
as a free resource to our members and to those who
have recently contacted us or attended our events.
If you are not a member of NICHE, we hope you
will join us. Register online at .