Graduation Program
Qualifications
The NCHE Graduation Program is offered to homeschool students graduating during the current school year. Applicant families must be NCHE members at the time the student graduates. The application must be submitted by March 1, 2010. Students may elect to participate in the full graduation program or individual program options.
Discounted pricing is provided for families who qualify for the NCHE Long-Standing Member Program. To qualify for this discount, the applicant's family must meet the following requirements:
- NCHE membership three out of the last four years at the time the student graduates. (If the student began homeschooling during high school, the requirement is membership two out of the last three years.)
- The student must have homeschooled a minimum of two years of high school.
- Homeschool families who move into the state during the student's high school years must be members from the time they begin homeschooling in North Carolina (not to exceed three years).
Diploma
NCHE prints a distinctive homeschool diploma enclosed in a hunter green cover. This diploma includes the student's name, school name, and graduation date. The homeschool chief administrator will be responsible for signing the diploma to certify that the student has completed high school. Students who are participating in the NCHE graduation ceremony will be awarded the diploma by their parents. The NCHE office will mail diplomas by May 15, 2010 to students not participating in the ceremony. You will need to know your graduate's graduation date when ordering a diploma unless your graduate is participating in the NCHE graduation ceremony.
Graduation Ceremony
The NCHE Graduation Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 4:30pm at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, the location of the annual NCHE Conference. The ceremony should last approximately one hour. Students may invite a reasonable number of guests, to be indicated on the application form. The graduate's attire must be the NCHE hunter green gown and cap with gold tassel (purchased in the grad package). A cap and gown from a previous NCHE graduate may NOT be used. With the exception of the NCHE Honor cord, graduation accessories are not allowed. Ceremony participants will receive their cap and gown and additional information by mail two to three weeks prior to the ceremony.
Recognition in The Greenhouse Report
The May/June issue of The Greenhouse Report recognizes NCHE graduates with a short biography and picture, if desired.
If you want to participate, you will need the text, and picture if you desire, ready when you complete the order.
Please send digital photographs. There is an additional charge for mailing a hard copy picture to the NCHE office.
Digital pictures must be at least 150 dpi, sized to 1 inch x 1.25 inch. If you are not sure how to determine this information, ask for assistance at a photo center or make sure that the picture is rather large. If the file is a jpg or jpeg, it should be a minimum of 35KB; and if it is a tif file it should be a minimum of 90KB.
Announcements and Name Cards
Announcements are a wonderful way to inform family and friends of your graduate's participation in the NCHE Graduation Ceremony. NCHE is proud to offer these customized announcements and name cards.
Name cards, with your graduate's name, and matching envelopes will be included for each announcement in your order.
Announcements and name cards are only available to graduates participating in the NCHE Graduation Ceremony at the NCHE Annual Conference. They are available in multiples of 20.
Honor Cord
If your senior is graduating with a 3.75 GPA or higher, you can recognize his achievement with a gold honor cord to be worn during the graduation ceremony. They will be mailed with the cap and gown.
NCHE Conference General Session Recognition
NEW THIS YEAR: If you want your student to be recognized on Saturday morning in the main session at the conference, you will need to sign up on-site this year. There will be a Graduation kiosk in the Registration area with a sign-up and instructions for the Recognition. In order to be included in the line-up, your student must be signed up by 6:00 PM on Friday, May 28th. (If you don't plan to be on site until Saturday morning, you can email memberservices@nche.com your request before 6:00 PM on Friday, May 28th. Please specify the name of your graduate AND parent(s) as you would like to hear them announced.) Only the names and information received by 6:00 PM will be included.
Note: Only if you and your graduate are registered for the NCHE Conference, will your graduate be able to participate in this recognition. Dress attire is requested. The afternoon graduation ceremony is separate from this event.