by Jessica Frierson | May 20, 2026 | NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Considering Homeschooling, High School, Reasons to Homeschool, Family life
A Season of Transitions Hello, Reader! The NCHE Blog has finally returned. It has been three long years since we last met. In this post, I will share why we have been on a hiatus and update you on some new details about the blog. To make a long story shorter, I went...
by Jessica Frierson | Jan 25, 2023 | NCHE Blog, Teens, High School, Testing, College
by Jessica Frierson and Angie Cutlip, January 2023 The subject of college entrance exams can be intimidating to many homeschool parents. In addition to being teacher, administrator, and all of the other roles you fill, you are your child’s guidance counselor. It is...
by Jessica Frierson | Jun 8, 2022 | NCHE Blog, High School, Graduation, College, Finances, Uncategorized
by Evelyn Bickley, June 2022 2022 NCHE Scholarship Winners! Since 1998, NCHE has awarded scholarships to deserving North Carolina homeschooled high school seniors. In that time, we have been blessed with support and donations from homeschool families and organizations...
by Jessica Frierson | Apr 6, 2022 | Thrive! Conference, Teens, High School, Graduation, NCHE Blog
by Jessica Frierson, April 2022 Graduation season is approaching. As homeschoolers, we can begin and end our school year whenever it works best for our family, but many families choose to keep with the traditional school schedule. Whatever time of year, the...
by Jessica Frierson | Mar 8, 2022 | Grandparents, NCHE Blog, Parenting, Teens, Culture, High School, Discipleship, Young Children, Middle School, History, Family life
by Jessica Frierson, March 2022 The house was burning down around them, and six-year-old Emery couldn’t get two-year-old Hazel to put her spoon down so he could get her out of her highchair and escape the flames. That is the incredible story my children’s grandfather...
by Diane Helfrich | Aug 13, 2021 | High School, NCHE Blog, Discipleship, Encouragement, Young Children, Community, Teaching Strategies, Homeschooling in Crisis, Middle School, Parental Rights, Reasons to Homeschool, Freedom to Homeschool, War on Homeschooling, Parenting, Considering Homeschooling, Culture, Uncategorized
by Diane Helfrich, August 2021 Once a child enters our lives, we start thinking about the years to come—their first words and steps turn into school, graduation, and college, and then, we hope, a successful launch to adulthood. Part of how well our child negotiates...
