Home schoolers partake of teen tradition: The prom

AJC ^ | 5/2/05 | A.Dodd

[CFW]

A nagging shower pelted the white decks of the Stone Mountain riverboat as waiters fussed over silver-plated buffet trays and temperamental photographers scouted for a dry, moonlit corner to record prom memories.

Lots of proms are held on the riverboat Henry W. Grady, but never before had it hosted one like Saturday night's. The 114 students gathered for this particular prom, that traditional rite of high school passage, weren't from any local high school. They were home schoolers.

[CT CONSERVATIVE]

And I'll bet they didnt wear any of those slutty prom dresses you see advertised. Makes thes youg ladies look so trashy and cheap.

[newsgatherer]

Hey great peice, I am going to use it in tomorrows Christian-news-in-maine.com more than likley I will put a link back to here, do me a favor, if it gets off color let me know will ya?

Thanks
Jake

[The Great Yazoo]

Beth Slaby, 18, front, and friend Jillian Windham, 17, behind, finally let loose with other guests on the dance floor of Cypress Woods Golf and Country Club after 9 months of preparation for the first ever Naples Home School Prom. About 30 people attended the "Mid-Summer's Night Dream" prom that Slaby created, nine of those guests being other home schoolers.

Cinderella for a day: Naples teen plans first home school prom

[VRWCisme]

One of the common knocks against home schooling is that kids lose out on the social and activity side of things. That can happen, but it usually doesn't because most home schooling parents look for ways to encourage more than just academics. There are plenty of home school groups putting together arts and sports programs and events like prom. This is a good example of that.

[anniegetyourgun]

I just chaperoned at a prom for homeschooled kiddos. No dry-sex dancing, fun music that doesn't diss women and/or authority figures, good food, kids all dressed up, more than half of them bought whole tables - coed, but not on dates, no pressure to pair up, no king and queen stuff, and no booze/drugs. A good time was had by all....even adults.

Most interesting observation? These kids were amazingly encouraging to one another. (I graduated from a public high school. What I remember was that it was dog-eat-dog - most were only out for themselves.)

[mrs tiggywinkle]

Along with 35 other homeschool high school students, my daughter will be attending her 'prom' on the 13th. She has a lovely gown (it's even modest!)and will receive a necklace from her father that evening. No dates or coupling up..great music, fellowship, fun, food. :o)

[MahaMarty]

The next headline will be...
"Homeschoolers partake in teen tradition: sex..."

[CFW]

I'll try to.

Everyone go to the link and read the entire article. Sounds like the kids had a clean, fun time.

[CatoRenasci]

Our daughter's senior prom at her public high school is coming up at the end of May. My daughter and about 20-30 of her friends are going as a group in a bus. They did the same thing last year for the junior prom and had a great time. Fortunately (from our perspective), my daughter is too busy for any post-prom shenanigans: she has a rehearsal all afternoon for her symphony in New York the day of the prom, and a concert in Carnegie Hall the day after.

[Bluegrass Conservative]

My personal faves:

[TontoKowalski]

One of the common knocks against home schooling is that kids lose out on the social and activity side of things. That can happen, but it usually doesn't because most home schooling parents look for ways to encourage more than just academics.

Thanks for pointing this out. I'm so tired of explaning how we "socialize" our son. Between Tae Kwan Do, Scouts, Piano, outings with our homeschool group, neighborhood homeschool kids playing, swimming, tennis, golf... we spend a good deal of energy trying to weed out activities.

My son has all the "socialization" he can stand without compromising academics.

[I'm ALL Right!]

I had to put my kids back in school, as my husband had been laid off and I had to help meet the bills. Now my oldestloves it, and I feel pressured to leave him there. His school is the best in the state (test scores) but his personality has changed, and not for the better. He's still a straight-A student, but I'm considering homeschooling again, to help him reel in the attitude challenges.

Any ADVICE FROM HOMESCHOOLING PARENTS WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS would be greatly appreciated.

New homeschoolers of young kids may be interested in my educational book...see my tagline or my profile.

[skinkinthegrass]

..so...so...stylish. :D

[newsgatherer]

The second article down in the weekend issue of www.Christian-news-in-maine.com is of a piano recital, 3 or 4 of the nine kids are homeschooled. These were the honor students, the cream of the crop so to speak.

God bless you for caring enough for your kids to stay home and teach ehtm,
Jake

[newsgatherer]

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