Southwestern Community College will offer free workshops on Exploring Online Learning: How to Take an Internet Class at SWCC.
The workshop will be offered at 6 to 7:30 pm on both Tuesday March 13th and Tuesday, March 27th. More information about online learning offerings from SWCC can be viewed here
Jackson Campus, Founders Hall, Room 126
828-586-4091 x352
Jackson County Christian Homeschoolers
2007 Home Educators Fair
&
Used Curriculum Sale
SATURDAY MARCH 10
10am-2pm
Community Services Center on Scotts Creek Road in Sylva
If you are a home schooling family and would like a sale table at the fair to move out some old curriculum, please contact Tracy Ormsby at tormsby@dnet.net (828-631-3239) or Crystal Akers at crystal@copecreek.com (828-631-5282) for more information. There will be a $5 fee this year to cover costs of renting the space. DEADLINE for registration is Saturday March 3. We will send an information sheet for you to complete when registering.
If you are a business owner, vendor, or program administrator and would like to be represented at the fair, please contact Crystal Akers at crystal@copecreek.com or 828-631-5282 for more information. For profit organizations, businesses, etc. will be asked to also pay a $5 fee to help with costs of the facility. However, the fee for non-profit organizations will waived (if you are there to provide information, etc.).
Smoky Mountain Academic Resources & Training (SMART) Testers still have a few openings in our test scheduled at Biltmore Baptist on March 16th & 30th. Testing at Biltmore and other "Group" sites is still one on one testing with students. We just bring a "Group" or a few testers to one site and set up for the day.
If you would like to be scheduled for one of the few slots still open on March 16th or March 30th, please let me know ASAP.
Thanks,
Glenna Toney
Smoky Mountain Academic Resources & Training (SMART) Educational Consultant/Tester
www.smarttesting.net
Homeschool Mom
(828) 687-7949
Swimming at the Waynesville Recreation Center
See their website
1st Wednesday is Free Day at Pack Place Musuems (in Asheville)
Wednesday March 7, 2007
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
(This event repeats every month on the first Wednesday.)
Notes:
Every 1st Wednesday from 3 to 5pm, there is free admission to all the museums in Pack Place - Art, Gem & Mineral, and Health Adventure. Hope to see you there!
After the torrential rains of the last few days, Noland Creek was big, bold and beautiful. We had a great hike, learned a bit about identifying trees from the bark, and how to read topo maps.
A big thank you to Barbara Hart for putting this together.
Photos from the hike can be viewed here
Paul Heckert, professor of physics at WCU, will offer a lunar eclipse observation session this Saturday evening (March 3rd) at the Jackson County Airport.
The eclipse will begin at moonrise about 6:30pm, and will end by 8:00pm
The viewing is open to the public free of charge. Parking at the airport is limited, so carpooling is recommended.
For more information, contact Paul Heckert at 227-3677
To help learn more, here is an interesting article about lunar eclipses from the Space.com website:
Top 10 Lunar Eclipse Facts
If you're the kind of person who's always looking to learn something new, we've got a great event for you! Our Dulcimer Workshops are back on March 24. Impress your family and friends with your newfound skills on the mountain or hammered dulcimer, or both.
Ken Schoewe of Mountain Music School will lead the morning session on the mountain dulcimer, "the only American instrument." Ken will show guests traditional strumming and flat picking techniques as well as share the lore and tradition of the mountain dulcimer. The morning workshop takes place from 10am to noon.
Our very own featured entertainer, John Mason, will be teaching the hammered dulcimer during the afternoon session. Not only will you learn to play the hammered dulcimer, but you'll also hear about its history and tradition. The afternoon workshop is from 1 - 3pm.
Workshops are offered individually or in combination. During the lunch break, you'll have a chance to chat with the instructors. Bring your own lunch or order a Hiker's Lunch from us when you make your reservation.
This is a popular event and space is limited, so call 800-277-9611 to reserve your spot today.
The Signs of Spring Hike at Nolan's Creek (in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park) will be tomorrow - Friday, March 2nd
Meet at the trailhead at 1:30 pm
Details can be found here
NRA to Sponsor 20th Youth Wildlife Art Contest
The NRA is now accepting entries for its 2007 Youth Wildlife Art Contest. The contest, the 20th in the annual series, is open to students in grades 1 through 12 (including home-schooled children). NRA membership is not required. The deadline to enter is October 8, 2007.
Winners in each grade category will receive $500. Second-place finishers will receive $250, and the third-place award will be $100.
Entries may be submitted in one of four categories, based on school grade. Category I includes grades 1 through 3. Category II is for grades 4 through 6. Category III covers grades 7 through 9, and Category IV includes grades 10 through 12. Entries may portray any North American game bird or animal that may be legally hunted or trapped. Endangered species and non-game animals, such as eagles and snakes, are not eligible subjects. Call (703) 267-1531 or email artcontest@nrahq.org if you need to confirm whether a certain animal or bird is eligible.
Contestants are limited to one entry each. Entries may be in a medium of the artist�s choice (oil, water color, pastels, pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, etc.). Submissions should be on good quality bond or drawing paper, or illustration board. Preferred sizes for the image are 8-1/2" x 11" or 11" x 14"; matting is optional. Entries need not be framed. Composition must be original. Photographs may be used for reference, but artwork determined to have been traced or copied from an existing photograph or work of art will be disqualified.
Entries must arrive at NRA by October 8, 2007, and must be accompanied by a brief statement signed by the student�s parent, guardian, or teacher attesting to the originality of the work and verifying the artist�s grade level as of October 8, 2007. In addition, the artist�s name, age, home address, phone number, and grade must be printed on the back of the entry or on a note attached to the back of the entry. Entries will be judged on effort, creativity, anatomical accuracy, and composition.
Send entries to: NRA Youth Wildlife Art Contest, 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030. Entries will be returned only if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. NRA assumes no responsibility for lost or damaged artwork, and reserves all rights to reproduce entries. The immediate families of NRA staff members are not eligible to enter. Questions regarding the contest may be directed to (703) 267-1531 or artcontest@nrahq.org, or visit www.nrahq.org/youth/wildlife
The contest is supported through a generous gift from Jim Broering, President of AcuSport Corporation, for the creation of the James and Kathleen Broering Endowment.
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