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Lebanon Area Homeschoolers (LAH) is a Christian based, non-for-profit organization, established in 2002. LAH is homeschool groups and individuals in Lebanon, MO and surrounding areas working together to strengthen, unite, and promote home education efforts in a positive way for the glory of God and the enrichment of our children and families.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:
Lebanon Area Homeschoolers will act as an umbrella organization for the
homeschool groups in the Lebanon area, and will be a platform of support for future
homeschooling activities in the community, to strengthen and unite home
educators, moving into the twenty-first century for the glory of the Lord. This
group is a uniquely Christian, charitable organization attempting to operate
under the teachings of Jesus Christ our Lord.
DEPARTMENTS:
LAH consists of seven departments:
- ATHLETICS: Sports teams and activities.
- FINE ARTS: Music departments, Drama, and Art.
- CLUBS: Current Clubs are: Rockets 4-H club and SHARE/Student Homeschoolers Are Reaching Everyone
- LEAP: Academic Classes purposed around science labs
- SHARED LEARNING: A parent volunteer based program for students to participate in various classes and workshops. Share Learning includes a library, book
orders, and various other opportunities requiring group participation.
- HOPE: A support group which helps new homeschoolers, keeps the group updated on laws, and provides encouragement to parents. HOPE host events such as graduations and performance night. LAH Yearbook and Newspaper Classes are offered through HOPE as well.
- FIELDTRIPS AND ACTIVITIES: consists of organized field trips and activities, such as Spelling Bee, Science Fair, etc.
LAH BOARD:
The LAH Board is made up of seven individuals, one representative from each department. Board members serve a three-year rotating term. Each department representative is selected by the group or groups they represent. LAH does not govern the activities of participating groups or organizations. LAH board coordinates activities and servers to unite the departments individual efforts.
2008-2009 Officers are:
- President: Steve Stewart
- Vice President: Calvin Morrow
- Treasurer: Janette Fredrick
- Secretary: June Buckles
- Member: Laurie Bennett
- Member: David Oberdieck
MEETINGS:
Meetings are held quarterly: May, August, November, and February. May is the annual meeting for electing officers and rotation of representatives. Meeting time
and locations are announced before each meeting to each representative. To add
business to the agenda, contact the secretary before the meeting. Meetings are
open session unless special closed session meetings are called.
TO JOIN LAH:
Submit information detailing the purpose, activities, and goals of your
group or activity to the LAH Board. Information submitted should include an organizational philosophy that is consistent with the statement of faith contained in the Lebanon Area
Homeschoolers charter. Based on submitted information, new member groups or
organizations may be added by the majority vote of the board at a regularly
scheduled board meeting. Once approved, membership is granted when any dues,
initiation fees, or other fees are collected.
HOW WE CAME TO BE:
Over 15 Years ago (1990) a small group met together for a parent support group. This group provided field trips, some sports, a newsletter, a yearbook, a graduation, and the still popular performance night. This first organized group in Lebanon was the HOPE group.
As the need for a co-op arose in 1999, Shared Learning came to birth. The first classes met with a bout 35 members in attendance. Shared Learning bloomed and from it Fine Arts began.
With the growing number of homeschoolers, the request for organized sports was on the horizon and our Athletic Department stepped up to do a fine job of fulfilling that need.
In 2002, with so many opportunities for homeschoolers being offered in Lebanon a need to unify brought about the Lebanon Area Homeschool board. Better known as LAH. Some reorganization of the member groups took place. The Journalism Department, Clubs, and Field Trips / Activities were divided into their own departments to allow the other departments to focus on their specialty and these three to encompass the entire group.
Seven departments make up LAH. They include: HOPE, Shared Learning, Fine Arts, AThletics, Journalism, Clubs, and Field Trips - Activities. Each department selects a representative and those seven representatives make up the LAH board.
The purpose of the LAH Website is to inform homeschoolers of LAH events, information, and its many activities. To submit information to be posted to the LAH Website, contact the Webmaster at
webmaster@lebanonareahomeschoolers.com
There are two weekly LAH electronic email services available: LAH Notes and LAH Community Classifieds. The LAH Notes, which are emailed each Tuesday, provides up-to-date information for all LAH activities and other homeschool related information. Special LAH announcements or reminders may be emailed separately. To submit an announcement or to join the LAH Notes mailing list, contact e-notes@lebanonareahomeschoolers.com The LAH Community Classified, which is also emailed each Tuesday, provides the LAH families an opportunity to advertise items for sale, services provided, special events, etc. To submit an advertisement or to join the LAH Community Classified mailing list, contact classifieds@lebanonaeahomeschoolers.com. Email addresses for either of these services will not be distributed or used for personal agenda.
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