John medaled in long-distance running in public 5Ks with a first-place finish and two second-place finishes overall across all age groups. He was also the team leader for his cross-country…Read more
John won his Little League's Home Run Derby What organization recognized the achievement? The Dulles Little League recognized my achievement. How did homeschooling help you achieve your goal? Homeschooling allowed…Read more
The Moraine Music Festival awarded John his tenth Superior rating for performing Bach’s Partita No. 2 in D Minor. How did homeschooling help you achieve your goal? Homeschooling gives me…Read more
What did you do? I performed Mozart’s “Concerto in G” on my violin at the Moraine Music Festival and received my ninth Superior rating. I was chosen to perform at…Read more
We competed in a Turkey Calling Contest hosted by the North Carolina National Wild Turkey Federation. John and Joseph won Second Runner Up for the Jakes and Intermediate age groups,…Read more
I competed in the first Impact Church 3D Archery Shoot and placed first in the Youth division and second in overall points for the event. I found this event online.…Read more
This summer, I was accepted to the Wildlife Leadership Academy's Gobblers track in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. I was chosen to attend based on the answers to multiple essay questions about my…Read more
This spring, I entered the Old Dominion One Shot Turkey Hunt essay contest and won a professionally guided turkey hunt on some of the best hunting land in Virginia. The…Read more
What did you do? We participate weekly in Tae Kwon Do lessons and recently competed in the JK Lee Milwaukee area Championship tournament. John placed third in sparring, MaryKatharine placed…Read more
I was a scholarship winner of the Archdiocese of St. Louis Respect Life Apostolate's Creative Writing Contest. I was one of 10 scholarship recipients out of over 1,100 participants. The…Read more
I live in Tehachapi, CA, and I participated in the Run and Ride with the Wind 5-K and Duathlon, in the 5K portion. I placed 8th overall, and 1st in…Read more
I played the lead role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the production of A Christmas Carol in December, 2015. What organization recognized the achievement? Over 100 people from our St. Columbkille…Read more
We were accepted into the inaugural session of the West Virginia Governor's School of Entrepreneurship (GSE) this summer at Marshall University. GSE is for high school students currently in ninth…Read more
In March in the Moraine Music Festival at UW-Washinton Cty., I received my fifth Superior rating for violin playing "Concerto" by Sietze and "Bouree" by Bach. Two years ago, I…Read more
Marie has achieved both the Bronze and Silver Medals from the U.S. Congress. Some of her goals included voice and piano lessons and performances, planning and executing trips to Washington,…Read more
Jonathan placed ahead of 41 other boys in his cub scout pack and raised $1,400 to help his pack go on camping trips, educational outings, and pay for events like…Read more
Homeschoolers won big in a recent diocesan-wide intellectual “Olympics,” testing the top students of each parish on their Catholic knowledge. Bishop Felipe Estévez created the Bishop’s Bowl competition three years…Read more