Homeschool Homecoming
By Mimi Rothschild
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel ran a story last week about a homeschool homecoming phenomenon in South Florida. Complete with a “big game” (Soccer, not football) and a dance, which I’m sure brought back a little modesty and chivalry to the world of dance, the homecoming celebration looks like a blast.
“We’re going to win the soccer game,” said Keeley Sproc, a 16-year-old junior from Oakland Park who plays midfielder and has been taught at home for about six years. “Then, we’re going to rush home and get pretty.”
Apparently homeschooled teenaged girls haven’t lost their sense of glamour in all those cabin-feverish years at home!
“I got really cool shoes,” Sproc said. “Sparkly.”
It’s good to see that these girls are given a chance to cut loose and “get pretty” for once. Sometimes it can be difficult in homeschooling situations to provide good, clean, fun like this on a large scale. Kudos to the enterprising parents and organizers who got this homeschool homecoming off the ground.
As homeschooling becomes more of a “mainstream alternative,” we’re going to see things like yearbooks, dances, sporting events, graduation ceremonies, and more. I’m excited to see how these traditional affectations of the public school world are applied to homeschooling. Hopefully it will bring a little bit of legitimacy to our world, in the eyes of the media that is.
I’m curious as to how popular this homecoming trend is among homeschoolers. Is there anyone out there who has seen similar celebrations take place among co-ops or other networked homeschoolers? Feel free to leave a comment. I’d love to hear more from this blog’s readers!
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