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Tri-State Clubs and Groups Under the Tri-State Home School Network there are a variety of extracurricular activities groups for children and their parents to take part in. A list of available activities, clubs and groups is below:Bowling: Monthly
Tri State Bowling usually meets on the fourth
Friday of the month at 10 a.m. from September to May. The cost of
bowling is reasonable and shoes are free. The alley is large so there
are plenty of lanes available. The staff is friendly and food at the
snack bar is yummy - try their crab bisque. There is a good core of
between 6 to 10 families that attend and more would be most welcome.
Bumper lanes are available for each bowler.
Cinematography Club is designed to let our high school students explore the various aspects of film-making. It meets monthly for a club meeting, but members are expected to get together to work on projects during their own time. It requires both students and parents to be committed to the process. Students will work on script-writing, story-boarding, filming techniques, lighting, costuming, make-up, acting, music, and editing. Rhetoric League: 2nd Thursday High Schoolers: Did you know that a speech course is required by most colleges at some time in your college career? Even if you are not college-bound if you ever think there is the possibility that you may have to teach Sunday School, go on a missions trip, present an idea before your boss, go into business for yourself, pray in front of people, or be called on to give your testimony? We meet monthly and at these meetings we train you in how to prepare speeches and presentations and practice exercises which will help desensitize you to speaking in public (while we have fun doing it). We also have four internal competitions per year (competitions look really good on your high school transcript!) but no one is required to participate in these, although we have no control over what your teacher (i.e. parents) require. Everyone also has the option of participating in the ACSI Mid-Atlantic Speech Tournament in March if they desire. MEK: 3rd ThursdayMEK is a social club for our homeschooled students. MEK is for students ages 12, by December 31, through 14 years of age. TEK: 4th Thursday TEK is a social club for our homeschooled students. TEK is for those 14 years old by December 31 through graduation. Math Olympiad Elementary 4-6th grades: Nov-MarchStudents in grades 4-6 meet once a month from Nov.-March to take a monthly, 5-question “Math Olympiad.” Problem solving skills, rather than computation are the focus of Math Olympiad. As a group, we work on sample problems together and have an estimation contest each month. Sample problems and more information can be found at the Math Olympiad website: http://www.moems.org National Geography Bee: Mid-DecemberStudents in grades 4-8 are invited to take part in our annual Geography Bee. The Bee conisists of 7 rounds of oral questions which cover physical, cultural, economic, and political geography. The winner of the Tri-State Bee competes in the state Bee in early April, and the state winner competes in the National Bee in late May. More information is available on the N.G. Geo Bee webiste. The Tri-State Bee is held in early December each year. Suggestions for how to prepare for the Bee will appear in the monthly newsletter. Everyone wins, as everyone learns something new about the wonderful world God has entrusted to us. Five new sample questions are posted online each day at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/ National Mythology Exam: March
Students
in grades 3-9 are invited to prepare for and take the National Mythology
Exam in early March. The exam is a multiple-choice paper exam based on
D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Mythology. The exam consists of 30 questions
covering general mythology and 10 questions covering a stated theme.
Students in grades 5-9 must also prepare for a subtest covering either a
section of the Iliad, the Odyssey, the Aenid, Native
American or African mythology. A detailed bibliography and study guide is
provided for each family. For more information, including a sample exam,
visit the following website
Science Olympiad
(SO) is a national science competition for Middle School
and High School students. Division B is for Jr. High School
children in grades 6-9, and Division C is for Sr. High
School children in grades 9-12. There is a Division A for
Elementary children in grades 4-6 which compete at the State
level only.
As a science
team we will provide our team members with
opportunities to learn teamwork, leadership,
study skills and how to set and accomplish
challenging goals, in an atmosphere that promotes
commitment and friendship
For the past 3 years, the Junior Science Olympiad team has represented Delaware at the National Science Olympiad. The Senior Chorale is open to Tri-State members' students in grades 9 - 12, no audition necessary. The Senior Chorale meets every Monday night from 7:00 - 8:30. Currently 60+ members strong, the Senior Chorale presents a concert at the end of each semester and participates in the Association of Christian Schools International regional competition in the spring. Choir, Concert (Gr. 6-9): Mondays Tri-State Concert Choir -- a three-part music choir (sopranos, altos and men) for students in grades 6, 7 & 8, meeting weekly during the school year. We prepare for one winter and one spring concert each year. Choir, Elementary (Gr. 3-5): Mondays
The
purpose of Tri-State Elementary Music Choir is to introduce young children
(3rd to 5th grade) to choral music in many forms, involving them in both
listening to and making music. The children learn the basis of ear training
and rhythm, and develop an appreciation for many different types of music.
In Elementary Choir your children will develop a foundation of music which
will prepare them to step up to the Concert Choir after 5th grade (and have
fun while doing it!) |
