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The NYS LEAH Commencement Ceremony is held each year at the close of the annual
Parenting and Home Education Conference. The purpose of the ceremony is to provide a
special time to acknowledge the Lord’s role in each family’s homeschooling efforts and
to give Him glory, honor, praise, and thanksgiving for guiding each family.

The ceremony is somewhat traditional, caps, gowns, diplomas, but it is also unique, as
each graduate may submit photos and personal scripture verses, and the parents present
the diplomas to their graduates. The Lord is always present and touches many hearts.
To participate, each graduate must submit a registration form sometime between
December 1st and January 31st of their senior year. This form is available online at the
LEAH website. The family of the graduate must have been a member of NYS LEAH
for a minimum of two years. For more information, contact John and Holly Phillips at
upstatecommencement@leah.org, or by phone at 607-868-5518.

Commencement Ceremony Details

The commencement ceremony will take place at the Rochester Riverside
Convention Center in Empire Hall North on June 1, 2013. The ceremony will begin at 5 PM. A pre-ceremony slide-show presentation of graduates’ photos will begin at approximately 4:30 PM. Graduate families do not need to register for the LEAH Conference if they are only participating in the commencement ceremony but must sign in at the Commencement Table near the main registration area to enter without paying the conference fee. READ MORE

To be considered for the 2013 Fine Writers Award, please take note of the following guidelines.

- Your essay must center on the chosen title – “Fanning the Flame”.
- You should compose an essay describing how the unique development of your gifts and talents through Christian
homeschooling impact culture in one or more of the following: arts, civic/government, career/workplace, academia, church/community, other (be specific).
- The essay must be between 1,000 and 1,200 words in length.
- You (and/or family) must be current members of NYS LEAH and have been so since 2011 (the last two years). No exceptions.
- You must be registering for and planning to attend the 2013 NYS LEAH Upstate Commencement Ceremony.
- Your essay must accompany your commencement registration form by the registration deadline of January 31st.
Entries will not be accepted after January 31st even if submitting a permitted late registration w/penalty. No exceptions.
- You must be willing to have your essay printed in the LEAH Messenger and to also read an excerpt as part of the 2013 NYS LEAH Upstate Commencement Ceremony.

A committee will consider all submissions and will choose the top two entries for awards. The best submission will be awarded $300 and a part in the 2013 commencement ceremony. The runner-up will receive $150. Both essays will be printed in a future edition of the LEAH Messenger. A decision will be announced by May 1, 2013 and posted on the LEAH website. The winning entrants will also be personally contacted. Please contact Holly Phillips, Upstate Commencement Coordinator, with questions. Her email is: upstatecommencement@leah.org.

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