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Posted by Sylvia S. Duggan on 7/1/2011:

hello: I am Mrs. Syliva Duggan and I homeschool in the Philadelphia School District. When I got home today from picking up my portfolios from the school district I found two matted color photos and four sheets of paper for “Photography week 7, Taking your Best Shot” tucked into my portfolios. I am hopeful that someone can help me find who these photos belong to so that I can return them to owner if they want them.

The photos are matted with cream colored mat boards and in plastic sleeves. One is of a girl in a blue shirt with reddish brown hair and two fish tanks and a book case in the back ground. The other is of a boy in black pants, blue shirt with red writing, blond hair sitting on a gray couch with books on the couch too.

I turned my portfolios in on Monday the 27th at the main school district office on Broad Street and had to leave them because the woman i had an appointment with wasn´t in that day. I picked them up today July 1 after they had been reviewed. My guess is the belong to some one who turned in portfolios that same day or around then, that they fell out and got stuck in my daughter´s binder by mistake.

Thanks for helping my try and get these to their proper owner. I am afraid that if I send them back to the school district they will be truly lost.

Sylvia S. Duggan

syduggan@verizon.net

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Konkle Quartet-- homeschool brothers from Pennsylvania singing barbershop quartet music!
Williamsport Sun-Gazette, July 9, 2011-- Kristen Nuss, 7/21/2011

Editor's Note from Susan Richman: One of the delightful student performances at our PHAA Central Pennsylvania Homeschool Graduation Ceremony this year was the Konkle Quartet, singing original arrangements of gospel music in barbershop quartet style-- Hunter Konkle, the eldest son, was one of the graduates. I spoke with the family afterwards, asking how the boys had developed their amazing skills, hoping to share their story with all of our readers. I was so pleased to receive in the mail this week both a professionally made CD of the quartet, and the following newspaper article from the Williamsport Sun-Gazette about the mission of the boys. If you might like to inquire about purchasing one of their two CD's, please call the family at 570-368-7577. I know their amazing music will be an inspiration to many homeschooling families!

Though barbershop music has waned in popularity, four Montoursville brothers, ages 10 to 17, are keeping the genre alive in the name of the Lord.

Known as the Konkle Quartet, Hunter, Walker, Rider and Parker Konkle have spent the last four years singing together at area churches and events.

"Conservative music for a conservative generation" is how Hunter Konkle, 17, described the group's material of older spiritual style hymns such as "I'll Fly Away," "Be Thou My Vision" and "For the Beauty of the Earth."

All of the arrangements the brothers perform are four-part harmony and sung a cappella. Together, the brothers perform an average of 30 to 40 times a year.

The group has produced two CDs, one in 2008 and the second in May. The latter is available at the Hallmark store in the Loyal Plaza.

"We just love doing it," Hunter Konkle said. "We love seeing people's faces. It's a blessing.".....

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PA Homeschoolers Advanced Placement Online Classes-- don't leave high school at home without them!
Andrew Min, 7/7/2011

Editor's Note from Susan Richman: I was so delighted to receive this article from Andrew Min, one of my longterm favorite AP Online students, sharing about what taking part in many of our AP Online classes has meant to him and the impact they've had on his future. I've also have the wonderful opportunity to meet Andrew several times-- when he was just a freshman and taking my AP US History class, he joined about 8 of his fellow virtual classmates for a real life field trip to the National Constitutional Center in Philadelphia. He also came for several years to the end-of-year AP Party we hold each Memorial Day weekend here at our farm-- this includes a square dance called by my husband, as well as a swing dance led by one of the students. One year Andrew didn't think he'd be able to make it-- he had a slight cold, and things were busy at home. The other students, though, couldn't imagine an AP Party without Andrew, and immediately called him by phone at his home in New Jersey-- and Andrew showed up with his wonderful family the next day! His family was quite touched that 'virtual' classmates could form such good frienship. It's been such a blessing getting to know our AP Online students-- and to see them also making connections through other activities like homeschool debate (my AP US History students this year sent me a photo where about 11 of them met up at a National Debate Tournament!). And AP Online kids have been know to run into each other at college admissions events, too-- one year two AP students in my class even opted to room together as freshmen at Hillsdale College, and they'd both benefited from meeting another fellow student who was already on campus. Networking at its best!

Andrew Min meeting an AP US History classmate the next year at a debate tournament

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