A Look Back at 2004
As we bid goodbye to 2004, we want to be sure to thank all of you for your support over the past year, whether it came in the form of reading our emails or newsletter, filling out the questionnaire, joining us on a field trip, attending our conference, handing out trifolds, or sending us a cash donation. Any level of interest and participation is greatly appreciated and is what fuels our efforts.

Highlights of 2004
A trip down memory lane, or an opportunity to catch up on events and info you may have missed the first time around:

In 2004, we had fun connecting with a cross section of Massachusetts homeschoolers in a variety of settings:
• State House visits in January, April, and October.
• Field trips to the Pequot Museum in CT in March, the Museum of Science in Boston in June and September, and the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester in November.
• The AHEM Whole Education Without Schooling Conference in May, which featured the MA premier of the movie Grown Without Schooling.
• An informational talk presented by AHEM about homeschooling at the Seekonk Public Library in June.

Throughout the year, we reported on a variety of issues important to Massachusetts homeschoolers, among them:
• Response to media reports on homeschooling and child abuse, as well as NJ Backlash
• Military recruiters
• Federal Student Aid
• Diplomas & the GED
• Local homeschooling policies
• Homeschooling and special education
• Legislation

We were pleased to be able to offer:
• Access to a special edition of the Journal of College Admissions on homeschooling
• AHEM membership cards
• AHEM trifolds, with info on homeschooling in Massachusetts-perfect for handing out at events, meetings or for leaving at your local library.

Ongoing efforts include:
• Legislative watch
• Policy & practice database
• Communicating with our Friends
• Support group listings (27 statewide now listed; do you know of any groups in Norfolk, Nantucket, or Dukes counties?)
• Events page, including Not-Back-to-School Events
• County Contacts, available for phone help anytime

We look forward to meeting more of you in 2005, and continuing to grow the number of informed and active homeschoolers in Massachusetts. We always appreciate feedback on how we are doing and ideas about how we can serve you better.

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