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Do you have or know a homeschooled high school student?
The Harrisburg Area Homeschoolers Assn (aka HAHA) is hosting a Pre-Employment Seminar in Feb 2022 and it is SO GOOD that we can’t keep it to ourselves. Therefore, we have decided to open it up to ALL area homeschoolers. This event will give your students an advantage when it comes to writing resumes and especially with those nerve-wracking job or college interviews. Who wouldn’t want to give their child an advantage as they prepare for life after homeschool? You do not want your high school student to miss this so sign up now – while there is still room!

9th-12th: Pre-Employment Seminar Details

Date: Feb 2, 2022 (snow date Feb 9, 2022)
Time: 9:00a – 1:00p
Cost: $43.00/student (non-HAHA member)
Ages: 9th-12th
Location: 1201 Slate Hill Rd, Camp Hill
Sign up: via the HAHA website link below

Dr. Michael McGough, a retired educator, is offering a Pre-Employment Awareness Seminar. Open to all 9th-12th graders,this seminar will be an essential tool for our students, as they begin to think about, plan for, and prepare for “life after homeschool.” He will answer questions such as: What is a potential employer looking for? And what will turn them off? How is a college interview different than a job interview? He will focus on writing resumes, letters of reference: what are they and how do I get one, job search skills, interviewing strategies and how to dress for the job you want. And because his teacher’s heart wants each student to succeed, Dr. McGough will candidly discuss such topics as voice modulation and volume, bad breath, hair, tattoos and piercings.

Studies have shown that students who have pre-employment instruction and practice, do dramatically better at the interview process. So come prepared with a notebook, writing utensils and lots of questions. Dress is business casual. (Look it up if you’re not sure what exactly that means) Bring a brown bag lunch and we will enjoy a “working lunch” as Dr. McGough discusses the newest trend of “job interviews over lunch” and talks about good table manners.

This seminar will include information he has taught to his college students on how to present your best self in an interview, even explaining how to show confidence without coming across as arrogant. Shortly after the holiday season, Dr. McGough will provide us with a worksheet that the students can work on prior to the seminar and will be sent out to those signed up via email.

https://www.homeschool-life.com/346/events/events_view?public=1&eventid=3264298

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Pennsylvania Curriculum Exchange

Bargain Section Quarter Sale

The sale will be Tuesday, April 27 and  Wednesday, April 28 from 11-4. (These hours are for this week only).

It’s been a year and 7 months since the last quarter sale! Definitely time for one 🙂

Face masks are not required, so make sure you are comfortable with that before you come. If you can leave the kids with someone at home, that would also be helpful, but not required. It can get very crowded during the sales.

Here is the usual explanatory blurb:

Each item in the bargain section (about 3,000-4,000 books) will be a quarter (25¢). Sets of books are 25¢ per item. This includes books from my bargain area from the topics of math, science, history/geography, language arts, Bible, homeschool helps, old edition BJU and Abeka, and lots and lots of readers/novels.

This is a great opportunity to stock up on educational resources. For a quarter, it’s easy, for example, to buy a science book and cut it up to use the pictures for a lap book–no guilt involved. 🙂

I will be accepting consignments. (I take them year-round, no exceptions.)

If you’ve got them, bring your cloth supermarket bags–they are ideal for hauling away all your goodies. And I take donations of plastic grocery bags if you’d like to recycle them with me.

For payment, I accept cash, check, Paypal, credit and debit.

Parking on our grass is fine, but please don’t leave the engine running–it leaves a car-sized dead spot on the lawn. If you need to leave the A/C on for the kids, please find a piece of pavement in the lot or on the street to park.

Thanks!
Julie Helms

• PA Curriculum Exchange
• 25 Ridge Road; Dillsburg, PA 17019
• (717) 432-9947
• PACEbooks@live.com
• Open T/W 12-4

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I just received my first order of Master Books. So to celebrate, they will be 25% off retail for the month of June. Some of these are Teacher Editions that I have the student books in the store used at 40% off.

At the moment, I only have one copy of each available in the store, but will order whatever is needed—so feel free to contact me ahead of time and I can order the ones you need and let you know when they are in (about a week). But you are welcome to come in and use this opportunity to flip through them and see what they are all about. You can purchase what I have or order it.

Here are some examples:

On another note, my Notgrass and All About Learning orders have come in too—we are very well stocked!

We take credit/debit cards, PayPal, cash, or check.

Open: Tue, Wed 12-4 and by appointment

Thanks!

Julie Helms

Pennsylvania Curriculum Exchange

25 Ridge Rd, Dillsburg, Pa 17019

717-432-9947

PACEbooks@live.com

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Dear homeschoolers,

I have decided to re-open the store. We will be operating on different days/hours than before:

• Tues/ Wed
• 12-4

Some of my thoughts in regards to the governor’s suggestions…

• Face masks I’m not a fan as I don’t think homemade masks are particularly healthy for the wearer. So they will be optional. If you prefer to be in an environment where everyone is wearing face coverings, please make an appointment and I will accommodate you.
• Distancing The store is not large, but generally doesn’t get too crowded (quarter sale days don’t count!) When it does feel crowded it’s usually because there are a lot of children. So if you have an option to leave young kiddos home with dad, swap with another homeschool mom, or bring grandma and let her watch them in the car, that would help ease any overcrowding. But it’s not required. If you are with a group that would like to come, contact me for an appointment. I have also added 2 days to my normal days to help spread people out. I plan to increase hours once summer comes.
• Sanitation I will be diligently cleaning surfaces. However, with 40,000 books…total decontamination isn’t exactly possible. So if that’s a problem, bring gloves. The children’s play area will be removed for the duration for this reason.

Other thoughts:

• Consignments Yes, I’m taking them (always!). However, in the very near future “bargain” items will be boxed up and stored till the next quarter sale. I am near capacity in that section now. If you don’t want that to happen to your books, I will return them to you as I sort them.
• Quarter Sale Sorry, not happening till everything is back to normal. It’s the opposite of social distancing…it’s a happy homeschooler jumble!
• Uncomfortable Coming In the Store? No problem… I will continue shipping books, doing porch pickups, and making private appointments. Just ask!

Please feel free to email me with any questions.

Thank you!

Julie Helms

• PACE
• 25 Ridge Rd
• Dillsburg, PA 17019
• 717-432-9947
• PACEbooks@live.com
• Hours: T/W/F/Sa. 12-3

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Due to Governor Wolf’s mandate for PA, the shop is closed till March 30. However, I can still mail out books. Please contact me by email if you’d like to send me your list for possible shipment. PACEbooks@live.com

Thanks,

Julie