Bailey’s Story…so far

Davidson County Homeschooler Bailey Renee Hill finishes up High School year on the Dean's List at DCCC, the first student to complete the Career and College Promise program while participating in the Scholars of Global Distinction program.   

Bailey is one of 16 students to be accepted into exclusive ‘Media Fellows Program’ at HPU this Fall.

Bailey’s Story…

Bailey Renee Hill, daughter of Verne (WBFJ Morning Show) and Paula Hill (full-time wife and mom) of Midway, has been homeschooled from kindergarten through 12^th grade.  She is a 2014 graduating senior from Hill Academy, graduating with honors. 

Bailey will participate in two graduations:

May 24 -  NCHE (North Carolinians for Home Education) statewide graduation at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem. 

May 17 - Davidson County Community College graduation where she will be recognized for her completion of the Humanities and Social Science PATHWAY through the Career and College Promise program.  *Bailey will be the first the student to complete this pathway.

 

Homeschooling has allowed Bailey the flexibility to pursue her passion for the performing arts.  She has been involved with Lexington Youth Theater, plays guitar and sings in worship band at Faith Church in Midway, where her family attends, and is a dance instructor/choreographer for Cross Movement Dance Ministry in Tyro. 

 

Bailey has been attending Davidson County Community College in the Career and College Promise program during her junior and senior years.

She will complete a pathway in Humanities and Social Science this May. She will be the first student to complete this pathway.  Bailey is on the Dean’s List at DCCC and in the Scholars of Global Distinction program.  While at DCCC Bailey took a communications class under Sylvia Walters which confirmed her decision to pursue a degree in the field of communications.  Sylvia_Walters@davidsonccc.edu

Bailey has been accepted at High Point University with a Presidential Fellows Scholarship.  Bailey is one of the top 16 communication students selected for the Media Fellows Program at HPU.  This program provides connections and opportunities to travel to NY and LA to study with top professionals in the field of communications.  The coordinator of the Media Fellows program is Charisse McGhee-Lazarou, former VP of prime time programming at NBC.     cmcgheel@highpoint.edu

 

 

Media Fast By: Mariah Cathryn

Media Fast

   
 This week my family and I did a media fast.  We could not watch TV, listen to music, watch movies, or get on any media device for seventy-two hours. We started on Monday, January 21st at five p.m. and ended on Thursday, January 24th at five p.m.

      The electronic device that I missed the most would probably be my iPod. I found myself thinking about what shows would be on TV. I also missed listening to music when I was getting ready both morning and evening.

      My prediction about the media fast was completely true. I thought that I would like the media fast, and I did. But it was a little complicated at first. My family and I got creative and had a lot of fun. This experiment was both easy and hard for me. It was easy because I found other things to do like staining a bird feeder, playing games with my family, and reading a book. The hardest parts were wanting to turn on the TV, text my friends, or check my email. Overall the media fast was not that difficult.

      I learned that I don't have to have media to live. I can go on without media if it is necessary. I also learned that time goes by faster when you are consumed with media. We should enjoy our time on earth and not pass it by.  In the future I will not spend so much time on media and just try to enjoy life. YOLO.

Mariah Cathryn

Age: 12

January 25th, 2013 

History of the Christian Flag...

With all the talk of the Christian flag being taken down at the Veterans Memorial in King on September 17, 2010 after the King City Council received lawsuit threats from the ACLU, do you know the history of the Christian flag?

Here is the story...
The Christian Flag was first conceived on September 26, 1897, at Brighton Chapel on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. The superintendent of a Sunday school, Charles C. Overton, was forced to give an impromptu lecture to the gathered students, because the scheduled speaker had failed to arrive for the event. Overton saw a US flag in the front of the chapel and drawing on the US flag for inspiration. He gave a speech asking the students what a flag representing Christianity would look like. Overton thought about his improvised speech for many years afterward. In 1907, he and Ralph Diffendorfer, secretary of the Methodist Young People's Missionary Movement, designed and began promoting the flag.

The symbolism: The Christian flag has a white field, a red ‘Latin’ cross inside a blue square (canton). The red on the cross symbolizes the blood Jesus shed on Calvary, the blue represents the title given to Jesus of King of Kings and the white represents the purity of Jesus.
www.christianitytoday.com/ch/asktheexpert/jul13.html



In the news...

One veteran’s group is making a 'stand' for the Christian flag. Ray Martini, spokesperson for “Rolling Thunder of Winston-Salem”, saying that he and members of Rolling Thunder will stand watch and guard a temporary Christian flag placed at the Veterans Memorial… 24 / 7 until October 23. King City Manager John Cater gave Rolling Thunder permission to place a Christian flag in a temporary stand at the Memorial; as long as someone is present with the flag at all times. The King City Council removed the Christian Flag from the Veterans Memorial after a resident and the ACLU threatened a lawsuit. On Saturday, October 23, Calvary Baptist Church in King is organizing a rally in support of the Christian flag in their parking lot…about a mile and a half from the Veterans memorial. FYI: Rolling Thunder’s mission is to advocate the U.S. government to bring home American prisoners of wars and those still missing in action. www.rollingthunder-nc6.com/

www.journalnow.com/news/2010/sep/24/they-plan-to-stay-until-rally-at-church-ar-416897/

Ripley's Aquarium (Myrtle Beach)

Our family had a fun and relaxing time during our recent beach trip to Myrtle Beach back in September. We ventured off the sand long enough to spend close to 4 hours at Ripley's Aquarium (Broadway at the Beach). There are lots to see and learn. Great for all ages.
Yes, they have special rates for Homeschoolers (with your ID). Check it out the next time you head to Myrtle Beach!

Ripley's® Aquarium
1110 Celebrity Circle
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
1-800-734-8888

Ticket information: www.ripleysaquarium.com/

The Music Boat 2007

Paula and I had the time of our lives with Premier Christian Cruises on the Music Boat 2007.
Lots more pictures and comments will be entered in the near future.

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Verne from the WBFJ Morning Show

Check out this link to view the first wave of images from the Music Boat 2007
http://www.premierchristiancruises.com/slideshow/tmb-07/


The Music Boat - 2008
Miami, FL to Key West, FL & Calica, Mexico
May 19 - 23, 2008
Public On Sale: August 1st!
http://www.premierchristiancruises.com

My Recent Vacation to Virginia Beach...

Details to follow!

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I have personally been part of creating the 'audible atmosphere' to +100 events over the past 15 years! I play a mix of party standards like the Electric Slide, the Limbo song and the Little Chicken Dance...plus the hits of the 50's, 60' 70's and some 80's. AND I always throw in some of my favorite Christian hits of today.

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