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height: 100%" class="style36" valign="top"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody class="style38"> <tr> <td style="width: 10px">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 200px" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 10px">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 10px">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 200px" valign="top" class="style15"> <center><strong>Coming up!<br/><br/></center> <I>Academic Presentation Day</strong><br/> Friday, March 9th, 2012</I></br></br> <strong><I>Standardized Testing</strong><br/> April 25th-27th, 2012</I></br></br> <strong><I>Achievement Night</strong><br/> Friday, May 18th, 2012</I></br> <br /><br /> <strong>................................<br /><br /> <a href="docs/ShieldApp11-12.pdf">Membership Application</em></a><br /> <a href="for_sale.htm">Curriculum for sale</em></a><br /> <a href="Library.htm">Lending Library</em></a><br /> ................................</strong><br /><br /> <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/shieldonlinesc/my-calendar">more events...</em></a><br /></center> </td> <td style="width: 10px">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 10px">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 200px" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 10px">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </td> <td style="width: 403px; height: 100%" class="style28" valign="top"> <table style="width: 403px; height: 100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" class="style31"> <tr> <td class="style33" style="width: 8px">&nbsp;</td> <td class="style34" style="width: 387px"><br /> <span class="style39">SHIELD is a support group made up of homeschool families dedicated to teaching their children for the glory of God. <br/> <br/> It was started over ten years ago to offer support, encouragement, resources and activities for our members. We accomplish this through group meetings, mom&#39;s night out, seminars, educational materials and membership in SCHEA (South Carolina Home Educators Association).<br/> <br/> <a href="docs/SHIELD_newsletter.pdf">SHIELD Newsletter</a><br/> <a href="docs/available2011-2012.doc">What's Available in SHIELD 2011-12</a><br/> <a href="leadership.htm">Leadership Team Contact Information</a><br/><br/> <B>Welcome!</B><br /><br/><br/></span> <span class="style41"><em> SHIELD is a Christian support group for parent-directed, privately funded education of one's own children according to the SC Home School Law (Section 59-65-40 Home Schooling Program). The South Carolina Department of Education states that Virtual Charter Schools do not fall under the above SC Home School statues, but instead are under the direction of the public school. According to SC law, Virtual Charter Schools are not considered homeschools, but public schools at home. For this reason, SHIELD membership is not applicable for VCS families." <a href="http://www.schomeeducatorsassociation.org/dvd.php">Click here to find out more about VCS. </a> </em></span> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td style="width: 299px; height: 100%" class="style37" valign="top"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td style="width: 10px">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 200px" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 10px">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 10px">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 200px" valign="top" class="style39"> <strong><span class="style40"> <font SIZE="5" class="style39"> The Encourager</font> </span></strong><br /> .................................<br /><br /> <em><font SIZE="5" class="style39"> <strong>THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS</br> </strong></br> Think about how God can use  small things to accomplish great things. I want you to think about the fact that each and every day is filled with "little things"; reading to a child, mastering a new mathematical concept together, encouraging a broken heart, kissing a boo-boo, a special meal with one of your older children just to catch up with what is happening in their world, disciplining a child for lying or for being mean to his or her sibling. <br/><br/> </em> <a href="docs/SHIELD_newsletter.pdf"><em>Read more...</em></a></td> <td style="width: 10px">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 10px">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 200px" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 10px">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 28px" class="style9">&nbsp;</td> <td class="style10" style="height: 28px">&nbsp;</td> <td style="height: 28px" class="style9">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 70px" class="style5">&nbsp;</td> <td class="style3" style="height: 70px">&nbsp;</td> <td style="height: 70px" class="style5">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 28px" class="style4" colspan="3"> <span class="style14"><a href="default.htm">Home</a></span><span class="style13">&nbsp; |&nbsp; </span><span class="style14"><a href="about.htm">About SHIELD</a></span><span class="style13">&nbsp; |&nbsp; </span><span class="style14"><a href="membership.htm">Membership</a></span><span class="style13">&nbsp; |&nbsp; </span><span class="style14"><a href="activities.htm">Activities</a></span><span class="style13">&nbsp; |&nbsp; </span><span class="style14"><a href="resources.htm">Resources</a></span><span class="style13">&nbsp; |&nbsp; </span><span class="style14"><a href="forum">Forum</a></span><span class="style13">&nbsp; |&nbsp; </span><span class="style14"><a href="calendar.htm">Calendar</a></span><span class="style13">&nbsp; |&nbsp; </span><span class="style14"><a href="mailto:ddddjacobs@msn.com?subject=Email from Website">Webmaster</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" class="style2" style="height: 160px"> <table style="width: 100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td style="width: 200px">&nbsp;</td> <td class="style11"><strong>SHIELD<br /> 301 Foxhall Drive<br /> Lexington, SC 29073<br /> </strong></td> <td style="width: 200px">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 200px">&nbsp;</td> <td class="style11">&nbsp;</td> <td style="width: 200px">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 200px">&nbsp;</td> <td class="style16">ýÿCopyright 2008. 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