Eta Sigma Alpha National Homeschool Honor Society

Speaker - March 10, 2016

At our March meeting, Mr. Jim Soderberg spoke to us about presuppositional apologetics. He said that our presuppositions ask three questions: What is the nature of reality? How do we know what is true? How do we live life? From there he spoke on the presuppositional approach.

Speaker - February 16th, 2016

On February 16th, 2016, Mr. Keith Farmer spoke to us about the founding of his ministry, Straight Street. He spoke on the many difficulties in its start and ministry, while showing God's plan through it all. He challenged us to have faith in God as He works through our lives.

West End Center Service Project - February 2016

On February, 4th, 2016, we volunteered at the West End Center, which provides educational help to 200 children yearly, equipping them with the assets necessary to become responsible adults. As volunteers, we had the privilege to assist in this wonderful goal.

Speaker - January 14, 2016

On January 14th, Mr. Dwayne Westermann spoke to the Honor Society about his ministry, Godparents for Tanzania, which works with sponsors to provide college-level education to the underprivileged in Tanzania. His goal is to bring hope and to glorify God through the education of the poor.

Feeding America Food Bank Service Project - January 2016

On January 7th, we volunteered at the local food bank for Feeding America Southwest Virginia. Feeding America strives to accomplish its mission of feeding the 1 in 7 hungry people in America, giving hope to over 46 million people. We volunteered to help see this accomplished.

Speaker - December 10, 2015

On December 10th, 2015, Jason Isaacs spoke to us on his life and ministry in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a ministry committed to evangelism in public schools through athletic programs. He emphasized the need for having humility and joy in leadership and encouraged us as honor society students to be servants in leadership.

Induction Ceremony 2015

At our Induction Ceremony in October, Liam Jackson and Stephanie Henderson were officially inducted into the Honor Society. In addition, we were blessed to have Mr. Tom Clark, Associate Pastor at Salem Baptist Church, exhort us to stand firm in an ever-changing culture.

Operation Christmas Child Service Project - November 2015

On November 19th, 2015, we had the pleasure of volunteering at Salem Baptist Church to partake in Operation Christmas Child. We loaded hundreds of gift-filled shoeboxes into larger boxes, which we moved to a trailer. These boxes will be further transported around the world to over 150 countries where they will be unloaded and given to children in need. According to Samaritan's Purse, over 500,000 volunteers worldwide contribute to bring Christmas to millions of children who have less than us. We at Omicron Zeta had the privilege of being one of the thousands of volunteers to help with this joyous cause.

Honor Society Graduate Banquet - May 2015

Graduates: Ben Cordle and Micah Giraudeau

Tracy Caldwell recaps the year

David Norton, honor society alumnus, runs parent/student jeopardy

Students win a highly competitive round.

Rescue Mission Service Project - March 2015

In March, our group was able to serve the local homeless at the Rescue Mission. We had a great time serving food and assisting the staff.

Speaker - March 19, 2015

In March, we were blessed with the opportunity to hear from Mr. Fred Moody. He shared some of his life experiences with us, and described what we need to strive for as National Honor Society members.

Speaker - Febuary 19, 2015

In February, we had the privilege to hear from Mr. Gary Turner, who spoke about his service in gospel focused jail ministry.

Food Bank Service Project - January 15, 2015

On January 15, 2015, we had a the opportunity to volunteer at our local Feeding America Food Bank. We assisted in sorting and cleaning various groceries, which were later shipped to needy families around the Roanoke Valley.

Speaker - January 8, 2015

In January we welcomed Mr. Chris Ronk at the request of Micah Giraudeau. He provided us with some beneficial knowledge on money management, and how this can be evaluated from a Christian's perspective.

Speaker - December 15, 2014

In December, Andrew Philips invited retired Chief Gunners Mate of the United

States Navy, Mr. Scott Gustafson, to give us some insight on a life of military service.

November Book Drive

During the month of November, we ran a children's book drive to raise awareness of kids in the Roanoke Valley who do not receive many gifts. We donated the collected books to the West End Center, which is an after-school program for inner city kids.

Operation Christmas Child Service Project - November 20, 2014

In November, our group served at Salem Baptist Church packing
Operation Christmas Child boxes. These boxes contained goodie-filled
shoeboxes that were to be sent to needy children around the globe.

Induction Ceremony 2014-15

Chris Goerner spoke on where we find our value and the delusion of "ladders" we create to rank ourselves and others to evaluate academic & physical accomplishments, beauty, riches and fame. He helped us to see that in our strengths and weaknesses that we can trust God's design for our lives and appreciate the differences in one another as part of His sovereign plan.