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We are a faith-based group of traditional homeschoolers in the Wausau, WI area with the mission of providing the opportunity for education-based activities and services to enhance our members' homeschooling efforts.  

• Traditional Homeschooler
  • In Wisconsin, we have a long-standing law that defines “homeschooling” and protects the rights of all Wisconsin families. Legal “homeschools” in Wisconsin are called home-based private educational programs.
• Education-Based Activities
  • Including, but not limited to: WAHE Board Sponsored weekly fall sports; member planned field trips, member planned events
• Services
  • Private website for all communication, forum posts and calendars; homeschool veterans available to answer questions; used book sales; member events such as Mom's Fellowship Nights, Homeschool resouce meetings, etc.

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Wah - He

Kind of like "wahoo" but it's a "he" instead of a "hoo" sound :)

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WAHE sponsors Group Sports for all ages in September and October and a Track & Field Day in May. These sponsored events are put on for the group with the expert leadership of parent activity directors and all parents signing up for and participating in leadership roles, they are not activities put on for families by certain members.

WAHE also enjoys financially sponsoring a Showcase/Program of some sort in the spring if there are event planner(s) along with enough interest and volunteers. 

Beyond these annual events, WAHE events and gatherings are sustained by our members who volunteer to plan and organize events, meetups, gatherings, and more for the group. 

Members: please see the General WAHE Planning Guide for basic information and contact the appropriate WAHE leadership member for more support if needed.  The sky is the limit - if you have an activity, field trip, program, or other idea to share with the group, please do so! 

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We offer activities for school-aged children Kindergarten-12th grade.  There are times that preschool siblings will have options to join in an activity, but that is an exception, not a rule.

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No.  However, WAHE is a Christian-based Homeschoop Group and members should understand that all WAHE business and events will be run in accordance with the Statement of Faith and our Mission Statement..

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Our group is here to support your homeschooling adventure.  You are welcome to sign up for any events you want to, but you're never required to participate if it's not something that fits into your schedule, lesson plans, or season of life. 

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For the 2025/26 school year dues are $35

• First time members are offered a $10 discount
• Early bird renewals (completed before 6/30/25) are offered a $10 discount

Some field trips and activities may have an additional fee, but they will be clearly communicated in the information and registration process when applicable. 

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Your dues fund our private website as well as annual WAHE Sponsored Events (Kickball, Soccer, Volleyball, Football, Track & Field Day)

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Our WAHE Leadership Team for 2025/26 is made up of 5 homeschooling parents.  They've used and are using a wide variety of curriculums and have been homeschooling throughout many ages and stages of their children's lives. 

Director (Publicity, general information, membership support):  Michelle Jensen, mrjensen.drz@gmail.com or 920-621-2345

Finance Coordinator (dues, activity payments): Joy Briggs, craig_briggs@frontier.com or 715-241-7361

Event Planning Supporter (calendar help, "connecting the dots" between ideas and people): Sandra Sawall, lilkirch_37@hotmail.com or 715-851-0168

New Member Supervisor (new member inquiries, registration): Mark Szitta, mszitta@gmail.com or 715-201-4701

Website Adminitrator (website maintenance, communication): Jessica Szitta, jesszitta@gmail.com or 608-879-0473

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While we are grateful for a variety of schooling options in Wisconsin, WAHE membership is open to those choosing a traditional homeschooling model and filling out a PI-1206 form, in accordance with state regulations.

For more infomation, please see the WI Homeschool Law Faqs below.

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How do the membership requirements apply if you are using an online private school?

First you will first need to determine where the school is located -

If the online or virtual private school is located outside of Wisconsin (such as Veritas), you will file a PI-1206 Homeschool Report, as you will be responsible for ensuring Wisconsin’s educational requirements are met. You will be the administrator of your homeschool and will be responsible to approve all curriculum choices.

If the online or virtual private school is located in Wisconsin (such as AoE), your child is enrolled in a private school and according to the law is not a traditionally homeschooled student because you will not file a PI-1206 form.

For more information on the current homeschool law in Wisconsin, or if you need help or clarification in this area, please see this link at the WI Homeschooling Parents Association or the WI Homeschool Law Faqs below.

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As far as you want it to be! We have had members from Merrill, Tomahawk, Marshfield and beyond. We also may have members who know of other homeschooling groups closer to your location if you need help locating a group.

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The online forum is our main communication "hub."  All forum posts are automatically forwarded to the email on file in a member's family profile.  

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Our events are planned and put together by our members!  If you have an idea and need any help, please contact the appropriate Board Member.  Tips for planning and posting events can be found in the planning events tab after logging into the website.

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