Convention 2005

Vickie Farris

Wife of HSLDA Board Chairman, HSLDA General Counsel, and Patrick Henry College President Michael Farris, Vickie Farris is the mother of 10 children: Christy, 28; Jayme, 26; Katie, 23; Jessica, 19; Angie, 17; Michael, 15; Emily, 13; Jonathan, 12; Joseph, 10; and Peter, 7. She also has seven grandchildren. She graduated from Western Washington State College with a degree in elementary education and has been homeschooling her children since 1982. The Farrises live outside the village of Lincoln, Virginia.

Vickie is actively involved in her church, serving as a leader in the women’s ministry and sometimes playing the piano for the worship service. She occasionally travels with her husband to speak at homeschool conferences, and we are honored to have her come to Phoenix! Vickie was rewarded for her efforts when she received the national Homemaker of the Year award from Eagle Forum in 1997. She is author of A Mom Just Like You.

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