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"Providing homeschool students opportunities to develop athletic
abilities while building character in a distinctly Christian
environment"
Northeast
Oklahoma
Association
of
Homeschools
Our Mission
 NOAH
is a homeschool organization with the specific objective of
providing athletic and educational services to the homeschooling
community. These services are provided to promote a positive
Christian atmosphere for all who participate. Our desire is to
maintain a high standard of character, competition, and safety for
all our participants. NOAH welcomes ALL homeschool students who
wish to participate in our programs.
Our History
In 1998 the
Oklahoma homeschool community was a dynamic and growing entity
that consisted of numerous grassroots organizations dedicated to
assisting families choosing to educate their children at home.
One of the greatest needs was an organization that provided
athletic programs to student-athletes. The Northeast Oklahoma
Association of Homeschools (NOAH) was founded to realize this
need and has become an umbrella organization for a plethora of
sports.
Contributions and gifts to NOAH are tax-deductible.
On March 8, 1998,
17 families assembled to form NOAH. NOAH is a 501(c)3
organization that was created to provide homeschool students
with the opportunity to develop athletic abilities while
building character in a distinctly Christian environment. NOAH’s
desire is to maintain a high standard of character, competition,
and safety for all participants. A board of nine directors
conducts the business of governing and managing the
organization.
In July of 1998
NOAH leased a “home” gym at Town and Country School located on
101st Street near Yale Ave. in south Tulsa. The
athletic program began in October of 1998 with three varsity,
two junior high, and four elementary basketball teams, and a
cheerleading squad. In the spring of 1999 NOAH participated in
its first National Homeschool Basketball Tournament. NOAH
desires to perform at the highest level of competition and
regularly competes against teams from public and private
schools, as well as other homeschool organizations.
The expansion of
NOAH athletic programs began with the addition of high school
golf in 2000. Elementary flag football was added in the fall of
2001 and was followed by elementary baseball in 2003. The
baseball program expanded to junior high in 2004 and varsity in
2005. Soccer began in 2004 with an elementary girls’ team and
expanded to varsity girls and boys in 2005. Girls’ volleyball
has competed in the past and is expected to return in the fall
of 2007. One of the most exciting additions to the organization
was tackle football. The junior high team began competition in
2004, followed by junior varsity in 2005, and the first ever
eleven-man homeschool varsity football team in 2006. The
varsity football team competed against a variety of opponents,
including a class 6A public school. Tennis and ultimate frisbee
were the most recent additions, and NOAH plans to field its
first high school girls’ fast-pitch softball team for the fall
of 2007.
NOAH currently serves over 400 homeschool athletes
and welcomes all homeschool
students who wish to participate in its programs. (If you are interested in seeing a sport
added or would like to help establish a new sport,
contact us.)
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Team colors are
royal blue, white, and black.
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Our mascot is the
Jaguar.
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