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Some
Notes About School Names:
If your home school does not currently have a school name, there
are several options open to you.
1. The best option
is to name your school.
Many people simply use "Johnson Home School" if their name is Johnson.
Others choose a nearby natural feature, such as a creek, harbor, ridge, etc.
-- "Rocky Harbor Academy," or "Walnut Grove Home School," for
example. Others do not want the diploma to say "home school" and
they will use the words "Christian School," "High School," or "Academy" instead.
We have seen a number of home schools named in memory of a grandparent or other
influential or admirable person, such as "J. William Preston High School."
If you have followed
a curriculum from a particular school, please do not give the curriculum
as the name of your school. We won't make a diploma for you that
says "Christian Liberty Academy" any more than we would
make one that has the name of your local public high school on it!
However, you may incorporate the name of the curriculum into your
school name -- for example, "Johnson's Christian Liberty Homeschool" would
make it clear that the diploma was issued by the home school.
If you are naming
your school for the first time, keep in mind that the length of the
name influences the appearance of the diploma. A name like "Smith
School" is so short that it will not appear to arch over the
top of the diploma no matter how large a type size is used. Conversely,
a name that is longer than 30 letters will have to have the font
size reduced in order to fit it all on one line. For the nicest looking
fit, the school name should be between 17 and 27 characters, including
spaces. We do our best to make the diploma look good no matter what
the school name... these are simply guidelines that you may want
to take into consideration. Our order form will allow a maximum of
36 characters for the school name. Bear in mind that if you use this
many characters, the letters of the school name will end up being
quite small. (If you need more than that, you'll have to call us,
and we will see if we can arrange the school name to fit on two lines.
There is an additional $5.00 charge for that custom layout.)
Acronyms may appear
to be a way to get a long school name into a small space, but they
seldom really look very good. Unfortunately, in the fancy gothic
typestyle, they are often unreadable, especially without periods
between them. Here are a couple of examples of school names using
acronyms. If you like this look, there is nothing wrong with using
an acronym, but we want you to be aware of the legibility issue.
2. You
may use the words "Diploma of Graduation" or "Certificate
of Graduation"
across the top of the diploma in lieu of a school name if you wish. Just write
those words in the box labeled "School Name." We don't feel that
this is the BEST option, but it is one that is open to you! If you are ordering
a Personalized Diploma #3 and have chosen to use 'Diploma of Graduation" at
the top, you may call after placing the order and ask us to leave off the word "DIPLOMA" that
appears directly under the school name.
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