Here are the eight contest contestants -- who do you think will win?

Faith Hemmer -- Volunteer

Rick Boyer -- Speaker

Steve Demme -- Speaker

Nate Sisson -- Volunteer

Ken Sisson -- ICHE Board Member

Dave Barnard -- Volunteer

Jacob Barnard -- Volunteer

Jeff Lewis -- ICHE Board Member

For the first time ever in homeschool convention history, here at the Illinois Christian Home Educators web site, anyone can purchase and immediately download audio recordings of this year's convention workshops -- only a few hours after they are presented. This feature will go live on the ICHE web site sometime on Friday. You can still purchase the MP3 of all the conference workshops -- either on-site or on-line -- but the instant downloads will be available beginning Friday.

Steve Demme and his wife Sandra have been married for 30 years. They have been blessed with four boys: Isaac, 30; Ethan, 28; Joseph, 25; and Johnny, 22. With God’s help, they have have all been home educated.  He is the founder of MathUSee and is on the board of Joni and Friends for Eastern PA. Steve will be presenting nine different workshops throughout the weekend.

Rick and Marilyn Boyer are true pioneers of the home education movement. They began teaching the eldest of their fourteen children at home in 1980 and are still actively homeschooling their three youngest children today. Both Rick and Marilyn will be speaking at the ICHE Convention this week. You can read more about their ministry at The Learning Parent and at their blog. Here is just one of the many books published by the Boyer family.