|
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS |
|||||||||||||||||
|
WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Volume 3, Issue 18 |
A Publication for Middle and High Schools |
December 15-19, 2014 |
|||||||||||||||
|
The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship. |
|||||||||||||||||
|
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Wishing everyone a very safe and happy holiday!
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Elementary school groups attend performance of Eaton-Johnson Middle School Show Choir at Eaton-Johnson at 9 a.m. on Thursday.
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THE WEEK |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Western Vance High: (Monday, December 15) – School Improvement Team meeting at 3 p.m. |
|||||||||||||||||
|
STEM Early High: (Tuesday, December 16) – PBIS Silent Auction and Assembly for student assistants |
|||||||||||||||||
|
STEM Early High: (Wednesday, December 17) – Eighth-Grade Science Fair from 4 to 6 p.m. in the cafeteria at Northern Vance High |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Eaton-Johnson Middle: (Thursday, December 18) – Show Choir performs for visiting elementary school students during the school day. The Show Choir, Chorus and Band perform in their Holiday Concert for parents, students and the community in the school’s gymnasium at 7 p.m. |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Early College High: (Friday, December 19) – End of the first semester |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Eaton-Johnson Middle: (Friday, December 19) – Chorus and Band perform their Holiday Concert for the student body in the school’s gymnasium |
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS |
|||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Monday, December 22-Friday, January 2: Christmas break for students, except at Early College High School |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Monday, December 22-Wednesday, January 7: Christmas break for students at Early College High School |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Monday, December 22-Tuesday, December 23: Annual leave days for employees |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Wednesday, December 24-Friday, December 26: Christmas holidays. All schools and school system offices are closed. |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Monday, December 29-Wednesday, December 31: Annual leave days for employees |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Thursday, January 1: New Year’s Day holiday. All schools and school system offices are closed. |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Friday, January 2: Annual leave day for employees |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Monday, January 5: Students return to classes, except at Early College High School |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Monday, January 5-Tuesday, January 6: Teacher workdays at Early College High School. No school for students. |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Wednesday, January 7: Mandatory teacher workday at Early College High School. No school for students. |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Wednesday, January 7: English III N.C. Final Exam and teacher made exams for first and third periods at Northern Vance High and Southern Vance High. Regular school day with adjustments for exams. |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Wednesday, January 7: Graduation practice at 9:30 a.m. at Western Vance High School |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Thursday, January 8: Civics and Economics N.C. Final Exams and teacher made exams for second and fourth periods, along with make-up exams from previous day, at Northern Vance High and Southern Vance High. Regular school day with adjustments for exams. |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Thursday, January 8: Students return to classes to begin second semester at Early College High School |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Friday, January 9: American History 1 N.C. Final Exams, along with make-up exams from previous day, at Northern Vance High and Southern Vance High. Regular school day with adjustments for exams. |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Monday, January 12: End-of-Course exams for first period, Math 1, Biology and all English II exams, along with make-up exams from the previous day, at Northern Vance High and Southern Vance High from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Students dismissed at 12:30 p.m. after lunch. First-period CTE Post Assessment and N.C. Final Exams from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for affected students at Northern Vance High and Southern Vance High. |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Monday, January 12-Wednesday, January 14: End-of-Course and semester exams at Western Vance High |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Monday, January 12-Friday, January 16: Regular school days at Eaton-Johnson and Henderson middle schools |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Tuesday, January 13: End-of-Course exams for second period, Math 1 and Biology, along with make-up exams from the previous day, at Northern Vance High and Southern Vance High from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Students dismissed at 12:30 p.m. after lunch. Second-period CTE Post Assessment and N.C. Final Exams, along with make-up exams from previous day, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for affected students at Northern Vance High and Southern Vance High. |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Wednesday, January 14: End-of-Course exams for third period, Math 1 and Biology, along with make-up exams from the previous day, at Northern Vance High and Southern Vance High from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Students dismissed at 12:30 p.m. after lunch. Third-period CTE Post Assessment and N.C. Final Exams, along with make-up exams from previous day, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for affected students at Northern Vance High and Southern Vance High. |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Thursday, January 15: End-of-Course exams for fourth period, Math 1 and Biology, along with make-up exams from the previous day, at Northern Vance High and Southern Vance High from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Students dismissed at 12:30 p.m. after lunch. Fourth-period CTE Post Assessment and N.C. Final Exams, along with make-up exams from previous day, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for affected students at Northern Vance High and Southern Vance High. |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Thursday, January 15-Friday, January 16: Make-up exams at Western Vance High |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Friday, January 16: End of first semester, except at Early College High |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Friday, January 16: Make-up exams for End-of-Course, N.C. Final Exams and CTE exams as needed at Northern Vance High and Southern Vance High. Students at these schools will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. after lunch. |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Friday, January 16: Graduation ceremony at 7 p.m. at Western Vance High |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Monday, January 19: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. All schools and school system offices are closed. |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Tuesday, January 20-Wednesday, January 21: Teacher workdays, except at Early College High. No school for students. |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Thursday, January 22: Second semester begins, except at Early College High |
||||||||||||||||
|
? |
Thursday, January 29: Report cards are distributed |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
ATHLETIC EVENTS Wrestling Admission is $5.00 and Swimming Admission is free. Western Vance Basketball Admission is $3.00 Eaton-Johnson and Henderson Middle Basketball Admission is $5.00. Wrestling Admission is $5.00 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
ACADEMICS FIRST…ATHLETICS SECOND |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|||||||||||||
|
BASKETBALL
EJMS Home Cedar Creek 4:15 p.m.
HMS Home Franklinton 4:30 p.m.
|
BASKETBALL
NVHS Home Cedar Ridge JV 4:30 p.m. Women’s 6 p.m. Men’s 7:30 p.m.
SVHS Home Franklinton No Women’s Game JV 5:30 p.m. Men’s 7:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
EJMS Home Butner-Stem and Franklinton 4:15 p.m.
HMS Away Terrell Lane and Bunn (at Bunn) 4:30 p.m.
SVHS Away Nash Central and Franklinton (at Franklinton) 5 p.m.
|
BASKETBALL
EJMS Away Terrell Lane 4:15 p.m.
SWIMMING
NVHS Home Conference Meet 4:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
NVHS Home Southern Durham 6 p.m.
|
BASKETBALL
HMS Away Bunn 4:15 p.m.
SVHS Away Opponent and times to be announced Don Amos Holiday Classic (at Graham High School)
|
BASKETBALL
NVHS Away Orange JV 4:30 p.m. Women’s 6 p.m. Men’s 7:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
SVHS Away WRAL Invitational (at Athens Drive) 1 p.m.
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
If you have a school event and would like to have it added to the Weekly School News email, send the information to Terri Hedrick, public information officer, at thedrick@vcs.k12.nc.us. |
|||||||||||||||||