Middle and High School News February 16-20, 2015


 

VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS

 

WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS

 

Volume 3, Issue 25

A Publication for Middle and High Schools

February 16-20, 2015

 
   

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

 
 

  Schools are dismissing early today (Monday) due to the possibility of inclement

  weather. Elementary and high schools dismiss at 12 p.m. and middle schools dismiss

  students at 12:15 p.m. The STEM Early High School dismisses students at 11:45

  a.m.

 

 

 

  Interim Progress Reports are distributed at middle schools on Friday.

 

 

 

SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THE WEEK

 
 

Southern Vance High: (Wednesday, February 18) – Tutoring session in science after school for identified 11th graders in preparation for the ACT High School BootCamp. Bus transportation will be provided to take students home.

   
 

Northern Vance High: (Thursday, February 19) – Tutoring session in science after school for identified 11th graders in preparation for the ACT High School BootCamp. Bus transportation will be provided to take students home.

   
 

Early College High: (Thursday, February 19) – End of the fourth six-week grading period. Tutoring session in science after school for identified 11th graders in preparation for the ACT High School BootCamp. Bus transportation will be provided to take students home.

   

 

 

UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS

 

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Monday, February 23: Report cards are distributed at Early College High

 

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Monday, February 23: Open House from 4 to 7 p.m. at Southern Vance High

 

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Monday, February 23-Friday, February 27: Tutoring sessions in English and writing after school for identified 11th graders in preparation for the ACT High School BootCamp at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Early College High. Sessions are held two days during the week at each school. Bus transportation will be provided to take students home.

 

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Tuesday, February 24-Wednesday, February 25: The ACT High School BootCamp will be held during the school day for all 11th graders at Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools. Early College High students will attend a session either at Northern Vance or Southern Vance depending on where they live. Half of the 11th graders will attend the BootCamp on the first day and the remaining half will attend the BootCamp on the second day. Each BootCamp location will be led by an ACT consultant and five or six teachers. The BootCamp will last all day at each school.

 

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Friday, February 27: Meeting for juniors at 2 p.m. at Western Vance High

 

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Friday, February 27: Student club activities from 8 to 8:45 a.m. at Henderson Middle

 

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Friday, February 27: Black History Quiz Bowl ends at Western Vance High

 

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Saturday, February 28: FAFSA Day from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the third floor of Building 7 at Vance-Granville Community College. High school seniors and their parents can get free assistance in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms used by colleges and universities to assess students’ financial needs.

 

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Tuesday, March 3: High school juniors take the ACT. End of fourth six-weeks grading period at high schools, except Early College High.

 

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Friday, March 6: Teacher workday, except at Early College High. No school for students.

 

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Thursday, March 12: Report cards distributed at high schools, except Early College High

 

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Wednesday, March 18: Early Release Day due to staff development sessions in the afternoon. Elementary and high schools dismiss students at 12 p.m. and middle schools dismiss students at 12:15 p.m. The STEM Early High School dismisses students at 11:45 a.m.

 

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Thursday, March 19: Vance County Community Resource Fair at Southern Vance High School

   

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Wednesday, March 25: End of third nine-weeks grading period in middle schools. Interim Progress Reports are distributed at high schools, except Early College High.

 

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Monday, March 30-Tuesday, March 31: Annual leave days for employees at Early College High

 

 

 

ATHLETIC EVENTS
Northern Vance and Southern Vance Basketball Admission is $5.00.

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
(Feb. 16, 2015)

Tuesday
(Feb. 17, 2015)

Wednesday
(Feb. 18, 2015)

Thursday
(Feb. 19, 2015)

Friday
(Feb. 20, 2015)

 

 

NO EVENTS

SCHEDULED

 

Conference

Tournaments

For Basketball

This Week.

Games For
NVHS and SVHS

To Be Announced.

 

 

 

NO EVENTS

SCHEDULED

 

 

NO EVENTS

SCHEDULED

 

 

NO EVENTS

SCHEDULED

 

 

 

 

 

 

NO EVENTS

SCHEDULED

 

 

 

 

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.