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VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS |
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WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS |
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Volume 2, Issue 38 |
A Publication for Middle and High Schools |
May 26-30, 2014 |
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The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship. |
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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The state end-of-grade science test will be administered online for eighth graders, with Extend 1 and 2 tests and N.C. Final Exams for social studies and science at Eaton- Johnson and Henderson middle schools on Thursday and Friday. |
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The state end-of-grade science test for eighth graders, Extend 2 test for selected eighth graders and Extend 1 test for selected students will be administered at Eaton- Johnson Middle on Monday, June 2. |
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The state end-of-grade science test will be administered online for eighth graders and the N.C. Final Exam for science will be administered for seventh graders at Henderson Middle on Monday, June 2. |
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SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THE WEEK |
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Early College High:(Tuesday, May 27-Wednesday, May 28) –Mandatory teacher workdays |
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Henderson Middle:(Wednesday, May 28) –The 20-day review period ends |
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Western Vance High:(Wednesday, May 28) –Graduation practice at 10 a.m. |
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Northern Vance High:(Thursday, May 29) – Awards Night at 7 p.m. for students in grades 9-11 |
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Early College High:(Thursday, May 29-Friday, May 30) – Teacher workdays |
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UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS |
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Monday, June 2: Teacher workday at Early College High School |
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Monday, June 2: Faculty meeting at 3 p.m. at Western Vance High |
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Tuesday, June 3: N.C. Final Exams, Career and Technical Education course testing and Extend 1 testing for selected students at Eaton-Johnson Middle |
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Tuesday, June 3: State end-of-Grade testing in reading for sixth and seventh graders and in math for eighth graders at Henderson Middle |
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Tuesday, June 3: Teacher made exams for first and third-period classes at Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools |
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Tuesday, June 3: Winning Wizards recognitions at Western Vance High. Students must turn in laptop computers. |
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Tuesday, June 3: Nurse Aide Pinning Ceremony at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria at Southern Vance High for students in the Nursing Fundamentals Class of 2014 |
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Wednesday, June 4: State end-of-Grade testing in math and Extend 1 tests at Eaton-Johnson Middle |
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Wednesday, June 4: State end-of-Grade testing in math for sixth and seventh graders and in reading for eighth graders at Henderson Middle |
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Wednesday, June 4: Teacher made exams for second and fourth-period classes at Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools |
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Thursday, June 5: State end-of-Grade testing in reading at Eaton-Johnson Middle |
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Thursday, June 5: Final exam for social studies for seventh and eighth graders at Henderson Middle |
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Thursday, June 5: State end-of-course test for English II and first-period classes from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools. First-period CTE Post-Assessments and N.C. Final Exams from 12:15 to 3 p.m. at Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools. |
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Thursday, June 5: Second-period exams at Western Vance High School |
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Friday, June 6: Make-up testing at Eaton-Johnson Middle |
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Friday, June 6: Testing for Career and Technical Education courses at Henderson Middle |
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Friday, June 6: State end-of-course tests for second-period classes from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools. Second-period CTE Post-Assessments and N.C. Final Exams from 12:15 to 3 p.m. at Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools. |
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Friday, June 6: Biology and Math end-of-course tests and first-period exams from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at Western Vance High School. Fourth-period exams from 12:15 to 3 p.m. at Western Vance High School. |
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Monday, June 9: Make-up testing at Eaton-Johnson Middle |
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Monday, June 9: Math 1 testing for eighth graders at Henderson Middle |
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Monday, June 9: State end-of-course tests for third-period classes from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools. Third-period CTE Posts-Assessments and N.C. Final Exams from 12:15 to 3 p.m. at Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools. |
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Monday, June 9: Fifth-period exams and make-up exams from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at Western Vance High School. Sixth-period exams and make-up exams from 12:15 to 3 p.m. at Western Vance High School. |
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Tuesday, June 10: Math 1 testing for eighth graders at Eaton-Johnson Middle |
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Tuesday, June 10: State end-of-course tests for fourth-period classes from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools. Fourth-period CTE Post-Assessments and N.C. Final Exams from 12:15 to 3 p.m. at Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools. |
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Tuesday, June 10: Make-up exams at Western Vance High School. |
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Wednesday, June 11: Last day of classes for students for the school year |
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Wednesday, June 11: Make-up testing at Eaton-Johnson Middle |
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Wednesday, June 11: Make-up testing by appointment as needed at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools |
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Friday, June 13: Class of 2014 graduation ceremony at 7 p.m. on the front lawn of Western Vance High School |
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Saturday, June 14: Class of 2014 graduation ceremony at 8 a.m. in Raider Stadium at Southern Vance High School and Class of 2014 graduation ceremony at 11 a.m. in Viking Stadium at Northern Vance High School |
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ATHLETIC EVENTS Admission for Tennis and Track & Field is Free Eaton-Johnson and Henderson Middle Baseball, Softball and Soccer Admission is $4.00 |
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ACADEMICS FIRST…ATHLETICS SECOND |
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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. |
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