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VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS |
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WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS |
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Volume 3, Issue 8 |
A Publication for Middle and High Schools |
October 6-10, 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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Monday is a teacher workday with no school for students, except at Early College High.
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Flu vaccines will be administered to all interested school system employees and retirees from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center. Those participating should bring their insurance cards and their school ID badges or another form of identification. |
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SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THE WEEK |
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Southern Vance High: (Tuesday, October 7 – Friday, October 10) – Homecoming Week |
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Western Vance High: (Thursday, October 9) – Winning Wizards recognition |
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Western Vance High: (Friday, October 10) – Student Council meeting |
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UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS |
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Monday, October 13: The Vance County Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue in Henderson. |
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Monday, October 13-Tuesday, October 14: Teacher workdays at Early College High. No school for students. |
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Tuesday, October 14: Teacher Talk session from 4 to 6 p.m. for first and second-year teachers at Administrative Services Center |
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Tuesday, October 14: Data notebook sessions during planning periods at Henderson Middle |
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Wednesday, October 15: Early Release Day at all schools, except Early College High, due to staff development sessions in the afternoon. The STEM Early High School dismisses students at 11:45 a.m. Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools dismiss students at 12 p.m. and Eaton-Johnson and Henderson middle schools dismiss students at 12:15 p.m. |
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Wednesday, October 15: Report cards distributed at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools |
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Wednesday, October 15: The PSAT will be administered to high school juniors in the morning |
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Thursday, October 16: Administrative staff meeting for principals and department directors at 9 a.m. in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center |
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Friday, October 17: Wizards Club recognition event at Western Vance High |
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Monday, October 20: School Improvement Team meeting at 3 p.m. at Western Vance High |
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Monday, October 27: End of nine-week grading period at middle schools |
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Monday, October 27: Interim Progress Reports distributed at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools |
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Tuesday, October 28: ACT PLAN test given to all sophomores in high schools |
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Friday, October 31: End of second six-week grading period at Early College High |
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ATHLETIC EVENTS Volleyball and Soccer Admission is $5.00. Admission for Tennis and Cross Country is free. Eaton-Johnson and Henderson Middle Football Admission is $5.00. Volleyball and Soccer Admission is $4.00 |
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ACADEMICS FIRST…ATHLETICS SECOND |
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Thursday |
Friday |
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MEN’S SOCCER
SVHS Away Roanoke Rapids 6 p.m.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
NVHS Away J.F. Webb 4:30 p.m.
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SOCCER
HMS Home Cedar Creek 4:15 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
EJMS Away Mary Potter 4:15 p.m.
HMS Home Northern Granville 4:15 p.m.
NVHS Home Chapel Hill 5 p.m.
SVHS Home Warren County 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
SVHS Home First Round Of Playoffs 1 p.m.
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FOOTBALL
EJMS Home Butner-Stem 5 p.m.
HMS Away Northern Granville 5 p.m.
MEN’S SOCCER
NVHS Away Cardinal Gibbons 6 p.m.
SVHS Home Warren County 6 p.m.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
NVHS Away Conference Tournament Time to be Announced (at Orange H.S.)
SVHS Home Additional Playoffs 1 p.m.
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JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL
SVHS Away Bunn 6 p.m.
MEN’S SOCCER
NVHS Away Kerr-Vance 5 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
EJMS Home Franklinton 4:15 p.m.
HMS Away Terrell Lane 4:15 p.m.
NVHS Away Northwood 6 p.m.
SVHS Away Durham School of the Arts 5 p.m.
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FOOTBALL
NVHS Home Chapel Hill 7 p.m.
SVHS Home Bunn 7 p.m.
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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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