Middle and High School News November 24-28, 2014


 

VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS

 

WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS

 

Volume 3, Issue 15

A Publication for Middle and High Schools

November 24-28, 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

 
 

Wednesday is a teacher workday with no school for students.

Thursday and Friday are Thanksgiving holidays. All schools and

school system offices are closed.

 

 

 

 

UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS

 

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Tuesday, December 2: Report cards distributed at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools

 

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Tuesday, December 2: Parent-teacher conferences and report card pickup from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at Southern Vance High

 

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Wednesday, December 3: Anti-Bullying assemblies at 10 and 11 a.m. at Henderson Middle School

 

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Thursday, December 4: Eaton-Johnson Middle School Show Choir performs at Administrative Services Center at 10 a.m.

 

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Friday, December 5: 2014 Christmas partnership event with Salvation Army. OCS students in high schools will be assembling boxes for Salvation Army donations during the holidays.

 

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Monday, December 8: 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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Thursday, December 11: Financial aid workshop at 6 p.m. in Room 2341 at Early College High. Amy Denton of the College Foundation of North Carolina, will lead the workshop.

 

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Thursday, December 11: Occupational Course of Study (OCS) Career Summit from 6 to 8 p.m. in the cafeteria at Northern Vance High School.

 

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Friday, December 19: End of the first semester at Early College High School

 

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Monday, December 22-Friday, January 2: Christmas break for students, except at Early College High School

 

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Monday, December 22-Wednesday, January 7: Christmas break for students at Early College High School

 

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Monday, December 22-Tuesday, December 23: Annual leave days for employees

 

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Wednesday, December 24-Friday, December 26: Christmas holidays. All schools and school system offices are closed.

 

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Monday, December 29-Wednesday, December 31: Annual leave days for employees

 

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Thursday, January 1: New Year’s Day holiday. All schools and school system offices are closed.

 

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Friday, January 2: Annual leave day for employees

 

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Monday, January 5: Students return to classes, except at Early College High School

 

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Monday, January 5-Tuesday, January 6: Teacher workdays at Early College High School. No school for students.

 

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Wednesday, January 7: Mandatory teacher workday at Early College High School. No school for students.

 

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Thursday, January 8: Students return to classes to begin second semester at Early College High School

 

 

 

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
(Nov. 24, 2014)

Tuesday
(Nov. 25, 2014)

Wednesday
(Nov. 26, 2014)

Thursday
(Nov. 27, 2014)

Friday
(Nov. 28, 2014)

 

 

BASKETBALL

 

HMS

Home

Weldon

4:30 p.m.

 

WRESTLING

 

EJMS

Away

Terrell Lane

and

Hawley

(at Hawley)

4:15 p.m.

 

HMS

Away

Cedar Creek

and

Butner-Stem

(at Butner-Stem)

4:30 p.m.

 

 

BASKETBALL

 

EJMS

Home

HMS

4:15 p.m.

 

HMS

Away

EJMS

4:15 p.m.

 

SVHS

Home

Northwest Halifax

JV 4:30 p.m.

Women’s 6 p.m.

Men’s 7:30 p.m.

 

WRESTLING

 

SVHS

Away

Southeast Raleigh

and

Rolesville

(at Rolesville)

Time to be announced

 

 

 

 

NO EVENTS

SCHEDULED

 

 

 

NO EVENTS

SCHEDULED

 

 

 

 

BASKETBALL

 

NVHS

Away

Person County

Holiday Tournament

(at Person County High School)

Opponent and time to be announced

Men’s and Women’s Teams

 

 

 

 

 

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.