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VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS |
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WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS |
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Volume 3, Issue 16 |
A Publication for Middle and High Schools |
December 1-5, 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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Report cards are distributed on Tuesday at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools. |
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A meeting for parents of AIG students in all schools will be held to discuss the future Of the Vance County Partners for the Advancement of Gifted Education (PAGE) from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the cafeteria at Eaton-Johnson Middle School.
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Interim Progress Reports are distributed on Wednesday at the middle schools.
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The Vance County Schools’ Annual Retirement Banquet will be held beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday in the cafeteria at Northern Vance High School. |
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2014 Christmas partnership event with Salvation Army on Friday. OCS students in high schools will be assembling boxes to use for Salvation Army donations during the holidays. |
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SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THE WEEK |
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Western Vance High: (Monday, December 1) – Faculty meeting at 3 p.m. |
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Southern Vance High: (Tuesday, December 2) – Parent-teacher conferences and report card pickup from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. |
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Henderson Middle: (Wednesday, December 3) – Anti-Bullying assemblies at 10 and 11 a.m. |
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Western Vance High: (Wednesday, December 3) – Graduation Project Committee meets |
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Eaton-Johnson Middle: (Thursday, December 4) –Show Choir performs at Administrative Services Center at 10 a.m. and at the Vance County Educational Office Professionals luncheon at Vance-Granville Community College at 12 p.m. |
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Western Vance High: (Friday, December 5) – Winning Wizards Awards |
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UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS |
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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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Monday, December 8-Wednesday, December 10: SAT preparation sessions will be led by Dr. Joseph Aicher at Northern Vance High School for students throughout the county who have signed up for participation. The session on Monday will begin at 6:30 p.m. and last until 8:45 p.m. The second session on Tuesday will begin at 6:10 p.m. and go until 9:45 p.m. On Wednesday, Dr. Aicher will meet with students and their parents on a first-come-first-serve basis beginning at 6:30 p.m. |
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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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Thursday, December 11: Graduation photos for first semester taken at Western Vance High School beginning at 10 a.m. |
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Monday, December 15: School Improvement Team meeting at 3 p.m. at Western Vance High School |
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Thursday, December 18: Eaton-Johnson Middle School Show Choir performs for visiting elementary school students during the school day at Eaton-Johnson. 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. |
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Friday, December 19: End of the first semester at Early College High School |
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Friday, December 19: Eaton-Johnson Middle School Chorus and Band perform their Holiday Concert for the student body in the school’s gymnasium |
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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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Wednesday, January 7: Graduation practice at 9:30 a.m. at Western Vance High School |
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Thursday, January 8: Students return to classes to begin second semester at Early College High School |
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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 |
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ACADEMICS FIRST…ATHLETICS SECOND |
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Friday |
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BASKETBALL
EJMS Home Butner-Stem 4:15 p.m.
HMS Away Warren County 4:30 p.m.
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BASKETBALL
SVHS Away Northwest Halifax JV 4:30 p.m. Women’s 6 p.m. Men’s 7:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
SVHS Away Bunn and Durham School of Arts (at Durham School of the Arts) 4:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
EJMS Away Bunn and Cedar Creek (at Cedar Creek) 4:15 p.m.
HMS Away Hawley and Franklinton (at Franklinton) 4:30 p.m.
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BASKETBALL
HMS Home William R. Davie 4:30 p.m.
NVHS Away SVHS JV 4:30 p.m. Women’s 6 p.m. Men’s 7:30 p.m.
SVHS Home NVHS JV 4:30 p.m. Women’s 6 p.m. Men’s 7:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
NVHS Home J.F. Webb 6 p.m.
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BASKETBALL
EJMS Away Mary Potter 4:15 p.m.
SWIMMING
NVHS Home SVHS, Bunn, Louisburg and Roanoke Rapids 4:30 p.m.
SVHS Home NVHS, Bunn, Louisburg and Roanoke Rapids 4:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
SVHS Away Durham School of the Arts 6 p.m.
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BASKETBALL
NVHS Away Warren County JV 4:30 p.m. Women’s 6 p.m. Men’s 7:30 p.m.
SVHS Away KIPP Pride JV 4:30 p.m. Women’s 6 p.m. Men’s 7:30 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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