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VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS |
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WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS |
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Volume 3, Issue 20 |
A Publication for Middle and High Schools |
January 12-16, 2015 |
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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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Exams continue through the week at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools. Middle schools will operate on a normal schedule during the high school exam period. |
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The Vance County Board of Education meets on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue in Henderson. |
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Teacher Talk sessions will be held for first-year teachers on Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m. at Henderson Middle, Northern Vance High and Western Vance High.
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Friday marks the end of the third six-week grading period at the high schools (except at Early College), the end of the second nine-week grading period in the middle schools and the end of the first semester of the school year. |
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The mid-year graduation ceremony for Western Vance High School will be held on Friday at 7 p.m. |
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SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THE WEEK |
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Northern Vance High: (Monday, January 12) – End-of-Course exams for first period, Math 1, Biology and all English II exams, along with make-up exams from the previous day, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Students dismissed at 12:30 p.m. after lunch. First-period CTE Post Assessment and N.C. Final Exams from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for affected students. |
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Southern Vance High: (Monday, January 12) – End-of-Course exams for first period, Math 1, Biology and all English II exams, along with make-up exams from the previous day, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Students dismissed at 12:30 p.m. after lunch. First-period CTE Post Assessment and N.C. Final Exams from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for affected students. |
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Western Vance High: (Monday, January 12-Wednesday, January 14) – End-of-Course and semester exams |
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Northern Vance High: (Tuesday, January 13) – End-of-Course exams for second period, Math 1 and Biology, along with make-up exams from the previous day, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Students dismissed at 12:30 p.m. after lunch. Second-period CTE Post Assessment and N.C. Final Exams, along with make-up exams from previous day, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for affected students. |
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Southern Vance High: (Tuesday, January 13) – End-of-Course exams for second period, Math 1 and Biology, along with make-up exams from the previous day, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Students dismissed at 12:30 p.m. after lunch. Second-period CTE Post Assessment and N.C. Final Exams, along with make-up exams from previous day, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for affected students. |
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Northern Vance High: (Wednesday, January 14) – End-of-Course exams for third period, Math 1 and Biology, along with make-up exams from the previous day, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Students dismissed at 12:30 p.m. after lunch. Third-period CTE Post Assessment and N.C. Final Exams, along with make-up exams from previous day, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for affected students. |
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Southern Vance High: (Wednesday, January 14) – End-of-Course exams for third period, Math 1 and Biology, along with make-up exams from the previous day, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Students dismissed at 12:30 p.m. after lunch. Third-period CTE Post Assessment and N.C. Final Exams, along with make-up exams from previous day, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for affected students. |
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Northern Vance High: (Thursday, January 15) – End-of-Course exams for fourth period, Math 1 and Biology, along with make-up exams from the previous day, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Students dismissed at 12:30 p.m. after lunch. Fourth-period CTE Post Assessment and N.C. Final Exams, along with make-up exams from previous day, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for affected students. |
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Southern Vance High: (Thursday, January 15) – End-of-Course exams for fourth period, Math 1 and Biology, along with make-up exams from the previous day, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Students dismissed at 12:30 p.m. after lunch. Fourth-period CTE Post Assessment and N.C. Final Exams, along with make-up exams from previous day, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for affected students. |
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Western Vance High: (Thursday, January 15-Friday, January 16) – Make-up exams |
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Northern Vance High: (Friday, January 16) – Make-up exams for End-of-Course, N.C. Final Exams and CTE exams as needed. Students will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. after lunch. |
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Southern Vance High: (Friday, January 16) – Make-up exams for End-of-Course, N.C. Final Exams and CTE exams as needed. Students will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. after lunch. |
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UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS |
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Monday, January 19: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. All schools and school system offices are closed. |
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Tuesday, January 20-Wednesday, January 21: Teacher workdays, except at Early College High. No school for students. |
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Thursday, January 22: Second semester begins, except at Early College High |
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Monday, January 26: Faculty meeting at 3 p.m. at Western Vance High |
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Thursday, January 29: Report cards are distributed |
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Tuesday, February 10: Interim Progress Reports distributed at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools |
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Wednesday, February 18: Early Release Day, except at Early College High, for 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, February 19: End of the fourth six-week grading period at Early College High |
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Friday, February 20: Interim Progress Reports are distributed at middle schools |
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Monday, February 23: Report cards are distributed at Early College High |
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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
HMS Home Northern Granville 4:30 p.m.
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WRESTLING
EJMS Home Hawley and Terrell Lane 4:15 p.m.
HMS Away Butner-Stem and Cedar Creek (at Cedar Creek) 4:30 p.m.
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NO EVENTS SCHEDULED
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BASKETBALL
EJMS Home Warren County 4:15 p.m.
HMS Away Hawley 4:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
NVHS Away Orange 6 p.m.
SVHS Away Wake Forest and Leesville Road (at Leesville Road) 6 p.m.
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BASKETBALL
NVHS Home Northwood JV 4:30 p.m. Women’s 6 p.m. Men’s 7:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
SVHS Away Conference Championship Meet at Roanoke Rapids 4 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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