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VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS |
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WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS |
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Volume 3, Issue 24 |
A Publication for Middle and High Schools |
February 9-13, 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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The Vance County Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. on Monday in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center.
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A “Teacher Talk” session for first and second-year teachers will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday in the Administrative Services Center. |
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SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THE WEEK |
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Northern Vance High: (Monday, February 9) – Tutoring session in math after school for identified 11th graders in preparation for the ACT High School BootCamp. Bus transportation will be provided to take students home. |
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Northern Vance High: (Tuesday, February 10) – Club pictures taken. Interim Progress Reports distributed. |
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Southern Vance High: (Tuesday, February 10) – Meeting with 12th graders in cafeteria at 10 a.m. Interim Progress Reports distributed. Tutoring session in math after school for identified 11th graders in preparation for the ACT High School BootCamp. Bus transportation will be provided to take students home. |
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Early College High: (Tuesday, February 10) – Tutoring session in math after school for identified 11th graders in preparation for the ACT High School BootCamp. Bus transportation will be provided to take students home. |
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Western Vance High: (Tuesday, February 10) – Interim Progress Reports distributed |
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Northern Vance High: (Wednesday, February 11) – Faculty meeting at 3:15 p.m. |
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Southern Vance High: (Wednesday, February 11) – Meeting with 11th graders in cafeteria at 9 a.m. Tutoring session in math after school for identified 11th graders in preparation for the ACT High School BootCamp. Bus transportation will be provided to take students home. |
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Northern Vance High: (Thursday, February 12) – Tutoring session in math after school for identified 11th graders in preparation for the ACT High School BootCamp. Bus transportation will be provided to take students home. |
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Southern Vance High: (Thursday, February 12) – Meeting with 10th graders in cafeteria at 9 a.m. |
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Early College High: (Thursday, February 12) – Tutoring session in math after school for identified 11th graders in preparation for the ACT High School BootCamp. Bus transportation will be provided to take students home. |
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Western Vance High: (Thursday, February 12) – WorkKeys testing for seniors at 8:30 a.m. |
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Henderson Middle: (Friday, February 13) – Student club activities from 8 to 8:45 a.m. |
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Southern Vance High: (Friday, February 13) – Meeting with ninth graders in cafeteria at 9 a.m. Pep Rally at 2:20 p.m. in the gymnasium. |
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UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS |
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Monday, February 16: School Improvement Team meeting at 3 p.m. at Western Vance High School |
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Monday, February 16-Friday, February 20: Tutoring sessions in science after school for identified 11th graders in preparation for the ACT High School BootCamp at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Early College High. Sessions are held two days during the week at each school. Bus transportation will be provided to take students home. |
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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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Monday, February 23: Open House from 4 to 7 p.m. at Southern Vance High |
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Monday, February 23-Friday, February 27: Tutoring sessions in English and writing after school for identified 11th graders in preparation for the ACT High School BootCamp at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Early College High. Sessions are held two days during the week at each school. Bus transportation will be provided to take students home. |
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Tuesday, February 24-Wednesday, February 25: The ACT High School BootCamp will be held during the school day for all 11th graders at Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools. Early College High students will attend a session either at Northern Vance or Southern Vance depending on where they live. Half of the 11th graders will attend the BootCamp on the first day and the remaining half will attend the BootCamp on the second day. Each BootCamp location will be led by an ACT consultant and five or six teachers. The BootCamp will last all day at each school. |
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Friday, February 27: Meeting for juniors at 2 p.m. at Western Vance High |
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Friday, February 27: Student club activities from 8 to 8:45 a.m. at Henderson Middle |
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Friday, February 27: Black History Quiz Bowl ends at Western Vance 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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NO EVENTS SCHEDULED
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BASKETBALL
NVHS Away Northwood JV 4:30 p.m. Women’s 6 p.m. Men’s 7:30 p.m.
SVHS Away South Granville JV 4:30 p.m. Women’s 6 p.m. Men’s 7:30 p.m.
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NO EVENTS SCHEDULED
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NO EVENTS SCHEDULED
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BASKETBALL
NVHS Away J.F. Webb JV 4:30 p.m. Women’s 6 p.m. Men’s 7:30 p.m.
SVHS Home N.C. School of Science & Math 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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