Middle and High School News March 9-13, 2015


 

VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS

 
 

WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS

   

Volume 3, Issue 28

A Publication for Middle and High Schools

March 9-13, 2015

 
   

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

 
 

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  The Vance County Board of Education meets on Monday at 7 p.m. in the

  Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue in Henderson.

 

 

 

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  A “Teacher Talk” session for first and second-year teachers will be held on Tuesday

  from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center.

 

 

 

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  An administrative staff meeting for principals and department directors will be held on

  Thursday at 9 a.m. in the Administrative Services Center.

 

 

 

SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THE WEEK

 
 

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Northern Vance High: (Monday, March 9) – Faculty meeting at 3:30 p.m.

   
 

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Southern Vance High: (Wednesday, March 11) – SACS meeting at 3:30 p.m.

   
 

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Southern Vance High: (Thursday, March 12) – Staff meeting at 3:30 p.m. in cafeteria and Band Concert at 6 p.m.

   
 

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Northern Vance High: (Saturday, March 14) – PTO campus cleanup

   

 

 

UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS

 
 

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Monday, March 16: School Improvement Team meeting at 3 p.m. at Western Vance High

 
 

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Monday, March 16: Open House from 4 to 7 p.m. at Southern Vance High

 
 

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Tuesday, March 17: NCAA Eligibility Night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at Southern Vance High for all interested students and parents throughout Vance County. Valuable information will be shared about athletic eligibility at the college level and how student athletes should prepare while in high school by representatives from colleges and universities including N.C. Central, William Peace University and Chowan University.

 
 

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Wednesday, March 18: Early Release Day due to 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, March 19: Vance County Community Resource Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Southern Vance High School

   
 

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Wednesday, March 25: Wizards Club Awards at Western Vance High

   
 

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Monday, March 30: Faculty meeting at 3 p.m. at Western Vance High

   
 

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Monday, March 30-Thursday, April 2: Spring break for students and annual leave days for employees at Early College High

 
 

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Thursday, April 2: Career Day at Western Vance High

 
 

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Friday, April 3: Good Friday holiday. All schools and school system offices closed.

 

 

 
 

SPRING ATHLETIC EVENTS
Northern Vance and Southern Vance Baseball Admission is $5.00.

Soccer Admission is $5.00 and Softball Admission is $5.00.

Admission for Tennis, Track and Golf is free.

Eaton-Johnson and Henderson Middle Baseball and Softball Admission is $5.00.

Soccer Admission is $5.00 and Track Admission is free.

 
   

ACADEMICS FIRST…ATHLETICS SECOND

 

Monday
(March 9, 2015)

Tuesday
(March 10, 2015)

Wednesday
(March 11, 2015)

Thursday
(March 12, 2015)

Friday
(March 13, 2015)

 

 

GOLF

 

NVHS

Away

Cardinal Gibbons

3 p.m.

 

SVHS

Away

Warren County

3:30 p.m.

 

MEN’S TENNIS

 

NVHS

Away

Orange

4:30 p.m.

 

SVHS

Away

Franklinton

4:30 p.m.

 

SOFTBALL

 

NVHS

Away

SVHS

4 p.m.

 

SVHS

Home

NVHS

4 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

GIRLS’ SOCCER

 

EJMS

Away

Hawley

4:30 p.m.

 

HMS

Home

Cedar Creek

4:15 p.m.

 

LACROSSE

 

NVHS

Away

Raleigh Community

Time to be

announced

 

MEN’S TENNIS

 

SVHS

Home

Franklin Academy

4:30 p.m.

 

WOMEN’S SOCCER

 

NVHS

Home

Northwood

6 p.m.

 

SVHS

Away

Franklinton

6 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASEBALL

 

NVHS

Home

Granville Central

4 p.m.

 

GIRLS’ SOCCER

 

HMS

Away

Terrell Lane

4:15 p.m.

 

LACROSSE

 

NVHS

Home

Northwood

6 p.m.

 

MEN’S TENNIS

 

NVHS

Home

Cardinal Gibbons

4 p.m.

 

SOFTBALL

 

NVHS

Home

Louisburg

4 p.m.

 

TRACK

 

EJMS

Away

Cedar Creek

4:15 p.m.

 

SVHS

Home

Durham School

of the Arts

and

South Granville4 p.m.

 

WOMEN’S SOCCER

 

SVHS

Away

Bunn

6 p.m.

 

 

 

BASEBALL

 

NVHS

Away

Cardinal Gibbons

4:30 p.m.

 

MEN’S TENNIS

 

SVHS

Away

Louisburg

4 p.m.

 

SOFTBALL

 

NVHS

Away

Cardinal Gibbons

4:30 p.m.

 

TRACK

 

NVHS

Home

Cedar Ridge

and

J.F. Webb

4:30 p.m.

 

WOMEN’S SOCCER

 

NVHS

Away

Chapel Hill

6 p.m.

 

SVHS

Home

East Wake Academy

5:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASEBALL

 

SVHS

Home

Franklinton

4 p.m.

 

GIRLS’ SOCCER

 

EJMS

Home

Bunn

4:30 p.m.

 

SOFTBALL

 

SVHS

Home

Franklinton

4:30 p.m.

 

TRACK

 

HMS

Home

Franklinton

and

Mary Potter

4 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

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