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VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS |
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WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS |
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Volume 3, Issue 29 |
A Publication for Middle and High Schools |
March 16-20, 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 deadline for fifth-grade students to complete applications for enrollment as sixth graders in the STEM Early High School for the 2015-2016 school year has been extended to Friday. Applications are available on the school system’s website and from elementary school counselors. |
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NCAA Eligibility Night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday 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 is a full student day at all schools. |
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The Vance County Community Resource Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday in the gymnasium at Southern Vance High School. The event is open to the public and admission is free. |
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SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THE WEEK |
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Southern Vance High: (Monday, March 16) – Open House from 4 to 7 p.m. |
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Western Vance High: (Monday, March 16) – School Improvement Team meeting at 3 p.m. |
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Henderson Middle: (Tuesday, March 17) – “Parent Night” session for all interested parents, especially those of current eighth graders, at 6 p.m. to share information about how to apply to enter the Early College High School as a ninth grader for the 2015-2016 school year. This session includes presentations from Early College administrators, presentations from the ninth-grade counselors from Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools and a presentation by Willa Clark, director of the school system’s Career and Technical Education program. |
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UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS |
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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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Thursday, April 2: Interim Progress Reports distributed at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools and end of nine-week grading period at middle schools |
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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. |
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Monday, April 6-Friday, April 10: Spring break for students |
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Monday, April 6-Tuesday, April 7: Annual leave days for employees |
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Wednesday, April 8-Friday, April 10: Teacher workdays |
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Monday, April 20-Wednesday, April 22: SAT Prep sessions led by Dr. Joseph Aicher for high school students across Vance County at Southern Vance High School beginning at 6:30 p.m. on the first night and 6:10 p.m. on the second night. On the final night, Dr. Aicher will meet with students and parents on a first-come-first-serve basis beginning at 6:30 p.m. |
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Tuesday, April 21: Report cards distributed in middle schools |
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Saturday, April 25: PTO Campus Cleanup at Northern Vance High |
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Thursday, April 30: End of six-week grading period at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools |
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SPRING ATHLETIC EVENTS 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. |
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ACADEMICS FIRST…ATHLETICS SECOND |
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Friday |
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BASEBALL
HMS Away Butner-Stem 4:15 p.m.
SVHS Home Kerr-Vance Academy 4 p.m.
GOLF
NVHS Away Northwood 3 p.m.
SVHS Away Warren County 3:30 p.m.
MEN’S TENNIS
SVHS Home South Granville 4:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
HMS Away Butner-Stem 4:15 p.m.
TRACK
EJMS Home Mary Potter and Warren County 4:15 p.m.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
NVHS Away Louisburg 6 p.m.
SVHS Home N.C. School of Science and Math 5:30 p.m.
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BASEBALL
EJMS Home Hawley 4 p.m.
NVHS Away Orange 5 p.m.
SVHS Home Warren County 4 p.m.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
EJMS Away Terrell Lane 4:30 p.m.
HMS Away Franklinton 4:15 p.m.
LACROSSE
NVHS Home Chapel Hill 6 p.m.
MEN’S TENNIS
NVHS Away Warren County 4:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
EJMS Home Hawley 4 p.m.
NVHS Away Orange 6 p.m.
SVHS Home Warren County 4:30 p.m.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
SVHS Away Granville Central 5:30 p.m.
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LACROSSE
NVHS Away Orange 5 p.m.
MEN’S TENNIS
NVHS Away Chapel Hill 4:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
SVHS Away J.F. Webb 6 p.m.
TRACK
SVHS Home Durham School of the Arts and South Granville 4 p.m.
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BASEBALL
EJMS Away Franklinton 4:30 p.m.
HMS Home Terrell Lane 4 p.m.
MEN’S TENNIS
NVHS Home SVHS 4:30 p.m.
SVHS Away NVHS 4:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
EJMS Away Franklinton 4:30 p.m.
HMS Home Terrell Lane 4 p.m.
TRACK
HMS Away Terrell Lane and Cedar Creek (at Cedar Creek) 4:15 p.m.
NVHS Away Orange 4:30 p.m.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
NVHS Home SVHS 6 p.m.
SVHS Away NVHS 6 p.m. |
BASEBALL
NVHS Home Orange 4:30 p.m.
SVHS Away N.C. School of Science and Math 4 p.m.
LACROSSE
NVHS Home Voyager 5 p.m.
MEN’S TENNIS
SVHS Away Kerr-Vance Academy 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL
NVHS Home Orange 4 p.m.
SVHS Away N.C. School of Science and Math 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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