Vance-Granville Community College recently organized a clothing drive to benefit the patients at Murdoch Developmental Center, located in Butner. The college’s Sustainability Outreach Subcommittee collected gently used clothes and shoes for both children and adults this spring, and received donations from faculty, staff and students. Geraldine Cash, the administrative assistant for VGCC’s South Campus and chair of the subcommittee, presented the donations to officials from Murdoch Developmental Center in May. “We collected approximately 20 boxes full of clothing,” Cash said. …
Month: May 2015
Elementary School News May 26-30, 2015
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 2 Issue 38 May 26-30, 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 State end-of-grade tests will be administered on Wednesday and Thursday to all students in grades 3-5. Make-up tests will be administered on Friday as needed. …
Senator Richard Burr: Justice for Victims of Sex Trafficking, Land and Water Conservation Fund, and Memorial Day
Last week, The Hill ran an opinion piece I wrote about fixing education funding for low-income children. This funding inequity must be fixed for a simple reason — when federal money is intended to assist the neediest Americans, it must actually go to that very group. Otherwise, we are shortchanging the low income students we are trying to help. Read my op-ed in full here and more about my funding fix here. I am also pleased to report that one of …
Wednesday Open Line
The summer season ahead will see many backyard parties among friends and neighbors. In addition to grilled chicken, hamburgers and hot dogs, there will be baked beans and potato chips, often joined by a salad. Most grocery stores now carry a wide variety of greens, where some years ago, the standard all across America was iceberg lettuce. This variety is noted in May, as it’s National Salad Month. Annually, Americans eat an average of around 12 pounds of lettuce, 21 …
Two VGCC campuses to host Mini-Medical School summer camps
High school students from throughout the region are invited to learn about health sciences and careers in medicine by participating in the 2015 “Mini-Medical School” Summer Camp, conducted by the Wake Area Health Education Center (AHEC) in partnership with Vance-Granville Community College. The intensive, week-long day camp is being offered twice: June 22-26, at VGCC’s South Campus, located between Butner and Creedmoor, and July 27-31, at VGCC’s Franklin County Campus, just outside Louisburg. At either location, students will be on …
18th Annual Charity Motorcycle Ride June 7th, 2015
$25 ticket per rider, includes a full dinner. 50/50 raffle also available and over 100 door prizes. Registration is at 10am, Pull Away at 1:30pm, Return at 5:00pm. All donations are tax deductible. Sponsored by Brewer Cycles Download the full flyer here: 2015 FINAL FLYER
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: To the President’s Desk
Photo of the Week It was such an honor to be part of the bipartisan bill signing ceremony this week for the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. I am especially thankful that my bill, the Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act, is included in this legislation and is now headed to the president’s desk! Weekly Update I was pleased to start off my week by moderating a roundtable discussion at the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Congress on …
Southern Vance National Technical Honor Society
Southern Vance High School hosted its National Technical Honor Society induction and cording ceremony in the school’s Drama Room on May 20. A total of 29 students were honored as either new inductees into the society or as accomplished graduating seniors. Those juniors and sophomores inducted as new members are shown in the first photo and include, front row from left, Eric McLean, Ariana Aguirre, Luis Amaya-Villa, Dasia Burrell and Dalton Elliott. On the second row, from left, are Kenia …
Tuesday Open Line
The first public high school in the U.S. was founded this month in 1820. The English Classical School opened in 1821 with 101 male students in Boston, which also was the seat for America’s first high school of any kind, the Boston Latin Grammar School. Boston Latin, beginning in 1635, sought to prepare young men for admittance to Harvard as divinity students. English Classical placed its emphasis on more general studies. High schools were slow to spread, and by 1870, …
White House Weekly Address: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes this Memorial Day
In this week’s address, the President commemorated Memorial Day by paying tribute to the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in service to our country. The President will spend the first Memorial Day since the end of the war in Afghanistan at Arlington Cemetery, remembering the more than 2,200 American patriots who gave their lives in that conflict, as well as all of our fallen soldiers. The President asked that all Americans spend Monday honoring the …
Monday Open Line
Today is Memorial Day, looked on as the start of the summer season, and a time for family gatherings and sporting events. But the true meaning of the day is underlined by the continuing sacrifices made by U.S. forces in Afghanistan and other tense areas. The first official observance of Memorial Day was on May 30 in 1868. Ordered by General John Logan, flowers were placed on the graves of both Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. From …
Relay For Life of Vance County Starts May 29th, 2015
Relay For Life of Vance County will kick off May 29th, 2015 at 3pm and close on May 30th, 2015 at noon at Southern Vance High School. The main event page is here: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLCY15SA?pg=entry&fr_id=64775 Luminaria’s are still available for sale! We are in great need of more luminaria’s at this point, we don’t even have enough to circle the track at Southern Vance. Relay for Life Team Member Heidi Owen will be more than happy to be the contact person for anyone …
Vance / Warren Garden Updates & Events
PATIO GARDENING SEMINAR, SATURDAY, 5/23Come on out to the Vance County Regional Farmers Market this Saturday, 5/23 at noon for a short seminar on Patio Gardening! Taught by one of our Extension Master Gardener volunteers, you will learn all the tips and tricks to successfully growing vegetables in containers on your deck on patio. Feel free to bring a lunch, beverage provided. REMEMBER TO TIP AND TOSS Scout your yard after a rain to look for any standing water. Mosquitos …
Northern Vance High School Graduation Marshals
Northern Vance High School has announced students who will serve as graduation marshals for year-end events for the Class of 2015. The marshals will assist at the Class Night event at Northern Vance on May 28, and during commencement exercises on June 13. Graduation marshals are shown in the accompanying photo and include, front row from left, River Renn, Marissa Vaughan, Caroline Oakley, Jazmin White and Lauryn Williams. On the second row, from left, are Loricia Martin, Sarah Hull, Nora …
NCDOT Launches Wi-Fi on Piedmont Train Service on May 25, 2015
Raleigh—On May 25, in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the Piedmont train, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Rail Division will launch its new Piedmont Connect Wi-Fi Service. The addition of Piedmont Connect Wi-Fi will ensure complete wireless internet services to passengers traveling between Raleigh and Charlotte. The Piedmont Connect Wi-Fi service will allow passengers non-stop access to surf the web, check and respond to email, engage in social media and stay connected while traveling on the 174-mile corridor. “Railroads …
2 Arrested on Heroin Related Charges
On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, members of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations Unit arrested Sherron Pickett, 31, 822 Eaton Street, Henderson. Pickett was charged with one count of possession with the intent to manufacture, sell, and/or deliver heroin, one count of manufacturing heroin, one count of possession with the intent to manufacture, sell, and/or deliver marijuana, felony maintaining a vehicle for keeping a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Pickett was placed in the Vance County Jail after …
End-of-the-Year Testing Schedule for Vance County Schools
Students in Vance County Schools are already involved in state testing that will now stretch through the end of the school year with the last day of classes set for Wednesday, June 10 2015. The Early College High School has been administering state end-of-course and end-of-the-semester exams throughout this week. The Early College Class of 2015 graduation ceremony is Friday, May 22, and the school’s last day of classes for this year is Thursday, May 28. State testing began in …
VGCC graduates 16 Cadets in School’s 100th BLET Class
Sixteen cadets graduated on May 12 from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program at Vance-Granville Community College, in a ceremony held in the Civic Center on Main Campus. After passing the state certification exam, all are authorized to work in any law enforcement agency in North Carolina. Graduates of VGCC’s 100th BLET class included Joshua Adam Bailey and Ryan Hulett Woodlief, both of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office; Tyler Brady Currin and Leigh Hester, both of the Granville County …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
Friday, May 22nd. We take for granted the many entertainment options so readily at hand because of the World Wide Web. Yet it can bring you up short when you realize how new this experience is. It was just 22 years ago on this date that a movie was digitized and loaded onto the Internet. In 1993, just under 23 percent of U.S. households had computers, and a negligible number accessed the Internet with early browsers, searching a mere 600 …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of May 21 on North Carolina Weekend, “Collecting Carolina” examines the treasures at Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem. Find out what’s in season at Vollmer Farm in Bunn. Tempt your taste buds at Vortex Doughnuts in Asheville. At Richard’s Coffee Shop in Mooresville, gather with veterans at the Welcome Home Veterans Living Military Museum. And the “House Special” samples the fare at JuJu Asian Tapas and Bar in Durham. (Please note: listings are subject …