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VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS |
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WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS |
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Volume 4, Issue 6 |
A Publication for Middle and High Schools |
September 14-18, 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 Monday at 7 p.m. in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue in Henderson. |
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A “Teacher Talk” session will be held on Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Board Room of Administrative Services Center. |
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Early release day for all students, except at Early College High, on Wednesday due to staff development sessions in the afternoon. Elementary and high schools dismiss at 2 p.m. and middle schools dismiss at 12:15 p.m. The STEM Early High dismisses at 11:45 a.m. |
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SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THE WEEK |
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Henderson Middle: (Monday, September 14) – Energy Bus Book Study and Leadership Team meeting at 3:45 p.m. |
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STEM Early High: (Thursday, September 17) – “Parent Night” informational meeting to celebrate the past and look forward to working together for a positive future with limitless opportunities for students |
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Early College High: (Thursday, September 17) – End of first six-week grading period |
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Western Vance High: (Friday, September 18) – Student Council officer elections |
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UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS |
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Monday, September 21: Start of Acceleration at Henderson Middle |
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Monday, September 21: Report cards distributed at Early College High |
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Monday, September 21: School Improvement Team meeting at 3 p.m. at Western Vance High |
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Tuesday, September 22: Student led conferences with parents at Early College High from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. during which students will explain their first six-week grades to parents. Pizza will be provided. |
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Tuesday, September 22: Discovery Professional Development at 3:45 p.m. for math teachers and PTO meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Henderson Middle |
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Wednesday, September 23: Interim Progress Reports are distributed in middle schools |
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Thursday, September 24: College Fair at Early College High |
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Tuesday, September 29: Super Senior portrait make-up day |
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Friday, October 2: End of six-week grading period in high schools |
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Monday, October 5: Teacher workday, except at Early College High. No school for students. |
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FALL ATHLETIC EVENTS Soccer Admission is $5.00 and Wrestling Admission is $5.00. Admission for Tennis is free. Eaton-Johnson and Henderson Middle Football Admission is $5.00. Soccer and Wrestling Admission is $5.00. |
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ACADEMICS FIRST…ATHLETICS SECOND |
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Friday |
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MEN’S SOCCER
NVHS Away Cedar Ridge 6 p.m.
SVHS Home N.C. School of Science & Math 6 p.m.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
NVHS Home Chapel Hill 4 p.m.
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VOLLEYBALL
SVHS Away Bunn 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
SVHS Home Durham School of the Arts 4:30 p.m.
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CROSS COUNTRY
SVHS Away Kerr-Vance 4 p.m.
MEN’S SOCCER
NVHS Home Orange 6 p.m.
SVHS Away Roanoke Rapids 6 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
SVHS Home J.F. Webb 6 p.m.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
NVHS Away Northwood 4 p.m.
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JV FOOTBALL
NVHS Away Carrboro 6:30 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
NVHS Home Southern Durham 5 p.m.
SVHS Home Warren County 6 p.m.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
NVHS Away Warren County 4 p.m.
SVHS Away Kerr-Vance 4 p.m.
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FOOTBALL
NVHS Home Carrboro 7 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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