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VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS |
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WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS |
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Volume 3, Issue 9 |
A Publication for Middle and High Schools |
October 13-17, 2014 |
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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 on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue in Henderson.
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Monday and Tuesday are teacher workdays at Early College High. No school for students. |
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Teacher Talk session on Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m. for first and second-year teachers at Administrative Services Center. |
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Early Release Day on Wednesday at all schools, except Early College High, due to staff development sessions in the afternoon. The STEM Early High School dismisses students at 11:45 a.m. Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools dismiss students at 12 p.m. and Eaton-Johnson and Henderson middle schools dismiss students at 12:15 p.m. |
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The PSAT will be administered to high school juniors in the morning on Wednesday |
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Administrative staff meeting for principals and department directors on Thursday at 9 a.m. in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center |
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Flu vaccines will be administered to all interested school system employees and retirees from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center. Those participating should bring their insurance Cards and their school ID badges or another form of identification. |
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SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THE WEEK |
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Henderson Middle: (Monday, October 13-Friday, October 17) – Homecoming Week |
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Henderson Middle: (Tuesday, October 14) – Data notebook sessions during planning periods |
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Northern Vance High: (Wednesday, October 15) – Report cards distributed |
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Southern Vance High: (Wednesday, October 15) – Report cards distributed |
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Western Vance High: (Wednesday, October 15) – Report cards distributed |
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Western Vance High: (Friday, October 17) – Wizards Club recognition event |
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UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS |
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Monday, October 20: School Improvement Team meeting at 3 p.m. at Western Vance High |
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Monday, October 27: End of nine-week grading period at middle schools |
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Monday, October 27: Interim Progress Reports distributed at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools |
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Tuesday, October 28: ACT PLAN test given to all sophomores in high schools |
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Friday, October 31: End of second six-week grading period at Early College High |
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ATHLETIC EVENTS Volleyball and Soccer Admission is $5.00. Admission for Tennis and Cross Country is free. Eaton-Johnson and Henderson Middle Football Admission is $5.00. Volleyball and Soccer Admission is $4.00 |
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ACADEMICS FIRST…ATHLETICS SECOND |
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Friday |
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FOOTBALL
NVHS Home Chapel Hill (Homecoming) 6 p.m.
SVHS Home Bunn (Homecoming) 6 p.m.
MEN’S SOCCER
NVHS Home Southern Durham 6 p.m.
SVHS Away Durham School of the Arts 6 p.m.
SOCCER
EJMS Away Cedar Creek 4:15 p.m.
HMS Home Butner-Stem 4:15 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
HMS Home Bunn 4:15 p.m.
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CROSS COUNTRY
SVHS Away Conference Championships at Warren County 4:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL
EJMS Home Cedar Creek 5 p.m.
HMS Home Butner-Stem (Homecoming) 5 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
NVHS Away J.F. Webb 6 p.m.
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MEN’S SOCCER
NVHS Home Chapel Hill 6 p.m.
SVHS Home Bunn 6 p.m.
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JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL
SVHS Home South Granville 6 p.m.
SOCCER
HMS Away Bunn 4:30 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
EJMS Away Warren County 4:30 p.m.
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FOOTBALL
NVHS Away Cardinal Gibbons 7 p.m.
SVHS Away South Granville 7 p.m.
SOCCER
EJMS Home HMS 4:15 p.m.
HMS Away EJMS 4:15 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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