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VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS |
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WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS |
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Volume 3, Issue 40 |
A Publication for Middle and High Schools |
June 8-13, 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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Middle schools dismiss students at their regular times Monday through Wednesday. |
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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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The last day of classes at all schools is Wednesday. |
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The annual Honor An Educator Breakfast, presented by the Vance County Public School Foundation, will be held Thursday from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Administrative Services Center.
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A meeting with all data managers will be held Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the computer lab of the Administrative Services Center. |
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Thursday and Friday are teacher workdays at all schools. |
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SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THE WEEK |
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Northern Vance High: (Monday, June 8-Tuesday, June 9) – State end-of-course tests, Math 1 and Biology exams administered. Students dismissed at 12:20 p.m. after eating lunch. Selected students take N.C. Final Exams in the afternoon and are dismissed at 3 p.m. Make-up exams given as needed. |
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Southern Vance High: (Monday, June 8-Tuesday, June 9) – State end-of-course tests, Math 1 and Biology exams administered. Students dismissed at 12:20 p.m. after eating lunch. Selected students take N.C. Final Exams in the afternoon and are dismissed at 3 p.m. Make-up exams given as needed. |
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Western Vance High: (Monday, June 8-Tuesday, June 9) – Make-up exams given as needed |
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Northern Vance High: (Wednesday, June 10) – Make-up exams given if needed |
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Southern Vance High: (Wednesday, June 10) – Make-up exams given if needed |
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Western Vance High: (Wednesday, June 10) – Make-up exams given if needed |
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STEM Early High: (Thursday, June 11) – Eighth-grade “graduation” ceremony at 10 a.m. in the gymnasium at Northern Vance High School |
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Western Vance High: (Friday, June 12) – Graduation ceremony for Class of 2015 at 7 p.m. on the front lawn of the school. If there is bad weather, the ceremony will be held in the school’s gymnasium. |
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Northern Vance High: (Saturday, June 13) – Graduation ceremony for Class of 2015 at 8 a.m. in Viking Stadium. If there is bad weather, the ceremony will be held in the school’s gymnasium. |
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Southern Vance High: (Saturday, June 13) – Graduation ceremony for Class of 2015 at 11 a.m. in Raider Stadium. If there is bad weather, the ceremony will be held in the school’s gymnasium. |
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UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS |
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Monday, June 15-Wednesday, June 17: Teacher workdays at all schools |
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Tuesday, June 16: Critical Incident Update training from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center for principals, assistant principals, school resource officers, social workers and counselors |
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Thursday, June 18-Tuesday, June 30: Summer instruction for identified eighth-grade students in language arts and mathematics from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Eaton-Johnson and Henderson middle schools. Summer instruction also for identified high school students in Math 1 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools. |
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Monday, June 22: Report cards are mailed to middle and high school students |
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Tuesday, June 30: The Vance County Board of Education holds a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center. The purpose of the meeting will be to close out the school year. |
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Friday, July 3: Independence Day holiday. All schools and school system offices are closed. |
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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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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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