Category: Education

An advisor is now in place on the main campus of Vance-Granville Community College to facilitate the new “Eagle Voyage” partnership that offers area residents an opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice through North Carolina Central University. Keana Williams, a Raleigh resident, recently became the first member of the NCCU staff to be permanently housed on the VGCC campus. As the university’s transfer academic advisor and Eagle Voyage academic & career coach, Williams will help …

Students who attend Henderson Middle School will be required to wear school uniforms for the 2016-2017 school year following action by the Vance County Board of Education on June 13. The board approved a recommendation by Superintendent Anthony Jackson that the school be allowed to require the uniforms based on information shared by Principal John Hargrove and school staff members. Hargrove and his staff presented a detailed report to the board members on how they sought staff and parent input …

Dr. Erica Fleming, the Pharmacy Technology program head/instructor for Vance-Granville Community College, recently graduated from the North Carolina Community College Leadership Program (NCCCLP). She is one of 36 community college faculty and staff members from across the state who completed the program this year. The leadership program, which includes face-to-face instruction at various locations, provides preparation and training to develop future community college leaders. The program is highly experiential in nature, and participants work in teams to create an “ideal” …

Vance-Granville Community College recently celebrated the graduation of a number of outgoing leaders in its Student Government Association (SGA), sending many of them off to four-year universities, including Duke, East Carolina, N.C. State, N.C. Wesleyan, NCCU and UNC-Charlotte. Among them is Lydia Hendrick of Oxford, SGA senator for the college’s South Campus, who graduated with both an Associate in Arts and an Associate in Science degree as a Granville Early College High School student. Hendrick accomplished that feat in four …

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s (NCDPI) Office of Charter Schools has applied for a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help increase access for educationally disadvantaged students to high quality public charter schools. The proposal is a product of strong collaboration between NCDPI, the NC Charter Schools Advisory Board, and public charter school advocates, including the NC Public Charter Schools Association and NC Parents for Educational Freedom. The proposed $30 million, three-year federal grant would enable …

Registration for classes and orientation sessions for new students have begun for the Fall 2016 semester at Vance-Granville Community College, which starts Monday, Aug. 15. Attending an orientation session is required for all new students who wish to enroll in any of the college’s curriculum programs, and for students who are returning to VGCC after being away for three or more years. Students will also meet with an advisor or academic/career coach before registering for classes. To attend an orientation …

Connor Pendergrass, a rising senior at Northern Vance High School, has been selected to attend the prestigious North Carolina Governor’s School program this summer. Pendergrass is the only student from Vance County Schools selected to attend the summer residential program this year. He was chosen to participate in the program based on his high academic achievements. He will attend the Governor’s School west campus at Salem College in Winston-Salem. Pendergrass will participate in the enrichment program June 19 through July …

The Vance County Board of Education will meet on Monday, June 13, 2016, at 7:00 pm in the ASC Board Room, 1724 Graham Avenue, Henderson. You may download the Board packet along with a copy of the policies that will be presented at the meeting below. 20160613_vcboe_agenda_packet.pdf Policies for June 13, 2016 Board Meeting      

Thanks to new online courses offered through the Department of Public Instruction’s Home Base professional development system, thousands of educators statewide receive professional development, free of charge. Courses are available any time, anywhere. Facilitated courses also are available and allow access to coaching and virtual feedback. Teachers may choose from offerings that best fit their professional learning needs. Principals also may recommend courses to teachers based upon growth needs. In addition, over 90 online modules may be used to renew …

The State Board of Education at its June meeting unanimously approved revised high school mathematics standards for Math 1, 2, and 3, the key high school-level math courses required of all students. These new standards will go into effect in the fall of 2016. “Board members are very pleased to approve the revised standards,” State Board of Education Chairman Bill Cobey said. “There was an excellent standards revision process, and it was good to see the leadership role of our …

Vance-Granville Community College will hold “Enrollment Day” on Thursday, June 16, from 9 a.m. until noon, and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., at all four of its campuses. During those times, VGCC counselors and other staff members will be ready to assist anyone who is interested in enrolling at the college for the Fall 2016 semester, which starts Monday, Aug. 15. No appointments are required. For new students, the process of enrollment begins with an application for admission and …

The first-ever PRIDE awards were presented as the Male Mentoring program at Vance-Granville Community College recently held an awards ceremony to recognize outstanding students who have participated in the program. The ceremony, held May 2 in the VGCC Civic Center, began with welcoming remarks from the president of the college, Dr. Stelfanie Williams. “I want you to know how important you are to us as male leaders in our college and in our community,” Dr. Williams told the students being …

New opportunities to train for medical laboratory technician careers will soon be available at Vance-Granville Community College through a new degree program in Histotechnology. The two-year program will start when the fall semester begins on Aug. 15, and enrollment is already underway. An information session about Histotechnology and the college’s other Health Sciences programs will be held on Wednesday, June 8, at 9 a.m. in the small auditorium in Building 2 on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. Attendees will …

Commencement ceremonies for members of the Class of 2016 at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools will be held in the schools’ gymnasiums this weekend. The decision to hold the ceremonies indoors was made due to excessive rain and the poor condition of our fields, as well as the forecast for possible thunderstorms and rainy conditions on Friday evening and Saturday morning. Original plans called for the ceremonies at Northern Vance and Southern Vance to be held …

Among those walking across the stage at Vance-Granville Community College commencement exercises on May 13 were two students who became the first-ever graduates of the college’s Associate in Applied Science degree program in Welding Technology. VGCC has offered a three-semester diploma program in Welding for more than 40 years but added the two-year degree option in 2015. J. Grant Stoner of Macon and Kyle S. Vipperman of Raleigh both completed the degree in its first year. Vipperman started the new …

School nutrition administrators from across the state are participating in a K-12 Culinary Institute kick-off workshop today and tomorrow at Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte. A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Professional Standards Training Grant received by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) School Nutrition Services is funding the institute, which is designed to increase the availability of fresh, appealing, nutritious meals at school, “Nutrient-rich food means that students are getting what they need to be able …

Vance County Board of Education Committee Meeting Dates:             * Building & Grounds, Thursday, May 26th, 8:30 am                       * Curriculum Committee, Thursday, May 26th, 9:15 am             * Policy Committee, Thursday, June 2nd, 5:30 pm                            * Finance, Thursday, June 2nd, immediately after Policy             * Personnel Committee, Tuesday, June 7th, 8:30 am Note:  All meetings are held in the Superintendent’s  Conference Room.     

Join the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (NCLBCF) EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP EVENT on June 17, 2016 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center, Research Triangle Park, Durham, North Carolina. The Foundation has provided support to higher education in North Carolina for well over 29 years by awarding need-based scholarships to students attending one of the 10 participating Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in North Carolina. It is the Foundation’s goal to help address the decrease in college …

The school bus driver training sessions provided by Vance County Schools have been rescheduled due to a conflict with the instructor’s calendar to Monday, June 27, through Thursday, June 30, at L.B. Yancey Elementary School. Interested persons must attend the training on each of the first three days to receive certification. We will only be training individuals to drive school buses. The instructor will do retesting for those who need it on the fourth day. The training sessions will begin at 8:30 …