Category: Education

Vance-Granville Community College has named student Elizabeth M. Caulfield of Louisburg as its recipient of the North Carolina Community College System’s Academic Excellence Award for 2016. One student from each of the 58 colleges in the state system is honored with the award each year.  Caulfield will be officially recognized at Commencement in May, when she is scheduled to graduate from the college with an Associate in Arts degree. That same month, Caulfield will graduate from Franklin County Early College …

History came to life once again at Vance-Granville Community College on March 17, when students, faculty, staff and members of the community enjoyed a visit from Thomas Jefferson, as portrayed by Bill Barker. He presented “Mr. Jefferson and the U.S. Constitution,” the second in his series of three lectures, which have been organized by VGCC’s Arts and Sciences division this spring. Barker, the critically acclaimed resident “Mr. Jefferson” at Colonial Williamsburg, Va., has a local connection, as his father was …

The Vance-Granville Community College Mobile Food Truck Entrepreneurship program will participate in a Food Truck Rodeo being held in conjunction with the “Family and Friends Celebration” sponsored by radio station WARR 1520 AM in Warrenton. WARR’s event is scheduled for Saturday, April 2, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., at the Warren County Recreation Center (840 U.S. Highway 158 Bypass, Warrenton). The public is invited. The “rodeo” comes just days after VGCC wraps up its training program, a series of …

The National Beta Club chapter at Southern Vance High School has inducted 39 new members into the prestigious, academic organization. Each new inductee was recognized during a special ceremony held in the school’s gymnasium on March 24. They each were presented certificates and lapel pins by Principal Stephanie Ayscue and senior members of the National Beta Club chapter. New members include: Hakeem Agbele, Zachariah Alexander, Jordan Alston, Nigoria Alston, Allison Ayscue, Carlos Barajas, Samaria Carter, Viridiana Chavez, Christian Clark, Katie …

Vance County Schools are offering parents a variety of opportunities to register their children for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classes for the 2016-2017 school year. Children who will be four years old on or before August 31, 2016, may apply for pre-kindergarten and children who will be five years old on or before the same date should register for kindergarten for next year. For the convenience of parents, the school system will announce soon public locations for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten registration …

Eighteen local educators have completed their participation in the prestigious Vance County Teacher Executive Institute (TEI) for 2015-2016. They were each honored at the TEI graduation and dinner on March 17, at the Henderson Country Club. The educators had completed four all-day sessions mostly focusing on communication with local business representatives about how to best prepare students for the future workforce. They also toured several businesses, visited Maria Parham M…edical Center and public service agencies and participated in team building …

A former NFL defensive lineman visited the Main Campus of Vance-Granville Community College on March 16 and spoke to students, faculty and staff about his experiences and the keys to success. Greg Ellis spoke in the VGCC Civic Center for an hour-long presentation that was sponsored by the college’s Male Mentoring Program. That program’s co-coordinator, VGCC Academic and Career Coach Anthony Pope, was Ellis’ middle school football coach in Wendell, his hometown. Ellis recalled that Pope “was the first coach …

Eaton-Johnson Middle School inducted nine students into the school’s chapter of the National Junior Honor Society during a special ceremony held on March 22. Parents and other family members of the students were assembled in the school’s media center for the special recognition of these high academic achievers in the seventh and eighth grades. Seventh graders inducted were Sarah Hayes, Andrew Tippett and Simone Webb. Eighth-grade students inducted in the ceremony included America Alfaro, Tamia Alston, Aryianna Dockery, Josiah Jones, …

The Male Mentoring Program and the Academic Skills Center at Vance-Granville Community College brought a renowned educator to campus recently to speak to math students and instructors. Dr. Lee Stiff, former president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, presented “Math Matters: Seeing Math for What It Is” on March 10 on VGCC’s Main Campus. Stiff was introduced by VGCC Academic Skills Center assistant coordinator Tim MacNeil. “Dr. Stiff was my professor at N.C. State University,” MacNeil said. “He’s …

A group of students from Vance-Granville Community College recently received scholarships through the Golden LEAF Scholarship program for the North Carolina Community College System. The scholarship program, designed to help North Carolinians attend the state’s community colleges, is funded through a $750,000 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation. The scholarship can be used to assist with tuition, books, fees, supplies, transportation and childcare expenses related to attending classes during the 2015-16 academic year, and industry-recognized credential testing expenses that address …

The Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees approved a proposed total budget request of $2,786,098 for the 2016-2017 fiscal year for Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties at its bimonthly meeting on Monday, March 21. The meeting, held on the college’s Main Campus, began with an announcement from VGCC President Dr. Stelfanie Williams on a new scholarship program, the VanGuarantee, to help eligible students overcome cost-related barriers to getting their college education. In announcing the VanGuarantee, the college president was …

Registration for classes and orientation sessions for new students have begun for the Summer 2016 term at Vance-Granville Community College, which starts Monday, May 23. Students who wish to enroll at VGCC starting in the Fall 2016 semester may also attend one of the orientation sessions for summer. 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 …

Vance County Board of Education Committee Meeting Dates:         * Building & Grounds, Thursday, March 24th, 8:30 am         * Personnel Committee, Tuesday, April 5th, 8:30 am Note:  All meetings are held in the Superintendent’s  Conference Room.       

In celebration of Black History Month, the Male Mentoring program at Vance-Granville Community College recently hosted a special guest speaker with unique insights into the people and events of the civil rights movement. The speaker, Delores S. Eaton of Durham, is the wife of the late Granville County native, the Rev. Herbert H. Eaton, who was the immediate successor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. At age 86, Eaton has …

Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of Vance-Granville Community College, announced a major new commitment today (March 21) to eliminate financial barriers to higher education for residents of Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties. President Williams said a new need-based scholarship program, called the “VanGuarantee,” is designed to cover tuition, student fees and textbooks for eligible students whose financial needs are unmet by federal financial aid and other means of support. She made the announcement at a meeting of the VGCC …

Parents of children who will be entering pre-kindergarten and kindergarten for the 2016-2017 school year may now register their children for enrollment at any Vance County Schools elementary school. Children who will be four years old on or before August 31, should apply for pre-kindergarten and children who will be five years old on or before August 31, should register for kindergarten. Applications for pre-kindergarten for the upcoming school year are now available at any elementary school or by going …