Category: Education

First semester exams will be administered to students at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools January 11-15. During the administration of the high school exams, elementary and middle schools will operate on a normal schedule. Exams at Early College High School for the first semester were given December 14-18, prior to the Christmas break. The exam schedule includes: Monday, January 11: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – 1st period End-of-Course, N.C. Final Exams and Teacher Made Exams …

Dear VCS Stakeholders, On behalf of Vance County Schools, I welcome and invite you to join the Vanceformation.  Vance County Schools is celebrating the beginning of 2016 with a renewed focus on our commitment to educate and prepare all students for lifelong learning and productive citizenship.  Public relations and community outreach are vital components of a successful school system.  We believe this must be based on solid two-way communication in the best interest of students. We have a responsibility to …

Beginning January 1 2016, all North Carolina public school bus drivers will be required to use hand signals to help students safely cross the road to board the bus. The North Carolina State Board of Education approved this revision to its bus safety policy at its July meeting. In the 2014-15 academic year alone, five North Carolina students were injured by motorists passing stopped school buses. Since 1999, 13 students have been killed while boarding or exiting a school bus. …

Thirteen cadets graduated on Dec. 15, 2015, from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program at Vance-Granville Community College, in a ceremony held in the Civic Center on Main Campus. After passing the state certification exam, all are authorized to work in any law enforcement agency in North Carolina. Graduates of VGCC’s 101st BLET class included Thomas Henry Turner III and Jason Tyler Wright, both of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office; Elliott DeVar Carver of the Granville County Sheriff’s Office; …

The Continuing Education division at Vance-Granville Community College held an Open House to showcase the work of students in Personal Enrichment classes on Nov. 30, on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. The open house offered visitors a chance to see the artistry of talented students and instructors from VGCC’s painting, ceramics, dollmaking and quilting classes. VGCC currently offers these types of classes at both the Main Campus and the Franklin County Campus near Louisburg. “The community members who …

    Campus Celebrates Men’s Soccer National Championship The campus and local community came together Tuesday, Dec. 1 to honor the 2015 Hurricanes men’s soccer team, which won the NJCAA national championship last month. Head coach Martin Dell and team members greeted well-wishers and conducted interviews for the media, following opening remarks by Louisburg College President Mark La Branche and Athletics Director Mike Holloman. Coach Dell and the team’s leading scorer, Max Blackmore, also addressed the crowd in the lobby …

Vance-Granville Community College hosted admissions officers from four-year colleges and universities on Dec. 3 on VGCC’s Main Campus. The event was VGCC’s annual “College Day,” where students obtain important information about transfer requirements, financial aid and scholarships that can help them take the next steps in their educational journeys. The VGCC Student Learning and Success Center organized the fair in partnership with the Carolinas Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (CACRAO). VGCC students browsed through displays, picked up informational …

Registration continues for spring semester classes at Vance-Granville Community College, and the college will offer a final set of opportunities for prospective students to attend an orientation session on campus. Students also now have the option of attending orientation in an online format. The spring semester begins Monday, Jan. 11, with 12-week classes beginning on Feb. 9. At VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County, an orientation session is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 2 p.m. Other orientation sessions are …

Students in the SkillsUSA chapter at Vance-Granville Community College recently made the holidays brighter by providing a variety of Christmas presents for a local family with four children who recently lost a parent. The initiative was among the first service and outreach projects conducted under the auspices of the college’s SkillsUSA organization. VGCC recently joined the national partnership of students, teachers and industry, working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. Students in a variety of VGCC programs are …

Vance County Board of Education Committee Meeting Dates:         * Community Relations, Monday, January 4th 2016 5:30 pm           * Personnel Committee, Tuesday, January 5th 2016 8:30 am Note:  All meetings are held in the Superintendent’s Conference Room.          

Vance-Granville Community College’s History Club recently completed its annual food drive, the organization’s major service project of the fall semester. Students collected non-perishable food items, as well as paper products and hygiene products, all of which were donated to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. The Food Bank works with food pantries in all four of the counties in the college’s service area: Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren. The donations weighed in at 333 pounds, which translates …

The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center is offering a free seminar for local residents who want to start a new business in the new year. “Top 20 Businesses to Start in 2016 & Why” is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, from 6 until 9 p.m., in room 7107 (Building 7) on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. In this seminar, instructor Steve Carver will help participants consider and research what kind of business or franchise might be …

Vance-Granville Community College recently completed a three-year program as part of a national effort to encourage members of the “baby boom” generation to train for new careers. The college had been awarded a $15,000 “Plus 50” Encore Completion Grant from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), which in turn received its funding from the Deerbrook Charitable Trust. The Plus 50 program sought to assist adults age 50 and over in completing degrees or certificates in high-demand occupations that give …

Fifteen employers from throughout the region joined Vance-Granville Community College faculty, staff and students at the second annual Business Technologies Fair in November at the VGCC Civic Center. Students and visitors had opportunities to learn about a variety of careers and how to prepare for them. Participating employers included Cloninger Law Offices; Fastenal; Union Bank; WMR Packaging & Design; Holden Moss CPA; Mars PetCare; Walmart Distribution Center; Food Lion/Hanna Ford Distribution Center; ATOS; Microsoft of South Point; the VGCC Business …