Category: Education

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS   WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 3, Issue 23 A Publication for Middle and High Schools February 2-6, 2015       The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship.   IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS       Schools observe Black History Month throughout February with special programs and   events.         Monday is School Counselor Appreciation Day.     …

Vance-Granville Community College’s History Club has elected officers for the 2014-2015 academic year. They include, pictured above, from left, secretary Jessie Hartley of Oxford, president Jennifer Burns of Henderson, and vice president Morgan McFalls of Oxford. Not pictured are the club public information officer, Joseph Richardson, and the public information officer for South Campus, Brieanna Downey. Advisors for the club are VGCC History instructors Victoria Klesmith and Dr. Natasha Thompson. Membership in the VGCC History Club is open to any …

Vance-Granville Community College’s Board of Trustees welcomed home a familiar face at its bi-monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 26, and received an update on grants received in 2014. Danny W. Wright of Henderson was sworn in by District Court Judge J. Henry Banks to the seat previously held by Vance County Schools Superintendent Ronald E. Gregory.   Wright, appointed by the Vance County Board of Commissioners, will fill the unexpired term through 2018. Gregory had served since March 2007, when …

Last year in North Carolina, 826,000 students were eligible to receive free or reduced priced meals at school through the National School Lunch Program. Of that number, a mere 140,854 received meals during the summer months through the Summer Nutrition Programs. In other words, 83 percent of economically disadvantaged, school-age children may have experienced hunger during the summer months. State Superintendent June Atkinson said, “Summer break should be an enjoyable time for students. Unfortunately, that may not be the case …

Through Feb. 28, local adults can save $5 on a High School Equivalency (HSE) practice test or $10 on their first official test at Vance-Granville Community College, thanks to new special offers from the national GED Testing Service. Adults studying for the GED test can take the official “GED Ready” practice test for $1 rather than the typical $6. The practice test helps students determine if they are ready to pass the GED test, and the particular skills they need …

Registration is now open for FAFSA Day 2015, a statewide event that will be hosted locally on the Main Campus of Vance-Granville Community College on Saturday, Feb. 28, from approximately 9 a.m. until noon. VGCC will hold FAFSA Day on the third floor of building 7 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Registration in advance is strongly encouraged. Students can register by visiting financialaid.vgcc.edu and clicking on the FAFSA Day logo. On FAFSA Day, college financial aid officers …

The application process for rising sixth graders to enter the STEM Early High School for the 2015-2016 school year has officially begun. The STEM Early High School is part of Vance County Schools. The school serves students in grades 6-8 and is located on the campus of Northern Vance High School. The STEM school focuses on science, technology, engineering and math instruction. Small classroom settings enable students to work in teams to use STEM strategies for project based learning. Students …

Hutson “Hut” Wester of Henderson recently endowed a new Vance-Granville Community College scholarship in memory of his late wife, Virginia L. Wester. A longtime supporter of the VGCC Endowment Fund, Mr. Wester has previously endowed two Hutson Wester Insurance scholarships at the college. Now retired from Wester Insurance Agency, he also taught continuing education classes on insurance at VGCC for several years. In awarding the Virginia L. Wester Academic Achievement Scholarship, preference will be given to students who are planning …

Within the next two weeks, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction will be releasing student and school performance information for the 2013-2014 school year. The information is based on state end-of-grade and end-of-course results for students in grades 3-12 for last school year. For the first time, the results will include five different levels of proficiency for students in the tested subject areas. The levels are designed to measure each student’s command of the subject materials and they include: Level …

The Triangle North Healthcare Foundation recently completed fully endowing a scholarship that supports Vance-Granville Community College students who are preparing for careers in health sciences. Val Short, the executive director of the foundation, visited the college to present contributions to the VGCC Endowment Fund and celebrate the milestone. “We are proud to be able to provide scholarships for local students, as part of our mission of service to the region,” Short noted. “This endowed scholarship is an expression of our …

A highly decorated World War II fighter pilot has bequeathed Vance-Granville Community College $1.6 million. The gift from Wilbert Allen “Bill” Edwards, who died Oct. 31, 2001, is the second largest in the history of the college, according to an announcement Monday night by VGCC President Dr. Stelfanie Williams. A resident of Oxford at the time of his death, Edwards was a native of Vance County. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II as a …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS   WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 3, Issue 22 A Publication for Middle and High Schools January 26-30, 2015       The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship.   IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS       Report cards are distributed on Thursday.     SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THE WEEK     Western Vance High: (Monday, January 26) – Faculty meeting at …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS       ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 2 Issue 22                          January 26-30, 2015       The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship.   IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS   This is Benchmark Week in reading, math and science for grades 3-5.   Report cards are distributed on Thursday.   SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK   Zeb Vance Elementary: (Monday, January 26) …

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 for tuition, books, fees, supplies, transportation and childcare related to attending classes during the 2014-15 academic year, and industry-recognized credential testing expenses that address skill gaps upon …

Vance-Granville Community College recently wrapped up its first Horsemanship course, part of a new program based at the college’s Warren County Campus. The first three students to complete “Horsemanship I” were Doreen Darnell and Keith Jackson, both of the Shocco community in Warren County, and Devon Tabbert of Manson. As their final assignments, each presented a ten-minute demonstration with his or her horse in December at the Rockin’ E Ranch in Warrenton, where part of the course was conducted. The …

“To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.” That’s the motto of the University of Georgia, which on this date in 1785 became the young nation’s first state-chartered university. Royally chartered private universities existed in America in colonial times, notably Harvard and William and Mary. The University of Georgia opened in 1801 after the similarly chartered University of North Carolina. Today, over 62 million people hold bachelor’s or higher degrees. People with bachelor’s degrees average around …

Although the spring 2015 semester at Vance-Granville Community College is well underway, there are actually still opportunities to register for a variety of classes offered during “mini-terms.” These sections start later but end on May 12, at the same time as the full 16-week courses, and they include just as many hours of instruction as under the traditional schedule. The Spring 12-Week Mini-Term begins on Tuesday, February 10. The complete list of courses is available by visiting schedules.vgcc.edu and clicking …