Category: Education

Vance-Granville Community College and Eaton-Johnson Middle School in Henderson are expanding upon the partnership between the two institutions’ student leadership programs. As part of a broad collaboration between the community college and the middle school, the ambassador programs from each side have worked together since 2008. At both VGCC and EJMS, “ambassadors” are outstanding students who commit their time to serve as leaders. Dr. Priscilla Chavis-Lockley, a VGCC graduate and lead counselor at EJMS, established the school’s ambassador program. Chavis-Lockley’s …

The number of teachers leaving North Carolina public school classrooms was down slightly from last year according to the 2013-14 Annual Report on Teachers Leaving the Profession just presented to State Board of Education members. In 2013-14, 13,557 teachers left their local school districts resulting in an overall state turnover rate of 14.12 percent. This was down from the 14.33 percent reported in 2012-13. The turnover report reflects the time period from March 2013 to March 2014. When asked about …

Citizens from Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties came together at the Main Campus of Vance-Granville Community College on Oct. 28 as the college’s advisory committees held their annual meetings. VGCC’s 37 advisory committees are made up of people from the communities served by the college who have worked in the fields for which the college offers training. Committees are also established to advise VGCC’s South, Franklin and Warren campuses, as well as the Small Business Center and other departments. …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS   WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 3, Issue 12 A Publication for Middle and High Schools November 3-7, 2014       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 Wednesday at middle schools.           Monday, November 10, is a teacher workday with no school for …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS       ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 2 Issue 12                           November 3-7, 2014       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 Wednesday.       Monday, November 10, is a teacher workday with no school for students.   Tuesday, November 11, is the Veteran’s Day holiday. All schools …

Vance-Granville Community College held educational programs for students on two campuses in recognition of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Faculty and staff members at both the college’s Main Campus in Vance County and the South Campus in Granville County organized events on Oct. 22. At Main Campus, counselors Seletha Pherribo and Cathy Davis discussed the resources available at the college’s Student Learning and Success Center, including free, confidential counseling to address students’ personal and relationship concerns. “Domestic violence affects …

Remnant Community Development Corporation will sponsor “Road to College.”  This free workshop will be given Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 1:00pm-3:00pm. at the Perry Memorial Library located on 205 Breckenridge Street in Henderson. Topics for this workshop will include:  Choosing the Right College, College Applications, Financial Options and more.  Participants will be given a chance to hear from a recent college graduate from one of the nation’s top ranked colleges. Seating is limited; therefore participants need to register at www.road2collegenc.org.  …

Vance County Board of Education Committee Meeting Dates:             * Personnel Committee, Tuesday, November 4th, 8:30 am Note:  All meetings are held in the Superintendent’s Conference Room.                                                                                             

A longtime educator and community leader will continue to make a difference in the lives of local students, through a new Vance-Granville Community College scholarship established in his memory. The family of Hubert L. Gooch Jr. of Oxford, who died in March, recently created a new scholarship through the VGCC Endowment Fund. In awarding the Hubert L. Gooch Jr. Memorial Academic Achievement Scholarship, preference will be given to students who are residents of Granville County. Gooch was a 1953 graduate …

Children enrolled in the Child Care Center on Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus recently learned about fire safety and fire trucks as part of October’s observance as Fire Prevention Month. Special guests at the center in October were, pictured above (from left), Captain Bryant Williams of Vance County Emergency Services and Battalion Chief Tim Twisdale of the Henderson Fire Department. The firefighters discussed the “stop, drop and roll” technique and what to do in case of a fire at home. …

Vance-Granville Community College’s Criminal Justice Technology program is again offering an innovative approach to help certified law enforcement officers earn a two-year degree in a little more than a year. Starting in January, officers will be given a chance to complete an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Criminal Justice through a series of hybrid classes. Most classes will meet on the VGCC Main Campus for just one night a week, with other class work being done online, said Andrea …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS       ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 2 Issue 11                          October 27-31, 2014       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       Monday marks the end of the first nine-week grading period of the school year.   This week is National Red Ribbon Week with observances in several local schools to focus …

Nursing students at Vance-Granville Community College are partnering with the local health department on a new community health awareness project. Jackie Sergent, health promotion coordinator and health education supervisor for the Granville-Vance District Health Department, recently visited VGCC to speak with students in the Associate Degree Nursing program. Sergent discussed the role that they would play in “Talk Test Protect,” an educational campaign to increase awareness of chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacteria, and to encourage local …

A pair of Vance-Granville Community College faculty members recently helped middle school students learn about careers in health care as well as medication safety. VGCC Pharmacy Technology program head Dr. Erica Fleming and Pharmacy Technology instructor Brenda Harvey conducted a workshop for 20 students from Wake and Johnston counties on Oct. 4. Part of the “Health Careers Saturday Academy” program offered by the Wake Area Health Education Center (AHEC), the workshop was held at the Andrews Center on the main …

VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS   WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 3, Issue 11 A Publication for Middle and High Schools October 27-31, 2014       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       Monday marks the end of the first nine-week grading period of the   school year in the middle schools.         This week is …

Eric Pierce, long-time principal of Western Vance High School, has been selected as the Vance County Schools’ Principal of the Year for the second time in his career. A special panel interviewed candidates for the district honor and chose Pierce for the prestigious recognition for the 2014-2015 school year. He was previously chosen as the VCS Principal of the Year in 2006-2007. In addition to Pierce, finalists for the district Principal of the Year award this year were Anne Garrison …

VANCE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Called Meeting Wednesday, October 29, 2014 5:30 p.m. Administrative Services Center Superintendent’s Conference Room 1724 Graham Avenue Henderson, N. C.   27536 AGENDA Call to Order *     II.      Approval of Meeting Agenda       III.     Finance:  Presentation of 2014-2015 Budget Local State Federal Child Nutrition Child Care Capital Outlay Other Restricted   *     IV.    NCSBA:  Principal/Assistant Principal Pay Issue *     V.     Executive Session *     VI.    Adjournment   *     Requires Board Action