Category: Education

Students who want to continue their education at Vance-Granville Community College now have another means of support, in the form of a scholarship that honors one of the college’s retired educators. The new scholarship fund has been established by Lelia Brigham of Henderson in honor of Sue Wooten Grissom of Creedmoor, who retired in 2012 as Director of Basic Skills for VGCC. In awarding the Sue Wooten Grissom Academic Achievement Scholarship, preference will be given to students who first came …

The VANCE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION will hold a  Called Meeting on  Thursday, July 17, 2014 at  5:30 p.m. in the  Administrative Services Center Superintendent’s Conference Room 1724 Graham Avenue Henderson, N. C.  27536 AGENDA             I.          Call to Order *           II.         Approval of Meeting Agenda *           III.        Executive Session *           IV.       Personnel Recommendations *           V.        Adjournment *           Requires Board Action  

Volunteers from the Guild Gift Gallery at Maria Parham Medical Center recently presented $25,000 to the Vance-Granville Community College Endowment Fund that will create a new scholarship. This scholarship — the seventh established by the Guild Gift Gallery in recent years — honors the original volunteer coordinator of the hospital gift shop, Ann Rose Allen of Henderson. The new gift continues a tradition of the organization’s generous support for education. The volunteer-operated Guild Gift Gallery offers convenience items and gifts …

Vance-Granville Community College recently honored seven women and seven men who completed the college’s year-long Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic program in July. Graduates included Kyle Williams of Franklinton; Davis Speed of Gold Sand (Franklin County); Susan Adcock, April Manyon and Lindsey Simmons, all of Henderson; Valerie Bibee of Kittrell; Jon Elliott of Littleton; Evelyn Smith of Louisburg; Wendy Garrett of Norlina; Chris Adcock and Hannah Tuck, both of Oxford; Chase Anderson of Roanoke Rapids; Steven Stinson of Wake Forest; and James …

Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled several occupational healthcare courses to start in August at the college’s Warren County Campus in Warrenton. The Medication Aide course is set to be held Monday-Thursday, Aug. 11-19, each evening from 5:30 until 9:30 p.m. Michelle Bugg will serve as the instructor. Graduates of the Medication Aide course will be prepared to administer medications in a skilled nursing setting, and to sit for the state examination. Those who complete the course and the exam are …

This summer, Vance-Granville Community College’s fourth annual Science Camp gave local middle school students numerous opportunities not only to “learn” science, but to “do” science. A total of 32 students, including rising sixth, seventh and eighth graders from Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties, completed the day camp, which was held June 16-20 at the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. The week was full of fun, hands-on activities designed to pique students’ curiosity about the natural sciences as they …

Vance County Schools is proud of the 415 graduates and their accomplishments as members of the Class of 2014 from our four high schools. Please review the attached 2014 Graduation Publication and the accompanying Map of the Post-Secondary Education Plans of the Graduates to learn more about their accomplishments and their future plans. Vance County Schools Graduation Publication Graduation Publication Map  

Vance-Granville Community College is holding a breakfast workshop designed to inspire area adults, aged 50 and over, to pursue a college degree, diploma or certificate. Both currently-enrolled VGCC students and those who are considering a return to education are invited. The workshop — entitled “Over 50 and Going Back to School, What a Great Idea!” — will be held on Wednesday, July 16, from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus. A welcome table …

A pair of Vance-Granville Community College students will receive scholarships worth $2,500 each during the 2014-15 academic year, thanks to contributions from J.P. Taylor Company, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Universal Leaf North America, U.S., Inc. In awarding the J.P. Taylor Company annual scholarship, priority will be given to students who are employees of the company, spouses and children of employees, as well as those enrolled in the College Transfer, Business Administration, Electronics Engineering Technology or Computer Information Technology programs. Scholarship …

Verizon Wireless, the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce and Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center are partnering to present a “Lunch Break to Educate” seminar called “Stay Connected to Your Small Business Using the iPad,” on Wednesday, August 13, from noon until 1 p.m. in Building 7 on VGCC’s Main Campus. Autumn Gibson, Business Sales Manager for Verizon Wireless, will lead the discussion. She will describe how Apple’s iPad has proven to be a “game-changing” device for small business owners who …

A group of students from Vance-Granville Community College recently received scholarships through the Golden LEAF Scholars 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 2013-14 academic year, and industry-recognized credential testing expenses that address skill gaps upon …

Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled a Class B Commercial Driver License (CDL) course at the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Classes will be held on Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Aug. 2 through Oct. 11. This course prepares North Carolina residents for jobs operating a variety of commercial vehicles, such as delivery trucks, dump trucks, cement trucks, passenger buses and utility trucks. The training provides students with the vehicle maneuver skills and background needed to take the …

LOUISBURG, N.C.—A Louisburg College alumnus recently received one of North Carolina’s highest honors. The Order of the Long Leaf Pine was presented to the Honorable James F. Ammons, Jr., ’75, a Cumberland County Chief Superior Court judge. “Every one of you here is guilty of conspiracy,” a surprised Ammons told cronies after receiving the award in the Ammons courtroom on behalf of Governor Pat McCrory. Since its creation in 1963, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine has been presented …

VANCE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Called Meeting Monday, June 30, 2014 5:30 p.m. Administrative Services Center Superintendent’s Conference Room 1724 Graham Avenue Henderson, N. C.  27536   AGENDA       I.       Call to Order *     II.      Approval of Meeting Agenda       III.     Finance:             *  A.  Final 2013-2014 Budget Amendments             *  B.  Adoption of Interim 2014-2015 Budget Resolution             *  C.  Bank Signature Authority Change             *  D.  Child Nutrition’s 2014-2015 Bids       IV.    Policy:              *  A.  Policy GBCB, …

Vance County Schools Newsletter The Lamplighter June 2014 Download here:  VCS Newsletter

All of the school media centers, with the exception of Clarke Elementary School, are open this summer each Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for students to have summer reading materials and for book check outs. We urge all students and their parents or guardians to visit our school media centers during this summer. We want students to continue to read and improve their reading skills. The Clarke Elementary School media center is having repair work completed …

Vance-Granville Community College students with a passion for music will in the future receive scholarships bearing the name of the late Dale Weatherington Ramsey of Henderson, who died in May. Ramsey worked for many years as the office manager at Century 21 Hancock Properties in Oxford. The firm’s owner, Wills Hancock of Oxford, and other friends of Ramsey have established the new VGCC scholarship in her memory, called the Dale W. Ramsey Music Scholars Memorial Presidential Merit Award. This is …

Students from Vance-Granville Community College recently volunteered as proctors for end-of-grade (EOG) testing in Vance County elementary and middle schools. More than 30 students and alumni served as proctors at Dabney Elementary, Pinkston Street Elementary, New Hope Elementary, Carver Elementary, Eaton-Johnson Middle and Henderson Middle schools. Most were students in the School-Age Education program at the college. The volunteer effort was organized by VGCC’s chapter of the Student North Carolina Association of Educators (SNCAE), a pre-professional organization that includes students …