Category: Education

Jenny Waite and Sharon Hopper, both teachers at Zeb Vance Elementary School have been selected to participate in the Governor’s Teacher Network for the next year. N.C. Gov.Pat McCrory, in partnership with the N.C. Department of Public Instruction, established the Governor’s Teacher Network to recognize and reward teachers who can help advance Race to the Top funded educational remodeling efforts across the state.  Approximately 450 outstanding teachers from across North Carolina were selected through an application process to serve for …

Stephanie Pegram, a fifth-grade student at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary School, was honored on May 6 as the top reader in the school through the Read & Win program sponsored by the Henderson Optimist Club. Pegram is shown at center in the photo as she accepts the bird house given to her as a gift for the recognition by John Pecora, president of the Henderson Optimist Club, right, as Principal Marylaura McKoon joins them. Members of the club have worked …

Susan Hughes, a fifth-grade teacher at Dabney Elementary School, has received a $750 grant from the N.C. Farm Bureau and the Vance County Farm Bureau. A total of $500 of the grant funding is from the state agency, with the remainder of the money from the county agency. Hughes will use the grant funds to purchase a HydroStacker Vertical Hydroponic Growing System for the use of her students and other students at the school. The HydroStacker is approximately six feet …

This is an update concerning the Class of 2014 graduation ceremonies tomorrow at Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools. Due to changing weather conditions and forecasts, both Southern Vance and Northern Vance are planning to hold their graduation ceremonies outside in their football stadiums. The Southern Vance High School graduation ceremony will be held at 8 a.m. tomorrow, Saturday, June 14, in Raider Stadium and the Northern Vance High School graduation ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow …

This is an important announcement about Vance County Schools’ high school graduations. The graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2014 at Northern Vance High School and Southern Vance High School on Saturday, June 14, will be held in the gymnasiums of the schools due to wet conditions and possible bad weather. The Southern Vance High School graduation ceremony will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday in the school’s gymnasium. The Northern Vance High School graduation ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. …

Vance-Granville Community College will offer a Home Care Aide training course at the college’s Warren County Campus in Warrenton, July 7 through Aug. 27.  Classes are set to be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Home Care Aide is a relatively new specialty designation created as part of a revision to the state’s Nurse Aide training programs. To register for the Home Care Aide course, a student must be currently listed on the N.C. Nurse …

Vance-Granville Community College is currently registering students for two popular computer courses scheduled to be held during the evening at the Warren County Campus in Warrenton. A course on the Microsoft Word and Excel 2010 software is scheduled for Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., July 7 through July 30. Students will familiarize themselves with the popular word processing and spreadsheet programs, which were significantly updated in their most recent versions. Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel are …

An innovative approach recently helped 18 certified law enforcement officers to complete a two-year degree in Criminal Justice Technology in little more than one year. Vance-Granville Community College offered a Criminal Justice “Cohort” program from April 2013 through May 2014. The program was designed with a specific type of student in mind: one who had already completed the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program and was employed by a law enforcement agency. To accommodate their non-traditional work schedules, most classes …

Paris A. Williamson of Durham, who graduated in May from the Associate Degree Nursing program at Vance-Granville Community College, recently took office as the “Breakthrough to Nursing” Director for the North Carolina Association of Nursing Students (NCANS). Williamson was elected to this position by members of the association at their most recent annual convention, held this spring at East Carolina University. She will serve a one-year term. “As director, my main responsibility is to promote diversity in the field of …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS       ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 1 Issue 33                                        June 9-13, 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     The school year officially ends with the last day of classes for students on Wednesday. Final report cards are distributed.       All school media centers will be open during …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS   WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 2, Issue 40 A Publication for Middle and High Schools June 9-13, 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       The school year officially ends with the last day of classes for students   on Wednesday. Final report cards will be mailed by June 17. …

The Vance County Board of Education will meet in Henderson, N. C. 27536 on June 9, 2014 7:00 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center.   I. Call to Order   II. Moment of Silence   * III. Approval of Minutes   * IV. Approval of Meeting Agenda   V. Recognitions/Announcements A. Wanda Bullard, Director of Accountability   VI. Comments from the Public (Citizens who would like to address the Board may do so by completing Form BDDH-E, Public Participation at …

Fermon Bostick, who has been driving a school bus for Vance County Schools since 1995, won the Vance County Schools’ Bus ROADeo competition for this year and represented the school system in district competition in Nash County. Bostick has won the local ROADeo several times over the years. He also has competed in the district competition a number of times and has advanced to the state competition three different times. He currently drives a school bus that is based at …

Students at 158 elementary schools throughout North Carolina will enjoy more fresh fruits and vegetables during the 2014-2015 school year thanks to a $4 million grant from the USDA Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Program (FFVP).  The grant will be used to expand the variety of fruits and vegetables on school menus and to increase overall fruit and vegetable consumption by providing healthier snack choices for students. Includes:  Aycock Elementary, Carver Elementary, Clarke Elementary, Dabney Elementary, E M Rollins Elementary. E …

Eleven graduates of the Vance-Granville Community College Child Care Center on the college’s Main Campus were honored in a special ceremony on May 30 as they prepared to enter kindergarten this fall. The Class of 2014 included Mia Elise Monroe of Durham; Carson Grace Rowan, Kylie Paige Stainback and Mya Marquise Thompson, all of Henderson; Michelle Anne Hunter and Kaylee Grace Overby, both of Kittrell; Nakiyah Elysha Dunston, Mark Willard Medlin and Benjamin Boyd Waters, all of Oxford; Owen Christopher …

The Office Administration Club at Vance-Granville Community College recently conducted a community service project to help local schoolchildren in need. Students participated in the nationwide “BackPack Buddies” movement, which seeks to provide children in low-income households with food for the weekend during the school year. In April and May, the club collected non-perishable food items donated by VGCC students, faculty and staff, along with contributions from Moss Foods of Louisburg. There were collection sites at the college’s Main Campus in …

Graduation marshals for the commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2014 members at both Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools have been selected. Students selected for these honors at both high schools are the top academic achievers in their respective classes. The marshals at Northern Vance High School are all current juniors. They are shown in the first photo and include, front row from left, Jacob Wiggins, Sarah Mason, Susana Garcia Arias, Kendal Almand, Alegra Bass and Danielle Ferens. …

The Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) program has selected three students from Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools to attend its prestigious summer training sessions on the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Annabelle Webb and Chris Haywood, both sophomores at Northern Vance High School, and Jhane Palmer, a sophomore at Southern Vance High School, have been selected to attend the nation’s foremost youth leadership development program June 13-15. Webb is the daughter of Larry and Elaine …