Category: Education

Franklin-Vance-Warren Opportunity, Inc.’s Women’s Economic Equity Council and the Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center are partnering to host an event that salutes women who are entrepreneurs and leaders in the community. The second annual “Success Becomes Her,” a luncheon and expo presented by BB&T, is scheduled for Thursday, May 29, from noon until 2 p.m. in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. The doors will open at 11 a.m. The luncheon program will feature a …

Vance County Board of Education Monday, May 12th, 2014 at 7:00pm 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   VI. Comments from the Public (Citizens who would like to address the Board may do so by completing Form BDDH-E, Public Participation at Board Meetings. This request must be made by noon one working day preceding the regular …

Whitney Johnson, a senior at Northern Vance High School, has won the U.S. Presidential Scholars Award. Whitney is one of 141 winners of the award across the United States and one of five winners from North Carolina. Please see the below news release from the U.S. Department of Education. A complete listing of the award winners is included. Whitney is such a wonderful example of the many fine young people we have in our schools and in our county! We …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 2, Issue 35 A Publication for Middle and High Schools May 5-9, 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       This week is Teacher and School Staff Appreciation Week             Report cards distributed at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance …

Vance-Granville Community College will hold a series of sessions offering information for high school students and their parents on the “Career and College Promise” (CCP) program. CCP allows eligible students to pursue a college degree, diploma or certificate while still in high school, without having to pay college tuition. These information sessions will be held on Tuesday, May 13, from 4 until 5:30 p.m. at the Warren County Campus in Warrenton; Wednesday, May 14, from 4 until 5:30 p.m. at …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS       ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 1 Issue 28                                           May 5-9, 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       This week is Teacher and School Staff Appreciation Week     Interim Progress Reports distributed on Friday   SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK     Dabney Elementary:(Monday, May 5)– School …

Before the school year draws to a close and summer vacation takes over, it’s time to say thanks to America’s teachers. Today is National Teacher Day, part of PTA-Teacher Appreciation Week. The goal is to honor the dedication and valuable contributions teachers make to the rest of their students’ lives. The idea goes back to 1944, when Mattye Woodridge of Arkansas began lobbying for a day to honor teachers. With the help of Eleanor Roosevelt, the first National Teacher Day …

Students and staff members involved in Vance-Granville Community College’s male mentoring program recently attended the 2014 statewide Minority Male Mentoring Conference. The conference, organized by the North Carolina Community College System in partnership with the University of North Carolina system, was held in March at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham. The overall focus of the conference was on increasing student success among minority males through improving college graduation and retention rates, enhancing preparedness for the workforce and strengthening family …

Thirteen 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 course completion. …

U.S. Representative G. K. Butterfield will be the principal commencement speaker for Vance-Granville Community College’s graduation exercises on Friday, May 16. Theresa Chiplis of Norlina, president of the VGCC Student Government Association, will be the student speaker. More than 440 students are scheduled to receive their degrees and diplomas in curriculum programs during ceremonies beginning at 6 p.m. at the gazebo by the lake on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. For those unable to attend the event in …

Mooresville Middle School Principal Carrie Tulbert today was named the 2014 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year during a luncheon ceremony held in Cary. The Mooresville Graded Schools’ principal succeeds Southside High School Principal Dale Cole (Beaufort County Schools). State Superintendent June Atkinson commended Tulbert on her selection saying, “Carrie led Mooresville Middle though one of the state’s first schoolwide 1:1 Digital Conversions when very few people in the state had even heard of the term ‘1:1’. Today, …

Vance-Granville Community College will hold commencement exercises dedicated exclusively to new graduates of Adult Basic Skills programs on Thursday, May 8. The ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Those being honored at commencement will include approximately 350 students who have completed either the Adult High School Diploma program or the High School Equivalency program in the past year. N.C. Representative Bobbie Richardson will serve as the guest speaker. …

The 2014 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year award recipient will be announced during a ceremony to be held on Thursday, May 1 at the Umstead Hotel (100 Woodland Pond Dr.) in Cary. The event begins at noon and the award will be presented around 1:45 p.m.   Competing for this year’s award are:   •Northeast Region: Billie Berry, Camden County High (Camden County Schools); •Southeast Region: Frances Herring, Contentnea-Savannah K-8 School (Lenoir County Schools); •North Central Region: Larry Webb, …

VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS     ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 1 Issue 27                              April 28-May 2, 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 annual Storytelling Festival for fourth-grade students in local elementary schools will be held on Tuesday at H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library in downtown Henderson.     Selected fifth-grade students attend Math Bowl …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 2, Issue 34 A Publication for Middle and High Schools April 28-May 2, 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         Tuesday marks the end of the six-week grading period at Northern Vance, Southern   Vance and Western Vance high schools.       Southern …

Vance-Granville Community College recognized 90 students who were inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for students of two-year colleges, on April 15 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. VGCC students honored with induction into Phi Theta Kappa must have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5 (3.75 for part-time students) in associate degree curriculum programs and have completed at least 12 credit hours toward their degrees. As advisors for VGCC’s PTK chapter, instructors …

“The Common Core standards in English language arts and mathematics are rigorous and aligned with the skills that students need today. That is why the State Board of Education adopted them in the first place. Under these standards, students are expected to learn important mathematics facts and skills and how to apply them to solve problems. They are expected to learn to read, write, speak and listen well and to support their ideas with facts and details. That is why …

A pair of students in the Culinary Arts program at Vance-Granville Community College recently came away from a regional cooking competition with a victory. Shiona MacLean and Matthew Hosier, both of Oxford, won first place at an American Culinary Federation “Mystery Box” Hot Food competition held on April 1 as part of the annual Wake Technical Community College Culinary Arts Showcase. The event attracted more than 2,000 people to the Raleigh Convention Center. MacLean and Hosier competed against two-person teams …

Vance-Granville Community College recently brought together fire department officials from throughout the region to receive training on the state’s new fire rating schedule and on what they can do to reduce local residents’ insurance costs. VGCC’s Fire/Rescue Programs partnered in this initiative with the Warrenton Rural Volunteer Fire Department, which hosted the class on April 4-5. Warrenton Rural Volunteer Fire Department Chief Walter Gardner, who also serves as Mayor of Warrenton and works as an insurance agent, helped arrange the …