Category: Education

The North Carolina Education and Workforce Innovation Commission has awarded an $800,000 grant to support a workforce training partnership involving Vance-Granville Community College and the four public school systems in the college’s service area. The grant funds are for the Manufacturing Skills Training Alliance, which includes VGCC and the Career and Technical Education high school programs from Vance County Schools, Granville County Schools, Franklin County Schools and Warren County Schools. Alliance partners are seeking to prepare local students and workers …

Vance-Granville Community College recently sent a group of approximately 30 volunteers to Research Triangle Park to continue the college’s tradition of helping UNC-TV with the public broadcasting network’s on-air “Festival 2014” fundraiser. This was the tenth consecutive year that the college participated in the Festival. Students, faculty and staff members traveled to the UNC-TV studio on March 1. They manned the phones and performed other tasks for several hours, all the while proudly wearing green VGCC apparel. One of the …

Vance-Granville Community College awarded 339 scholarships to students at an annual awards ceremony, held Feb. 26 in the college’s Civic Center. The number set a new record for scholarships awarded at VGCC in a single academic year.   In her welcoming remarks, Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of VGCC, congratulated the scholarship recipients and thanked the donors who support the college’s Endowment Fund, many of whom were on hand to present their scholarships in person. “This ceremony represents the strong …

VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS   WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 2, Issue 29 A Publication for Middle and High Schools March 17-21, 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   ?   ACT administered to high school juniors on Tuesday.     ?   The Vance County Community Resource Fair will be held at Southern Vance High   School on Thursday …

VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS       ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 1 Issue 22                               March 17-21, 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 Vance County Community Resource Fair will be held at Southern Vance High School on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Local high school students will visit the Community Resource Fair during the …

Delayed 2 hours:Crossroads Christian SchoolHenderson CollegiateKerr Vance AcademyVance Charter SchoolVance County SchoolsVictory Christian School Delayed until 10:00am:VGCC Be sure to check with your local school for the most update information! An online listing can be found here as well:  http://www.wral.com/weather/closings/?category=all

Orientation sessions start soon for new students at Vance-Granville Community College for the Summer Term, which begins on Tuesday, May 27. Attending an orientation session is required for all new students in any of the college’s curriculum programs, and for students who are returning to VGCC after being away for three or more years. Orientation sessions are scheduled to be held in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County on Thursday, March 20, at 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, …

Vance County Schools will be conducting very brief Parent Surveys during the evening of Thursday, March 20, through our Blackboard Connect calling system. The parents of each student in our schools will receive the survey call at their primary telephone number. We urge all parents to please respond to the five-question survey, which should take less than three minutes to complete. The call will be made by Terri Hedrick, the public information officer for the school system. She will ask …

Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 330 students earned Dean’s List honors for the fall semester that ended in December 2013. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student had to maintain a 3.5 grade-point average and have no grade lower than “B” while carrying at least 12 semester hours, according to VGCC Vice President of Academic & Student Affairs Dr. Angela Ballentine. Fall Semester Dean’s List honorees are listed below by program of study and then by residence.   …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS   WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 2, Issue 28 A Publication for Middle and High Schools March 10-14, 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 Vance County Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. today (Monday) in the Board   Room of the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue in Henderson.   …

VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS       ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 1 Issue 21                               March 10-14, 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 Vance County Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. today (Monday) in the Board Room of the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue in Henderson. SCHOOL EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK     Zeb …

LOUISBURG, N.C.—As a result of robust fundraising efforts, Louisburg College’s campaign goal of $15 million has been reached two years before its target date; the College’s board of trustees responded at last month’s quarterly meeting by voting to increase the goal to $18 million. The Great Futures Campaign ending date will remain at December 2015. “We are very pleased with the success of our Great Futures Campaign,” says College President Mark La Branche. “The dollars raised have been crucial to the …

Vance County Board of Education Henderson, N. C. 27536 March 10, 2014 7:00 p.m. Administrative Services Center Download the full agenda packet here:  20140310_vcboe_agenda_packet   I. Call to Order   II. Moment of Silence   * III. Approval of Minutes   * IV. Approval of Meeting Agenda   V. Recognitions/Announcements A. North Carolina School Boards Association Presentations   VI. Comments from the Public (Citizens who would like to address the Board may do so by completing Form BDDH-E, Public Participation …

Vance County Board of Education will hold its monthly board meeting March 10, 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. North Carolina School Boards Association Presentations   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 …

Vance-Granville Community College Biology instructor Phyllis “Button” Brady was recently honored with the President’s Leadership Award from Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of the college. Brady, who has been a full-time instructor at VGCC since 1992, was instrumental in leading the college’s effort to be reaffirmed for accreditation in 2013. Brady’s honor is one of three Glen Raven Excellence in Teaching and Leadership Awards presented to VGCC employees this academic year. The other honorees were Faculty Member of the Year …

Due to missed student days because of recent inclement weather, the six-week grading period for students at Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools will not end until Tuesday, March 11. Report cards for students in these schools will now be distributed on Tuesday, March 18.

Vance-Granville Community College students will enjoy a smoother pathway to completing a four-year degree starting this fall, thanks to a new Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) between the N.C. Community College System and the University of North Carolina System. On Feb. 21, members of the State Board of Community Colleges and the UNC Board of Governors signed the revised CAA, replacing an agreement that had been in place since 1997. The CAA outlines how course credits transfer from VGCC, or any …