Category: Education

Special events to offer valuable information to rising ninth graders and their parents and students now in grades 9-11 and their parents will be held at both Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 21. At both schools beginning at 6 p.m., current eighth graders who will be attending high school in the ninth grade for the upcoming school year will be provided with information about registering for classes for the 2013-2014 school …

Vance-Granville Community College is currently registering students for “Today’s Office: Computer Skills,” a course designed to teach employees to use the software programs commonly used in local workplaces. The class is scheduled to meet Monday-Friday 9 a.m. until noon, March 11 through May 31, 2013. Classes will meet in room 7136 of Building 7 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Students will receive a total of 177 hours of instruction in the 2010 versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, …

The Northern Vance High School Engineering Team and their Sirocco Computer Cleaner project have won the N.C. State University Emerging Issues Prize for Innovation!!!! N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory presented the five team members and Dr. Jeff Arthurs with their first-place award earlier today in Raleigh! They captured the top prize over two student teams from the N.C. School of Science and Math in Durham, a student team from Hillside High School in Durham, and a student team from Havelock High …

On Friday, February 8th, Henderson Collegiate released a new Introduction Video about the school. The school, now in its third year, has tripled in size since opening in 2010. From one hundred fourth grade students and just seven teachers, the school now has 300 students in grades four – six and has 24 full-time employees. Henderson Collegiate, NC [2013 promotional video] from LPZ Media, LLC on Vimeo. You can also view the video on the Henderson Collegiate website at http://hendersoncollegiate.org/2011/03/introduction-video/.

Today’s Office: Computer Skills Day Class ~ Microsoft Office 2010Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access Start Date: 3/11/13          End Date: 5/31/13Monday thru Friday        Time: 9:00 ~ 12:00Location: VGCC Henderson Campus        Building 7, Room 7136Cost: $175 Registration, $7 Other (Registration fee waived for seniors who are 65 and older for one course per semester) Graphics in Business Presentations Night ClassStart Date: 3/7/13            End Date: 4/11/13Thursday nights                Time: 5:30 ~ 9:30Location: VGCC Henderson Campus        Building 7, Room 7100Cost: $65 Registration, $7 Other (Registration fee waived for seniors …

HENDERSON – Vance-Granville Community College and North Carolina A&T State University have formed a partnership that will allow graduates of VGCC’s Associate Degree Nursing program to easily transition to N.C. A&T’s four-year Nursing degree program. Representatives of the college and the university formally signed their new agreement in a ceremony today (February 8) in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus, located on Interstate 85 between Henderson and Oxford. Through this new “RN to BSN” partnership program, a Registered Nurse …

The state of North Carolina has once again awarded a five-star license — the highest possible rating — to the Child Care Center at Vance-Granville Community College’s Main Campus. “This state evaluation measures quality in child care programs and is done once every three years,” said Denise Gill, the manager of the child day care center. “On a scale of one to 15 points, our program scored 14 total points, and we have again been awarded the highest rated license …

More than 13,400 yellow buses traveled North Carolina roads this morning to safely transport 790,000 students to school. Yet very few people gave a second thought to the drivers behind the wheels who take on this important responsibility each day. That is why on Feb. 14, as part of the American School Bus Council’s (ASBC) annual Love the Bus program, State Superintendent June Atkinson will ride the bus to Ellenboro Elementary School (813 Piney Mountain Church Road, Ellenboro) with students …

Several continuing education and occupational training classes are scheduled to begin soon at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus near Louisburg. “BioWork: Preparation & Purification of Biological Samples for HPLC Analysis” will be offered twice, first on Saturdays (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.) from March 2 through March 23, and later on Fridays (8 a.m. – 4 p.m.) from April 5 through April 26. Dr. Gerald Picard will serve as instructor for the course, which is designed primarily for people …

NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RESOLUTION OPPOSING CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHEREAS, The use of corporal punishment has long been criticized by child development experts and child advocacy groups as an effective discipline method; and WHEREAS, The use of corporal punishment has the potential to seriously harm students physically, mentally and emotionally; and WHEREAS, The effects of corporal punishment instill fear of physical pain to the victim which replaces any meaningful understanding of the underlying punishment; …

Remember to vote online for the Northern Vance High School Sirocco Innovative Computer Cleaner project on the N.C. State Institute for Emerging Issues website. To vote go to www.ncsu.edu/iei. Once on the website homepage, please click on “Engage” (at top of page) and then click on “Prize for Innovation” (scroll down and on left) to access the voting link. You need an active email address to enter a vote. The voting is open now to 12 a.m. on February 12!

Vance County Schools Career And Technical Education Department To Host Business RoundtableVoting has begun for the Northern Vance High School Sirocco Innovative Computer Cleaner project on the N.C. State Institute for Emerging Issues website. To assist you in navigating through the website to cast your vote for the Northern Vance Engineering Team and its Sirocco project, please do the following: Please go to www.ncsu.edu/iei to vote. Once on the website homepage, please click on “Engage” (at top of page) and …

Vance-Granville Community College’s eighth annual Earth Day festival is scheduled to be held on Monday, April 22, and organizers are inviting members of the community to participate. The 2013 Earth Day celebration is set to take place outside on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County on April 22, from 10 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. In case of rain, the event will be moved into the VGCC Civic Center. Each year, the event seeks to educate the college and community …

North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) English teacher Jennifer (Jen) Currin is one of three finalists for the 2013 National Online Teacher of the Year Award. The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) and the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) sponsor the award, which recognizes exceptional quality in online K-12 education. State Superintendent June Atkinson commended Currin on being named a finalist saying that her instructional style helps students who have struggled academically achieve success. “Jen modifies her instruction …

Peter Metzner, a Psychology instructor at Vance-Granville Community College, will offer a free seminar about understanding dreams, and the public is invited.In the “Dream Circles” seminar, Metzner will facilitate a discussion in which participants will learn how to better understand and work with their own dreams and each others’.  This seminar is scheduled to be offered twice: on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. and on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. On both dates, the location is room 6116 …

Innovation in support for teachers and struggling schools, along with the infusion of new technology are among the reasons North Carolina is at the head of the pack at the halfway point of its Race to the Top initiative, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Education today. The four-year, $400 million Race to the Top grant, awarded in summer 2010, has entered its third year. North Carolina is one of 11 states, along with the District …

Vance-Granville Community College has named student Rita Hatzimimis of Wake Forest as its recipient of the North Carolina Community College System’s Academic Excellence Award for 2013. One student from each of the 58 colleges in the state system is honored with the award each year. Hatzimimis will be officially recognized at Commencement in May, when she is also scheduled to graduate with a degree in Radiography. In 1988, Hatzimimis earned her first college degree: a bachelor’s degree from Elon College …

Please note change in times for the following committee meetings: Vance County Board of Education Committee Meeting Dates: * Finance Committee, Wednesday, January 30th, 5:15 pm * Policy Committee, Wednesday, January 30th, Immediately following Finance Note: All meetings are held in the Superintendent’s Conference Room.