Category: Education

Ethan M. Byrom has been accepted to the 2012 Governors School in recognition of Mathematics. This summer, 550 of the most distinguished North Carolina rising high school juniors and seniors will attend the 2012 Governor’s School. This year’s attendees are particularly fortunate as the program’s future was in question after Governor’s School funding was eliminated in the NC General Assembly’s 2011-13 biennial budget. However, thanks to the efforts of the North Carolina Governor’s School Foundation, which raised more than $700,000, …

Vance-Granville Community College recently nominated Adriele Andre of Creedmoor, a student in the college’s Early Childhood Associate program, for the North Carolina Community College System’s Dallas Herring Achievement Award. That award was established by the system in 2010 to honor the late Dr. Dallas Herring, the longtime State Board of Education chairman and one of the state’s earliest advocates of community colleges. Each year, the award recognizes a current or former community college student who best embodies Herring’s philosophy of …

Vance-Granville Community College recently announced that six students who are enrolled in Early College High School programs earned Dean’s List honors for the fall semester that ended in December 2011. 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. At early college high schools, students simultaneously complete both a high school diploma and a two-year college degree (or up to …

Vance-Granville Community College will host a noted scholar to talk about recent events in the Middle East on Wednesday, April 11 from 11 a.m. until noon in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. The public is invited to attend the presentation, which is offered free of charge. The guest speaker, Dr. Anna Bigelow, an Associate Professor of Islamic Studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at N.C. State University, will discuss the role …

The Vance County Board of Education has announced a special called meeting Wednesday, March 28, 2012 5:30 p.m. Administrative Services Center Superintendent’s Conference Room 1724 Graham Avenue Henderson, N. C.  27536 A G E N D A       I.     Call to Order  *    II.    Approval of Meeting Agenda       III.   Work Session: Capital Outlay Budget Requests  *    IV.   Adjournment  *    Requires Board Action Also, the next Vance County Board of Education Committee Meeting Date prior to April 2, 2012 School …

The Male Mentoring Program at Vance-Granville Community College will welcome a noted author, entrepreneur, social activist and educator to campus, where he will share his inspirational story. Dr. NKrumah D. Lewis will speak Friday, March 30 starting at 11 a.m. in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. The presentation is free and open to the public, in addition to VGCC students, faculty and staff. A Durham native, Lewis is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Winston-Salem …

RALEIGH – North Carolina’s growing network of innovative STEM-focused schools is getting a boost from a three-year, $750,000 grant from GlaxoSmithKline. The funding from GSK will support the professional development of teachers and principals in the schools, which emphasize science, technology, engineering and math. These schools are part of a statewide STEM network, developed by the North Carolina New Schools Project in partnership with local districts, the State Board of Education, the Department of Public Instruction, higher education and businesses …

Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will soon offer a free seminar, entitled “Get Completely Out of Debt.” The seminar will be held from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 19 in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. “Being in debt and living from paycheck to paycheck does not have to be your way of life,” according to the seminar’s instructor, Greg Frank of Benson. This seminar will show participants how …

Peter Metzner, a Psychology instructor at Vance-Granville Community College, will offer a free seminar about stress management, and the public is invited. In the seminar, entitled “Practicing Safe Stress,” Metzner will help participants learn how to recognize stress and better manage stressors found in school and in life. He will also lead participants through an experiential relaxation exercise. This seminar will be offered twice: on Tuesday, April 17 from 1 until 2 p.m. in room 6116 (Building 6) on VGCC’s …

Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a free seminar, entitled “Leadership Skills for Managers and Supervisors,” from 9 a.m. until noon on Tuesday, April 17 in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. This seminar can help existing, newly-promoted or first-time managers and supervisors learn leadership skills, build self-confidence and be more productive with less stress. Participants will learn the differences between leadership and management, and how to supervise friends and peers, …

Vance-Granville Community College is currently registering students for several popular computer courses being offered on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. A course on the Microsoft Word and Excel software is scheduled for Tuesday evenings from 6 until 10 p.m., April 3 through May 8. Students will familiarize themselves with the popular word processing and spreadsheet programs. Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel are two of the most widely used software programs in the workforce today. Knowledge of these programs …

ServSafe, the 16-hour food safety certification course, will soon be offered by Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center in cooperation with area health departments. Participants will meet on two days, Wednesday, April 11 and Wednesday, April 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Peter Lambert of Oxford will serve as the instructor for the course, which is designed for food service managers and supervisory staff in …

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Granville Early College High School, which is operated as a partnership between Granville County Schools and Vance-Granville Community College, was recently cited for its success in dropout prevention in reports from the North Carolina State Board of Education and the N.C. New Schools Project. In fact, the new data showed that GECHS lost no students to dropping out during the 2010-2011 academic year. Not only GECHS but also similar schools across the state appear to be succeeding in their goals …

Vance-Granville Community College has announced that 292 students earned Dean’s List honors for the fall semester that ended in December 2011. 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 Instruction Dr. Angela Ballentine. Fall Semester Dean’s List honorees are listed below by program area and then by residence. Accounting: Kyndall D. Crudup of …

Community/Parent Information meetings will be held for a new charter high school to be located in Oxford, NC. Monday, 3/12/2012 6:30pm-8pm @ Richard Thornton Library (large meeting room)                                                           210 Main Street (corner of Spring St.)  Oxford, NC 27565 Monday, 3/19/2012 6:30pm-8pm @ H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library (large meeting room)                                                           205 Breckenridge Street, Henderson, NC 27536 Tuesday, 3/20/2012 …

Vance-Granville Community College has been awarded a $25,000 Project Skill-UP grant from the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. This award is part of $450,000 in funding secured by the North Carolina Community College System to be shared by 24 community colleges across the state for workforce development initiatives. Project Skill-UP grants were developed by the Tobacco Trust Fund Commission in collaboration with the North Carolina Community College System to help individuals and communities in rural counties of North Carolina …

Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will present a free seminar, entitled “Getting Money for your Small Business,” on Thursday, March 29. The seminar will be held from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. This seminar, led by Carolyn Perry of the Rural Economic Development Center in Raleigh, will discuss how individuals can improve and increase their chances of business loan approvals. Participants will learn about the …

Area residents interested in a popular health-care career field are invited to Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus, where they will learn about the college’s Radiography program. The program will hold an Open House there on Monday, March 19, from Noon until 5 p.m. As part of the open house, an information session for prospective Radiography students will start at 2 p.m. VGCC’s South Campus is located on N. C. 56 between Creedmoor and Butner. Current Radiography students and faculty members …