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This summer, 670 of the most distinguished North Carolina rising high school juniors and seniors will explore cutting-edge ideas and concepts in academics and the arts as part of the 2016 Session of the North Carolina Governor’s School. The 2016 session runs from June 19 – July 27. Vance County has one student attending, congratulations to Connor S. Pendergrass! State Superintendent June Atkinson congratulated the students on their selection. “These students will truly benefit from the Governor’s School unique learning environment …

Teachers in Vance County Schools attended a conference designed to train beginning educators April 15-17, at the Crystal Coast Civic Center in Morehead City. The conference, entitled “Lighting the Way for Beginning Teachers,” was sponsored by the Collaborative to Support Initially Licensed Professionals. The keynote speakers were N.C. Sen. Erica Smith-Ingram, representing District 3, and N.C. Principal of the Year Steve Lassiter. Both shared their experiences as educators, and they encouraged the teachers to take advantage of opportunities offered to continue to grow professionally.  They …

This is a reminder that starting on Monday, May 16, six of our schools will have a new Access Control System in place that will require all visitors during the school day to identify themselves before being allowed into the school. The schools where this new system will be in place, beginning on Monday, are Aycock, New Hope, L.B. Yancey, Henderson Middle, STEM Early High and Northern Vance High. Visitors will have to enter the front main entrance of each …

Vance County Schools hosted its first “Honoring Academic Success” event on the evening of Tuesday, May 10, for students who are among the top 10 percent of graduates in the Class of 2016 from the four local high schools. Approximately 225 people attended the event held in the gallery of McGregor Hall on Breckenridge Street in downtown Henderson. The 48 outstanding graduates were joined by their parents and close relatives, school system officials, school administrators and local community leaders at the …

The top three finishers in the annual Vance County Schools’ Bus Roadeo competition on April 25, were honored by the school system and the Vance County Board of Education Monday night at the board’s meeting. Bostic went on to compete in the district Bus Roadeo held in Raleigh on May 5, and finished sixth in that event. He will compete in the N.C. Bus Roadeo on May 12, at the N.C. State Fairgrounds.

Vance-Granville Community College students recently earned two first-place awards and a second place in Culinary Arts competitions at the 51st annual SkillsUSA North Carolina State Leadership and Skills Conference. The college’s chapter of SkillsUSA also received recognition with a Top Ten Membership Award. Students and faculty attended the conference in Greensboro on April 19-21. A record 2,300 participants competed in 110 contests at the conference, billed as the largest showcase of career and technical education in the state.  Dustin Gregory …

Students at Clarke Elementary School who participate in the Girls on the Run and STRIDE programs after school are shown with their coaches as they present donations to Traci Cortez, standing at center holding a check for almost $161, to support efforts at the Ronald McDonald House for Durham and Wake counties. After three weeks of fundraising, the students presented the check to Cortez on May 10, along with four bags filled with thousands of aluminum can pop tops that …

Donald and Maggie Anthony of Roanoke Rapids, came to Northern Vance High School on May 5 to meet with members of the Vikings baseball team and offer them a face-to-face special thank you. On April 15, Donald Anthony became ill after the Vikings played a game in Chapel Hill. Emergency response personnel had to be called to the scene to take care of Anthony and transport him to a nearby hospital. The Vikings’ players and coaches joined the players and …