Vance-Granville Community College recently completed a project designed to encourage women to complete a two-year degree at the college and then successfully transfer to a four-year university. The third and final installment of a series of workshops called “An Educated Woman, An Educated Future” was held on May 5 in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus. Approximately 70 students, along with several faculty and staff members, enjoyed the luncheon and workshop, called “Motivation: Goals for Finishing a Four-Year …
Butterfield’s Bill to Honor World War II Merchant Mariners Passes the House
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4435, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with provisions authored by Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01). Butterfield successfully offered an amendment to the NDAA that expands the list of documents accepted by the Federal Government to prove service and grant veterans status to a forgotten segment of the Merchant Marine that operated domestically during World War II. Butterfield said, “For decades, brave men and women who served their country …
VGCC Pins Largest Class of Nursing Graduates
Vance-Granville Community College recognized a record-high 55 students who graduated this spring from the Associate Degree Nursing program with a pinning ceremony in the college’s Civic Center on May 14. Among those honored with distinctive nursing pins at the ceremonies were seven who graduated through the LPN to ADN Transition Program, which helps Licensed Practical Nurses to continue their education and then become Registered Nurses. These graduates were Jessica Hope Whitney Reynolds of Franklinton; Ann Jeanette Campbell and Aleshia Ann …
Vance County Schools The Lamplighter May 2014
Download the full newsletter full of achievements, activities and special programs occurring in our local public schools. VCS Newsletter May 2014
White House: America’s great outdoors
Two years ago, President Obama set an ambitious goal: to attract 100 million international visitors to the United States each year by the end of 2021. Here’s where we are: More than 70 million travelers from around the world visited the U.S. in the last year alone — and they spent more than $180 billion. That’s huge, and it means big things for our economy. It’s part of the great news the President is sharing at the Baseball Hall of Fame …
Friday / Weekend Open Lines
There are few bonds in nature to rival that between pets and their owners. Most pets are rewarded for their loyalty and devotion with shelter, food, and welcome attention. Though less welcome, they are also rewarded with medical care. Pets commonly make several visits a year to the veterinarian for annual shots and a checkup. Of course, they also go to the vet if they get sick or hurt. The first state sponsored veterinary school in the U.S. opened on …
Vance County Board of Education May 28th, 2014
Vance County Board of Education Called Meeting Wednesday, May 28, 2014 5:30 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center Superintendent’s Conference Room 1724 Graham Avenue, Henderson, N. C. 27536 AGENDA I. Call to Order * II. Approval of Meeting Agenda * III. 2013-2014 Audit Contract * IV. Executive Session * V. Personnel Recommendations * VI. Adjournment * Requires Board Action
AAA expects uptick in holiday travel
This Memorial Day will see the second highest number of travelers on the roads and in the skies since 2000 and the highest since the recession, auto club AAA last Friday. The long, unusually rough winter that just ended, coupled with a slow but steady economic recovery and gas prices about the same as last year, will contribute to a 1.5 percent increase compared to last year in Memorial Day travel. AAA expects 36.1 million people to travel at least …
DBAP to host ACC Baseball Championship through 2018
Durham Bulls Athletic Park will host the ACC Baseball Championship from 2015 to 2018, the league and the Durham Bulls announced last Thursday. The baseball championships have been held in Durham eight times previously, with its last appearance in 2013. Last year, the tournament set records for single-game attendance (11,329) and championship game attendance (8,697). The tournament drew 58,454 fans, the fourth-highest total in its history. The 2014 ACC Baseball Championship is being held in Greensboro May 20-25.
VGCC Makes Significant Progress with Sustainability Efforts
Sustainability efforts at Vance-Granville Community College’s four campuses are making an impact, the VGCC Board of Trustees learned at the regular bimonthly meeting on Monday, May 19. Among North Carolina’s 58 community colleges, VGCC ranked ninth best in energy consumption per full-time-equivalent students and 12th per square footage, Steve Graham, the Vice President of Finance and Operations, told the Board. “From 2007-2008 through 2012-2013, Vance-Granville’s energy consumption per-square-foot decreased by 21 percent and water consumption per-square-foot decreased by 18 percent,” …
N.C. leads as craft beer craze hits the South
For a century, North Carolina and other Southern states had Prohibition-era laws on the books that kept alcohol-by-volume (ABV) levels so low that many craft breweries were prevented from setting up shop. “ABV limits are not a barrier to entry into the market, but it’s clearly a barrier to innovation,” said Bart Watson, an economist at the Brewers Association. “The different regulatory environments in the Southeast tend to [be stacked] against small brewers. But these states are coming to recognize …
VGCC introduces Health Unit Secretary job training course
Vance-Granville Community College is currently registering students for a course providing them with the skills and knowledge to succeed as a Health Unit Secretary. The course, being offered for the first time at the college, is scheduled to be held Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m., June 2 through July 24, on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. This 168-hour course is designed to introduce a variety of clerical duties within a hospital setting. Emphasis is placed on clerical, …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of May 22 on UNC-TV’s North Carolina Weekend, explore the “Find Your Cool” Summer Music Series in Durham. Get back to nature with camping along the Tar River near Washington. Discover your Inner Kid at Kidzu Children’s Museum in Chapel Hill. Learn wonderful veterans’ stories at the Living Veteran’s Museum at Richard’s Coffee Shop in Mooresville. And check out the scene at The Buffalo Nickel in Asheville. (Please note: listings are subject to change.) North Carolina Weekend …
NC Cooperative Extension: Small Farms Field Day plus Vendor Info for Vance Farmers Market
NC A&T SMALL FARMS FIELD DAY There is a great program lined up for this year’s Field Day at the NCA&T University Farm just outside Greensboro. The date is June 19, and more information can be found here: http://www.ag.ncat.edu/wp/index.php/natural-resources-and-environmental-design/small-farms-field-day-set-for-june-19/ VANCE COUNTY REGIONAL FARMERS MARKET ACCEPTING VENDOR APPLICATIONS! All the information is available at the link below. We will also hold an informational meeting tomorrow, 5/22, 10 am at the Farmers Market. http://vance.ces.ncsu.edu/vance-county-regional-farmers-market/
Thursday Open Line
We take for granted the many entertainment options so readily at hand because of the World Wide Web. Yet it sometimes brings you up short when you realize how new is this experience. It was just 21 years ago on this date that a movie was digitized and loaded onto the Internet. In 1993, just under 23 percent of U.S. households had computers, and a negligible number accessed the Internet with early browsers, searching a mere 600 websites. That first …
VGCC offers PLC course at South Campus
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a course this summer that provides basic instruction in Programmable Logic Controllers. “Introduction to PLC’s” is scheduled to be held Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 until 9:30 p.m., June 2 through July 31, on VGCC’s South Campus, located between Creedmoor and Butner. A Programmable Logic Controller is a type of computer used for automation of electromechanical processes, such as directing machinery on a factory assembly line. In this 96-hour course, students will learn about …
VGCC graduates 11 Law Enforcement Cadets in School’s 98th BLET Class
Eleven cadets graduated on May 13 from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program at Vance-Granville Community College, in a ceremony held in the Civic Center on Main Campus. After passing the state certification exam, all are authorized to work in any law enforcement agency in North Carolina. This class boasted a 100-percent passing rate on the state exam. Graduates of VGCC’s 98th BLET class included William James Biggs, James Michael Fitzherbert and John Alexius Teer, all of the Durham …
Butterfield Applauds City of Durham Receipt of Grant to Train Unemployed and Under-Employed for Environmental Jobs
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today congratulated the City of Durham, N.C. on its receipt of an Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) program grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The $200,000 grant will be used to fund training programs that provide unemployed and under-employed, including veterans, minority, and predominately low income individuals, with the skills and certifications needed to enter careers in the environmental field. The funding also supports job placement and recruitment …
Wednesday Open Line
One of the most versatile and gifted people in American history announced the invention of bifocal eyeglasses this month in 1785. Benjamin Franklin had been using one pair of glasses to read with and another for distant vision. Tired of switching between pairs, he had the two pairs of lenses cut in half and mounted in the same frame. The idea of these split lenses, or bifocals, was slow to be adopted because of cost. Among Franklin’s many other inventions …
Vance County Public Middle and High School News May 19-23, 2014
VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS Volume 2, Issue 37 A Publication for Middle and High Schools May 19-23, 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 State end-of-course testing and semester final exams are being administered Monday through Friday of this week at the Early College High School. …