Inspections Reveal High Ratings for Vance Schools Custodians
— courtesy Vance County Schools
The custodial teams at L.B. Yancey Elementary School and Henderson Middle School have received awards for having the highest ratings for elementary and middle/high, respectively, in the most recent Vance County Schools inspections. Members of the teams from the schools who were present for recognition at the December 11, Vance County Board of Education meeting are shown in the accompanying photo. They include, from left, Mark Ellis Sr. and Principal Carnetta Thomas, both of L.B. Yancey Elementary School; and Ronnie Watkins, Larry Alston, Peggy Thomas, Susan Baker and Principal John Hargrove, all of Henderson Middle School. (VCS Photo)
Southern Vance National Technical Honor Society Coat Drive 2017
Vance County Proud
Students who are members of the National Technical Honor Society at Southern Vance High School are shown in the accompanying photo with some of the coats they collected in their Coat Drive for needy families in Vance County. The coats have been given to Salvation Army representatives to distribute to needy families. The students include, seated from left, Adriana Evans, Imani Perry, Onjahlaya Robinson and Megan Bass. On the back row, from left, are Xavier Wilson, Jacob May, Chermella Durham, Joshua Williams, Kailee Ball, Gabriella Ventura and Robert Susewell. (VCS Photo)
“Santa’s Christmas List” Needs Your Help
— courtesy The Chamber of Commerce of Warren County | Craig Hahn, Executive Director ~ 252-257-2657 ~ info@warren-chamber.org ~ Facebook
“Santa’s Christmas List” Needs Your Help — Final Week For Gifts For Warren County Children
We need your help! As you’re out and about this week, could I ask you to please pick up a toy here and a book there for children in Warren County? We have a great many children in need of presents for Christmas Morning…
Thanks to your overwhelming generosity last year, Social Services was able to hand out toys, books and other gifts that guaranteed Christmas Morning smiles for more than 733 children. This year we’d like to help at least that many children.
The donation locations are easy to find…just look for the very LARGE wrapped box at a number of Warren County locations…and our thanks to David Gardner at Warrenton Furniture Exchange for once again supplying us with these boxes! We’re looking for toys (both fun & educational), clothes/hats/gloves, stuffed toys, books, candy, gift cards for 13-16 year olds…really, anything new and unwrapped that you think would bring some joy to a child.
Then, just drop them by one of the following locations in the big wrapped boxes in Warrenton: Chamber of Commerce of Warren Office, Warren Record, WARR 1520 AM, First Citizens Bank, BB&T, Warrenton Town Hall, Milano’s, Firehouse Biscuits & Burgers and Pete Smith Tire & Quick Lube. In Norlina: White’s Barber Shop, Norlina Town Hall, Norlina Auto Parts and The Whistle Stop Cafe. If you’re up at the Lake, you can drop your gifts by The Lake Gaston Chamber Office on Eaton Ferry Road.
Santa Claus, Free Furniture at Sams Furniture Sat, Dec 16
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Christmas at Sams Furniture & Mattress Center Downtown Henderson, Saturday, Dec 16 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Santa Claus will be at the store from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Bring your youngster or the entire family and take a picture with Santa with your camera, smart phone or tablet. This will be a great way to get quality Christmas pictures, and there is no charge.
Door prizes and drawings every 30 minutes, including a drawing for TWO $250 shopping sprees!
Refreshments and hot chocolate served.
When you come out, be ready to talk on the radio and on Facebook Live. WIZS and The Daily Dispatch newspaper will be there from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. having fun just like everybody else and talking to everybody live!
Oxford Prep School 2nd Annual Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament
— courtesy Rick Kenneer, AD Oxford Preparatory School
Oxford Preparatory School will host their 2nd Annual Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament on December 27th, 28th, and 29th. This year it will be a middle school boy’s only event with 6 schools participating: Oxford Prep, Henderson Collegiate, Hawley MS, Warren County MS, Butner-Stem MS, and Northern Granville MS.
Admission is $8/day or $16 for all 3 days.
Game 1: Oxford Prep vs Henderson Collegiate 12/27 @ 1:00 pm
Game 2: Hawley MS vs Warren County MS 12/27 @ 2:30 pm
Game 3: Butner Stem MS vs Winner Game 1 12/28 @ 1:00 pm
Game 4: Northern Granville MS vs Winner Game 2 12/28 @ 2:30 pm
Championship Game: Winner Game 3 vs Winner Game 4 12/29 @ 2:00 pm
12/27 12:00 pm 3-point shootout
12/28 12:00 pm Free Throw contest
ACC Bowl Schedule 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, December 15, 2017
@ACCFootball
— courtesy theacc.com
Weekly Football Release: https://theacc.co/fb17rel
ACC Football Media Guide: https://theacc.co/fb17guide
ACC Bowl Schedule
Dec. 26
Quick Lane Bowl: Duke (6-6) vs. Northern Illinois (8-4), 5:15 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 27
Walk-On’s Independence Bowl: Florida State (6-6) vs. Southern Miss (8-4), 1:30 p.m., ESPN
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Boston College (7-5) vs. Iowa (7-5), 5:15 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 28
Military Bowl presented by Northrup Grumman: Virginia (6-6) vs. Navy (6-6), 1:30 p.m., ESPN
Camping World Bowl: Virginia Tech (9-3) vs. Oklahoma State (9-3), 5:15 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 29
Belk Bowl: Wake Forest (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (7-5), 1 p.m., ESPN
Hyundai Sun Bowl: NC State (8-4) vs. Arizona State (7-5), 3 p.m., CBS
Dec. 30
TaxSlayer Bowl: Louisville (8-4) vs. Mississippi State (8-4), Noon, ESPN
Capital One Orange Bowl: Wisconsin (12-1) vs. Miami (10-2), 8 p.m., ESPN
Jan. 1
Citrus Bowl presented by Overton’s: Notre Dame (9-3) vs. LSU (9-3), 1 p.m., ABC
CFP Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl: Clemson (12-1) vs. Alabama (11-1), 8:45 p.m., ESPN
ACC Football Notes
- Clemson Ranked No. 1, Returns to CFP: The ACC Champion Clemson Tigers (12-1) are No. 1 in the CFP rankings and will face No. 4 Alabama (11-1) in the CFP Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl at 8:45 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1. It marks the third-consecutive year Clemson has faced the Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff. If the Tigers advance past Alabama this year, they will face No. 2 Oklahoma (12-1) or No. 3 Georgia (12-1) for the CFP National Championship at 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 8, at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Tigers are looking to become the first team to repeat as national champions since Alabama in 2011 and 2012.
- Orange Success: ACC Coastal Division champion and 10th-ranked Miami (10-2) will face No. 6 Wisconsin (12-1) in the Capital One Orange Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 30, at 8 p.m. (ESPN). It will be the 41st bowl appearance for the Hurricanes, who own a 20-20 record in their previous postseason games. Miami will be playing in the Orange Bowl for the 10th time, and the first since 2004. The Hurricanes own a 6-3 record in their previous appearances. The ACC has won five consecutive Orange Bowl games, the longest streak by any conference in 73 years.
- ACC Earns Nation’s Best 10 Bowl Bids: Led by defending national champion Clemson, the ACC secured 10 spots in the 2017 postseason bowl lineup – the most of any conference. Over the last two years, the ACC has had 21 teams in bowl games. This marks the 17th consecutive year that at least six ACC teams are in a bowl game. The ACC ranks second among all conferences with 116 total bowl bids since 2005.
- The Last Five Years: Since 2013, the ACC has made 54 postseason appearances (second-most among Power 5 conferences), has the most wins (7) of any conference in BCS, New Year’s Six and CFP games, and has captured the most national championships (Florida State in 2013, Clemson in 2016).
- Bowl Streaks: A pair of ACC schools – Florida State and Virginia Tech – will continue the two longest current Division I bowl streaks in the nation. FSU is in a bowl game for the 36th-straight year and will face Southern Miss in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl on Dec. 27. Virginia Tech, which has the longest streak recognized by the NCAA, will play in its 25th-straight bowl when the 22nd-ranked Hokies take on No. 19 Oklahoma State in the Camping World Bowl on Dec. 28.
- BCS/NYE6/CFP Success: Since 2012, no other conference has been as successful on the biggest stage as the ACC. During that time, the league is 8-3 (.727) in BCS, New Year’s Six and CFP games. The only other Power 5 conference with a winning record in those games entering this year’s bowl season is the Pac-12 with a 5-4 mark (.556)
- Bowling the Last Two Years: Thirteen of 14 ACC teams have earned an invitation to a postseason bowl game over the last two seasons. Over the last four years, every ACC team has enjoyed a trip to a bowl game and the league has made 43 postseason appearances.
- Swinney Becomes Fourth ACC Head Coach to Win 100 Games: Clemson’s Dabo Swinney became just the fourth head coach to win 100 games while coaching in the ACC, when his Tigers defeated South Carolina 34-10 on Nov. 25. Swinney joined Bobby Bowden (173) of Florida State, George Welsh (136) of Virginia and Frank Beamer (113) of Virginia Tech, who each had at least 100 wins as ACC head coaches.
- Seven ACC Coaches Rank Among the Top 25 Active Head Coaches in Career Victories: The ACC has seven of the Top 25 active coaches nationally in career victories – all of them with 100 or more – which is by far the most of any conference. The next closest league has four coaches in the top 25. Georgia Tech’s Paul Johnson is in fourth place with 182 wins. He is followed by Miami’s Mark Richt, who is eighth with 164 wins, Louisville’s Bobby Petrino is 17th with 116, Wake Forest’s Dave Clawson is tied for 21st (110), Virginia’s Bronco Mendenhall is 23rd (107), Duke’s David Cutcliffe is 24th (102) and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney is 25th (101).
- Winning 10: Clemson has won 10 or more games in each of the last seven years. The Tigers and Alabama are the only two teams that currently have active streaks of seven or more years with double-figure victories.
- NC State’s Bradley Chubb Becomes Fourth ACC Player in Eight Years to win the Nagurski Trophy: NC State DE Bradley Chubb was named the winner of this year’s Bronko Nargurski Trophy, given annually by the FWAA to the nation’s defensive player of the year. Chubb becomes the fourth ACC player in eight years to win the Trophy, joining Da’Quan Bowers of Clemson (2010), Luke Kuechly of Boston College (2011) and Aaron Donald of Pitt (2014). He is also the eighth player from a current ACC school to win the honor. Chubb is second nationally in tackles for loss per game (2.2) and eighth in sacks per game (0.83).
- ACC Has Won Five Straight in the OB: When No. 10 Miami faces No. 6 Wisconsin in this year’s Capital One Orange Bowl, the Hurricanes will be seeking to extend a streak of five consecutive wins by ACC teams. The streak is the longest in Orange Bowl history since the SEC won seven straight from 1938-44 (73 years ago). One of those wins was by Georgia Tech, then a member of the Southeastern Conference.
