January 25, 2018 First School Consolidation Feasibility Meetings

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— from Vance County Schools

REMINDER:

Our first community conversations to get input on the feasibility of consolidating our middle and high schools are Thursday, January 25, at 10 a.m. in our Administrative Services Center at 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson, and at 6 p.m. at Henderson Middle School. 
 
We need to hear from our community! Everyone is welcome!
EARLIER UPDATE:

The Vance County Board of Education is gathering input on the feasibility of consolidating middle and high schools. The proposal includes the possibility of consolidating Henderson and Eaton-Johnson Middle Schools for the 2018-2019 school year and Northern Vance and Southern Vance High Schools for the 2019-2020 school year.

We need your input. Please plan to attend one of the meetings below. We need to hear from you!

Note that the dates for three of the meetings have changed from what we previously announced.

For those who cannot attend any of the meetings but still want to provide their input, you may send your email responses to consolidationfeedback@vcs.k12.nc.us.

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS

  • January 25 — 10:00 a.m. — Administrative Services Center
  • January 25 — 6:00 p.m. — Henderson Middle School
  • January 30 — 10:00 a.m. — Administrative Services Center
  • January 31 — 6:30 p.m. — Northern Vance High School
  • February 19 — 6:00 p.m. — Southern Vance High School
  • February 26 — 6:00 p.m. — Eaton-Johnson Middle School

Town Talk 01/23/18

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NC Coop Extension

Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland 01/23/18

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Vance County Schools On The Air 01/22/18

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News 01/23/18

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M.A.D.D. Henderson-Vance Meeting Jan 23, 2018

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Local citizens and people interested are encouraged to attend a Henderson-Vance Mothers Against Drunk Driving meeting Tuesday, January 23 at 6:00 p.m.  It will take place in the Vance County Commissioners meeting room at the old courthouse downtown.

M.A.D.D. representatives Lorraine Watkins and Karen Callahan appeared on WIZS TownTalk Monday to promote the meeting.  Click here to listen.

Watkins told WIZS, “We are having a lady named Tonia Skinner coming.  She is bringing something called the Bat Mobile.  The Bat Mobile is the big, gynormous van where people that have been arrested at check points…they take them in there and they have to go through all the testing…”  She said the Bat Mobile is amazing.

Watkins said Irene Dwinnell is coming.  “She is the head of the M.A.D.D. program at the state level, and Lori Brown is going to come too.  She is the head of the chapter program.”

Impaired driving includes driving under the influence of drugs as well.

Click here and listen to the rest of the story on WIZS TownTalk from Monday continuing from the 4 minute mark.

Town Talk 01/22/18

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Featuring Lorraine Watkins and Karen Callahan with Mothers Against Drunk Driving of Henderson and Vance County

Vance Charter On-line Apps for 18-19 School Year

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This is a press release, not a paid advertisement.

Vance Charter School will be accepting on-line applications for the 2018-2019 school year from now until Friday, February 16 at 11:59 p.m. Individuals wishing to apply are encouraged to attend one of the informational meetings that will be held at the school on Tuesday, January 30 and Thursday, February 8 at 6 p.m.

The lottery will be held on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at the school, located at 2090 Ross Mill Road, Henderson.

Vance Charter School will serve grades kindergarten through 11th grades for the 2018-2019 school year. Please visit www.vancecharter.org for more information.

Oxford Meeting of the Planning Committee Jan 24, 2018

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The Planning Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners will meet on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at 1:00 PM. The meeting will be in the First Floor Training Room, City Hall, 300 Williamsboro Street.

The purpose of the meeting is to review Chapter 20 of the City of Oxford Code of Ordinances.

All those interested are invited to attend.

Cynthia Bowen
City Clerk
City of Oxford

Noting ACC Basketball Jan 22, 2018

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— courtesy theacc.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 22, 2018

Release: https://theacc.co/accmbb1718release

ACColades
The second ESPN Big Monday game of the season finds No. 10 North Carolina making the trip to Virginia Tech … Cameron Johnson averaged 18.5 points in the last two outings for the Tar Heels, who bring a four-game winning streak into the contest … Virginia Tech’s Justin Robinson has averaged 24.5 points over his last two games, including a career-high 26 on Saturday versus Florida State … all five ACC ranked teams hold serve over the weekend, including No. 2 Virginia’s 59-49 win at Wake Forest on Sunday evening and No. 25 Miami’s 86-81 victory at NC State … Saturday’s slate sees No. 5 Duke down Pitt, No. 15 North Carolina turn back Georgia Tech, and No. 20 Clemson defeat Notre Dame … Florida State wins at Virginia Tech in other Saturday action … Louisville holds off visiting Boston College on Sunday for its fourth consecutive win … Virginia has won 10 straight and stands 7-0 in ACC play for the first time since also starting 7-0 in 2014-15 … Duke has scored 80-plus points in 15 consecutive games, the third-longest streak in team history … Saturday’s victory over Notre Dame is Clemson’s 200th ACC win at Littlejohn Coliseum … Miami’s 28 road wins in conference play since the 2011-12 season ranks fourth behind North Carolina (35), Duke (34) and Virginia (31) … the Hurricanes’ 26 assists versus NC State on Sunday (on 34 field goals) are a season high.

By the Numbers
2 – Virginia is only the second team in ACC history to go from being unranked in the preseason to No. 2 in the AP poll (Miami did so 2012-13) … the Cavaliers also have the league’s best ACC road record (29-19) over the past six years.
3 – There are five players in the ACC averaging a double-double in league play – Duke’s Marvin Bagley III, North Carolina’s Luke Maye and Notre Dame’s Martinas Geben.
12.3 – North Carolina’s Luke Maye leads the ACC in per game scoring improvement (+12.3) and is second in rebounds (10.5) and double-doubles (11).
15 – Duke has scored 80 or more points in 15 straight games, the seventh-longest streak in ACC history and the longest such streak since North Carolina did it in 16 consecutive contests during the 2007-08 season.
22.8 – North Carolina’s Joel Berry II and Syracuse’s Tyus Battle are both averaging a league-best 22.8 points per game in road games.
26 – Virginia Tech’s Justin Robinson tallied a career-high 26 points against Florida State Saturday and over his last two games is averaging 24.5 points, 4.5 assists and has hit on 19-of-31 (.613) from the floor … Robinson is averaging a league-best 5.3 assists in conference games only.