— information courtesy of Vance County Schools
All Vance County Schools will be closed for students on Thursday, October 11, and the day will be an optional workday for school system employees. Vance County Schools employees are asked to use their best judgement on whether or not they feel it is safe to come to work. We want everyone to remain as safe a possible as the storm passes through our area.
-Information courtesy Henderson’s Downtown Development website
The Henderson, NC Christmas Parade will be held Saturday, December 1, 2018. The parade begins at 5 p.m.
Floats, fire trucks, and vehicles with trailers line-up on the Dabney Drive Extension (enter from Raleigh Road ONLY) at 4:15 p.m.
Bring your own float, or you can rent a professional float. For float rentals, please contact Mark Harris at Triangle Floats (919) 410-5543.
Deadline for entries and fees is Friday, November 23, 2018. Registration forms may be viewed on the Downtown Development website or by clicking here.
By Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Que Tucker, Commissioner of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.
From the Greatest Generation to Baby Boomers, Generation X to Millennials, teenagers in every era have had challenges growing up.
In today’s digital world, high school students are being tested in unique and demanding ways. The Washington Post confirms that 73 percent of all American teenagers own their own smartphone and, on average, spend almost nine hours a day texting, chatting, gaming, blogging, streaming and visiting with friends online.
Although conclusive research showing a direct correlation between the mental health of teenagers and smartphone usage won’t be complete for years, it isn’t a great confidence builder for a student to discover online that everyone else seems to have more friends.
In addition, recent figures indicate that more than 31 percent of America’s 42 million teenagers are overweight or obese, compared to only five percent in 1980. According to the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health, North Carolina is ranked the 25th most obese state in the nation with 30.9 percent of all teenagers considered overweight.
Not surprisingly, many psychologists and researchers agree that today’s teenagers are more lonely, anxious and depressed than ever before.
As the new school year gets underway and social pressures increase, statistics like these verify how important it is for teenagers to participate in high school sports and other activities such as marching band, choir, speech and debate.
The most recent survey by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) indicates there are almost eight million participants in high school sports and more than four million in performing arts activities. Most of these students would agree the primary advantage of playing a sport or participating in an after-school activity is the opportunity to meet new people and develop meaningful friendships. An online chat is no substitute for working toward a common goal face-to-face, side-by-side for weeks on end with teammates.
And positive social relationships are only the beginning. Among other benefits, high school sports are instrumental in helping teenagers establish nutritional and exercise habits that will carry them for a lifetime. Participating in a sport in high school is a great way to maintain a healthy weight, establish good eating and sleeping habits, discourage the use of alcohol and drugs and develop a greater sense of self-esteem.
Additional benefits of participating in a high school sport or activity are shared by the NFHS on a new website at MyReasonWhy.com, where dozens of high school students address this topic in their own words through videos.
A new school year brings with it an opportunity for teenagers to make new friends and establish new lifestyle habits. Encouraging them to make friends on the field of play as well as online is a great way to start.
-Information and flyer courtesy Sandra Wilkerson, Director of Admin and Events, Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce
A reminder that the Henderson Fire Department will hold a “Look. Listen and Learn” Fire Prevention Day on Saturday, October 13, 2018.
The event will be held on Breckenridge Street in downtown Henderson from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Activities include fire truck tours, a smoke safety house, water house spraying, Sparky, cooking fire demo and bounce house.
Free hot dogs, pizza and refreshments provided.
-Information courtesy Granville County Public Schools
In anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Michael, all Granville County public schools will be canceled for all students and staff tomorrow, Thursday, October 11.
The forecast of heavy rainfall, flooding, strong wind gusts and isolated tornados could make for dangerous conditions during the school day. Please be attentive to weather alerts about this powerful storm. We wish everyone a safe and uneventful day off.
-Information provided by Debra Weary, Clerk to the Board/Assistant to the County Manager – Granville County
The following Granville County meetings that were scheduled for Thursday, October 11, 2018, have been canceled or postponed:
Granville County Library Board of Trustees – canceled
Granville Greenways – canceled
Granville County Animal Control Advisory Committee – postponed to Thursday, November 8, 2018, at 7 p.m. at the Expo Center.
-Information courtesy Cynthia Bowen, City Clerk, City of Oxford
The Personnel Committee for the Oxford Board of Commissioners will meet on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held in the 1st Floor Training Room of City Hall, 300 Williamsboro Street, Oxford.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss funding of the employee incentives approved by the Board of Commissioners at the October 9 Board Meeting. All those interested are invited to attend.
-Information and flyer courtesy the Warrenton Festivals Facebook page
The Warrenton Revitalization Committee presents “Fright Night” on Saturday, October 27, 2018, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Historic Courthouse Square, 109 S. Main St., Warrenton.
Wear your costume, register for prizes, enter drawings, get your face painted and take a ghost walk. A “local spirit” will lead the ghost walk at 8:30 p.m.
Music will be provided by DJ Lee Burrows with Solid Sound Productions and refreshments will be available for purchase.
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-Information courtesy Franklin County Schools
Due to the impending inclement weather, all Franklin County schools are closed for students and staff tomorrow, October 11.
All school-related activities and events are also canceled Thursday.
Friday, October 12 will remain a teacher workday. There is no school for students on that day.
Please monitor the district website and our social media channels for further weather-related announcements including updates to this week’s schedule and make-up days.
