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VGCC SkillsUSA students donate bottled water to hurricane victims
Criminal Justice Technology students at Vance-Granville Community College recently conducted a bottled water drive through the college chapter of SkillsUSA. The service project was designed to assist fellow North Carolinians who suffered shortages of clean water as a result of Hurricane Matthew. VGCC students worked in partnership with the Henderson Police Department, which was collecting...
Vance County Schools opens Family Resource Center
A grand opening was held during the evening on November 14 to officially open the Vance County Schools Family Resource Center in the Administrative Services Center on Graham Avenue in Henderson. Parents, students, school system officials and community residents attended the event. Superintendent Anthony Jackson and Vance County Board of Education Chairwoman Gloria J. White...
Clark Elementary School – Active Shooter Exercise
On Saturday November 19th, 2016 Vance County Public Safety agencies as well as emergency responders from our surrounding counties will be conducting a full scale active shooter exercise at Clarke Elementary School, located at 309 Mount Carmel Church Road, in Henderson. Vance County received a grant in the amount of $20,000.00 through the Federal Homeland...
McGregor Hall to present “13 The Musical” Nov 18th and 19th
A hilarious, coming-of-age musical about discovering that “cool” is sometimes where we least expect it. This performance has something for anyone who is a teenager, who has been a teenager, or is raising a teenager! Evan Goldman is about to turn 13, and he can’t wait. His life seems full of possibilities—that is, until his...
HPD and VCSO offer Gun Buy Back Program
Our local law enforcement’s “Gun Buy Back Program” asks you to anonymously surrender unwanted and illegal firearms with “No Questions Asked” and receive a Visa gift card in return. Assault weapons will receive a $150.00 Visa prepaid gift card and handguns will receive a $100.00 Visa prepaid gift card. Rifles and shotguns will receive a...
VGCC programs receive high national rankings
Three national organizations recently recognized Vance-Granville Community College with high rankings for high-quality, affordable education, offered online or on-campus. The Community for Accredited Online Schools (AccreditedSchoolsOnline.org), a leading resource for higher education and college accreditation information, recently released its national rankings for the 2016-2017 school year. The organization ranked VGCC as having the nation’s 34th...
STEM Holds 2nd Annual Spanish Spelling Bee
The STEM Early High School in Vance County Schools hosted its second annual Spanish Spelling Bee on November 9, with a student from Henderson Middle School taking top honors. Ximena Rodriguez of Henderson Middle, was the first-place finisher in the spelling bee. She topped Ashley Pendergrass of Vance Early College High, who finished second, and...
