Kerr-Vance Academy Announces VSWCD Poster Winners
The VSWCD poster winners from Kerr-Vance Academy are Kaitlyn Painter, Landon Cottrell, and Trent Edwards.
Vance Charter School to hold 8th Grade Parent Meeting
A meeting will be held on Thursday, March 2nd at 6:00 p.m. in the Lower Café. This meeting is for current 8th graders and their parents at Vance Charter School. Mary Mangum will be discussing course registration for high school.
Please contact Mary Mangum with any questions concerning this meeting and the HS Registration process.
Mary Mangum
School Counselor
mangumm@vancecharter.org
VGCC students awarded Golden LEAF scholarships
A group of VGCC students recently received scholarships through the Golden LEAF Scholarship program for the North Carolina Community College System. The scholarship program, designed to help North Carolinians attend the state’s community colleges, is funded through a $750,000 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation.
The scholarship can be used to assist with tuition, books, fees, supplies, transportation and childcare expenses related to attending classes during the 2016-17 academic year, and industry-recognized credential testing expenses that address skill gaps upon course completion. Eligible students must demonstrate financial need and reside in rural counties that are tobacco-dependent and/or economically distressed. Scholarships for both occupational (continuing education) and curriculum students are available during the fall, spring and summer semesters.
The VGCC students who were awarded Golden LEAF scholarships for the fall 2016 semester (with their respective programs of study) include:
- Sally Alston of Louisburg (Associate in Arts);
- Jennifer Bauduin of Louisburg (Associate in General Education – General Science);
- Sonia Bishop of Stem (Computer Technology Integration – Networking and Security Technologies);
- Taylor Crisp of Warrenton (Associate Degree Nursing);
- Catherine Demming of Oxford (Criminal Justice);
- Emory Gant-Hawkins of Henderson (Business Administration);
- Latosha Hunt of Oxford (Business Administration);
- Quiana Miller-Fisher of Henderson (Human Services Technology); and
- Kimberly Vargo of Oxford (Associate in Arts)
“The Golden LEAF Foundation is proud to have awarded over 11,800 Golden LEAF Scholarships to help North Carolinians attend our state’s community colleges,” said Dan Gerlach, Golden LEAF president. “Our hope is that these scholarships will help build the talent, knowledge and skills of our current and future workforce, which are in demand by industry, especially in the rural areas of our state.”
The Golden LEAF Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to help transform North Carolina’s economy. The foundation receives one-half of North Carolina’s funds from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with cigarette manufacturers and places special emphasis on assisting tobacco-dependent, economically distressed and/or rural communities across the state. The Golden LEAF Foundation works in partnership with governmental entities, educational institutions, economic development organizations and nonprofits to achieve its mission. The foundation has awarded 1,346 grants totaling more than $591 million since its inception. For more information about the foundation, visit www.goldenleaf.org or call (888) 684-8404.
Students interested in applying for a Golden LEAF Scholarship should contact the VGCC Financial Aid Office at (252) 738-3280.
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Cabinet Making course offered at VGCC
Vance-Granville Community College has scheduled a “Fundamentals of Cabinet Making” course, to be held Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., March 6 through May 23, on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County.
This course introduces students to the carpentry trade and provides basic information needed to construct and apply finishes to custom cabinetry. Students will learn about proper safety techniques, equipment, building materials, blueprint reading, floor systems, wall systems, ceiling and roof framing, ceiling joists, envelope systems, wood-joining techniques, cabinet doors, shelves and hardware.
The instructor for the course is Richard Wells.
Students will receive NCCER (National Center for Construction Education and Research) certification upon successful completion of the course. NCCER is a national construction education foundation whose credentials are recognized across the country.
The cost of this course is $185.25 plus the cost of textbooks.
Registration can be completed online at www.vgcc.edu/oex or in person at any VGCC campus.
For more information, contact VGCC at oex@vgcc.edu or (252) 738-3324.
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Vance Charter School Volleyball players have success in regional tournaments
GVC Carolina Fury 14U is a Junior Olympic Volleyball Team that competes in weekend volleyball tournaments. The team finished 1st place at the Greensboro Sportsplex in Greensboro, NC on February 4th. They also finished 1st at Triangle Volleyball Club in Mooresville, NC on February 18th. Members are all students at Vance Charter School.
Pictured in the featured image and to the left are Cheyenne Owen, Emma Montgomery, Alyssa Falkner, Savannah Ayscue (8th Graders), Caroline Stainback, Ellie Atkinson, Abby Green, McKenzie Montgomery and Autumn Null (7th Graders).
SVHS Students Earn National Certifications
Seven masonry students at Southern Vance High School have earned two national certifications that make them eligible for employment upon their graduation.
Ben Arrington is the students’ masonry teacher at Southern Vance.
All of the students met the standards required for certification in both the Core Curriculum and Green Environment areas through the National Center for Construction Education Research (NCCER).
The students are shown in the photo holding their certificates and are joined by Arrington, far left, and Southern Vance Principal Rey Horner, far right. The students include, from left, Chelsea Galindo, Christopher Stevenson, Jackson Royster, Jose Gonzalez, Sherrod Carter and Tyler Bondurant. One more student earning certification, Aaliyah Rahming, was unavailable for the photo.
2017 Betsy Jeff Penn 4-H Summer Camp Announcement
It’s that time of the year again. For 100 years, 4-H summer camp has been a life-changing experience, offering campers a greater chance to learn, develop life skills and form attitudes that will help them to become self-directed, productive members of society.
Youth interact with people of different cultures and backgrounds, increasing interdependence, understanding and appreciation of others. It may be their first experience being an equal member of a community. Campers are exposed to professionals and role models who may lead career discussions.
Less focus is on competition and failure; more emphasis is on group cooperation and shared success. Adventures, new experiences and skills learned in an outdoor environment at camp contribute to a positive sense of self.
Youth do not have to be in a 4-H club to participate.
Deadline to apply is March 31st.
Cost of camp is $100.00. A deposit of $75.00 will hold your space.
Apply in person with Turner Pride, 4-H Youth Development Agent, 305 Young Street, Henderson, NC.
Call the Vance County Center of NC Cooperative Extension at 252-438-8188 or email turner_pride@ncsu.edu for more information.
North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T State University commit themselves to positive action to secure equal opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran’s status. In addition, the two Universities welcome all persons without regard to sexual orientation. North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, U. S. Department of Agriculture, and local governments cooperating.
Cast, crew announced for VGCC Dinner Theater production of “The Glass Menagerie”
Vance-Granville Community College has announced an upcoming production of “The Glass Menagerie,” the Tennessee Williams classic, for the college’s fifth annual Dinner Theater.
The cast and crew have also been named for the dinner theater, which is scheduled for the evenings of Thursday, April 27, and Friday, April 28, in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. each evening.
The cast is set to feature Brittney Patterson of Henderson as Amanda Wingfield; Ben Taylor of Franklinton as Tom Wingfield, her son; Samantha Hines of Henderson as Laura Wingfield, her daughter; and Jordan Bunting of Rocky Mount as Jim O’Conner, the “gentleman caller.”
Members of the crew include Chadstity Copeland of Henderson (Assistant to the Director/Stage Manager), Allison Hines of Henderson (Assistant Stage Manager/Props), Jamie McGinn of Wake Forest (Costumes/Assistant for Props), Camden Jones of Henderson (Lighting/Sound operator), Lauren Elliott of Oxford (Head of Props) and Mya Hargrove and Evan O’Geary, both of Henderson (Hair and Make-up).
All are current students at the college, except for Elliott, an alumna and VGCC staff member.
Betsy Henderson, VGCC’s Department Chair/Instructor of Humanities and Fine Arts, is the director of the play.
First staged in 1944, “The Glass Menagerie” is a “memory play” (narrated by one of the characters, recalling his experiences) and is based in part on Tennessee Williams’s own memories of his family. In 1945, the play premiered on Broadway, won the prestigious New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for the best American play of the year, and launched Williams to fame. “The Glass Menagerie” has been adapted for television twice and as a Hollywood feature film twice. It has been revived for the Broadway stage numerous times, including a new production starring Sally Field that is currently in previews. A drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty, “The Glass Menagerie” has become one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre.
The story focuses on Amanda, a “faded Southern belle” who lives in poverty in a dingy St. Louis apartment with her son, Tom, and her daughter, Laura. The crux of the action comes when Tom invites a young man of his acquaintance to eat dinner with the family. Jim, the caller, is at once pounced upon by Amanda as a possible husband for Laura.
Tickets are $30 and are scheduled to go on sale on March 22. For more information, visit www.vgcc.edu/dinnertheater.
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Vance County Schools Empowerment Academy Students create local garden
Administrators and students at the Vance County Schools Empowerment Academy have created a garden outside of the facility’s main entrance with funding from a special grant program.
The grant funding, totaling about $170, came from the Karma for Cara Foundation which funds youth volunteer projects.
Brian Schlessinger, a teacher at the Empowerment Academy, led efforts to apply for the grant and create the garden. He worked with his students and administrators at the academy to seek the grant funding and follow through on building the garden that is beside the facility’s main entrance.
The garden was completed by early February after students and their teachers worked to prepare the soil, install landscaping timbers for borders for the garden and had soil brought in to fill the space. They then worked to plant tulip bulbs, two evergreen shrubs and a cedar tree in the garden. Schlessinger and students are shown in the first two photos as they work on the garden.
Antavius Turner, a seventh grader who was attending the Empowerment Academy and is now a student at Eaton-Johnson Middle School, was one of the students involved in the project. Turner is shown with Schlessinger in the third photo as they work online to complete paperwork for the grant funding.
“Building the garden was a really good experience,” Turner said. “All of us in the academy worked together to get it done. We wanted to give the area outside the building life and make it look nice. We really like how it turned out and I think the project helped to show when you give us another chance we can do good things.”
The four female students and 10 male students who attend the Empowerment Academy are all on long-term suspension from their home schools because of behavior issues. Girls attend classes at the academy in the mornings and the boys attend their classes in the afternoons each day. Schlessinger and other teachers, along with Dr. Ralphel Holloman, coordinator of the academy, work with the students in online course work as well as teacher led math and language arts classes on a daily basis. Turner spent the first semester of this school year in the Empowerment Academy. He was able to return to Eaton-Johnson for the beginning of the second semester in late January after he completed necessary course work and met attendance and behavior requirements.
“All of the Empowerment students pitched in to help with the garden project,” Schlessinger said. “It made them feel good to have a role in creating it. We hope to do more with the garden at a later time and continue to improve the appearance of the areas outside of the building.”
Schlessinger pointed out that the funding from the Karma for Cara Foundation was a perfect fit for the academy’s project. The foundation was established in memory of Cara Becker, who lived in Maryland and at the age of 21 was diagnosed with leukemia. She battled the disease for four months, but died of complications from her treatments in December of 2012. Her family has carried on her legacy through the foundation. Becker throughout most of her short life was involved in volunteer work and community service. She had a special interest in helping children who were experiencing tough times and promoted community involvement with those her age and beyond. The foundation regularly awards small grants for community projects involving youth groups and also recognizes the efforts