— courtesy VGCC
Enjoying what the head of the Vance-Granville Community College Science Department joked was a “well-rounded” experience, area middle school students traveled “around the world” at the college’s seventh annual Science Camp in June.
“The campers enjoyed activities focused on biology, geology, chemistry, physics, medical science and applied science,” according to VGCC Science Department Chair Steve McGrady. “These sessions were interspersed with games about Earth’s continents and oceans.”
Science Camp participants, from left, Tara Journigan of Henderson, Janea Camacho of Oxford and Ethan Hann of Oxford, with VGCC Science Department Chair Steve McGrady, conduct an experiment using red cabbage during a session on chemistry. (VGCC photo)
A total of 35 students, including rising sixth, seventh and eighth graders from Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties, completed the day camp. The theme on the first day was the Americas; the second, Australia; the third, Eurasia; the fourth, Africa; and the fifth, Antarctica.
The week was full of fun, hands-on activities designed to pique campers’ curiosity as they consider their future educational and career aspirations. Sessions were taught by VGCC instructors, including many from departments outside the natural sciences, from Electronics Engineering Technology to Pharmacy Technology. McGrady expressed his appreciation to the many faculty and staff members from across all of the college’s academic divisions, who volunteered their time and talents to make the camp a success.
Science Camp participant Amarii Blair of Henderson (in foreground) flies a kite in the courtyard on VGCC’s Main Campus, during a session in which campers learned about aerodynamics as they created and tested their own kites. (VGCC photo)
Four volunteer counselors helped facilitate the camp, all of them recent graduates of the College Transfer program at VGCC: Elizabeth Cole of Kittrell; Francis Scotland and Alana Towles, both of Oxford; and Micah Roberts of Stem.
Several students who attended the camp in previous years also served as “counselors in training”: Roberto Chaves-Smith and Emani’ Foster, both of Henderson Collegiate; Michael Hall and Ryan Hall, both of Falls Lake Academy; Yumyah Hargrove, an incoming Vance County Early College High School student; Jadyn Myrick of Granville Central High School; and Luke Woltz of Oxford Prep.
–VGCC–
Walmart Distribution Presents $5,000 to Boys and Girls Club
/by WIZS StaffAround 100 Walmart Associates gathered today at the Walmart Distribution Center in Henderson to present the Boys and Girls Club of North Central North Carolina a check for $5,000.
Walmart and the Boys and Girls Club enjoy a unique partnership. Last month, a number of Walmart Associates volunteered their time to help paint much of the Boys and Girls Club on Clark Street in Henderson.
Robert Avery, maintenance operations manger for the Walmart Distribution Center, said, “We appreciate the opportunity to help in the community. We want to thank the 53 associates that volunteered around 260 hours at the Boys and Girls Club last month. We are grateful to be able to help the Boys and Girls Club.”
Mary Ann Avery, Resource Development Director for the Boys and Girls Club of North Central North Carolina, said, “Thanks Walmart for your continued support both financially and with the volunteers you provide. We’re so thankful that Walmart took the lead in helping us revitalize the Boys and Girls Club on Clark Street. We thank them for coming back to volunteer again in August.”
Pictured from left to right are Mary Ann Avery, Evelyn Taylor, Curtis White and Elaine Chavis-Young. All of the above represent the Boys and Girls Club of North Central North Carolina in varying capacities.
Town Talk 07/21/17
/by CharleneNews 07/21/17
/by CharleneVance County Early College High School holds Orientation
/by WIZS StaffVance County Schools
For Immediate Release
July 20, 2017
Ninth-grade students and their parents attended the orientation session on July 20 for the Vance County Early College High School in preparation for the start of the new school year.
Classes begin at Early College on August 3.
A large turnout of parents and students gathered in the Civic Center on the campus of Vance-Granville Community College near Henderson for the opening of the orientation session. Vangie Mitchell, college liaison with Vance-Granville Community College, led the session and shared an abundance of important information with those in attendance.
Cooperative Extension with Jean Bell 07/20/17
/by CharleneNews 07/20/17
/by CharleneTown Talk 07/20/17
/by CharlenePre-K Dabney Students Complete Mi Centro Program
/by WIZS StaffVance County Schools
For Immediate Release
July 20, 2017
Pre-kindergarten students who participated in the Mi Centro program this summer at Dabney Elementary School completed their participation in the camp on July 19.
A total of 35 Hispanic students completed the summer program this year and are now ready to begin the new school year.
The students participated in sessions to prepare them for the new school year in three classes that were taught by Deris Mora, Kelly Smith and Tamekia Thompson, all teachers in Vance County Schools. They were assisted by Sherry Compton, Lesli Miranda, Kathy Pernell, Malinda Puckett, Janet Rodriguez and Connetta Terry. One student volunteer, Reina Banda-Orozco, also helped in the classes.
The Mi Centro program is coordinated through the school system’s English as a Second Language (ESL) Program and is designed to provide educational services to pre-school Hispanic children to help them prepare to begin the school year.
Each of the students was recognized during a “graduation” ceremony held in the multipurpose room at Dabney Elementary on the morning of July 19. Their teachers presented them with certificates for their participation in the program. Each student wore a light blue cap and gown and came up to accept their certificate from their teacher.
Middle school students explore the world at VGCC Science Camp
/by WIZS Staff— courtesy VGCC
Enjoying what the head of the Vance-Granville Community College Science Department joked was a “well-rounded” experience, area middle school students traveled “around the world” at the college’s seventh annual Science Camp in June.
“The campers enjoyed activities focused on biology, geology, chemistry, physics, medical science and applied science,” according to VGCC Science Department Chair Steve McGrady. “These sessions were interspersed with games about Earth’s continents and oceans.”
Science Camp participants, from left, Tara Journigan of Henderson, Janea Camacho of Oxford and Ethan Hann of Oxford, with VGCC Science Department Chair Steve McGrady, conduct an experiment using red cabbage during a session on chemistry. (VGCC photo)
A total of 35 students, including rising sixth, seventh and eighth graders from Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties, completed the day camp. The theme on the first day was the Americas; the second, Australia; the third, Eurasia; the fourth, Africa; and the fifth, Antarctica.
The week was full of fun, hands-on activities designed to pique campers’ curiosity as they consider their future educational and career aspirations. Sessions were taught by VGCC instructors, including many from departments outside the natural sciences, from Electronics Engineering Technology to Pharmacy Technology. McGrady expressed his appreciation to the many faculty and staff members from across all of the college’s academic divisions, who volunteered their time and talents to make the camp a success.
Science Camp participant Amarii Blair of Henderson (in foreground) flies a kite in the courtyard on VGCC’s Main Campus, during a session in which campers learned about aerodynamics as they created and tested their own kites. (VGCC photo)
Four volunteer counselors helped facilitate the camp, all of them recent graduates of the College Transfer program at VGCC: Elizabeth Cole of Kittrell; Francis Scotland and Alana Towles, both of Oxford; and Micah Roberts of Stem.
Several students who attended the camp in previous years also served as “counselors in training”: Roberto Chaves-Smith and Emani’ Foster, both of Henderson Collegiate; Michael Hall and Ryan Hall, both of Falls Lake Academy; Yumyah Hargrove, an incoming Vance County Early College High School student; Jadyn Myrick of Granville Central High School; and Luke Woltz of Oxford Prep.
–VGCC–
Town Talk 07/19/17
/by Charlene