Students in Vance County Schools’ elementary and middle schools will be given N.C. end-of-grade tests Tuesday through Thursday of this week, with final exams for the school year administered at local high schools beginning on Friday.
At Northern Vance, Southern Vance and Western Vance high schools, testing will begin Friday, May 27, with first-period N.C. end-of-course, N.C. Final Exams and teacher made exams given from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Testing in the high schools will continue Tuesday, May 31, through Thursday, June 2, with the same tests being administered each day from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. On May 31, second-period exams will be given, on June 1, third-period exams will be given and on June 2 fourth-period exams will be given (end-of-grade, final exams and teacher exams). Career and Technical Education assessments by class period will be given each afternoon from 12:45 to 2:45 p.m. during the four days of testing. Make-up exams also will be given in the afternoon each day for those students who missed testing the previous day.
On June 3, the last day of classes for students, make-up exams will be given as needed.
School bus transportation and lunches will be provided for students each day.
Elementary and middle schools will follow their regular school day schedules each day during the high school testing times.
HPD Press Release: Shooting
/by WIZS StaffOn May 21, 2016 at approximately 10:50 PM officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to 720 Highland Ave in reference to a person who had been shot. Upon arrival, officers found Ibn Omar Shariff Warren, 33, of 122 Saucey Lane, Henderson, suffering from a gunshot wound. Vance County EMS arrived and transported Mr. Warren to an area hospital. Mr. Warren died on May 24, 2016 due to his injuries.
The investigation is being conducted by members of the Henderson Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division. If anyone should have any information related to this case, they are encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 252-492-1925 or the Henderson Police Department at 252-438-4141. Crime Stoppers offers a reward of up to $2,000 for information that may lead to an arrest. Callers may remain anonymous.
Press Release: May 25, 2016
Authority: Chief M.W. Barrow
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/by CharleneTown Talk 05/25/16
/by CharleneNCDA&CS awards agritourism grants to 29 farms
/by WIZS StaffRALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced that 29 agritourism farms will receive funding for marketing projects.
The Agritourism Marketing Cost Share program is administered by the department’s agritourism office with funding from the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission.
“I’m pleased that we are able to award a total of $50,000 in cost-share funding to agritourism farms across the state,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “For many agritourism operations, this funding can provide the help they need to boost their marketing efforts and increase the number of visitors to their farms.”
In its first year, the cost-share program received 77 applications requesting a total of $409,050. After a thorough review of applications, 29 farms were selected to receive grants for projects ranging from directional signage and marketing brochures (from companies similar to MyCreativeShop) to website development and branding. Individual grants ranged from $360 to $6,000.
The following farms received grants:
North Carolina is home to more than 700 agritourism farms, making it one of the nation’s top states for agritourism. Operations vary from pick-your-own strawberries and choose-and-cut Christmas trees to weekend wedding venues and monthlong farm stays. For more information on agritourism farms in the state, go to www.visitncfarms.com.
News 05/25/16
/by LarryREVISED DATES FOR BUS DRIVER TRAINING
/by John C. RoseThe school bus driver training sessions provided by Vance County Schools have been rescheduled due to a conflict with the instructor’s calendar to Monday, June 27, through Thursday, June 30, at L.B. Yancey Elementary School.
Interested persons must attend the training on each of the first three days to receive certification. Vance County Schools will only be training individuals to drive school buses. The instructor will do retesting for those who need it on the fourth day.
The training sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 3 p.m. each day.
Those interested in participating in the training sessions must register five days prior to the sessions with the school system’s Transportation Department, located at 226 Welcome Avenue off Raleigh Road south of Henderson. For additional information, call the Transportation Department at 438-5012.
EOG Tests and Final Exams
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