Granville Superintendent Howard Announces Retirement
At the regularly scheduled January Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Dorwin L. Howard, Sr. informed Board members that he had made the decision to retire from employment with the State of North Carolina as Superintendent of Granville County Public Schools effective July 1, 2017.
Dr. Houlihan, Chairman of the Board of Education, offered his reaction to the news, “Speaking on behalf of the Board of Education, we were certainly saddened to hear about this announcement, but at the same time we congratulate him on the remarkable 37-year career he has had serving the students of Granville County Public Schools and we wish him and his family the very best in the future.”
Dr. Howard began his career in public education when he took his first job as an Agriculture Teacher at JF Webb High School in 1980. Since then, he has served as a vice-principal, principal, Director of Secondary and Career and Technical Education, Assistant Superintendent of Operations, and as Superintendent. All but six months of his career in public education has been spent serving the students of Granville County.
Dr. Howard shared the news with staff members across the district, offering some thoughts about this important announcement, “I am appreciative of the opportunities which Granville County Public Schools has given me since I began teaching. As I reflect on my experiences, I am grateful for the opportunities I have had to work with others throughout my career. Each and every one of the employees has been, and I am sure will continue to be, instrumental in creating the type of school environment which fosters learning at the highest levels.”
Dr. Howard, a native of Granville County, and a graduate of JF Webb High School, attended NC A&T for his undergraduate degree, and NC State University for his master’s and doctoral degrees in Educational Administration. He will have completed his third year serving as Superintendent upon retirement.
Dr. Howard concluded his remarks to staff by saying, “I trust that during my remaining five months with you as Superintendent, we all will continue to work together, giving our best for the good of all students throughout the district. I pray that the future of the students of Granville County Public Schools will be bright.”
(Granville County Schools Press Release and Picture)
Granville Superintendent Howard Announces Retirement
/by WIZS StaffGranville Superintendent Howard Announces Retirement
At the regularly scheduled January Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Dorwin L. Howard, Sr. informed Board members that he had made the decision to retire from employment with the State of North Carolina as Superintendent of Granville County Public Schools effective July 1, 2017.
Dr. Houlihan, Chairman of the Board of Education, offered his reaction to the news, “Speaking on behalf of the Board of Education, we were certainly saddened to hear about this announcement, but at the same time we congratulate him on the remarkable 37-year career he has had serving the students of Granville County Public Schools and we wish him and his family the very best in the future.”
Dr. Howard began his career in public education when he took his first job as an Agriculture Teacher at JF Webb High School in 1980. Since then, he has served as a vice-principal, principal, Director of Secondary and Career and Technical Education, Assistant Superintendent of Operations, and as Superintendent. All but six months of his career in public education has been spent serving the students of Granville County.
Dr. Howard shared the news with staff members across the district, offering some thoughts about this important announcement, “I am appreciative of the opportunities which Granville County Public Schools has given me since I began teaching. As I reflect on my experiences, I am grateful for the opportunities I have had to work with others throughout my career. Each and every one of the employees has been, and I am sure will continue to be, instrumental in creating the type of school environment which fosters learning at the highest levels.”
Dr. Howard, a native of Granville County, and a graduate of JF Webb High School, attended NC A&T for his undergraduate degree, and NC State University for his master’s and doctoral degrees in Educational Administration. He will have completed his third year serving as Superintendent upon retirement.
Dr. Howard concluded his remarks to staff by saying, “I trust that during my remaining five months with you as Superintendent, we all will continue to work together, giving our best for the good of all students throughout the district. I pray that the future of the students of Granville County Public Schools will be bright.”
(Granville County Schools Press Release and Picture)
NC Supreme Court Justice to speak at VGCC Martin Luther King Holiday Celebration
/by WIZS StaffNC Supreme Court Justice to speak at VGCC Martin Luther King Holiday Celebration
Vance-Granville Community College will hold a special program celebrating the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 11 a.m. in the Civic Center on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County. The celebration is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by the VGCC Male Mentoring Success Initiative (MMSI) and the Student Government Association.
The guest speaker for the event will be the newest Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, the Honorable Michael R. “Mike” Morgan. He was elected to the state’s highest court in November, after serving as an administrative law judge, a Wake County District Court judge and, most recently, a Superior Court judge. In addition, as a veteran faculty member of the National Judicial College located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Justice Morgan has taught and trained judges from all over the United States and its territories for the past 24 years.
A New Bern native, Justice Morgan is a graduate of Duke University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Sociology. He furthered his education at North Carolina Central University School of Law, distinguishing himself by serving as student body president in his final year of law school and earning his Juris Doctorate with Honors. Morgan later served as an adjunct professor for the NCCU School of Law.
The Jan. 18 program will also feature inspirational music presented by a choir of VGCC faculty, staff and students.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to a local charitable organization.
For more information, contact MMSI co-coordinators Anthony Pope at popea@vgcc.edu or (252) 738-3395, or Michael Farmer at farmerm@vgcc.edu or (252) 738-3234.
–VGCC Press Release–
(Cover photo of Judge Mike Morgan supplied to WIZS News in press release. Credit for the photo apparently belonging to https://www.judgemikemorgan.com/)
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/by LarryVGCC Vanguards to play JV Tar Heels at Dean Dome
/by WIZS StaffFor the second year in a row, the Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards men’s basketball team will soon travel to the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill to face the University of North Carolina Tar Heels junior varsity team.
The JV game is set for Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 7:30 p.m.
Henderson-based radio station WIZS 1450 AM will once again provide live coverage of the game starting at 7:15 p.m. Even for those outside the range of the radio station, the broadcast can be streamed online at wizs.com or on a smart phone with the free “TuneIn Radio” app. When WIZS covered the first contest between the two basketball programs in 2016, it was the first time in history that a UNC JV basketball game had been broadcast live on the radio.
The Vanguards compete in Region X of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II, which includes 11 two-year colleges in North Carolina and Virginia.
The UNC JV squad has several community college teams on its schedule this year, including one of VGCC’s Region X conference rivals, Wake Tech Community College.
Admission is free to the UNC JV game. For more information, call the Smith Center at (919) 962-2296.
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