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Clarke and E.O. Young Students Receive Nook devices

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Vance County Schools

For Immediate Release

June 2, 2017

Vance County Schools officials distributed Nook electronic reading devices to students at Clarke and E.O. Young elementary schools on June 1, as part of district’s Summer Reading Program.  

The students can now download books onto the reading devices and read throughout the summer. 

There were 16 students at Clarke Elementary receiving the Nooks and 14 students at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary getting the devices. 

They join students at Pinkston Street, Carver and New Hope elementary schools with having the electronic reading devices for use during this summer. 

The Nooks were purchased with a $2,000 grant from Duke Energy through the Vance County Public School Foundation and matching funds from the school system.

In the photo, students hold their new reading devices as they pose with their principals and media specialists.

Vance County Schools Plan Open Houses

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Vance County Schools pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs opened registration and applications January 1, 2017.

We invite parents to visit our schools on the following dates.

 

Aycock Elementary – Tuesday, March 14

Carver Elementary – Tuesday, March 14

Clarke Elementary – Thursday, March 16

Dabney Elementary – Tuesday, March 14

E.M. Rollins Elementary – Tuesday, March 14

E.O. Young Jr. Elementary – Tuesday, March 14

L.B. Yancey Elementary – Tuesday, March 14

New Hope Elementary – Thursday, March 16

Pinkston Street Elementary – Tuesday,  March 14

Zeb Vance Elementary – Tuesday, March 14

 

School sites will be open between 1 and 6 p.m. for registration on these days.

Anyone may register their children on Saturday, March 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Vance County Schools Administrative Services Center at 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson.

Pre-kindergarten students must be 4 years old on or before August 31, 2017, and kindergarten students must be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2017.

Applications also are available online at www.vcs.k12.nc.us.

 

Please bring to registration:

  • Proof of child’s age (birth certificate, medical record, baptismal record)
  • Immunization record
  • Proof of Social Security number (Social Security card, official records)
  • Proof of residence (utility bill, rental lease or mortgage statement)
  • Proof of income (paycheck stub, tax forms)

E.O. Young Elementary Celebrates Successful Science and Spaghetti Night

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Vance County Schools

For Immediate Release

February 13, 2017

E.O. Young Jr. Elementary School celebrated science during a special Science and Spaghetti Night event on Thursday, February 9, at the school.

The evening featured parents and students visiting classrooms and participating in science experiments and activities led by teachers.

Students in third grade and fifth grade won honors with their science projects.

Capturing top honors in the third grade were Aaliyah Alenlain, first place; Devan Markham, second place; La’Niyah Terry, tied for third place; and Canaan Evans, tied for third place. They are shown in the first accompanying photo, from right to left, with their projects.

The fifth-grade winners included: Nathaniel Durham, first place; Kendall Sizemore, second place; Nathan Richardson, tied for third place; and Mason Pendergrass, tied for third place. Durham is shown in the second accompanying photo with his project.

Richardson and Pendergrass are shown in the third photo from right to left. Sizemore was unavailable for a photo.

Anderson and Reece lead the way in E.O. Young Angel Tree Project

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Nicole Anderson and Karen Reece have led a tremendous Angel Tree project at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary School that is helping to make the holidays a joyous time for over 75 students at the school.

Anderson, the school’s counselor, and Reece, the school’s social worker, have worked closely with school staff members, community supporters and church partners over the last two months to collect donations of toys, other gifts and food, for needy students and their families.

They have worked together to deliver the many bags of gifts and boxes of food donated to the students’ homes. In many cases, even younger siblings not yet in school have been given new clothing and gifts.

“Doing something like this makes you feel that you are doing the right thing,” Anderson said. “It fills your heart.”

Reece added that all of the hard work is worth it when you see the smiles on the students’ faces.

“When we gave them the letters to take home to their parents to let them know we wanted to help them, we had to tell the students that these were good letters and they weren’t in trouble,” Reece laughed. “It’s been a really rewarding experience and we so appreciate the support we’ve gotten from everyone.”

They said they want to especially thank the generous members of Flat Rock United Methodist Church and Guiding Star Holiness Church for their many donations to the students and their families.

“We’ve had wonderful donations from our school staff members, but without the help of these two great churches the success of the project wouldn’t have been possible,” Anderson said.

On the last day of school before the Christmas break on December 20, Anderson and Reece still had a few more gifts to deliver and they planned to do just that over the next couple of days.

“What a great thing for our students and their families,” Anderson added. “We are so fortunate to have such a caring school family.”

Anderson, left, and Reece, right, are shown in the accompanying photo with the last gifts scheduled for delivery.