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VCS Mentoring Program Pairs Teens and Tweens To Make Positive Connections

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-information courtesy of VCS Communication Coordinator Brielle Barrow

Thanks to a unique mentoring program in Vance County Schools, a group of high school students and their elementary-age pals gathered on Saturday mornings to enjoy activities and establish positive connections.

The Just U & Me Mentoring Program recently concluded, according to VCS Communication Coordinator Brielle Barrow.

The program provides 4th and 5th graders with additional support to help them do their very best at school, according to information on the VCS website.

Mentoring is one of a dozen or so effective strategies recommended by the National Dropout Prevention Center to help students stay on track, avoid negative behaviors and make positive choices.

The youngsters gathered over the course of several Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon to have the chance to work and play together, as well as to establish friendships.

A culminating activity included a visit to the Henderson Institute Historical Museum. Mentors and their young partners also spoke with recent VCS high school graduates and received their certificates of participation.

This year’s mentors are upperclassmen from Vance County High School, Vance County Early College and AdVance Academy, as well as VCS graduates.

L.B. Yancey Students Participate In Career Day And Expo

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When you’re a fifth grader, it’s tough to visualize where you may see yourself in the future, but thanks to L.B. Yancey Elementary’s Career Day and Expo, but at least one young person’s eyes were opened to the possibility of becoming a photographer when she grows up.

The “I Am Tomorrow” career expo was held in the school gym on Mar. 22. Students dressed up as doctors, chefs, police officers and more as a way to share information and interests about different careers.

Staff members joined in the fun and parents were invited to participate as well as the children – a much livelier event than last year’s, which had to take place virtually because of COVID-19 restrictions on gathering.

Numerous career professionals set up displays to help the students learn about a variety of career opportunities, from being a barber to a meteorologist. On the list of specially invited professionals was:

  • Vance County Schools’ Center for Innovation Robotics Team
  • Spectrum News 1 Meteorologist, Vernon Turner
  • Maria Parham Primary Care Physician, Dr. Gary Smith
  • Fitness Trainer, Jessica Rice-Hawkins
  • Entrepreneur, Jinell Cheek of Nellie C Photography
  • Barber, Richard Terry
  • Licensed Funeral Director, Joshua Hicks
  • Musician, Justen Ward
  • Entrepreneur, Taylor Evans with Cricut Personalizations
  • Representatives from the Walmart Distribution Center
  • Vance County Sheriff’s Office

The day started with a parade, and students walked the school’s hallways while Dolly Parton’s “9 To 5” filled the air. Other students lined the hallways,armed with handmade posters with inspirational messages to cheer on the parade participants.

Career Day Expo Chairperson Alicia Clarke said the goal was to allow students to see different professionals as a way to motivate them to set goals for themselves and then working toward achieving those goals. “If this Career Day was any indication of what is to come, then the world will be in good hands,” Clarke stated.

L.B. Yancey Principal Dr. Shannon Bullock agreed. “The school’s Career Day and Expo was a very successful event. The students and parents were so excited to see all the different career choices provided for them. Students were able to see successful individuals from Henderson and other nearby cities, and know that they are able to achieve anything they set their mind to.”

L.B. Yancey Wins School of the Year

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L.B. Yancey Elementary School won the “School of the Year” award presented at the end of the school system’s Convocation for all employees at McGregor Hall in Henderson on August 17.

 

Superintendent Anthony Jackson presented the award to Dr. Carnetta Thomas, principal of L.B. Yancey.

 

The school captured the honor for its outstanding year in student achievements, positive school climate, cooperation and cohesion of the school staff members and involvement in its community.

 

Thomas holds the award and is joined by school staff members in the photo.

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)