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WIZS SportsTalk – Vance Charter AD Lance Stallings And More 1-7-21

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Trey Snide and Ron Noel welcome Lance Stallings, Athletic Director at Vance Charter School, to SportsTalk. Stallings discusses the difficulties of overcoming delayed tryouts and practices due to Covid 19. He also touches on the growing and learning process for basketball teams at the school and the excitement coaches feel now that the season is underway.

Stallings also spoke on other sports that are about to get underway or resume at the school. These include volleyball, lacrosse and soccer. Stallings also said that senior night for the volleyball team had taken place this week when they played East Wake and that the cross country team would be playing for the conference championship this week.

For full details and audio click play.

In the second half of the show, Trey and Ron discussed a six player trade in Major League Baseball involving the New York Mets and the Cleveland Indians. The trade will have major impacts on both teams.

They also discussed local high school basketball including upcoming games for Granville Central, South Granville, JF Webb, Warren County, Louisburg and Bunn.

Several local games for Vance Co. High School have been cancelled due to Covid-19 related issues and Victory Christian School has cancelled its entire season.

Season Starting Fast For Vance Charter Lady Knights Basketball

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When a sports team plays 30 games and only loses two, that’s something to be celebrated.  That was the case last year for the Vance Charter School Lady Knights basketball team.  But the celebration must end when the next season begins, and for the Lady Knights and Head Coach Brian Howard, that time has come.

With the first game of the season right after the start of the new year, and with needing to overcome the mental and physical effects covid has had so far on everyone, a week’s worth of preparation and mindset will have to do.

Coach Howard joined SportsTalk host Trey Snide (click below to listen) on WIZS Tuesday at 1 p.m., along with co-host Ron Noel, and Howard said for the first game “I just want to see a lot of hunger. I think at times they still harking back to going 28-2 last year and not realizing, ok, we’re 0-0 again.  We have to do this whole process over.  And so I just want to see a lot of aggression and a lot of hunger from my team.  That’s all I can ask for for the first game.”

That’s how the season starts, but if you want to get to the end and have it be a banner season, then goals, mindset and more plays a factor.

Howard said, “It’s just the fact that I didn’t know how everybody was going to adjust to wearing the mask during practice. And so before practice started I just went ahead and I told them…This is what is expected of us this year, and I’ve seen it can be done because I’ve seen other schools do it.  And I said and those other schools I’ve seen do it, they don’t have the caliber athletes that we have in his gym right now. So we’ll make the best of the situation, and we’re going to go out here and we’re going to perform to the best of our abilities because at the end of the season whoever wins the conference is still going to get a trophy. And I want the trophy. And so just adjust your mindset now to…this is a covid season or whatever you want to call it. Just get rid of that mindset and just understand that at the end of the day, we still have to go out and perform at the best of our abilities. Everybody else is in the same boat. Everybody’s doing the same things that we have to do, so there’s no room for complaining or any excuses that need to be made.“

Vance Charter School Announces K-8, High School Curriculum Info.

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-Information courtesy Vance Charter School

As you know, Gov. Cooper issued an executive order closing all NC public schools for students from March 16 through March 30. After advisement from the NC Department of Public Instruction, Vance Charter School has enacted the following schedule to help continue the learning process for our students:

Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17 are designated Required Teacher Workdays. No instructional obligations will be expected for our students these two days.

Wednesday, March 18 will be our first distance learning day. Distance learning days will extend through March 30. We will give you more information on instructional expectations before Wednesday.

Report Card Night is canceled for this Thursday evening. If you do not have access to PowerSchool, you may pick up your child’s report card at Vance Charter on Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also, Junior and Senior families, Herff Jones will still be on campus Thursday evening from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. to distribute class rings and graduation items.

Finally, we are still planning on maintaining Spring Break as scheduled. If the need arises to alter spring break, we will communicate this to you as soon as possible. More information will follow in the coming days. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this difficult time.

K-8th Curriculum Information

While there is no ideal situation when it comes to delivering distance education, we are making plans to support instruction for an entire K-12 campus. This is why for now, we are giving priority online instruction to high school students as we assess technology availability for all of our students.

Vance Charter School will begin distance education on Wednesday, March 18 through Monday, March 30. Teachers in grades K-8 have prepared review packets that can be picked up from school on Wednesday, March 18 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Teachers will be available via email during this short-term school closure to answer questions that you or your child may have. We will not be using an online platform for students in grades K-8 for these short-term instructional days (March 18 – March 30).

Your child will keep their review packet until they return to school or until further instructions are sent.

We do have wonderful online resources for students to continue to practice their skills. I-Ready is an online resource that was purchased for students in grades K-8 to support individual learning in the areas of math and reading. If you would like for your child to continue to practice using I-Ready, we strongly encourage them to do so.

As communicated earlier, report cards will be available for pick up Thursday between 8 am and 4 p.m. if you do not have access to his information in PowerSchool. If you were unable to pick up instructional packets on Wednesday, these will also be available Thursday during report card pick up times.

High School Curriculum Information

Wednesday will be our first distance learning day. All teachers will be establishing communication with our students to ensure there are no connectivity challenges that will impede learning. Beginning Thursday, all students will begin receiving assignments for completion. To help our students be successful during this two-week period, we are operating under the following procedures:

Teachers will facilitate prior learned material only. No new learning standards will be presented at this time.

All teachers will have office hours from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Teachers will be available to respond to student needs in a timely manner. Students can contact their teacher through Google Classroom.

If families have internet connectivity problems, teachers will provide hard copy materials that will be available for pick up in our high school office.

Students currently enrolled in NC Virtual Public-School class will continue their classes as usual, unless otherwise told by their teacher.

For students taking VGCC courses, VGCC spring break has been moved to this week. Your classes will resume next week on Monday, March 23 in an online or hybrid format. Students need to check their VGCC email or the VGCC website for updates on a DAILY basis.

Please help us reinforce to your child how important this time is to continued learning; grading will continue to take place. We have one more quarter to complete this school year and it is up to all of us to make the best out of difficult circumstances. Thank you in advance for your patience, understanding, and support.

Vance Charter High School Students Attend UMO AgFest

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-Press Release, The University of Mount Olive

The University of Mount Olive recently hosted its 6th Annual AgFest event to promote and celebrate awareness of agriculture and other academic opportunities at UMO. The event was attended by more than 1,600 visitors from 63 schools from across North Carolina, including local students from Vance Charter School in Henderson.

This year’s event offered a new fair-like format and expanded activities. Representatives from agricultural companies and organizations from across the region and state interactively engaged with students to spark their interests in careers, Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE), and even some Career Development Events (CDE) topics.

Members of Vance Charter School’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) attended the 6th Annual University of Mount Olive AgFest. (Photo courtesy UMO)

Attendees participated in hands-on learning experiences in production agriculture, animal science, horticulture, landscaping, wildlife, forestry and natural resources, provided by some of the largest agribusinesses in the region.

Experiences included virtual reality, precision agriculture technology and equipment, livestock showing demonstrations, and other exciting booths.

For those students with interests outside the field of agriculture, there were demonstrations and booths highlighting education, biology, math, physics, and more. Numerous food booths were on-site featuring Got to Be NC Products, and there was music, fun, sunshine, and games for all.

The event ended with a concert featuring up and coming Nashville recording artist Matt Stell with special guest Canaan Cox.

Dr. Sandy Maddox, Dean of the School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, said, “This event creates a unique opportunity for FFA members from across the state to experience UMO, our faculty, students, and beautiful campus.  We had great weather, the new fair-like format was a tremendous success, and the feedback we have received from the attending advisors and students has been overwhelmingly positive. We are thankful to all those people and groups that work so hard to make this event a reality.  I am especially thankful to our wonderful partners including Food Farm – Home of the Original Piggly Wiggly and Got to be NC, for providing food from some of the finest NC – based companies around.”

Vance Charter School Earns ‘B’ Grade, Exceeds Expected Growth

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-Information courtesy Renee Currin, Vance Charter School

On Wednesday, the North Carolina State Board of Education approved school performance data for all public schools in North Carolina. We are proud to announce Vance Charter School earned a B letter grade and exceeded expected growth for the 2018-2019 school year.

This is a testament to the diligent work our students and teachers demonstrated on a daily basis and their commitment to academic excellence.

Please congratulate our students and teachers for this accomplishment and help spread the word about our success.

Vance Charter is UKnighted!

Vance Charter Now Accepting Applications for 2019/2020 School Year

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-Information courtesy the Vance Charter School Facebook page 

The Vance Charter School enrollment lottery application for the 2019/2020 school year will open on Monday, January 14 at 12:01 a.m. and close on February 15 at 11:59 p.m.

We will hold parent information sessions on January 29 at 6 p.m. and February 7 at 6 p.m. Both events will be held in the upper cafeteria.

The official enrollment lottery will take place on March 9 at 9 a.m. in the lower cafeteria at Vance Charter School. Please pass this information along to anyone you know who may be interested in becoming a student at Vance Charter School.

You may also contact Mrs. Christy Bunn, lottery committee chairperson if needed.

To apply one, go to www.vancecharter.org, click on Enroll, then click on Admissions FAQs to access the application. You must have an active email address to complete the application.

VCS is located at 2090 Ross Mill Rd. in Henderson.

Vance Charter Rotary Interact Club to Hold Pet Walk Fundraiser at Animal Shelter

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-Information courtesy the Vance Charter Rotary Interact Club 

The Rotary Interact Club at Vance Charter School will hold a pet walk at the Vance County Animal Shelter in Henderson on Saturday, October 27, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to raise money for the shelter animals.

Participants will have the opportunity to walk a shelter dog for $2 per lap. All money raised benefits the shelter. You may even see a shelter animal or two in a Halloween costume.

According to Animal Control Chief Frankie Nobles, the pet walk is for animal shelter dogs only and does not include personal pets.

“The club has done a great job of planning the event and we are looking forward to it,” said Nobles.

Vance Charter On-line Apps for 18-19 School Year

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This is a press release, not a paid advertisement.

Vance Charter School will be accepting on-line applications for the 2018-2019 school year from now until Friday, February 16 at 11:59 p.m. Individuals wishing to apply are encouraged to attend one of the informational meetings that will be held at the school on Tuesday, January 30 and Thursday, February 8 at 6 p.m.

The lottery will be held on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at the school, located at 2090 Ross Mill Road, Henderson.

Vance Charter School will serve grades kindergarten through 11th grades for the 2018-2019 school year. Please visit www.vancecharter.org for more information.

H/V Chamber Welcomes New Teacher Bag Donations

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New Teacher Bag Donations

We need your help to welcome our new teachers to Vance County!
Snacks, gum, candy, water bottles, notepads, pens, pencils, coupons etc. are just a few of the things we need to pack in the bags. Make sure your business name and contact information is on the items you donate. This is a great way to advertise your business to a new group coming into the Vance County area.

We will be packing 150 bags and these will be distributed to new teachers at all Vance County Public schools, Kerr-Vance Academy, Henderson Collegiate, Vance Charter, and Crossroads Christian.

If you would like to make a donation, please contact Melanie Mann at 252-438 8414 or info@hendersonvance.org.

Deadline for donations is this Friday, August 25th.