The Vance County Board of Education at its regular monthly meeting approved important facility changes for the school system beginning at the start of the 2017-2018 school year.
Vance County Schools held its annual Retirement Banquet on June 13 for those educators and support staff members who retired during the 2016-2017 school year.
The commencement ceremony for the Class of 2017 at Southern Vance High School honored the accomplishments of 170 seniors on the afternoon of June 10 at McGregor Hall in downtown Henderson.
Dr. Anthony D. Jackson, superintendent of Vance County Schools, is a recipient of the 2017 Friday Medal awarded by the Friday Institute at N.C. State University for Educational Innovation. Dr. Jackson has been selected to receive the award along with six other superintendents of rural North Carolina public school systems. The Friday Medal recognizes the commitment of Bill and Ida Friday for educational excellence. Bill Friday was the long-time president of the University of North Carolina system and he and Mrs. Friday continued to be huge supporters of the university system and public education after his retirement from his prestigious state position.
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Principals and teachers from Zeb Vance, Dabney and Aycock elementary schools provided valuable information to K-8 educators during the school system's Opportunity Culture Fair held in the Administrative Services Center on May 30.
The Arts Alive Talent Showcase for Vance County Schools on Saturday, March 25, featured about 70 students from the school system who shared their amazing talents in singing, dancing, reciting dramatic readings and playing instruments on the stage at the McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center.
Vance County Schools events and information featured in our district's newsletter, The Lamplighter, for May 2017 include the important Class Night events at our high schools and the "Honoring Academic Success" banquet for the top 10 percent of academic achievers in the Class of 2017. There also are numerous school activities and programs featured, as well as the school year's final Vanceformation awards breakfast recognizing the outstanding contributions of 46 local educators.
