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In this issue...
- Take community college courses at Durham Tech. while at VAHS: How to attend and information
- Hispanic Educational Fair 9/19
- Remote learning extended to the end of December.
- Remote learning tips for parents: how to help your child be successful in a remote learning setting.
- Stay up-to-the-minute on your child’s progress: become a “parent observer” on his/her Canvas account.
- Students must regularly check their voyager academy email accounts.
- Ordering 2021 Graduation Items (Like Caps And Gowns)/Class Rings.
- How teens across the country are staying mentally healthy.
- Check out the VAHS counselor’s blog (and subscribe).
- Parents: sign up to receive text messages from the school.
- Other great sources of information for and about VAHS.
- Important dates.
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Take community college courses at Durham Tech. while at VAHS: How to attend an information session
Information Sessions are now available to Juniors and seniors who are interested in taking dual enrollment courses at Durham Tech. Community College during the second semester. Attending a virtual information session is the first step in this enrollment process. Please visit
https://www.durhamtech.edu/dual-enrollment to find out more and register for an Information session. Also, see the slides below to meet the Durham Tech. College liaison with Durham Tech. at Voyager.
Hispanic Educational Fair 9/19
A Parent Education Fair for Hispanic parents and their families who are interested in becoming involved in their child's road to higher education.
Join us for our annual Hispanic Educational Fair! This event is free and open to Hispanic Parents and students!
The Hispanic Education Parent Fair is an initiative of the NCSHP to promote and disseminate information on the benefits of formal and higher education among the Hispanic youth of North Carolina. This event is focused on reaching out to the parents of Hispanic Students in order to provide them with the tools and information to help their children succeed in school and encourage them to pursue higher education. https://www.thencshp.org/mi-exito-la-universidad
Remote Learning Has Been Extended to the End of December
With input from the (multi-stakeholder) Reopening Taskforce, the Voyager Academy Leadership Team has made the decision to extend our current remote learning model to the end of December. The team also decided to solicit feedback from the community about how our remote learning model has gone for students and parents for our first three weeks. Families will also be receiving a form asking if they would like their Voyager student to remain in remote learning for the entire year, regardless of the school’s decision to return to in-person instruction.
Remote Learning Tips for Parents: How to Help Your Child be Successful in a Remote Learning Setting (see full article here)
- Make a schedule and stick to it.
- Create a learning space for your child
- Reduce distractions.
- Use a calendar and color-code it. Use an electronic calendar if possible, like Google, or Canvas.
- Stay in touch with your child's teacher.
- Get plenty of exercise.
Stay Up-to-the-Minute on Your Child’s Progress: Become a “Parent Observer” on His/Her Canvas Account
Click here to become an “Observer” in your child’s Canvas account. Once there, you can set it up to receive notifications about upcoming assignments, and grades just entered, keeping you updated on progress, daily.
Students Must Regularly Check Their Voyager Academy Email Accounts
Voyager Academy High School strives to make all students career and college ready. Good email communication skills are essential for a student to experience that success.
Parents, please remind your students to check their VAHS student emails often. This account is set up so that the staff can readily communicate with the students through a secure server. Also please remind your students to use their VAHS email account when emailing teachers as many times their personal emails do not contain their names or are inappropriate and we do not know who is contacting us in regards to an assignment or question.
Ordering 2021 Graduation Items (Like Caps and Gowns)/Class Rings
Families of Juniors and Seniors are required to fill out a Contact Card with Herff Jones in order to establish a direct contact. Juniors will have the option to purchase class rings, and seniors will be ordering caps and gowns and any other graduation products directly from the company. - See the video Here: https://youtu.be/ksboq5QNrEM
- Go directly to the website here: https://hj-contact-card.herokuapp.com/
Learning Chemistry without a Lab....
Usually the best part of Chemistry class happens when students are actively engaged in experiments where they can see for themselves how chemicals react with each other. This year, we have to get creative with our experiments because we cannot be in our laboratory. As part of our recent study of mixtures, students were challenged to find ways to separate different mixtures using techniques like filtration, distillation, crystallization, and sublimation. Here is a link to a slideshow created by students with an example of how to separate a mixture.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1c1JzxKNOs3Y-_lmU8zrJED7gz1_Mm191MbM8f_QpOJ4/edit?usp=sharing
How Teens Across the Country Are Staying Mentally Healthy
Click here for a great article about how teens across the U.S. a staying mentally healthy.
VAHS Counseling Department Blog
Please be sure to check the VAHS Counseling Department blog frequently. The blog provides news, information, and opportunities for VAHS students and parents all in one convenient location. Topics range from Career/College Counseling and Application Support to Summer Programs and Opportunities. Check it out!
CLICK HERE FOR THE VAHS COUNSELING DEPT. BLOG
PARENTS: Sign up to receive text messages from VAHS
Even though you may have been subscribed from last year, all must re-subscribe. This is because some cell phone numbers may no longer belong to last year’s subscribers (as people may change numbers or mobile providers). See subscription instructions below, sorted by student’s graduation year.
For parents of class of 2021:
In the “To” section of the text, please type 81010 and in the message section please type @vahsp21
For parents of class of 2022:
In the “To” section of the text, please type 81010 and in the message section please type @vahsp22
For parents of class of 2023:
In the “To” section of the text, please type 81010 and in the message section please type @vahsp23
For parents of class of 2024:
In the “To” section of the text, please type 81010 and in the message section please type @vahsp24
OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION
FOR AND ABOUT VAHS
Voyager Academy Academic Calendar
The Voyager Academy High School Website
IMPORTANT DATES