GO VIKINGS GO!
Parents and students are encouraged to check this newsletter weekly, as it contains important information for the whole VAHS community!
(please look over to the right side of the page to subscribe)
In this issue...
- Welcome Back!
- Open House for 11th & 12th Graders (8/16/21)
- The Voyager Academy High School Website
- Check out the VAHS Counselor’s Blog (and subscribe)
- Help Our Biology Books Find Their Way Home
- Sign up to receive "Remind" text messages from the school.
- Subscribe to the “21-22 VA Parent Calendar” (google calendar)
- Other great sources of information for and about VAHS
- Important dates.
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Welcome Back
It’s great to all be back together in person! It’s been a smooth opening this month, especially considering it’s been two years since we’ve opened in person.
Just a quick reminder to reiterate to your Voyager Viking that s/he should continue to wear a mask in the building and socially distance as much as possible, so that the school will be as infection free as possible.
Also, we appreciate your patience with carline! As happens every year, it settles into a good routine after a week/week and a half.
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Open House for 11th and 12th Graders Aug. 16, at 6:00pm
Just a reminder that VAHS Open House, for grades 11 and 12 only, takes place on the evening of August 16, from 6:00pm to 7:15pm (grades 9 and 10 had their Open House on Aug. 4). This is your chance to meet your VAHS student’s teachers, and get some important information about his/her classes, as you walk through an abbreviated schedule (click here for the schedule).
We look forward to seeing everyone on Aug. 16!
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What to Do if Your Child Has Been Exposed to, or Tests Positive for COVID
- Contact the principal or assistant principal and your child's teacher
- The principal or the school nurse will contact the child’s family and talk you through the quarantine/isolation process.
- Students may still work from home during this period. The teacher will provide assignments for the student and the parent will need to complete a daily on-line attendance.
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The Voyager Academy High School Website
One of the first places to check for basic information about VAHS is the VAHS website. Among the information you can find there is calendars and schedules, student clubs and organizations, faculty directory, the counseling page, special bulletins, etc. Here is the VAHS website:
http://voyageracademy.net/vahs
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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
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Help Our Biology Books Find Their Way Home
Doing some spring cleaning...if you happen to find a biology text book under your child's bed we would love to take that off your hands. Please send it in with your student to the front office or have them drop it by room C115 so we can get them back on the shelf with all their friends!
Thanks for your help,
-The Science Department
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Join the High School Club Ultimate Frisbee Team
The High School is starting a Club Ultimate Frisbee Team this year! The season runs from now through early November, and no experience is required--all are welcome, and anyone can come and learn to play! The team is Co-ed, so both young men and young ladies are welcome to attend. The team will practice twice a week after school, and once on Saturdays, and will compete against a number of other Club High School teams in our area, including Jordan, Riverside, Durham Academy, East Chapel Hill, and more! Email VoyagerAcademyUltimate@gmail.com for more information.
Click here to see a cool video of Ultimate Frisbee in action.
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PARENTS and STUDENTS: Sign up to receive "Remind" 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 below for subscription instructions, sorted by student’s graduation year.
PARENTS
Texting from your cell phone…
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 @df2ah6
For parents of class of 2025:
In the “To” section of the text, please type 81010 and in the message section please type @vahsp25
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STUDENTS
Texting from your cell phone…
For the class of 2022:
In the “To” section of the text, please type 81010 and in the message section please type @vahss22
For the class of 2023:
In the “To” section of the text, please type 81010 and in the message section please type @vahss23
For the class of 2024:
In the “To” section of the text, please type 81010 and in the message section please type @vahss24
For the class of 2025:
In the “To” section of the text, please type 81010 and in the message section please type @vahss25
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Subscribe to the 21-22 VA Parent Calendar
You can view this calendar in two ways:
1. You can subscribe to the 21-22 VA Parent Calendar, so that it merges with yours. Here are the instructions:
- Go to your google calendar
- Go to settings, the little gear in the upper right corner----->
- Settings
- Add calendar
- Subscribe to calendar
- In the “Add Calendar” field, paste the following: c_rf81ppekino4980nbie6tkvggs@group.calendar.google.com
OR
2. You can simply view it on our website, by going to https://www.voyageracademy.net/calendar/.
You can also add it from there, by clicking on the “+” sign at the bottom right of the calendar..
OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION
FOR AND ABOUT VAHS
Voyager Academy Academic Calendar
The Voyager Academy High School Website
Important Dates