Voyager Academy High School News: From the Voyager Academy Managing Director, Nov. 12, 2021

Dear Voyager Community,

What a fabulous week on campus filled with active learning. The National Honor Society (NHS) induction was held on Tuesday night outside under beautiful blue skies. Forty-two new students were inducted into NHS and recognized for their service, leadership, character, and scholarship. We are so very proud of our Vikings for their achievement!

Voyager strives to make community connections to extend learning beyond the classroom. Our second graders participated in an outdoor environmental field experience hosted by Durham County on the Voyager campus. Our students learned about aquatics, forestry, bats, soil, and landforms from our local Durham County experts from Soil and Water, NC Forest Service, City Water Management, and the EPA. Our 5th grade Social Studies classes also had a special visitor in honor of Veteran’s Day to share his family’s military service to our country and D-Day experiences. He traveled to Normandy, France and experienced the cemetery and battlegrounds and shared his videos, photos, and memories with our students.

Thank you to the parents that participated in the Parent Enrichment Night to learn about ADHD, autism, anxiety/depression, ODD/OCD, and specific learning disorders from our student support team. Partnering together we can help all of our students succeed academically, socially, and emotionally.

Our students also continue to excel athletically. Congratulations to the men’s soccer team for another awesome win under the lights. Let’s go states! We also want to recognize and congratulate Voyager swimmer, Ede Kosik. Voyager joined Ede and her family at a signing event to celebrate her commitment to swim next year at UNC Chapel Hill. Go Vikings Go!!

Calendar Updates

The board has reviewed and approved changes to the 20-21 calendar and made the following modifications to support the academic and emotional wellness of our students and staff. The Thanksgiving holiday has been extended to include November 22nd and November 23rd. Additionally, February 21, 2022, March 28, 2022, and March 29, 2022 have been converted to asynchronous remote learning days. Extra time is still built into the calendar if we need to close school due to inclement weather or another emergency. The 22-23 and 23-24 calendars have also been drafted and will be reviewed for approval by the Board at the December meeting. All calendars are now posted on the school website and can be viewed under the calendar tab linked here.

Cognia Engagement Review

The Cognia Engagement review will be held next week. Thank you to the many students, staff, and parents that will be participating in the interview process. A summary of key highlights of the survey results were presented at the last board meeting. The Cognia results start on slide 11 of the presentation linked here.

COVID Vaccine Clinic

Thank you to all the families and staff that participated in the vaccine clinic. It was a huge success with 600 doses administered. Thank you for helping keep our school community stay healthy and safe.

Thank you for your continued support and the trust you have in our team to help your child grow and learn to reach their potential. Feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher, building administrator, or student support if we can assist your family in any way. Please review the information below for upcoming events and additional resources.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Upcoming Events:

11/16/21 - PTO Meeting

11/17-19 - Cognia Engagement Review

11/19/21- Elementary Family Fitness Walk Club Wrap Up

11/29/21 - HS Project Celebration

11/22-26 - School Closed for Holiday

12/2/21 - SIT Team Meeting

12/9/21 - Board Meeting

12/13-12/16- HS Final Exams/EOCs

12/17/21 – ½ day - no after care

PTO NEWS

PTO General Body Meeting, November 16th 7pm, on zoom. Meeting will be recorded
New Cheddar Up Link-Open- Streamlining the staff gift process- One of the PTOs goals is to streamline the teacher gift collection process to make sure all staff receive a token of our appreciation during the upcoming season (and end of year). Parent donations are completely voluntary. This Cheddar Up that will make it easy to give a gift and divide it among your child's teachers! Check it out: https://voyager-staff-holiday-gift.cheddarup.comIf you are a room parent, please reach out to PTO Board member Tiffany Henrikson at tiffie130@yahoo.com and she will outline how she will work with you with regards to collection for your room and disbursement.

National Junior Honor Society Toy Drive

Athletics

Fall Sports:

Men’s soccer beat Hobbton High School this past Monday, 5-1, to advance to Thursday’s state quarterfinal match against Eno River Academy. Men's soccer beat Eno River 3-0 and advance to the East Regional Championship on Tuesday. We will be hosting Rosewood High School out of Goldsboro at 7:00pm. Tickets will be $8.00 cash at the gate. Please come out, be loud, and support your Vikings!

Winter Sports:

Men’s JV and Varsity basketball is looking forward to opening up their season against DSA on Thursday. JV will play at 6:00pm while the Varsity men will tip-off at 7:30pm. Tickets will be $5.00 cash at the gate and current Voyager Academy students get in free when they show their student ID. Varsity women won’t get their season started until the following Thursday when they host Research Triangle High School. As a reminder, all athletes and spectators are required to wear an appropriate fitting mask that covers their nose and mouth while inside the building.

Notes:

Congratulations to senior swimmer Ede Kosik who signed her National Letter of Intent today with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Voyager Academy community is incredibly proud and we are looking forward to watching our star swimmer for one last season with us.

If you’re an athlete or a parent/guardian of an athlete who has committed to play at the collegiate level please let me know where you’re attending so we can recognize your hard work! Email me at jgatcomb@voyageracademy.net

I am looking for someone to operate the basketball scoreboard during our home games this season. If you are interested in volunteering please email me. As always, thank you for your continued support of Voyager Academy Athletics.

Go Vikings, Go!

Nurses Corner

Lunch Program

Parent & Student Lunch Survey

Help us understand your child's school meal experience! The information you provide is important to know the direction school meals need to take in order to make your experience better. Please answer the following questions only as they apply to meals offered at the schools. Do not answer for food sent from home or for food purchased and delivered to school from local fast food establishments. There is a section of questions that will require your students' input. This survey is geared to help us improve the food item options (not the vendor), the payment system as well as continue to provide healthy and affordable meal options to all Voyager Academy students.

The survey can be found by clicking this link https://forms.gle/BpMejMeKuVNHZnAm7

Lunch Program

November’s lunch menus are live and ready to take your orders. We’ve added 3 new menu items this month as well as a special holiday dinner on November 23rd. New to the menu in November… Cheese Pizza, Turkey Hot Dogs and Southwest Beef w/ Corn Chips! Don’t forget to select your students' milk preference (low fat flavored milk or 1% unflavored milk) at check out. Milk is a mandatory component of the meal plan and included in the price.

The lunch ordering rule is a week in advance. You will have until 5pm on Saturday Oct 30th to order for the 1st week of November. We will revert back to the week in advance on Sunday. We recommend parents order for the month, then add funds to your Titan account the week ordered. If you have a negative balance, the system will prompt you to pay before ordering. There is a $2.80 flat fee charged by the bank per deposit online to Titan. (Example: $100 deposit + $2.80 fee = $102.80) m. You can also pay using A check or money order made payable to Voyager Academy. Please include your child's name and id# on the memo line. If you need assistance email foodnutritionservices@voyageracademy.net.

LINQ ONLINE ORDERING - View and order student/staff meals. Website: https://family.onlineordering.linq.com
TITAN FAMILY PORTAL -Pay your school fees, manage your students accounts and apply for free and reduced meals. Website: https://family.titank12.com

Before & After School & Enrichment Updates

Stop by the Extended Day program booth at the Fall Festival to meet some of our vendors and play some games! We will be located in the elementary school parking lot.

Before Care is Open for registration.
There are currently no openings in after care and the waitlist is full. We will notify current waitlist registrants if an opening becomes available.
Registration for Spring Enrichments (February 7th - May 6th) will kick off in mid-December. If you need assistance or would like to offer a course this coming Spring, please email enrichments@voyageracademy.net.

Updated Covid Safety Protocols and Procedures

Voyager Mask Policy

Voyager Covid Guidelines FAQ

Voyager Sick Child Policy & Guidelines

NCDHHS Toolkit

K-12 Public Health Guidance 7/21

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PART TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE FOR BEFORE AND AFTER CARE