Dear Voyager Community,
It’s been another action-packed week of learning and excitement on campus at Voyager! High School families were welcomed back to an Open House to walk through their child’s schedule and meet their teachers. Middle School 7th grade families participated in curriculum night, and our PTSO held their first meeting of the year to welcome new and returning families.
Students and teachers are actively engaged in their learning together this week. At the high school Ms. Lilly’s Biology class has been studying natural selection, adaptation, and evolution. Ms. Nguyen’s Math 1 class was solving equations and expressions and using mental manipulation. In art, Ms. Clark Stover’s students were creating family portraits in the style of Tim Burton in Art I, while the Art 3 students were creating landscape collages in the style of 5 artists they studied. English 2 was reading the novel, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and completing a close read of the text with discussion.
Ms. Morrow’s 6th graders were learning about character development and dialogue as they read and discussed The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan. Ms. Harris’s 8th grade social studies class discussed and debated the characteristics of Americans.
Our 3rd graders worked hard to complete the beginning of the year state required reading test assessment which will provide teachers with their baseline reading level. Students in Ms. Rogers kindergarten class were practicing fine motor skills and participating in small reading groups to assess skill level. Ms. McGregor’s second graders were watching a video book, Sammy on Safari by author Jonathon Miller. Mr. Miller will be coming to our elementary school for an author visit with our students later this month.
Our goal is to ensure all students achieve their personal best and grow academically, socially, and emotionally. We also want them to love school and learning. Please continue to encourage and support your children at home and talk with them about what they are learning about and why it is important. Review your child’s work and ensure they submit all of their assignments to demonstrate their understanding so teachers can fully support their growth and success.
We are all here to support your child grow, learn, and find their passion. Feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher, building administrator, or student support if we can assist your family in any way. Check out the upcoming events and all the updates below from our School Nurse, Student Support Team, Operations Manager, and Athletic Director below.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
8/22 – 6th Grade Curriculum Night
8/23 – 5th Grade and 8th Grade Curriculum Night
8/24 – 4th Grade Curriculum Night
8/25– Board Meeting
8/25 – Author visit Elementary School
8/30 – Step it Up Fundraiser kickoff
8/31 – Elementary Curriculum Night – 2nd and 3rd Grade
9/1 – Elementary Curriculum Night – K and 1st Grade
Parent Calendar for 22 – 23 Activities
The 22-23 Voyager Parent Activities calendar lists all programs and activities so all families have access to the events and programs offered on campus. The calendar is posted on the school website.
To subscribe to 22-23 VA Parent Calendar
View 22-23 VA Parent Calendar on Voyager Website under the Calendar tab
Select the plus sign at the bottom right of the calendar to add to your Google calendar
This will open your Google calendar
Select other calendars, add calendar
Select subscribe to calendar
Once subscribed, Voyager events will populate on your Google calendar
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COVID UPDATE
The health and safety of our students, teachers, staff, and volunteers are our top priorities. Voyager Academy is following the CDC COVID-19 Community Level guidance. We sincerely appreciate your consideration.
Our CDC COVID-19 Community Level is: HIGH
**Masks are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED indoors, even if you are vaccinated**
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VIKING ATHLETICS
High School Athletics
The women’s tennis team (0-1, 0-0) dropped their match Tuesday night to a tough 3A Orange high school, 6-3. Three of the five singles matches went into a tie breaker set. The team did bounce back and take two doubles wins.
Matches won (singles): CeCe Meath (‘26), (doubles) Kate Flintom & Cara Freiburger, Karli McKenna & Katelyn Hutson
The men’s soccer team (1-0, 0-0) opened up regular season play this evening with a 7-1 win at Granville Central (1-2, 0-0). The Vikings lead 3-0 at the half. Starting goalkeeper Noah Bennett (’25) had 9 saves in goal while backup keeper Will Baker (’25) had 4 saves. Senior Josiah Smith got the team’s first hat trick of the season. Carlos Green (’26) scored his first goal of his high school career in the win as well. The Vikings are back in action on Monday, 8/22 as they travel to 3A Cedar Ridge for a 6:00pm kickoff.
Goals score: Nate Scott-Benson (2) , Caleb Bennett (1), Josiah Smith (3), Carlos Green (1)
Middle School Athletics
Announcements: cheerleading tryouts will be held on Tuesday, August 30th at the elementary school gym and Wednesday, August 31st in the middle school gym. Please feel free to reach out to Coach Copley with any questions.
Upcoming athletic events:
8/22 Women’s tennis @ Riverside 4pm
Varsity volleyball @ Raleigh Charter 6pm
Men’s soccer @ Cedar Ridge 6pm
8/24 Women’s tennis vs. Eno River Academy 4pm
8/25 Men’s soccer vs Northern Durham 6pm
8/27 Varsity Cross Country @ Ron Horton Invitational
Supporting Voyager Athletics
How to contribute:
You will want to start by going to the following web address: Family.Titank12.com and you will see to the right where it says “Don’t have an account? Sign up today!”
1. Once you create your account you will see a green + button to the lower right of the computer screen. Once you hit that button it should give you an option where you can select “add student”. It will ask what your district is. Start to type Voyager Academy and it will automatically populate for you to select. It should now prompt you to enter your child’s name and their date of birth.
2. You should now see a box on the screen with your child’s name. If you want to add a payment method you can go to the top right of the screen, click name, select profile. Here is where you can add your payment method.
3. Use the menu on the left to select "Store." This is the future home of all fee payments at Voyager Academy.
4. Select the Recommended or Custom Athletic Contribution tab. Each tab has a picture of our V logo with Athletics written across it.
5. Select your student(s) name from the drop down list.
6. Select the contribution you would like to make. In the recommended Athletic Contribution tab there are pre-set amounts listed depending on how many sports your child participates in. In the Custom Athletic Contribution tab you are able to write in the amount you wish to contribute.
7. Press the add to cart button.
8. A pop up button will appear with the option to continue shopping or view the cart. If you have additional contributions you would like to make, click continue shopping. Otherwise, continue to the cart for payment.
9. Review your cart before completing your purchase. To delete an item. Click the 3 dots to the right of the item.
10. The system should email you a receipt. You can also view your transaction history from the dashboard menu under "History."
As always, if you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me:
jgatcomb@voyageracademy.net
Go Vikings, Go!
BEFORE & AFTER CARE
Before Care is Open for Registration all grades. Please email Careprogram@voyageracademy.net to register.
Before & After care fees will be applied to each student's account on the 20th of each month. The fee must be paid by the 1st of the month to participate in the program. The next payment will be due on/by September 1st, the fee will expire on the 5th and the space will go to the next family on the waitlist. The process will repeat each month.
There are currently no openings in after care at the ES. We will continue to reevaluate space availability based on staffing.
After School Enrichment Programs
Registration for Fall Enrichments (September 12th - December 16th) will kick off August 22nd. The website is being updated to reflect the Fall 22 class options and will go live on August 22nd. Sign up will happen in the Titan School Store. Filter the categories to "enrichments."
