GO VIKINGS GO!
In this issue...
New this week:
- Final Exam Schedule
- Congratulations to Scholarship Winner, Eneye Gbedee!
- Scholarship Opportunity: Durham MLK, Jr. Steering Committee Scholarship Applications Due 12/16/22
- Voyager in the Community
- Hey Sophomores! PreACT scores to be returned to Sophomores on 12/12 during Advisory
Recent news items and resources for students and families:
- National Honor Society Needs Ziploc Bags, Laundry Pods, and Rice for Service Project!!!
- Yearbooks On Sale NOW!!
- It's time for SENIOR ADS! (For the Yearbook)
- In Search Of Items For Art Class
- Let's Go to Spain
- 10th -12th Grade students: What's your Dream Job?
- Scholarship Newsletter
- Viking Christian Fellowship (VCF)'s Weekly Meeting
- Join the Voyager Academy PTSO (Parent/Teacher/Student/Organization)
- Great ways to stay in touch…
- Stay Up To The Minute On How Your VAHS Student Is Doing In Each Class
- The Voyager Academy High School Website
- VAHS Counseling Department Blog
- Parents and Students: Sign up to receive "Remind" text messages from VAHS
- Subscribe to the 2022-23 Voyager Academy Parent Calendar
- Important Dates
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Final Exam Schedule
Please click here to see the Fall 2022 Final Exam Schedule (also see below). Best wishes to all on your final exams!!
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Congratulations to Scholarship Winner, Eneye Gbedee!
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Scholarship Opportunity: Durham MLK, Jr. Steering Committee Scholarship Applications Due 12/16/22
Completed scholarship packets need to be postmarked by December 16, 2022.
Recipients will be selected based on proven academic achievement, school involvement and financial need. Character and leadership will also be factors in determining the recipients.
Please click here for the application. Good luck!!
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Voyager in the Community
The VAHS Occupational Course of Study students and Band students returned to the nearby Brookdale Retirement Community this week–to a warm welcome!! The Band performed for our Brookdale neighbors, and our students were treated to some chess "lessons."
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Hey Sophomores! PreACT scores to be returned to Sophomores on 12/12 during Advisory
Tenth grade Advisory teachers will be returning student PreACT score reports and test booklets during Advisory on Monday 12/12. Advisors will explain how to interpret the scores and provide information about what to do with the score reports. Students will be instructed to share the results with parents and to save the reports and test booklets for future ACT test prep.
Click here to see a detailed document
for understanding PreAct scores.
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National Honor Society Needs Ziploc Bags, Laundry Pods, and Rice for Service Project!!!
Help support NHS' service project by donating Ziploc bags, laundry pods, and bags of rice. All donations will be packaged by NHS members and sent to Urban Ministries. Any and all brands are accepted. We do ask that the Ziploc bags be quart sized. Donations can be dropped off at the bins in the front office up until November 18th. Thank you for supporting NHS and Urban Ministries!!
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Yearbooks On Sale. NOW!
Yearbooks On Sale. NOW!
Yearbooks are on sale NOW! Order your yearbook now and receive FREE icons with the purchase of a personalization.
https://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/students-and-parents/about-yearbooks
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It's time for SENIOR ADS! (For the Yearbook)
Hey Senior Parents! It’s Senior Ad Time (For the Yearbook)!
Yearbook recognition ads are a great way for parents, families, and friends to commemorate student achievements and important milestones. In addition, revenues from recognition ads help our school to create a better yearbook.
Click here to place a Senior Ad
Click here to order a Yearbook
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In Search Of Items For Art Class
Hello Parents and Friends! The High School art department is in need of duct tape. It can be the end of a roll you are done with, a new roll, a few rolls...whatever you can donate. We are getting ready to make some art making robots and need some tape.
We could also use some pool noodles...again.... old, used, new, we just need some noodles.
All items can be dropped at the front desk. THANKS!!!!
Contact: Tanya ClarkStover (VAHS Art Teacher), tclark-stover@voyageracademy.net
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Let's Go to Spain
The Spanish Honor Society at VAHS is planning a trip to Spain soon after the end of the Spring semester. Foreign travel has been shown to be an extremely valuable experience for high school students. Our trip also has a mechanism that will allow our travelers to earn high school and/or college credit. All VAHS students and their siblings are welcome and encouraged to come along with us. Please check http://www.explorica.com/Bankhead-9316 for some initial information. I'll also be glad to share a PowerPoint that has more information with you if you email me, and you can always address any questions you have to sbankhead@voyageracademy.net. We have started raising money for the trip, and if you're interested in going, you are more than welcome to join us in our money-raising efforts.
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Attn. Seniors: Going Merry Scholarship Search Platform
Students are encouraged to sign up for Going Merry (https://www.goingmerry.com) -- it’s free! Going Merry has thousands of national, regional, and local scholarships. There are also opportunities for every grade level, from freshmen to seniors.
To sign up, go to: https://app.goingmerry.com/sign-up#students
Or download the Going Merry mobile app (and sign up that way) on iOS or Android.
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10th -12th Grade students: What's your Dream Job?
The ASVAB CEP is offered to all students in 10th grade and above, regardless of their future career plans. The program helps students learn about their skills and interests, identify potential occupations, and discover all the pathways to career-field entry. The ASVAB CEP is being administered on Monday, May 26 at 2:00. Don't miss out! Contact Ms. O'Kane to participate. Please see more information here: https://www.asvabprogram.com/
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Scholarship Newsletter
The September 2022 Scholarship Newsletter from studentscholarships.org features 18 Scholarship Programs that will be accepting applications over the next 4 months.
Click here for the most current Scholarship Newsletter. The deadlines range from October 31st - December 31st.
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Viking Christian Fellowship (VCF)'s Weekly Meeting
Viking Christian Fellowship (VCF) meets on Friday mornings, from 7:30-8:30am in room D124 (Mrs. Paradis's room). Join us as we seek to grow together in friendship and in faith. All are welcome!
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Join the Voyager Academy PTSO
Have you joined the PTSO? We are hoping to have 100 families per grade join PTSO. We are a non-profit and all membership goes to providing support for our staff and students. Please click on the link below to join Voyager’s PTSO.
Please click here if you would like to join!
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Stay Up To The Minute On How Your VAHS Student Is Doing In Each Class
As you know, VAHS uses the learning management system called, Canvas. Learning management systems are used widely in high schools and colleges/universities around the world. Students use Canvas to access course materials, manage an assignment calendar, submit assignments including homework, quizzes, tests, and projects, communicate with teachers, and collaborate with their peers. Canvas is also a multimedia platform, allowing for many different methods of instruction. All grades are posted on Canvas.
One of the great features of Canvas is one that enables a parent/guardian to stay up to the minute with a student’s progress and participation in a class, as a “Parent Observer.” As a Parent Observer, you can also receive email notifications about grades and assignments.
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OTHER GREAT SOURCES OF INFORMATION AT VAHS
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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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 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
For parents of class of 2026:
In the “To” section of the text, please type 81010 and in the message section please type @vahsp26
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STUDENTS
Texting from your cell phone…
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
For the class of 2026:
In the “To” section of the text, please type 81010 and in the message section please type @vahss26
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Important Dates