Voyager Academy High School News, May 19, 2023


GO VIKINGS GO!


In this issue…


New this week:

  • Spring 2023 Final Exam Schedule
  • Commencement Ceremonies Are Thurs. 5/25: Congratulations Class of ‘23!
  • Sports & Culture Class Visits NC Sports Hall of Fame
  • Your One-Stop-Shop For School Supplies: The Voyager Academy PTSO Back-to-School Supply Drive

Recent news items and resources for students and families:

  • Drivers Education
  • Join the Voyager Academy PTSO (Parent/Teacher/Student/Organization)

Great ways to stay in touch…

  • The Voyager Academy High School Website
  • VAHS Counseling Department Blog
  • Subscribe to the 2022-23 Voyager Academy Parent Calendar
  • Important Dates

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Spring 2023 Final Exam Schedule

In order to help students and families with their planning for the end of the semester, the Spring 2023 Final Exam Schedule is now available.


PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE VAHS SPRING 2023 FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE  



Commencement Ceremonies Are Thurs. 5/25: Congratulations Class of ‘23!

Graduation for the Voyager Academy High School class of 2023 takes place on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 5pm at the historic Carolina Theater in Durham. Best wishes to an awesome class. Please remember us when you're famous!



Sports & Culture Class Visits NC Sports Hall of Fame

Students in the Sports & Culture class spent the morning of May 9 at the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, a part of the North Carolina Museum of History.  There are more than 300 members enshrined in the Hall of Fame who have made an impact in the world of sports at the local, national, and international levels in a wide variety of sports.





YOUR ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES: The Voyager Academy PTSO Back-to-School Supply Drive

Order your child's school supplies for the 2023-2024 school year online! Save time - save money- save gas - support your school. 

 

Mark your calendars. The order window is mid-May to July 1st.

 

More details to come!

 


Drivers Education

Durham Public Schools will be offering Driver's Ed classes for non-DPS students. Please see the information below.

Class times:

June 14th - 23rd  

Class hours: 8am till noon

Registration Date:

May 27th at 9am

Class times:

July 10th - 19th  

Class hours: 8am till noon

Registration Date:

June 24th at 9am


Students must be 14 ½ on the first day of Driver Ed class to be eligible to take Driver Ed.  The student needs a gmail email address which ends in gmail.com.

To register, students should go to the DPS website: 

dpsnc.net
-Programs and Services
-Driver Ed
-2022-23 Registration
-Non-DPS

The registration link will not be live until it opens on registration day.

Questions? Please email Robin Derr, Robin_Derr@dpsnc.net



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!



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




Subscribe to the 2022-23 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--->


In Settings:

-Add calendar

-Subscribe to calendar

-In the “Add Calendar” field, paste the following:

c_rf81ppekino4980nbie6tkvggs@group.calendar.google.com

-Hit “enter”

-You are now subscribed!


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..  


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Important Dates


Dates

Events

May 17-24

Final exams

May 24

Last day of school

May 25

Graduation Ceremony at Carolina Theatre, 5:00pm




VOYAGER VIKING VALUES

CONFIDENCE   -   CURIOSITY   -   EMPATHY

REFLECTION   -   INTEGRITY