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VGCC Ceremony May 11 Will Honor Fallen Law Enforcement Officers

Posted on April 26, 2001 by VGCC Staff
Eight North Carolina law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in the past two years will be honored at an early morning ceremony May 11 at Vance-Granville Community College. The public is invited to attend the wreath-laying ceremony at the flag poles in front of Building 1 on the main campus, beginning at … Read More

VGCC Drama Students Showcase Talents

Posted on April 20, 2001 by VGCC Staff
The drama students at Vance-Granville Community College have titled their showcase on Wednesday and Thursday evenings simply, “Let Us Entertain You.” Members of Betsy Thompson’s acting class will present scenes and monologues during the evening, and Thompson said, “Some will be serious, and some will be funny, but they will all be entertaining.” “Let Us … Read More

VGCC Hosts Regional Workshop For Instructors Of New GED 2002

Posted on April 10, 2001 by VGCC Staff
Instructors from six area community colleges gathered for a regional workshop at Vance-Granville Community College’s South Campus April 4 to learn more about the new General Educational Development tests that will be administered beginning next year. They also received instruction on how to teach GED students to prepare for the calculator section of the new … Read More

VGCC Invites Public to Reading By Noted Poet, Author, Playwright

Posted on April 10, 2001 by VGCC Staff
Award-winning poet, author and playwright Joseph Bathanti will read from his works at Vance-Granville Community College on Thursday, April 19. The college invites the public to attend the reading at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Building 2 on the main campus in Vance County. A Pittsburgh, Pa., native, Bathanti came to North Carolina in … Read More

VGCC Offers Decorative Painting Classes In Day, Evening During Summer Term

Posted on April 4, 2001 by VGCC Staff
A new personal enrichment art class, Decorative Painting in Acrylics, will be offered both in days and evenings by Vance-Granville Community College during the summer term, beginning in May. Different instructors will teach the classes, both on the main campus in Vance County. Lee Brigham, a longtime VGCC art instructor, will teach the day class … Read More

ON DISPLAY

Posted on March 28, 2001 by VGCC Staff
Monica Oakley, an Information Systems/Network Administration student, admires drawings of the Drawing I, ART 131 class mounted in the Main Campus library, to the right of the front door as you enter. The display will be up for the month of April. Drop by and take a look at the work of these talented students.

VGCC Day Care Center Earns State’s Highest Rating

Posted on March 12, 2001 by VGCC Staff
The stars are shining brightly on the Vance-Granville Community College Day Care Center on its main campus in Vance County. After a thorough review and inspection, the Division of Child Development of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a five-star rating – the highest awarded by the state – to … Read More

115 Entries in Kerr Lake Art Society Photo Show on Display at Vance-Granville

Posted on March 8, 2001 by VGCC Staff
Photographers from South Hill, Va., and Wake Forest took top honors in the Kerr Lake Art Society Photography Show currently on display at Vance-Granville Community College’s Civic Center. Karolyn Hawthorne’s “First Burst,” a close-up of yellow crocuses opening in the sun, won the Best Color Picture award, while A.C. Hall Jr.’s “Fog at Laurel Mill,” … Read More

VGCC Instructors’ Work Chosen For Year-Long Exhibit In Raleigh

Posted on March 6, 2001 by VGCC Staff
A copper wire sculpture and a quilted wall hanging by two Continuing Education instructors at Vance-Granville Community College have been selected for exhibit for a year in the Caswell Building in Raleigh. President H. Martin Lancaster of the North Carolina Community College System chose “Dancing Maiden,” a copper wire sculpture by Lelia Brigham of Henderson … Read More

Child Care Center at VGCC Franklin Campus Earns State’s Highest Rating

Posted on February 28, 2001 by VGCC Staff
The stars are shining full force on the Child Care Center at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus. After a thorough review and inspection, the Division of Child Development of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a five-star rating – the highest awarded by the state – to the Franklin … Read More