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April 2012
Spring surveys
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Homeschool convention
Spirit Week 2012
Spring picnic reminder
Summer school registration
Spotlight on Levi lease
Spotlight on Karen Miller
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Calendar of Events

Professional Development

April 20

 

OAA Testing 

April 23-25

 

LA III 

April 26

 

Spring Picnic 

April 28

 

LA II Graduation

May 2

 

LA I Graduation 

May 3

 

LA III Graduation

May 9 

 

NHS Induction 

May 10 

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The transformation team met on March 8 at the VCS office. The team split into groups and reviewed the iNACOL standards. 

 

Education consultant, Bruce Friend visited the VCS office on April 9th and 10th. He worked with the Building Leadership Team to develop the instructional model and the teacher handbook. 

Greetings!

Jim McCord

Although we are an online school, I think the face-to-face interaction opportunities we have with our students is outstanding! I got the chance to attend a tennis match this weekend of VCS 5th grader, Tommy Rutkus. He is currently ranked #1 in Ohio in the USTA's 10-and-under rankings and took home his 25th championship this weekend. What an accomplishment for such a talented, young kid! 

 

I hope to meet and reconnect with many other wonderful students at the Family Literacy Night tonight and the spring picnic next weekend. I hope you all can attend as well. I think the kids enjoy the social interaction just as much as we do.  

  

Go Wolves!

 

Respectfully,

 

Jim McCord

Superintendent

Spring semester surveys, please share with your students

The spring semester surveys are now open and ready for students and parents to complete. The surveys will remain open until Friday, May 4 at 11:45 p.m. Please post the links in your classrooms and encourage your students to participate!

 

Click here for the high school survey.

Click here for the middle school survey.

Click here for the elementary school survey.

 

Upcoming professional developments

Friday, April 20 - VCS office. Make sure to wear your Wolf Pack Pride colors as we will be celebrating spirit week and taking a group photo! 

 

Thursday, May 10 - Pinnacle Golf Club in Grove City. Following lunch will be the National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society Induction. 

 

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VCS exhibiting at Midwest Homeschool Convention

April 19 - April 21, VCS will be exhibiting at the Midwest Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati. More than 5,000 homeschool families are expected to be in attendance, with Governor Mike Huckabee as the keynote speaker.

 

VCS will present two workshop sessions during the weekend:

"How to challenge your gifted student with online classes" and "How online classes can make your life easier!" We really hope this weekend will be a great recruitment tool for next school year! 

 

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Spirit Week 2012!

If you haven't gotten a chance to participate in spirit week, you still have one day left! Make sure to wear you VCS blue and white on Friday. Send any photos of you or your students to jill.workman@vcslearn.org. Check out some of the spirit week photos below. 

 

Natasha Butcher   Kamden Young Colleen LynchMr C Hat 

Photos left to right: Natasha Butcher, PJ Day; Kamden Young, Favorite Color Day; Colleen Lynch, Favorite Color Day and Mrs. Callicoat, Silly Hat Day 

 

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Reminder: Spring Picnic April 28

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We hope you are planning to attend the spring picnic on April 28! Just like the fall, we will have teacher photo boards displayed so your students and parents can find you easily and quickly. Please make sure you sign in at the registration table!

 

Also, if you haven't gotten a chance to donate to the prize baskets, you can bring items/gift cards etc. to Friday's professional development. We are still in need of items for middle school and high school boys and girls.

 

Remember, teachers and faculty members should RSVP too. Click here to RSVP now!

 

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Summer school registration now open

Summer School Logo 2012

Students can now begin registering for Summer School 2012! We are offering one 10-week session, with a flexible starting date. Students can begin their coursework on May 21st and continue to register through June 15th. Summer session will end on July 27th. For course listings, click here to download the summer school flier. In addition to the new schedule, we have also significantly lowered our prices. Summer 2012 pricing is as follows:

 

Full-time VCS Student    Non-VCS Student  

Full credit course: $50       Full credit course: $149 

Half credit course: $25       Half credit course: $99    

 

Click here to access the online summer school application. Please post the link in your classrooms!

 

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Levi Lease

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Name: Levi Lease

Grade: 12
From: St. Louisville

What is your favorite thing about VCS? My favorite thing about VCS is that I can do my work at my pace. And if I don't understand something, I can take the time to really understand it and build my knowledge. 

   

What is your favorite subject? My favorite subject is English. 

 

What is your plan for after graduation? My plan for after graduation is to peruse taxidermy, both the schooling and an internship.  

What do you like to do in your free time? In my free time I enjoy hunting, riding dirt bikes and working on my truck.   

 

What is your favorite movie? My favorite movie is SWAT. 

What is your favorite book? My favorite book is The Young Duke: The Earley Life of John Wayne by Chris Enss and Howard Kazanjian. 

 

What is your favorite food? My favorite food is pizza.

 

Do you have any siblings? I have one sibling that is 26.


What made you choose VCS versus a traditional school? I just felt like I could get a better learning experience being able to learn at my pace. 

 

Any advice you would like to share with your fellow students? I would like to share that this path of schooling is all in what you make it. You have the best chance here! Give it your all!
 

TEACHER SPOTLIGHT: Karen Miller

What is your favorite thing about VCS? My favorite thing about VCS is getting to know my students and families.


What do you want your students to accomplish while they attend VCS? I want all VCS students to love learning and love to read.


What advice do you want to pass on to your students?  Please, please, please contact your teachers, if you need assistance in your classes. We are here to help and we love to hear from you. 

  

Favorites 

Food: Chocolate

Book: The Left Behind Series....I love childrens' books... Junie B. Jones is one of my favorite series. My daughter used to read these to me when she was younger. Great memories!!

Movie: Gone with the Wind

TV Show: Fox News, Biggest Loser, Cooking and Gardening Shows

Hobby/Interest: Gardening, reading, and watching my daughter play soccer

Season: I enjoy all of the seasons in Ohio, but spring and fall are my favorites.

Vacation Destination: Tennessee

Childhood Memory: On Sunday afternoons, my family would go to my grandparents' for dinner. Aunts, uncles and cousins would usually show up, too.  We had wonderful meals, but what we enjoyed the most was spending time with family and playing on the farm.

Quote: "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." Henry Brooks Adams

 

 
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