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VCS academic coaches and curriculum directors attended Middle Georgia RESA Instructional Coaches' Conference on Jekyll Island. This professional development opportunity provided instructional leaders with tools to continue to support educators in our ultimate goal of student success through continuous school improvement.
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Avoid "summer slide" by actively engaging your student in learning all summer long!!
Click here to get all the details and links (https://bit.ly/3ql1PgW).
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Have a great summer!!
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Last Day Early Dismissal Details - VHS, VECA, HLC and Horizon Academy at 12 pm; Elementary Schools at 12:30 pm; and Middle Schools at 1:00 pm.
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Congratulations to our 8th grade Valedictorian, Tate Woods, and Salutatorian, Hannah Crawford!
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Valdosta City Schools Central Office provided free books to all VMS students for summer reading. We all enjoyed browsing and getting into the summer reading spirit. THANK YOU!
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***Save the Date***
Our STEM Camp for all first year STEM Academy students will be held on July 12th from 8:00 to 12:00. We look forward to seeing you there!
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***STEM Academy Parents***
The order link for STEM shirts for the 2023-2024 school year is now LIVE. Students must order a polo shirt and a t-shirt. The hoodie is optional. All orders must be placed by August 1st!
https://vmsstem2023-24.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
Orders will be delivered to the school and distributed to students in the first weeks of school
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Interested in Middle School Competition Cheer??
Fill out form: https://bit.ly/3pZ8u0c
Join Zoom Meeting on 5/21/23 at 6:30 pm - https://bit.ly/3ogxIqg
Meeting ID: 737 9460 7995
Passcode: NV3Tz0
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Please visit https://bit.ly/3nRPxfa for some important information about your upcoming 8th grader's mathematics course options.
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The May 2023 regular meeting of the Valdosta Board of Education will be held at the superintendent's office in the boardroom on Tuesday, May 9, at 7:00 pm. Click here to view the agenda (https://bit.ly/3MblpVa).
VBOE meetings are streamed live via the VCS YouTube Channel. Subscribe to GoVCSCats on YouTube to stay up to date! Click here to bookmark the page (https://bit.ly/watchVBOELive).
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Interested in playing middle school softball? Tryouts are Monday, May 8 - Wednesday, May 10 at the NMS Softball Field.
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Join us for the VMS Spring Concert!
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Ms Allen is named VMS's new Teacher of the Year!
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Morning Announcements
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VCS Bus 20-83 was in a very minor traffic accident this afternoon. All students on board are accounted for and no injuries have been reported. Though the bus did not sustain any major damage, students are being transitioned to bus 15-28 should be en route to their homes very soon.
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VCS Bus 20-83 was in a very minor traffic accident this afternoon. All students on board are accounted for and no injuries have been reported. The bus did not sustain any major damage and students should be en route to their homes very soon.
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VMS Sideline Cheer Tryouts will be held April 17 - 20 from 3:30 - 5:30 pm in the gymnasium. All paperwork must be turned in to Coach Davis at VMS by 3:30 pm on April 12 to tryout. Click here for more info (http://bit.ly/3Zbt4pH).
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There will be a Volleyball interest meeting on April 11th at 5 pm in the VMS cafeteria.
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