Voyager Academy

Happy First Day of School!
Our first PTSO Spirit Night is next week! We hope to see you all there!

YMCA Before & After Care Registration Information

Good Afternoon Everyone,

It's time!! Before and after care registration through the YMCA will open July 10, 2023! The below flyersare packed with information regarding the YMCA's registration for the 23-24 school year. If you have any questions that are not covered below please reach out to the YMCA Customer Service line at 919-719-9989 or Riley Conway at 919-358-0811.

ⓣⓞⓓⓐⓨis the day! It’s just the right temperature outside to cool 😎 off with some amazing frozen yogurt! We hope to see you there supporting our Voyager Community!

ⓢⓤⓜⓜⓔⓡ ⓔⓝⓡⓘⓒⓗⓜⓔⓝⓣⓢ are still open to enroll your student until May 1st! There are some awesome opportunities for LEARNING 📝and of course FUN! 😎💥

https://www.voyageracademy.net/resources/summer-enrichments/

Can you believe that Spring Fling is NEXT WEEK?

We have a fantastic line up of vendors, 10 food trucks (several are *NEW*), an almost FULL elementary school parking lot of games & activities, band/choir performances, Touch A Truck experience and a new apparel design for sale at the PTSO table. We are hopeful this will be our BEST EVENT YET!

Come out and support this Friday! Our goal is to sell out the DPAC with our Voyager Community!!!

March 10,2023
7:30pm

January Athlete of the Month!!!

Good morning families. Please remember that today is an early release day as we head into the winter break. Elementary dismisses at 11:15am, middle school at 11:45am and high school at 12:15pm! Have a great winter break and we will see you fresh in the New Year!!! Stay safe and keep warm! ♥️💙

Another opportunity this weekend to serve the Diaper Bank. Many thanks for Dr Link for her service. Link to sign up is in the comments.

We are excited to announce that the Second Annual Kicking Cancer 5K will be held on October 22nd, in Hardscrabble, at 9am. The kicking cancer 5k started from a desire to raise awareness for cancer in the Voyager Academy community as well as to support those who have battled or are still battling Cancer at the school. Last year we raised more than $7,700. We had 115 racers and many amazing volunteers. This year's 5K will be in memory of Ms. Laura McGhinnis (2022) and Coach Pete Shankle (2019) who lost their battles with cancer. Both were amazing teachers who had a strong impact on the Voyager community. We are keeping their legacy at Voyager alive through this donation in honor of all their contributions to the school. We will be making a donation to the American Cancer Society in honor of both Ms. McGhinnis and Coach Shankle. The rest of the money will be going to Ms. McGhinnis's children to help them through this time of transition.

Video:
https://youtu.be/QNG2ZOspG0A

Registration Form

https://forms.gle/zybz6sxqfW4UP4DX8

Directions and Parking

Address: Hardscrabble Dr, Hardscrabble, NC 27278

Parking: When you arrive we will have volunteers showing you where to park.

Price

$25 for 12 and up

$20 for under 12

Bathrooms

We will have bathrooms available in the clubhouse.

Agenda

7:30- registration/check-in

9:00- Race begins

10-10:30- awards and announcements of silent auction winners.

Course

The course starts and ends at the clubhouse. You can run, jog, or walk. At the two-mile mark, we will have a water station. The course is partially in the woods and the rest is on the pavement. We will have volunteers throughout the course to guide you.



Awards

- Announced at 10-10:30

- Prizes for the top three men and women

- 1st: T-shirt and a CFA tray gift card

- 2nd: T-shirt and CFA sandwich gift card

- 3rd: T-shirt

Booths

- We will have several different booths at the race. All money will go to the McGhinnis family as well as the American Cancer Society. Cashapp, PayPal, Venmo, and cash are accepted. We will also have music from 8:30-10:30.

- Bake sale

- Donation table

- T-shirt ordering- T-shirts orders will be placed the day of. We have t-shirts available at the race and you can also place an order at the table. T-shirts can be delivered or picked up at a later date.

- Silent Auction- We will have a silent auction and the winners will be announced after awards.

- Games- we will have games for kids

- Water/Gatorade/bananas- water and bananas will be free while the Gatorade will be $1.



Sponsorships

- If you know of any business that would like to sponsor Kicking Cancer 5K is a base of $200 and counts as a tax deduction. We will post the business's logo, banner, or sign on the course or at a booth. Contact me if you have any questions or if you would like the sponsorship form at [email protected]

Registration Form

https://forms.gle/zybz6sxqfW4UP4DX8

Sponsorship Form

https://forms.gle/wtc8xMLX6Q1mgaxn7

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Voyager Academy will offer a hot lunch meal option from K & W Cafeteria! Hot meals will be delivered daily to each school prior to meal time. The meals are made fresh offsite at K&W’s kitchen. They are delivered in individual hermetically sealed meal plates kept warm in commercial grade insulated food delivery bags. These meal containers closely resemble microwave meal trays. We assure you that the meals are made fresh daily following the USDA National School Lunch Program (NSLP) meal requirements.

Lunch orders are placed on the LINQ Online Ordering system (https://family.onlineordering.linq.com/) The cost for lunch is $4.50 per student per meal for all students not participating in the Free and Reduced lunch meal program. There is a Vegetable Plate option listed under A la Carte items. It generally has the vegetables of the day and a starch item. The cost is $4.50 for a vegetable plate entrée. It does not qualify for the NSLP pricing & program.

All meal purchases are prepaid. You will add money to your student’s account via the Titan Payment portal (https://family.titank12.com/). It is recommended that families set up reoccurring payments by week or month. This ensures you have enough funds on account when preordering. You can also make one time payments/deposits. You can order meals by the week or month. We recommend purchasing by the month to ensure your family doesn’t miss the ordering (7 days in advance) deadlines. A week’s worth of lunch is $4.50 (price per meal) x 5 days (school week) = $22.50+ processing fees* a week or $90 + processing fees* per month (4 weeks). The processing fee for lunch is $2.60 per deposit.

We will only serve meals to students who have pre-ordered and paid for lunch. All families participating in the school’s lunch program regardless of their status (Free, Reduced or Paid) have to use this system to pre-order the meals. All meal orders must be in by 11 pm. There is a 7 day advance order cutoff policy to allow the vendor time for meal planning and preparation.

SCHOOL NUTRITION CONTACT
[email protected]

LUNCH FUND DONATIONS

Some families require more help than others with daily purchases and outstanding meal balances. A few extra dollars from families with the ability to donate can help us make sure all of our children have consistent access to nutritious school meals, while keeping Voyager Academy’s finances strong! If you would like to contribute to the Voyager Academy Lunch fund, you can do so on the School Store at https://Family.TitanK12.com

In advance of Amazon Prime Day(s) - (July 12th and 13th), the VOYAGER ACADEMY PTO is asking that our Voyager families PLEASE turn on AmazonSmile to your account!

By doing so, Amazon will donate a portion of all purchases you to make to the PTO!

For iPhone app users: Open the app and find 'Settings' in the main menu. Tap on the 'Amazon Smile' and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on AmazonSmile on your phone. Search Durham NC, and Select VOYAGER ACADEMY PTO. Make sure that the 'Mobile App Generating Donations' is turned on.

For Desktop users: Go to AMAZONSMILE.com and do a search for Durham NC and select VOYAGER ACADEMY PTO and add them to your account.

We proudly honor and celebrate the memory of Angela Scarantino, kindergarten teacher.

“Ms. Scarantino has been at Voyager for 9 years serving our students and supporting our staff with her expertise and knowledge. She has touched the lives of so many over the years and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Ms. Scarantino was passionate about her work with her "little owl" kindergartners and ensured that they were loved and cared for at school. She developed caring personal relationships with her families to support her students academically, socially, and emotionally. Ms. Scarantino stayed abreast of the latest educational research and used innovative approaches in her classroom to ensure that all students learned. She served as the grade level leader and piloted literacy programs to help Voyager further develop our school curriculum for the future. Ms. Scarantino was a strong force when supporting her students and a gentle soul that ensured her little owl class had the opportunity to play, learn, and grow in a supportive and caring classroom. Her influence and impact extend across our entire community. Ms. Scarantino’s students were provided a strong foundation for their future growth and development. We will all miss her deeply.” ~ Eliie Schollmeyer, Managing Director

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Saving Grace Animal rescue online at https://savinggracenc.org/give/donate-now/ or by mail to Saving Grace Animals for Adoption, PO Box 1649 Wake Forest, NC 27588.

The family is being assisted by Clements Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc. in Durham. Online condolences can be made at www.clementsfuneralservice.com.

The Graduation Ceremony Do's and Don'ts

•Please make sure you have ALL your graduation regalia (cap, gown, stole, tassel on cap when you return at 4:00 p.m.

•Please make sure everyone who will be attending the ceremony has a ticket.

•Tickets will be collected at the door by The Carolina Theater staff.

•NO noisemakers, NO balloons, NO signs, NO flowers inside!

•You can have balloons, flowers outside of the Carolina Theater after the graduation ceremony.

•No cell phones are allowed during ceremony for students. (advisers will collect all phones in the Ballroom).

*There will be a photographer taking pictures of graduates shaking hands with Dr. Nolan on stage.

Final Transcript Request Form:
Students should request their final transcript on parchment.com. Final transcripts will not be sent until all grades have been posted, please check your online account to verify that your
transcript has been received.

High School Vikings,

Are you looking for a way to make extra money next school year for a new car, clothes, shoes, off-site lunch, gas, school fees or just to save?

A part-time job here at Voyager is a great way to make extra money after school while continuing your studies. BASC (before and after school care) is looking for fun, enthusiastic people (16 and up) that enjoying working with younger students. If interested, join us at one of the "VAHS Students BASC Group Job Interview" sessions next week. We are very flexible with scheduling and can work around most sporting/club schedules.

What does being a BASC Group Leader mean? It means:
•being a role model
•being present and fully engaged at all
times
•assisting with homework
•leading group games, arts and craft activities, STEM projects and SEL (social emotional learning) activities.
•being responsible for the safety of a group of students
•being a team player with your coworkers
• building relationships with students, families and coworkers.

If the above works for you, please check your Voyager student email for more details and the online sign up sheet from SignUpGenuis. We are only opening it to the first 30 students to respond. Good luck and hope to see you next week! Feel free to share with a friend/student at Voyager that did not receive an invite but meet the age requirement.

Patrice Johnson, Operations Manager
Before/After Care, Enrichments, & Summer Camp

Middle School EOG INFORMATION !!!!! During the week of May 16—May 20, our middle school students will only come to school on their testing days which is very similar to what we did last year. We also have our dismissal time at 1:15 on testing days so students are able to go home early. (Students not picked up will stay with their classroom teacher until dismissal. )
📝
TEST DATES & GRADES
•May 16, 4th grade and 6th grade, ELA
•May 17, 4th grade and 6th grade, Math
•May 18, 5th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade ELA
•May 19, 5th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade Math
•May 20, 5th grade and 8th grade Science

FIELD DAY WAS AMAZING!Thank you to Mrs. Flowe-Dawson and Mrs. Boyd on hosting such an AWESOME day of active play and fun. A great big HUGE SHOUT OUT to the parents, volunteers, high school students and teachers for helping to make the day a success! What a great way to celebrate National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. We are already looking forward to 2023! Check out all the cool videos on our Instagram page. Be sure to follow us 

VAES Field Day is Tuesday, May 10, 2022. This is our first Field Day in four years! Our Field Day will be in the following sessions: Kindergarteners 9:00-10:00 am; First Graders 10:30-11:30 am; and 2nd & 3rd Graders 12:00-2:00 pm. As always we will need your help to run our activity stations. Please use this Sign-up Genius link to reserve your slot as a Field Day volunteer.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0949a4ae28a5f49-vaes1

VAES Field Day 2022 Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

Everybody cut loose, Footloose! Voyager Academy Middle School presents Footloose, The Musical! Join us for what is sure to be a rockin' time on one of our show nights at Voyager Academy Middle School on: Friday, April 29th, Saturday, April 30th at 7:00pm or on Sunday, May 1st for our 2:00pm matinee showing! Tickets can be purchased at the door for $10! (Cash Only) We hope to see you there!

For more musical information, contact Heather Thompson ([email protected])

***REPOST*** Congratulations VOYAGER ACADEMY ELEMENTARY for winning 1st Place in the NC Science Olympiad Division A. Durham Region! Also a big Congratulations to these girls for all their hard work and Winning 1st Place in Varsity Marshmallow Catapult and 3rd Place in Fossil Frenzy!

Love to see it!

On Friday, Medic 24 attended the Voyager Academy Spring Fling. Their presence provided children and families an opportunity to learn about EMS and explore an ambulance. In this picture, Paramedic Jacob Stattel is showing off some EMS equipment to his young audience.

Check out this article about our Viking Men's Baseball Team. Go Vikings Go!

Prep Baseball Report > North Carolina > News Prep Baseball Report

Congratulations to our Teachers of the Year, Young Educators of the Year, and Teaching Assistant of the Year for each school and our K-12 award winners. These dedicated education professionals were nominated and voted on by their peers to recognize them for their leadership, innovation, and commitment to our students and school community. Winners will be recognized at a dinner in their honor this spring. Please join me in congratulating Voyager’s top educators this year.

K-12 Award Winners

Teacher: Lauren Copley
Young Educator of the Year: Arianna Vargas
Teaching Assistant: Angie Oakley

Elementary School Teacher of the Year Award Winners

Teacher: Coral McDonald
Young Educator of the Year: Arianna Vargas
Teaching Assistant: Angie Oakley

Middle School Teacher of the Year Award Winners

Teacher: Lauren Copley
Young Educator of the Year: Sadie Lee

High School Teacher of the Year Award Winners

Teacher: Dalila Lilly
Young Educator of the Year: Nicole Whitby

Thank you Durham Fire Department for
Making our Science Project a huge success❣️

DID SOMEBODY SAY FREE CHICK-FIL-A?

CHICK-FIL-A BOOK DRIVE: Chick-Fil-A is such a wonderful supporter of our school. They will be hosting a BOOK DRIVE for the elementary school on Wednesday, March 30 from 7 to 7 (THAT IS TOMORROW). If you bring three new or gently used books to Chick-Fil-A (on Roxboro St.) they will give you a FREE biscuit or sandwich. Spread the word!

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🎓High School Seniors!🎓

Do you love working with kids? Are you role model material? Are you naturally enthusiastic? Are you looking to work a minimum of 10 hours per week after school during your senior year?

Voyager has the perfect opportunity for you! Four fun filled weeks of summer camp.

LOCATION: Elementary After School Care Grades (1st - 8)
HOURS:
-Monday - Thursday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
-Maintains a caring, welcoming and positive attitude.
-Assist and participates in all activities as planned with the participants.
-Acts as a role-model.
-Participant in both active and academic activities.
-Communicate effectively with coworkers and supervisors.
- Assist counselor in Monitoring participants for safety.
-Relay incident information to the Group Leader Supervisor.
-Be inclusive during activities.
-Attend and participate in all required training, staff meetings and parent engagement events.
-Perform other duties as assigned by supervisors.

Athletics this week

February 23, 2022 Mr. Manning and Mrs. Weiland had a
MULTIPLICATION CHALLENGE with our 3rd grade students. Our
administrators went head to head against the students to determine
who was the KING of multiplication. Round one is complete, but round two is coming. Stay tuned to The VAES Weekly Family Updates fro Mr. Manning for more updates. Practice Makes
Perfect!

PARENT INFORMATION SESSION TONIGHT AT 5PM!

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81343192927...
Passcode: 608135

Share this information with ALL of your friends and family interested in joining the Voyager Academy family.
The school leadership team will be hosting an informal information session on February 3, 2022 at 5 pm via zoom to provide general information and answer questions from prospective families.

****Prospective Parent Info Night****

Share this information with ALL of your friends and family interested in joining the Voyager Academy family.

The school leadership team will be hosting an informal information session on February 3, 2022 at 5 pm via zoom to provide general information and answer questions from prospective families.

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81343192927?pwd=Y29QTkE1K21IamFzNTJLS0JoV2pRZz09
Passcode: 608135

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“We are anticipating icy road conditions and freezing temperatures on Tuesday, 1/4/22. Voyager will have a 2 hour delayed opening to ensure that our families and staff can travel safely to school in the morning. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to campus for the new year. Safe travels!”

~Ellie

DELAYED OPENINGS CAN BE STRESSFUL, ESPECIALLY
DURING CAR LINE. PLEASE REMEMBER TO:
• BE PATIENT & COURTEOUS WITH STAFF & OTHERS
•FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF THE SRO & STAFF
• PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK BUSINESS ENTRANCES
• PLEASE DO NOT CUT THE LINE
WHEN EVERYONE FOLLOWS THE RULES AND
PROCEDURES, CARLINE RUNS MUCH SMOOTHER.

No matter what you believe or how you celebrate, we wish your family a happy and healthy holiday season full of acceptance, good food, happy memories and lot’s of love❣️

Middle School students in Ms. Allen and Mr. Anderson class kept the Hock House kitchen busy just before winter break.

Cooking is a valuable life skill that teaches children about nutrition and food safety, as well as building math, science, literacy and fine motor skills.

Gentle reminder to order lunch for week of January 4th before we go on break. Ordering deadline is during the winter break time period. January menus are live on Family. Online ordering.Ling.com

Puppies, puppies, and more puppies everywhere! We said you don’t want to miss this performance. BUT in case you missed it, here is a brief recap of Viking Troupers’ return to the stage! The standing ovation was well deserved. Heather Thompson, Kristin Sawyer, Leslie Wicker, Molly Paradis and a host of volunteers did such an amazing job with these young performers. Thank you Mt Sylvan UMC for hosting us.

Great showing for our wrestling team this past weekend at the Jim King Orange Invitational! Jordan Ruedi placed 3rd overall. Congrats, Jordan!