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VGCC Vanguards end 2008-09 season with tournament semi-final loss

March 11, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College men’s basketball team wrapped up its first season as a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association by falling to Rockingham Community College in a conference tournament semifinal match on Feb. 28. After finishing the regular season with a record of 14-12 (7-9 in conference play), the VGCC Vanguards entered … Read More

VGCC Names New Director of Athletics & Student Activities

March 9, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Jasmine Hightower of Warrenton has been named the director of student activities and athletics at Vance-Granville Community College. Hightower (pictured above), who started her new post Feb. 18, will oversee clubs and extracurricular activities that engage students on campus, as well as the college’s growing intercollegiate athletics program. VGCC, which joined the National Junior College … Read More

VGCC Franklin Campus Celebrates Black History Month

March 5, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus celebrated Black History Month with a special program on Feb. 17. After Franklin County Campus Dean Bobbie Jo May welcomed students, faculty, staff and community members to the event, campus director Anthony Pope offered an original poem and introduced musical performances by students Precious Richardson, David McMoore and Shavaughn … Read More

VGCC Cosmetology Students, Future Students and Employers to Meet

March 4, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College will hold an informative expo/career fair for anyone interested in Cosmetology careers on Monday, March 16 from 10 a.m. until Noon in the Civic Center on the college’s main campus. The event is open to the general public at no charge. Area salons and other businesses have been invited to talk to … Read More

VGCC Holds Seminar on Motivating Workers

March 4, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a free seminar, entitled “Motivating and Training Hourly Workers,” in March. The seminar will be held from 9 a.m. until noon on Tuesday, March 10 in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. Participants will learn how important personnel skills are … Read More

VGCC Community Band concert takes audience from Italy to Broadway

February 27, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community Band will present its second concert, entitled “From Italy to Broadway and Beyond!” on Tuesday, March 3. The program will begin at 7 p.m. in the Civic Center on the college’s main campus in Vance County. Admission is $5, but free for children age 11 and under. Michael Stephenson, the college’s music … Read More

VGCC Vanguards head into first conference tournament

February 26, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
The Vance-Granville Community College men’s basketball team played their final game of the regular season on the road, at Patrick Henry Community College in Virginia on Feb. 21. Shooting 54 percent from the floor, the PHCC Patriots defeated the VGCC Vanguards 98-70. VGCC’s Raymond Dunn of Henderson led all scorers, with 29 points. Bryan Burrell … Read More

VGCC starts inaugural Golf season with victory

February 25, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College has formed its first golf team, which recently kicked off its first season by playing Louisburg College in the Hurricane Joist Tournament at The River Golf Course & Country Club in Bunn on Feb. 19. VGCC came away with the win in its first event, with a score of 382 to Louisburg … Read More

VGCC Students learn how to Square Dance

February 25, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
While discussing folk music with his American Music class, Vance-Granville Community College music instructor Michael Stephenson asked how many of his students had ever attended a square dance. “After seeing only two hands raised, I knew that there was no way for them to fully appreciate this wonderful music without experiencing a square dance first … Read More

VGCC offers Seminar on Legal structures for Small Businesses

February 25, 2009 | by VGCC Staff
Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a free seminar, entitled “Entities of a Small Business,” from 1 until 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 5 in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County. The seminar, led by Harry Ponder of Asheville, will help owners of existing or potential … Read More