Huskies' Weekly News
Sunday, September 13, 2026 ARCHIVED
Principal Batten's Weekly Message
I hope that you and your family are having a wonderful weekend. This week, we returned to our normal Zoom class schedule. Zoom Master Schedule (https://v3a.online/ZoomSchedule) for class links
If you have questions or see any schedule conflicts, please email or call Toni Fletcher (tfletcher@vcs.k12.nc.us; 919-221-5600).
This week's Schedule
National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15-Oct 15)
- MONDAY (Sept 14) Regular Zoom schedule. Staff Zoom Mtg at 12:35pm. BOE mtg 6pm ASC
- TUESDAY (Sept 15) Regular Zoom schedule. National IT Professionals Day. VCS AIG Family Night at V3A/CFI 5:30-6:30pm
- WEDNESDAY (Sept 16) Regular Zoom schedule (except no Schlessinger classes). VCS Virtual Title I Night 6pm Join Zoom Meeting
https://vcs-k12-nc-us.zoom.us/j/81081420230 - THURSDAY (Sept 17) Regular Zoom schedule (except No Batten classes). Constitution Day. Parent Partnership Retreat 12-4pm.
- FRIDAY (Sept 18) Regular Zoom schedule.
Upcoming
- FRIDAY (Sept 25) CACRAO-sponsored College Fair for VCS 11th & 12th Graders 10-11am at VGCC. Sign-up if interested.
I am still catching up on emails and calls. For more immediate assistance, please contact Toni Fletcher or Leigh Ann Twisdale in the V3A main office 252-506-7172.
-Dr. Batten
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NCAEOP Scholarships (by Nov 14, 2026)
DEADLINE for submitting Scholarship Applications – November 14, 2026
2027 NCAEOP EOP Scholarship Application
2027 NCAEOP Student Scholarship Application
(Forms are not fillable online, please download to your computer and complete offline. This may not work with a Chromebook.)
The Gates Scholarship (TGS) by Sept 15, 2026
To apply, students must be:
- A high school senior
- Pell-eligible
- A US citizen or permanent resident
- In a good academic standing with a minimum cumulative weighted GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent)
Infinite Campus Parent Portal Self Registration
Infinite Campus Parent Update Form
Volunteer Applications Available Online
If you have someone interested in becoming a volunteer, they can now complete the application online! It is also still available in paper form. The application can be accessed on the VCS website under Community...or the direct link to the online application is https://bit.ly/VolunteerVCS.
The Process:
1. Application Submission Online (or paper copy turned in to Communications)
2. Applications processed through Communications
3. Background Check initiated by HR
4. Prospective Volunteer completes information from BiB in email
5. HR reviews the results upon BiB completion
6. Communications contact prospective volunteers with results
7. If approved, the volunteer must pick up a badge and is added to the official volunteer list.
Please note, the volunteer application may take up to 2-weeks to process.