Vision: "Inspiring life-long learning in every Viking."

Mission: "The mission of Voyager Academy is to provide students in kindergarten through grade twelve an academically challenging and supportive learning environment. Staff utilizes experiential and traditional learning strategies so that students become responsible, engaged, and innovative members of society."

Values: Confidence: Trusting in your own ability and being willing to take academic risks. Curiosity: Eager to investigate and learn about the world around us. Empathy: Being aware of and respecting another person’s feelings, experiences, and differences. Reflection: Using past experiences to guide future learning and decision making. Integrity: Doing the right thing and standing strong in what you believe

Dear Parents,

We hope you enjoy this extended weekend and we THANK those of you who have served to provide us with the freedoms we have! Thanks as always to our parent volunteers who have continued to support our students and staff. We had another great week here on campus and in our off campus sports and activities! Make sure you plan ahead to attend our upcoming Arts performances and athletic competitions that follow. We hope to see you all son!

Regards,

Jennifer Lucas, M.ED Managing Director “Integrity is the consistency between what we say and what we do”

Arts Update: VA Visual, Culinary, and Performing Arts Update VAFOA, Voyager Academy Friends of the Arts

Voyager Fall High School Chorus Concert Come show your support of Voyager music students Thursday, November 17th @ 7:00pm for the Fall Chorus Concert!!! The concert will feature the HS Choirs: Bull City Lights & Here Comes Treble, the MS Chorus as well as the HS & MS Instrumental Ensembles. Admission will be taken AT THE DOOR ONLY: $10 for adults, $5 for students & FREE for children 10 & under & Voyager Faculty/Staff (present Voyager ID). VAFOA will be running the ticket sales at the door again this year....Cash or Credit/Debit cards will be accept Details: What: Voyager Fall Chorus Concert When: Thursday, November 17th Time: 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30) Where: NC School of Science & Math auditorium (corner of Club Blvd & Maryland Ave.) Tickets (at the door): $10-adults, $5-students (Voyager Staff & 10 & under FREE Questions? Contact Jenny Hobgood, HS Choral Director at [email protected]

Middle School Spring Musical: The Little Mermaid, Jr. Auditions for The Little Mermaid, Jr. will be in November and will be open for 5th -8th graders.

2nd – 4th graders will have the opportunity to participate in this year’s spring musical through the theatre club: Viking Troupers. Students do not have to audition for Viking Troupers but will have to be registered by a parent to participate.

More details on specific information for auditions and for Viking Troupers will be available soon!

PTO Update:

Our pirate-themed Scholastic Book Fair is fast approaching and we can't wait! Get ready to stock up on treasures for Christmas! November 28-December 2 Fair Hours: Monday - 7:30am-2pm Tuesday- Friday 7:30am-4pm And don't miss our Bookaneer Family Night on Tuesday, November 29 from 4-7pm. We'll have snacks, raffles and some of your favorite Voyager Academy staff reading pirate books! Mark your calendar now and watch for more info coming soon... But we can't do it without your help! Sign up here to volunteer... www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0B49ACAF229-voyager Or visit our book fair online starting Nov 21. Find the link here: www.scholastic.com/bf/voyageracademy

Athletics Update: Important Announcement

Signing Day Celebration Voyager has two seniors that are signing scholarship offers to continue their education and athletic careers at the college level. On Thursday Nov. 10th at 12pm we will be holding a celebration for these two student athletes, please join us on Thursday as we recognition Amanita Johnson and Jackson Kimbrough.

VIC CARD Voyager Academy Athletics now has a new way to raise money. With the Harris teeter VIC Card, type in the account number 3284 and the Voyager Academy Athletic program will receive a percentage of the purchases.

LAW OFFICE OF SHELLEY CAMPEN BROWN The Law Office of Shelley Campen Brown is now offering Voyager students and staff a discount on traffic tickets. From now until the end of the year, attorney fees are $100.00 from an original $200.00. In addition, Voyager families and staff will receive a discount if they do a Will and General Power of Attorney for only $175.00.

HS BASKETBALL The Voyager Academy basketball teams would like to invite the Voyager community out to our first home games of the 2016-17 season. On Thursday night the high school teams host Durham School of the Arts in a rematch of last week's season openers at DSA Game times are 5:00 (JV), 6:30 (Girls Varsity), and 8:00(Boys Varsity). With no school the next day it's a great night to come out and support the Vikings.

MS Basketball The Saturday basketball fans can watch five games at Voyager as our middle and high school teams all face the Durham Flight. Game times are 12:00 (Girls MS) 1:15 (Boys MS)

Middle School

Wrestling Wednesday 11-9-16: 6:00pm Middle School Art Room – Middle School Wrestling Parent Athlete Meeting

High School Swimming Wednesday 11-16-16 5:00pm Conference Meet at Voyager Academy

Wrestling

All Schedules, venues, directions and release times for contest are available on the athletic website. Please see website for this information

Supporters

Voyager Families we ask that you continue to support those that support our athletic programs. The companies below have made huge contributions to allow our student-athletes the opportunity to participate in educational driven athletics:

North Durham Orthodontics- Who reminds us that a smile is always in style Triangle Orthopaedics- who work hard to keep our athletes on the court and fields The Law Offices of Shelley Campen Brown - there to assist you with any of your legal needs and offering specials to Voyager Families Roxboro Road Chick-Fil-A who helps us feed the fire and can provide catering for any of your gatherings Upchurch Drugs and Gift Shoppe – there to help with all your medication, or optical needs while providing a place to find a perfect gift to just show someone you care. Rick Hendricks Chevrolet – Partnering with our Athletic Programs as our title sponsor for our 2016 Golf Tournament Rasberry Maintenance – Providing quality service for of your commercial or residential cleaning and landscaping needs

Elementary Update:

Dear VAES Families,

Last week, I sent an email to K – 3 families about signing up to receive the Remind texts. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do this. We will use mass texting to families in case of an emergency. If you have lost the link to join a grade level group, please contact your child’s teacher. They will be able to send it to you.

In honor of Veteran’s Day, our Kindergarteners made cards for our veterans. I know that they will be greatly appreciated and treasured! Below are a few pictures.

Yesterday, many of the second graders visited each classroom in K, 1st, and 3rd to tell the students about the Buddy Bench and how it should be used once it is placed on the playground. I am so proud of all their hard work in making the Buddy Bench a reality! Also, on Monday, November 14 at 12:00 PM, we will have a ribbon cutting and a dedication of the Second Grade Buddy Bench on the playground. All are invited to attend. This is a very special day since this is our first official VAES Empathy Project! I hope there are many more to come!! Enjoy the long weekend! Best, Leslie VAES Principal

K -3 Empathy Projects and Apparel: ALL EMPATHY APPAREL ORDERS were due by Thurs., Nov. 10. However, several staff and parents have asked if this date could be extended. We will extend the date to MONDAY, NOV. 14. To fund our special empathy projects, the staff and students decided to design and sell a special empathy t-shirt/apparel. All of the profits will be used to fund additional grade level projects.

Elementary Parent Night Out: The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in partnership with Voyager Academy High School National Honor Society are hosting a Parent's Night Out November 18th from 6:00-8:00. All proceeds go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. For a minimum $20 donation, NHS will babysit so you can enjoy a night on the town. Register your student today at: Goo.gl/forms/3jgzCdLDCpWPScYp2

November PTO Hospitality Luncheon: Please join us in making our next Teacher/Staff Hospitality Luncheon a success. Please review the link below and sign up. November 17th- Elementary Conference Room Link for November 2016 VAES Hospitality Lunch: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a48a8a6229- november1 Thanks, Dana King and Lynn Mattioli

Remind Text Directions: We are setting up group text messages by grade level, K – 12, to ensure that if there was an emergency, inclement weather, etc., we could very quickly and easily send a text message to all families. You must join the group to receive the Voyager texts. Please click on the link that was sent to you this morning via email.

VAES Yearbook Ordering Information: 2016-17 Elementary School Yearbooks are now on sale and can only be ordered online this year. You can order your copy online at www.strawbridge.net. Yearbooks are $22.00 each and must be ordered by January 31, 2017. After this date, there will be a price increase for additional book orders. Visit www.strawbridge.net, click on Pay or Order Online, enter our school code 110322 for Voyager Elementary, then click View Gallery. Choose Yearbook to proceed to your order. Please contact Leslie Jewell ([email protected]) if you have any questions. Order today!!

IMPORTANT DATES:

Monday, November 14: 1st Trimester Report Card goes home to parents & EC Progress Notes

Thursday, November 17: Hospitality Luncheon http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a48a8a6229-november1

Thursday, November 17: HS Fall Chorus Show at 7:00 PM at the School of Math and Science Friday, November 18: 2nd Grade Field Trip to Marbles Museum in Raleigh

Wednesday, November 23- Friday, November 25: Thanksgiving Break/NO School for Staff and Students

Monday, November 28 – Friday, December 2: Scholastic Book Fair at Voyager Academy in the Hock House (more info. to come from the PTO)

Friday, December 2: 4 week progress reports for students with concerns

Tuesday, December 13: PTO Hospitality Luncheon

Middle School Update:

Dear VAMS Families, Even though this was a short week, there were terrific learning opportunities for our students. Our fourth graders enjoyed mining for gems while our eighth graders tested water from our pond and the pond across the street to determine what pollutants might be in the water.

Testing the Water! What might we find in the pond!

NEWSFLASH 1!!! 3 on 3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT When: NOVEMBER 19TH Time: 9-3 Who: First 24 teams to register Registration: Voyager Academy 6th -8th graders ONLY Fee: $45.00 per team Teams of 3 players – all boys or all girls, no mixed teams Due Date: Nov. 14th - All team fees, names of team members, and ages of team members. See Ms. Jackson if you have questions!

NEWSFLASH 2!!! LET'S FILL A U-HAUL - The U-Haul truck arrived Wednesday with lots of space to load our items. It left with no extra space as we had so many donations to put on the truck. Our National Junior Honor Society students loaded water, diapers, canned food, dog/cat food, and toothbrushes/toothpaste to fill the truck. Before Mr. and Mrs. Davis left for Lumberton, they spoke to the NJHS students and shared how thankful the people receiving the items will be. Some of our eastern neighbors are still living in hotels as they cannot return to their homes. Others have returned to their home to find that nothing can be kept as all of their belongings were ruined. Listening to Mr. and Mrs. Davis reminded us of how fortunate we are to be able to go home!

Loading the Truck! Listening to Mr. Davis share stories!

National Junior Honor Society Students

NEWSFLASH 3!!! Order your 2015-2016 Yearbook NOW! If you would like to participate in Early Ordering of the yearbook and save a few dollars, go to www.strawbridge.net. You will need to click on ordering yearbook and Voyager MIDDLE School. The yearbook is $27.00 if you order before Jan. 27. The cost will then be $30.00.

NEWSLASH 4!!! Lost and Found Items ---we have LOTS of lost and found items that belong to our middle school students. If you are standing in front of Ms. Pam’s desk, the items are to the left. You can’t miss them! On December 16, we will donate the items to an area church or local charity.

NEWSFLASH 4!!! Fourth Grades Enjoy Finding Gems Have you ever been gem mining? If not and you want to know more about gem mining, ask our fourth graders. On Thursday, they participated in an on-campus field trip as the mining came to us. It was a terrific experience for our students. It was amazing to listen to the students talk about the different kinds of gem they found! Mr. Menchini joined one of the groups and was excited to find gems of his own!

Yes, we have all kinds of gems! Look what I found!

I’m having a great time!

Dates: Nov. 15 Hospitality Luncheon for MS Staff Nov. 17 Chorus Show, MS and HS, 7:00, North Carolina School of Math and Science Nov. 18 Mid-quarter grades/Progress Reports

Have a great weekend, Gwen Gwen Johnson [email protected] Voyager Middle School Principal

High School Update:

The First Few VAHS Home Basketball Games Saturday basketball fans can watch five games at Voyager (Nov. 12) as our middle and high school teams all face the Durham Flight. Game times are 12:00 (Girls MS), 1:15 (Boys MS), 2:30 (Boys JV), 4:00 (Girls Varsity), and 5:30 (Boys Varsity). All games will be in the high school gym. Come on out and bring your family and friends!

The Fall Chorus Concert Come show your support of Voyager music students Thursday, November 17th @ 7:00pm for the Fall Chorus Concert!!! They will be performing a concert featuring the HS Choirs: Bull City Lights & Here Comes Treble, the MS Chorus as well as the HS & MS Instrumental Ensembles. Admission will be taken AT THE DOOR ONLY: $10 for adults, $5 for students & FREE for children 10 & under & Voyager Faculty/Staff (present Voyager ID). VAFOA will be running the ticket sales at the door again this year....Cash or Credit/Debit cards will be accepted.

Details: What: Voyager Fall Chorus Concert When: Thursday, November 17th Time: 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30) Where: NC School of Science & Math auditorium (corner of Club Blvd & Maryland Ave.) Cost: $10-adults, $5-students (Voyager Staff & 10 & under FREE)

Questions? Contact Jenny Hobgood, HS Choral Director at [email protected]

VAHS Final Exam Schedule

Voyager Academy High School Final Exam Schedule Fall 2016

Monday December 12 Wednesday December 14 · Period 1 Exam-8:45-12:15 · Period 2 Exam-8:45-12:15 · Lunch-12:15-12:45 · Lunch-12:15-12:45 · Period 2 Review-12:45-3:45 · Period 3 Review-12:45-3:45

Tuesday December 13 Thursday December 15 · Period 3 Exam-8:45-12:15 · Period 4 Exam-8:45-12:15 · Lunch-12:15-12:45 · Early Dismissal-12:15 · Period 4 Review-12:45-3:45

Friday December 16 Make-up exams only – 8:45-12:15

FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) Meets every Friday, after school, from3:50-4:50 pm in Room D124. No need to be a Christian, nor an Athlete :) All are welcome!