Summer is Here!


The Class of 2016 has graduated and summer is off to a great start! Don't miss out on our Summer Reading Challenge for K-8th graders and Get Caught Reading! Read on to see what else we will be up to this summer!
Class of 2016 Graduation
Virtual Community School of Ohio honored the Class of 2016 at a graduation ceremony held at Ohio Christian University  in Circleville, Ohio on Saturday, June 4th.  The 43 graduates make up VCS Ohio's 14th graduating class of students residing across Ohio. 

CLICK HERE  to read more.

CLICK HERE 
to see more pictures.
CLICK HERE to watch a video of the day!

While we were preparing to watch the Class of 2016 receive their diplomas, we were able to interview a few graduates, parents, and others associated with VCS! These videos will be popping up on our Facebook page over the next weeks. 
Here are the ones that have been revealed so far!
Summer Reading Challenge
Help us reach our new goal of 10,000 pages 
read over 6 weeks!
       
In just ONE week we met and exceeded our original goal of reading 1,500 pages!  As of Monday, June 28 th , VCS students had read 3,254 pages!
In light of this amazing news, we have created a new goal of 10,000 pages! That breaks down to 2,000 pages each week for the 5 weeks we have left in this challenge!
It's not too late to register by 
emailing Amy.Durst@vcslearn.org  or 
texting Amy at  740-919-6658.
  
Please include parent/guardian and student(s) names, a phone number, and an email address. 
  
Email or text Amy with the book title(s), author and number of pages you read in each book by Friday each week. 
      
Each grade level will have a winner based on most pages read who will then be entered into a raffle for the Grand Prize: a Kindle Fire HD! 
     
Watch your email for additional contests.
    
For ideas of grade appropriate books, 
check out the lists below!

 
Have someone take a picture of you reading for a chance to be featured on all VCS social media as part of our  Get Caught Reading campaign! 
Send pictures to Leah.Hooks@vcslearn.org  
New Next School Year
Success Site - Toledo
The VCS Guidance Counselor will be available on site a few times a week at this new tutoring center!
To learn more about this site and other programs and services offered there, visit: 
The Providence Center
1205 Broadway St, Toledo, OH 43609
419.244.0666
Director: Jennifer Jacobs
jjacobs@providencecentertoledo.org  
Career Tech Pathway
Many of our students go on to pursue career in Information Technology. In order to better prepare them for this field of study, we will now offer a new pathway which includes courses in Design Techniques, Creating and Editing, and Digital Graphics! 
These courses can also count as college credit at Columbus State once a student has passed another course there!  
Summer Events
Join VCS Ohio during one of our regional Pack-to-School events. Free school supplies, meet your teacher(s), schedule your classes, pick up your laptop receive an ID badge and MORE!  Watch your mail, social media and our website for more information!
   
Click on the city nearest you below for more information and to sign up for the event! 
    

Have you found a new favorite book this summer? Any student can send in a picture of themselves  reading for a chance to be featured on all VCS social media!
Send pictures to Leah.Hooks@vcslearn.org  
Mr. McCloskey was caught reading his favorite book: C.S. Lewis' Voyage of the Dawn Treader!
If you live in the Cleveland area, join us at 
Crocker Park on Tuesday, July 12th! 
Bring friends to Crocker Kids to enjoy games, entertainment, snacks, crafts and fun! 95.5 the Fish radio station will be on site to add to the fun with music, giveaways and more!
Schedule Classes Now!
Summer will be over in a flash! Get ahead of the pack and register now for your fall 2016-2017 school year classes before they start to fill up. Enjoy the rest of your summer stress-free, knowing that you are already enrolled in the classes you want! 

Lupa & Miah
Lupa and Miah are growing up fast! Aren't they cute together? VCS adopted these wolf pups that are now in the care of the Southern Ohio Wolf Sanctuary. The wolf is VCS Ohio's mascot.
Click Here to see a video of Lupa and Miah.  
Southern Ohio Wolf Sanctuary, Inc. is having its first ever kids' coloring contest!
Click Here for the picture you can print and color.  
Mail your entries by July 22nd for a chance to win. Winners will be chosen from 3 age groups, ages 4-6, ages 7-10 and ages 11-13, and announced on July 31st. Be sure to include your name, age, date of birth, and address on the back of your picture, then mail your entry to: 
Southern Ohio Wolf Sanctuary 
3416 County Road 124 
Chesapeake, Ohio 45619
2016 Student Awards Ceremony
Our end of the year awards ceremony honored many students for their accomplishments. Along with those inducted into NHS/NJHS, 3rd-8th grade students were given President's Education Awards. This program has been recognizing student excellence and achievement since 1983. Students who receive this award have a 3.5+ GPA and show high motivation, initiative, integrity, intellectual depth, leadership qualities and exceptional judgment. We are proud of all of the VCS Students who were recognized at this year's ceremony!
July Calendar Events

Tues., July 12th 
11:00 a.m. 
VCS at Crocker Kids at 
Crocker Park in Westlake!

Mon., July 18th
6:30 p.m.
VCS Board Meeting



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Vision:  Our vision is to become a world-class educational organization.

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