Intermediate Newsletter 9/19
- Anthony Jandrokovic
- Sep 19
- 5 min read
Hello VCS Families,
We are so excited to have students back on Monday. We are praying for this to be an amazing school year.
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. — Psalm 1:1-2
Weekend Challenge: Any student who gets $2 per minute or $60 in flat donations over the weekend will earn a special bonus prize - the GLOW EDITION Cosmic Keychain!
Help Us Get a New Playground!
We’re raising money for new playground equipment, and we need your help!
Register at Booster.com
Share on your social media pages
Every share brings us closer to providing our students with a fun and safe place to play!
Glow Dance Party Celebration! To celebrate the end of our Booster Fundraiser, we’re throwing a Glow Dance Party!
***Attention parents and guardians: Join us on September 26 from 12:30–2:00 PM for a free lunch and the chance to watch — or even join — your students on the dance floor.
We can’t wait to celebrate together!
Join us at Highway Tabernacle for an outdoor service in Austintown on September 21st at 10:00. They will have FREE food, inflatables, a petting zoo, and more.
Thank you for your patience with arrival and dismissal. With more students, we have more car riders, and we are adapting to support all the cars, which worked much better yesterday.
Please pull all the way forward in the half circle during arrival and dismissal to keep traffic moving smoothly. For safety, do not drop students off on the street—buses and cars come from multiple directions, and we want to keep everyone safe.
If you have uniforms at home that no longer fit your child, please consider donating them to our school. This helps change students if needed during the school day.
Every student in Ohio needs to attend school every day. Attendance studies consistently demonstrate a connection between regular attendance and key school outcomes, including reading proficiency, academic performance, and high school graduation. Please ensure your child is here every day by 7:24 unless they are sick. If a student misses school, you must send a note/email/phone call to the office when they return with a valid excuse for the absence to be excused. Any students on the EdChoice scholarship with 20 unexcused absences will lose their scholarship from the State of Ohio. Please email excuses to Amanda Minnow at aminnow@vcsohio.org.
Friendly Reminder:
For the safety of our students and to ensure a smooth dismissal, we are unable to release students between 1:45 and 2:20 PM.
If you need to pick up your student early, please arrive before 1:45 PM. Please note that early pickups at this time will be counted against attendance, as students will miss part of their 9th-period class.
Thank you for helping us keep the dismissal area clear for buses and ensuring a safe end to the school day!
Please check FACTS daily to review your student’s behavior, academics, and attendance. If you do not have an account, please follow this link to set one up:https://www.vcsohio.org/facts.
If you are changing your child’s dismissal method, i.e., from bus to car rider or car rider to bus, please call the office at 330-788-8088 by 1:45 pm to ensure Mrs. Minnow can make the changes in KIDaccount.
Amanda Minnow’s number is 330-788-8088 ext. 1101 or aminnow@vcsohio.org.
Please reach out to Dolph Carroll for any uniform questions at dcarroll@vcsohio.org.
Please check our Website for other relevant information: https://www.vcsohio.org/
We also have an Intermediate Facebook and Instagram page:
As a reminder, the tardy bell rings at 7:24. Please ensure your student is at school by 7:15 to be ready for 1st period.
A legal parent or guardian must accompany any Intermediate students attending all games/activities, either home or away. Additionally, we will contact parents or guardians to pick up their students if they attempt to attend a game or activity without permission.
Please do not drop your student off on the street in the morning. Instead, please pull into the half-circle to release your student so we can ensure their safety.
Please pull up further in the half-circle so more cars can fit at arrival and dismissal.
Upcoming Dates:
September 22nd-26th- Spirit Week
September 24th- See you at the Pole
September 26th- Booster Dance Party and Lunch with parents
September 29th- Professional Development No School
October 2nd- National Custodial Workers Appreciation Day
October 3rd- Progress Reports sent home
October 6th, 7th, and 9th- Vision and Hearing Screening
October 10th- Picture Day
October 16th- Pastor’s Breakfast
October 22nd & 23rd- 3rd Grade ELA Fall State Test
October 24th- End of the First Nine Weeks
October 27th- Professional Development- No School
November 24th- Professional Development- No School
November 25th- Parent-Teacher Conferences - No School
November 26th- No School - Compensatory Day
November 27-28- Thanksgiving Break- No School
Tardy Bell rings at 7:24
Monday:
Have a great day!
Spirit Week Dress down (Donate $5.00 to the Booster Fundraiser to cover cost)
Please ensure you follow the requirements each day if you wish to continue with dress-downs this year.
No hoodies are allowed.
No holes in jeans (Students will be required to change if they wear jeans or shorts with any holes, even if something is worn under them.)
No sweatpants, leggings
No crocks or sandals
No pajamas
JH Volleyball @ Leetonia- 5:30
Tuesday:
Have a Terrific Tuesday!
How can you be more like Jesus today?
Spirit Week Dress down (Donate $5.00 to the Booster Fundraiser to cover cost)
Please ensure you follow the requirements each day if you wish to continue with dress-downs this year.
No hoodies are allowed.
No holes in jeans (Students will be required to change if they wear jeans or shorts with any holes, even if something is worn under them.)
No sweatpants, leggings
No crocks or sandals
No pajamas
JH Volleyball @ Home (one game only) 5:30
Wednesday
6-8 Chapel
3-5 Discipleship Groups
Spirit Week Dress down (Donate $5.00 to the Booster Fundraiser to cover cost)
Please ensure you follow the requirements each day if you wish to continue with dress-downs this year.
No hoodies are allowed.
No holes in jeans (Students will be required to change if they wear jeans or shorts with any holes, even if something is worn under them.)
No sweatpants, leggings
No crocks or sandals
No pajamas
JH Volleyball @ Southern Local- 5:30
Thursday:
Have a terrific Thursday!
How can we honor each other?
Spirit Week Dress down (Donate $5.00 to the Booster Fundraiser to cover cost)
Please ensure you follow the requirements each day if you wish to continue with dress-downs this year.
No hoodies are allowed.
No holes in jeans (Students will be required to change if they wear jeans or shorts with any holes, even if something is worn under them.)
No sweatpants, leggings
No crocks or sandals
No pajamas
JH Boys Football @ Lisbon- 5:30
Friday:
Have a fantastic Friday!
Spirit Week Dress down (Donate $5.00 to the Booster Fundraiser to cover cost)
Please ensure you follow the requirements each day if you wish to continue with dress-downs this year.
No hoodies are allowed.
No holes in jeans (Students will be required to change if they wear jeans or shorts with any holes, even if something is worn under them.)
No sweatpants, leggings
No crocks or sandals
No pajamas
“For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future” (Ephesians 4:4).
Let me know if you have any questions.
God Bless,
Dr. Jennifer Hull, Intermediate Principal
Timothy Tensley, Intermediate Dean of Students
