{"id":5604,"date":"2016-10-05T08:53:30","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T12:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=5604"},"modified":"2016-10-12T08:13:02","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T12:13:02","slug":"academy-advanced-academic-programs-night-scheduled-oct-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/academy-advanced-academic-programs-night-scheduled-oct-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Academy and Advanced Academic Programs Night scheduled for Oct. 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) will host its annual\u00a0Academy and Advanced Academic Programs Night Oct. 19, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.\u00a0The event highlights the multiple academic pathways available to students in high school, ranging from legal studies and visual and performing arts to technology and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5606\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Academy-Night-2015.jpg\" alt=\"academy-night-2015\" width=\"2490\" height=\"1660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Academy-Night-2015.jpg 2490w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Academy-Night-2015-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Academy-Night-2015-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Academy-Night-2015-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Academy-Night-2015-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2490px) 100vw, 2490px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for attendees to visit exhibits and speak with students and staff from the following programs and specialty centers about their specific courses of study:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Entrepreneurship and Business Academy at Kempsville High School<\/li>\n<li>Global Studies and World Languages Academy at Tallwood High School<\/li>\n<li>Governor\u2019s STEM &amp; Technology Academy at Landstown High School<\/li>\n<li>Health Sciences Academy at Bayside High School<\/li>\n<li>International Baccalaureate Program at Princess Anne High School<\/li>\n<li>Legal Studies Academy at First Colonial High School<\/li>\n<li>Mathematics and Science Academy at Ocean Lakes High School<\/li>\n<li>Visual and Performing Arts Academy at Salem High School<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Technology Center<\/li>\n<li>Green Run Collegiate<\/li>\n<li>Technical and Career Education Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Beginning at 6 p.m., each of the eight academies and advanced academic programs will host 30-minute information sessions that repeat throughout the night at 6:35 p.m., 7:10 p.m. and 7:50 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5607\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AcademyProgramNightAd_2016.jpg\" alt=\"academyprogramnightad_2016\" width=\"1542\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AcademyProgramNightAd_2016.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AcademyProgramNightAd_2016-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AcademyProgramNightAd_2016-768x747.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AcademyProgramNightAd_2016-1024x996.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AcademyProgramNightAd_2016-400x389.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1542px) 100vw, 1542px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to this citywide event, each program and center hosts an information night at its school site.\u00a0A schedule of dates, times and locations is available on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbschools.com\/curriculum\/academyprog\/info.asp\"><em>vbschools.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Admission to academies and advanced academic programs is application-based, and the application will be available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbschools.com\/curriculum\/academyprog\/appprocess.asp\">online<\/a> beginning Thursday, Oct. 20.\u00a0Completed applications must be received by Monday, Jan. 9, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Academy and Advanced Academic Programs Night or the application process, please contact the Office of Secondary Teaching and Learning at 757-263-1446.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) will host its annual\u00a0Academy and Advanced Academic Programs Night Oct. 19, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.\u00a0The event highlights the multiple [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":5605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5604"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5609,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5604\/revisions\/5609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}