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Mission

The mission of Voyager Academy is to provide students in grades four through eight an academically challenging environment in which motivated learners, working in a small, nurturing setting, may realize their potential through experiential and traditional educational opportunities. The school’s belief is that students, working with dedicated faculty and family, will excel in their academic goals and real world pursuits.

Carl Forsyth

Managing Director

Ed Forsythe

Middle School Principal

Cory Draughon

High School Principal

VOYAGER ACADEMY

PO Box 71567

Durham, NC 27722-1567

Inclement Weather

In case inclement weather closes or delays school, we will post closing information on WRAL-5 and WTVD-11 no later than 6:00 a.m.

Coming Events

  • August 9, 2010
    • PTA Board Meeting - 6:30 pm
  • August 12, 2010
    • New Teacher Orientation - 9:00 am
  • August 16, 2010
    • Required Teacher Workdays
  • August 19, 2010
    • Open House

Important News.

Summer Hours

Voyager will be open from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday to Thursday during the summer.

Voyager Academy Summer Volleyball Camp

Voyager Volleyball Camp - Learn the basics of volleyball -  learn serving, passing, hitting, blocking, and setting! We will also play fun games and start to learn the art of volleyball! We will work on rotations, learning different positions, and working on our teamwork! Each day will also include some conditioning!

Dates:  August 2nd, 3rd, and 4th
Time:  9:00 - 12:30
Where:  Voyager Gymnasium
Cost:  $50

Voyager Academy Summer Soccer Camp

Voyager will be hosting it's own preseason soccer camp aimed at the 7th, 8th and 9th grade, boys and girls soccer players. It is also open to any former 8th grade Voyager players who might be moving on to a different high school as a 9th grader. Click here for more information.

Dates:  August 9th -13th
Time:  9:00 am- 12:00 pm
Cost:  $90

Unofficial AYP and ABC Results for 2009-10 Released

Voyager Academy's AYP and ABC preliminary testing results for 2009-10 show the following:

Performance Composite: 87.161%,  Growth: Expected,  AYP: Met

ABC Designation: "School of Distinction"

The State Board of Education will approve ABC/AYP data at the August 5 board meeting.  Statewide results will be made public at that time on the NC DPI website. Detail reporting of all subgroup results will occur after the ABCs release at the August SBE meeting.

Summer Reading List

In order to hep maintain and grow their reading skills, every 5th through 9th grade student at Voyager Academy must read at least two books from the Summer Reading Book List. This is your child’s time to implement many of the strategies learned during the school year. The books must be carefully read before returning to school in August. To help remember important details, your child may wish to take notes on the outline form provided. As an additional aid, we encourage each child to bring these books to school if at all possible. During the beginning of the school year, your child’s Language Arts teacher will inform him/her of additional requirements and/or assessment associated with the books. Please click here for more information.

School Supply List

Supply lists are now available on the Students page for 4th through 6th grades.

Board of Directors Announce Administrative Changes

The Voyager Academy Board of Directors has announced the following administrative changes effective July 1, 2010. Mr. Carl Forsyth has been named Managing Director and will be responsible for supervising the overall operation of Voyager Academy, Inc. This includes supervising the principals of the middle school and the high school, overseeing the school finances, developing business and community partnerships, strategic and long range planning, marketing and public relations.

Mr. Ed Forsythe has been named principal of Voyager Academy Middle School. He will be responsible for supervising the 4-8 educational program and ensuring that the annual objectives for the instructional, extra-curricular and athletic programs of the school are met.

Congratulations to Mr. Carl Forsyth and Mr. Ed Forsythe.

Voyager Academy to build new High School

Voyager Academy will build a brand new 38,000 sq. ft. high school on 5.8 acres of land with 250 parking spaces located adjacent to the current Voyager Academy Middle School.  The school will be built in the empty field behind the Hock Media Center and beside the Bonnie Brae house on Ben Franklin Blvd. Construction is planned to begin in August 2010 on the new building. The projected completion date for the new high school building is August 2011. Please see the High School page for the complete announcement.


Conference Champions

Congratulations to the Voyager Boys Baseball team, Girls Soccer team, and Golf team for winning the Central Carolina Middle School Athletic Conference Tournament Championships.

Up, Up, and Away Voyager 5K

Congratulations to all those who participated in the inaugural Voyager 5K race held on May 22nd. Special thanks to all those who volunteered to make this event possible.

Race results can be found here.

Coaching Vacancies for 2010-2011

Voyager Academy Athletics is looking for coaches for the following sports

Middle School High School
Volleyball Volleyball
Girls Basketball Boys Soccer
Boys Tennis Boys Basketball
Cross-country Baseball
  Girls Soccer
  Golf

Please submit resume and cover letter to Mike Germino, Athletic Director, with position desired and three references.

Teaching Positions Available

Please see the staff page for a list of current openings.

Student Created Videos

Check out the student produced Voyager Academy Student Orientation Film. Videos by 8th grade students about Voyager High School coming soon.

2009 North Carolina School Report Cards Now Online

The data has been compiled, the grades are in and the 2009 North Carolina School Report Cards are now online at www.ncreportcards.org. This Web site features the state's largest collection of information about student performance and attendance, class size, school safety, teacher quality and classroom technology at the state, district and school levels.  For more information, please visit the NCDPI Web site at www.ncpublicschools.org and click on the appropriate link under "News."

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2010-11 Young Educator of the Year

We are pleased to announce that Clay Wooldridge has been named as Voyager Academy's 2010-11 Younger Educator of the Year. Mr. Wooldridge is a first year teacher and teaches the eighth grade Core Connections class. Through his enthusiasm for the subject matter and strong work the Core Connections class has been a tremendous success. The students in his class are challenged daily to think creatively, critically and globally.  Mr. Wooldridge will represent Voyager Academy in the Durham Jaycee Young Educator of the Year competition to be held this spring.   

2010-11 Teacher of the Year

We are pleased to announce that Amy Daw has been named as Voyager Academy's 2010-11 Teacher of the Year. Ms. Daw has taught music for the past two years at Voyager Academy.  Through Ms. Daw's enthusiastic and inspired leadership, our music program has grown and blossomed into one of the top programs in the area. Our children have benefited so much by having Ms. Daw as their music teacher. Ms. Daw will represent Voyager Academy in the state wide Region 9/Charter School Teacher of the Year competition in the fall of 2010.

2010 Cheerleading

Congratulations to the 2010 Voyager Academy Cheerleading team.