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Check back here often to stay informed on what’s happening in our school community with helpful updates, announcements, activities and upcoming events for students and parents.
Hot Topics is your hub for TVCS information!
Buffalo Adventures Fall Camp will be held Nov. 24th-26th at both Villages Charter Elementary School campuses. Registration and details are available through https://vcs.jumbula.
The Villages Charter School has many Fine Arts & Performing Arts events coming soon. See the list below and come out and support our talented students.
* The 2025 VCS Winter Dance Concert features our middle school and high school dance programs and our Golden Girl teams! This is a wonderful way to celebrate the holidays through dance! Join us for our shows on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 7:00PM featuring our VCMS at Middleton campus and VHS Dancers, and/or on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at 7:00PM featuring our VCMS at Buffalo Ridge campus and VHS Dancers! Both shows will take place at The Tracy Performing Arts Center at VHS. Tickets will be on sale via The Villages Entertainment two weeks prior to the event.
* VCES Buffalo Ridge 4th & 5th Grade Center “Notes of the Season” music concert on 12/11/25 @ the 4th & 5th Center Gym (9:00 am & 10:15 am performances)
* “Christmas Camp” – The Primary Center 1st Grade Winter Musical Tuesday, December 9th at 6pm at the 4th & 5th Grade Building
* The 1st and 2nd Grade Christmas Musical “The Littlest Reindeer” will be performed on Monday, December 15th. The performance will be here at Middleton K-8 gymnasium with doors opening @ 6:00 and the show beginning @ 6:30.
* VHS Band Winter Concert on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 7:00 pm @ The Tracy.
The State Board of Education designated the list of 2024-2025 Schools of Excellence on September 24, 2025. Section 1003.631, Florida Statutes, requires the State Board to designate a school as a School of Excellence if the school’s percentage of possible points earned in its school grade calculation is in the
80th percentile or higher for schools comprised of the same grade groupings (elementary, middle, high
and combination) for at least two of the last three school years.
The Florida State Board of Education announced the list of schools at their most recent Florida Board of Education meeting. See the memo from FL DOE here.
Friday, November 14th
* VHS Football Regional Quarterfinal vs. Berkeley Prep @ HG Morse Stadium (7:30 pm)
Saturday, November 15th
* VCMS Middleton Thespians Festival
* VHS Cheer GatorTown Showdown @ UF Southwest Rec Gym (10:00 am)
* VHS Marching Band FFCC Outdoor Marching Band Championships @ VHS (10:00 am)
Monday, November 17th
* VCES BR Primary Center Book Fair
* VCMS Buffalo Ridge Girls’ Basketball vs. South Sumter @ VCMS BR Gym (4:00 pm)
* VCMS Middleton Girls’ Basketball vs. Wildwood @ K8 Gym (4:00 pm)
* VHS Girls’ Soccer vs. Wesley Chapel @ HG Morse Stadium (JV 5:30 pm, Varsity 7:00 pm)
* VHS Boys’ Basketball @ South Lake (JV 6:00 pm, Varsity 7:30 pm)
* VHS Girls’ Basketball @ Springstead (7:00 pm)
Tuesday, November 18th
* VCES BR Primary Center Book Fair
* VCMS Buffalo Ridge Boys’ Tennis @ Citrus Springs MS (3:00 pm)
* VCMS Middleton Boys’ Tennis @ Inverness MS (3:00 pm)
* VHS Boys’ Soccer @ Gainesville (JV 5:00 pm, Varsity 6:30 pm)
* VHS Girls’ Basketball @ Harmony (JV 5:30 pm, Varsity 7:00 pm)
Wednesday, November 19th
* VCES BR Primary Center Book Fair
* VHS Girls’ Basketball @ Zephyrhills (6:00 pm)
Thursday, November 20th
* VCES BR Primary Center Book Fair
* VCMS Buffalo Ridge Dance Field Trip to Dr. Phillips Center (8:30 am – 2:30 pm)
* VCMS Buffalo Ridge Boys’ Tennis vs. VCMS Middleton @ VHS Tennis Complex (3:00 pm)
* VCMS Middleton Girls’ Basketball vs. South Sumter @ K8 Gym (4:00 pm)
* VCMS Buffalo Ridge Girls’ Basketball @ Wildwood (4:00 pm)
* VHS Boys’ Soccer @ South Lake (JV 5:30 pm, Varsity 7:00 pm)
* VHS Girls’ Soccer @ Umatilla (JV 5:30 pm, Varsity 7:00 pm)
* VHS Girls’ Basketball @ North Tampa Christian (6:30 pm)
Friday, November 21st
* VCES BR Primary Center Book Fair
Saturday, November 22nd
* Fall Break Begins
Monday, November 24th
* Fall Break
* Fall Break Camp
* VHS Boys’ Basketball vs. Rickards @ Lowndes County Showcase Valdosta, GA (4:30 pm)
Tuesday, November 25th
* Fall Break
* Fall Break Camp
Wednesday, November 26th
* Fall Break
* Fall Break Camp
Thursday, November 27th
* Happy Thanksgiving
Friday, November 28th
* Fall Break
Saturday, November 29th
* VHS Girls’ Basketball vs. Dunnellon @ North Marion (6:00 pm)
The Florida Department of Education has released the 2024-2025 school grades for all schools and The Villages Charter School has again earned an A rating!
Congrats to all students, teachers, administrators, staff, & parents for this achievement.
For the past 19 years, TVCS has received a “K-12 grade” (all “A’s”)—also,
The Villages High School has now earned 19 straight A’s (2006 – 2025*)
The Villages Charter Middle School has now earned 22 straight A’s (2003 – 2025*)
The Villages Charter Elementary School has now earned 22 straight A’s (2003 – 2025*)
* The Florida Department of Education did not issue grades for the 2020 school year due to COVID-19.
The Villages Charter School (TVCS) has adopted the 25-26 calendar. See below.
The Buffalo Scholarship Foundation has formally announced a long-planned project–the “Buffalo Promise”. Click here to read a recent article about the Buffalo Promise or click here to visit the Buffalo Promise webpage.
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