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TVCS Earns School of Excellence Designation!

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. 

Next Buffalo HERD Meeting Coming Soon

The Villages Charter School parent organization (Buffalo HERD) will hold their next regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 7th @ 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held simultaneously at two locations (VCES 4th & 5th Grade Gym & The Tracy). 

Buffalo Scholarship Foundation Golf Tournament Coming Soon!

The Buffalo Scholarship Foundation will host their annual golf tournament on Saturday, October 11, 2025 on four (4) local courses. All proceeds benefit graduating VHS seniors with post-secondary academic scholarships.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, October 1st

* VHS Boys’ Golf vs. Bishop Moore @ Dubsdread GC (3:00 pm)

* VHS Bowling vs. Eustis @ Leesburg Lanes (3:30 pm)

Thursday, October 2nd

* VCMS Buffalo Ridge & Middleton Girls’ & Boys’ Golf Conference Championship @ Lopez Legacy CC (1:00 pm)

* Booster Club Meeting @ VHS Cafeteria (1:00 pm)

* VHS Girls’ Golf vs. Lecanto @ Shallow Creek CC (4:00 pm)

* VCMS Middleton vs. VCMS Buffalo Ridge @ K8 Gym (4:00 pm)

* VHS Homecoming Parade @ Downtown Middleton (4:30 pm)

* VHS Swimming & Diving vs. Crystal River @ VHS Aquatic Center (5:00 pm)

* VHS Homecoming Powder Puff Game @ HG Morse Stadium (6:00 pm)

* VHS JV Football @ Tampa Catholic (6:30 pm)

Friday, October 3rd

* VHS Football vs. Crystal River @ HG Morse Stadium (7:00 pm)

Saturday, October 4th

* VHS Homecoming Dance @ VHS Cafeteria (7:00 pm – 10:00 pm)

Monday, October 6th

* VCMS Buffalo Ridge Volleyball @ South Sumter (4:00 pm)

* VCMS Middleton Volleyball @ Wildwood (4:30 pm)

* VHS Volleyball vs. Foundation Academy @ VHS Main Gym (Fr 4:30 pm, JV 5:30 pm, Varsity 7:00 pm)

Tuesday, October 7th

* VHS Boys’ Golf vs. Foundation Academy @ Shallow Creek CC (4:00 pm)

* VHS Girls’ Golf @ Lecanto (4:00 pm)

* VHS Swimming & Diving vs. Citrus & Eustis @ VHS Aquatic Center (5:00 pm)

* VHS Volleyball @ Mount Dora (JV 5:00 pm, Varsity 6:00 pm)

* Buffalo HERD Meeting – In person @ VCES 4th & 5th Grade Center Gym & Livestreaming to The Tracy (6:00 pm)

Wednesday, October 8th

* VHS Class of 2026 Class Photo (Noon)

* VHS Music Boosters Meeting @ The Tracy Lobby (1:00 pm)

* VHS Bowling vs. Lake Minneola @ Leesburg Lanes (3:30 pm)

* VHS Volleyball vs. Tavares @ VHS Main Gym (JV 5:00 pm, Varsity 6:00 pm)

Thursday, October 9th

* End of 1st Quarter

* VHS Bowling vs. Mount Dora @ Lakeside Lanes (3:30 pm)

* VHS Boys’ Golf vs. Leesburg @ Harbor Hills CC (4:00 pm)

* VHS JV Football vs. Tavares @ HG Morse Range (6:00 pm)

* VHS & VCMS Fall Band Concert @ The Tracy (7:00 pm)

Friday, October 10th

* VHS Football vs. Astronaut @ HG Morse Range (7:00 pm)

Saturday, October 11th

* VHS Cross Country @ Zephyrhills (7:30 am)

* Buffalo Scholarship Foundation Golf Tournament (8:00 am)

Monday, October 13th

* No School – Teacher Professional Learning Day

Tuesday, October 14th

* VHS Bowling vs. Tavares @ Lakeside Lanes (3:30 pm)

* VHS Girls’ Golf vs. Tavares @ Mt. Dora CC (4:00 pm)

* VHS Band Parent Meeting @ The Tracy (6:00 pm)

Wednesday, October 15th

* VHS Bowling vs. South Lake @ Leesburg Lanes (3:30 pm)

* VHS Choir Poe House Performance @ The Tracy (5:00 pm – 9:00 pm)

Thursday, October 16th

* VHS Boys’ Golf vs. South Sumter @ Sherman Hills GC (4:00 pm)

* VHS Girls’ Golf vs. Forest @ Shallow Creek CC (4:00 pm)

* VHS Swimming & Diving vs. Trinity Catholic @ VHS Aquatic Center (Senior Night) (5:00 pm)

Friday, October 17th

* VCES 4th & 5th Grade Center Book Fair

* VHS Football @ Cocoa (7:00 pm)

Saturday, October 18th

* VHS Cross Country @ Brownwood Paddock Square (8:00 am)

VCS Earns 22nd Consecutive A Rating

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.

TVCS Adopts 25-26 School Calendar

The Villages Charter School (TVCS) has adopted the 25-26 calendar. See below.

Buffalo Scholarship Foundation Announces "Buffalo Promise"

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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