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Important Announcement
Graduation Livestream
Tune in to watch the Class of 2025 graduate!
The Villages Charter School (TVCS) campuses in Buffalo Ridge and Middleton are always brimming with activity and excitement.
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.
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On Saturday, November 8th there will be two great events paired together @ VHS.
The Buffalo HERD will host their annual “Closet Clutter” rummage sale from 9:00 am – 11:00 am at the VHS west parking lot.
The Buffalo Fall Market will also be on 11/8/25 @ the VHS courtyard from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm.
See the event flyer for more details. We hope to see you there!
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.
* Fall Buffalo Market @ VHS on Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm will include an art show in the Fine Arts Gallery.
* Primary Center Veteran’s Day mini concert & parade at the Primary Center November 11th 8:00am
* VHS Choir & The Villages Voices will perform a Veterans Day concert on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 7:00 pm @ The Tracy.
* 5th grade musical on Thursday, November 13th. We will have a 1:15 p.m. assembly for our student body, faculty and staff, and a 6:30 p.m. concert for family and friends. The concert will begin with my Middleton Choristers (consisting of twenty-two 3rd, 4th and 5th grade kids in this 2nd session of Buffalo Adventures) singing three songs, followed immediately by the very energetic and motivational sports musical, “Get in the Game”, performed by all 162 5th graders!
* 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.
Saturday, November 8th
* Buffalo HERD Closet Clutter @ VHS West Parking Lot (9:00 am.- 11:00 am)
* Buffalo Fall Market @ VHS Courtyard (9:00 am – 2:00 pm)
Monday, November 10th
* VHS Girls’ Soccer @ Lake Minneola (5:30 pm)
Tuesday, November 11th
* VCES Middleton Kindergarten Orlando Science Center Field Trip (8:15 am departure, 3:00 pm return)
* VHS Boys’ Soccer @ Springstead (JV 5:30 pm, Varsity 7:00 pm)
* VHS Girls’ & Boys’ Preseason Classic @ VHS Main Gym (6:00 pm)
* VHS Choir Veterans’ Day Concert @ The Tracy (7:00 pm)
Wednesday, November 12th
* VHS Music Boosters Meeting @ The Tracy Lobby (1:00 pm)
* VCMS Buffalo Ridge Boys’ Tennis vs. Inverness @ VHS Tennis Complex (3:00 pm)
* VCMS Middleton Boys’ Tennis @ Lecanto MS (3:00 pm)
* VHS Girls’ Soccer vs. South Lake @ HG Morse Stadium (JV 5:30 pm, Varsity 7:00 pm)
Thursday, November 13th
* VCMS Buffalo Ridge Boys’ Tennis vs. VCMS Middleton Boys’ Tennis @ VHS Tennis Complex (3:00 pm)
* VCMS Buffalo Ridge Girls’ Basketball @ Lecanto MS (3:00 pm)
* VCMS Middleton Girls’ Basketball @ Inverness MS (3:00 pm)
* VHS Boys’ Soccer vs. Leesburg @ HG Morse Stadium (JV 5:30 pm, Varsity 7:00 pm)
* VHS Girls’ & Boys’ Preseason Classic @ VHS Main Gym (6:00 pm)
* VCES Middleton 5th Grade Musical @ K8 Gym (6:00 pm)
* VCES Buffalo Ridge Literacy Night (Grades K-2 @ IC, Grades 3-5 @ 4th-5th Grade Center) (6:00 pm)
* VHS Wrestling Parent Night Meeting @ VHS Cafeteria (6:30 pm)
Friday, November 14th
* VHS Cross Country Regional Meet @ Lakeland (11:25 am)
* VHS Football Regional Quarterfinal vs. Berkeley Prep @ HG Morse Stadium (7:30 pm)
Saturday, November 15th
* VCMS Middleton Thespians Festival
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
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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