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William and Mary Basketball Stars Read to Waller Mill StudentsPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013Katie Buenaga, a student teacher from the College of William & Mary, recently invited college athletes to Waller Mill Elementary School for Reading Month. Terry Tarpey, Brett Goodlowe and Tim Rusthoven, members of the William and Mary basketball team, visited Mrs. O'Neal's second grade students to read the Stinky Cheese Man book. |
Third Graders at Magruder Travel Undersea with Dr. SteinbergPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013Third grade students at Magruder Elementary School had a very special and exciting visit from Dr. Deborah K. Steinberg, a Professor of Marine Science at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Dr. Steinberg presented the students with a hands-on account of the ocean and brought along several creatures for the students to view and touch. Dr. Steinberg discussed adaptations of many ocean animals and explained to students the reason for each adaptation. The students were also interested to learn about the zones of the ocean and the various animals that live in each zone. Dr. Steinberg concluded her lesson by helping the students to become angler fish. Students were provided head bands that featured a glow in the dark lure. In a dark room, students were able to see and experience how |
Angela Maiers Encourages Students to Find Their GeniusPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013“You are a genius and the world needs your contributions!” That’s the message Angela Maiers delivered to students at Waller Mill Elementary School on Monday, March 25, 2013. Maiers, a former educator, served as an expert in residence while working with students and staff at several schools March 25-27, 2013. She worked with staff and students on developing lesson plans and activities that engage students in meaningful learning experiences that have an impact on their community. |
YCSD Odyssey of the Mind ChampionsPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013Four York County School Division teams took First Place in the Peninsula Region Odyssey of the Mind competition on Saturday, March 23, 2013. First place teams are eligible to advance to the state competition in April. |
YCSD Programs Featured in State DirectoryPosted on: Friday, March 22, 2013The Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) has released its 17th annual VSBA Showcases for Success directory, highlighting successful K-12 programs in Virginia’s public schools. The York County School Division is one of 52 school divisions from across the Commonwealth that has programs featured in the directory highlighting programs that emphasize the VSBA’s mission of “Leadership, Advocacy, and Support.” YCSD programs featured in the Showcase include Technology Tuesday, monthly online and interactive professional development sessions to support teachers in the area of technology integration, and the Collaborative Approach to Teacher Evaluation, a multi-year committee approach to creating the division’s new teacher evaluation system. |
WMES Students Raise $1500 with Jump Rope for HeartPosted on: Friday, March 22, 2013Students at Waller Mill Elementary Fine Arts Magnet raised $1,500 for Jump Rope for Heart. Katie Gentry raised $250 and earned a day as PE assistant. |
Waller Mill Students Celebrate Read Across AmericaPosted on: Friday, March 22, 2013The annual Storybook Parade was held at Waller Mill Elementary on Friday, March 1, 2013. Students from Bruton High's band and York High's drama team accompanied the marchers and contributed to the morning celebration of book characters and reading. Fun Friday events that celebrate reading at Waller Mill include: March 8 - Cat in the Hat Day (Students and staff wear animal hats and bring donations for the Humane Society); March 15 - Fox in Soxs Day (Students and staff wear crazy socks and bring a pair of new socks to donate to the Avalon Shelter); March 22 (Students and staff wear pajamas and bring a new or gently used book to share with a family in need); and March 29 - One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish Day |
Science National Honor Society at Tabb HighPosted on: Friday, March 22, 2013Membership in the Science National Honor Society is an honor bestowed upon students enrolled in grades 10-12 that meet a very stringent set of requirements. Students must participate in the Tabb High Science Fair, successfully complete an advanced level science course and an advance placement science course above the other more common requirements to be considered for acceptance into an academic honor society. Tabb High Science National Honor Society, sponsored by Mrs. Joyce Kuberek and Mrs. Karen Mayeaux, held the first SNHS induction ceremony on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, in the Tabb High KIVA. Dr. Michael Gazarik, NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate, opened the ceremony with a presentation on the largest space rover to land on Mars - Curiosity. |
Dresses for HaitiPosted on: Friday, March 22, 2013In Dana Jurgens’ Family and Consumer Science III class at Grafton Middle School, students made pillow case style dresses for Girls in Haiti. Nearly one hundred dresses were taken down to Haiti by Mr. Bill Smith of Bethel Baptist Church. The dresses were distributed to three different orphanages. |
Biology Protein Synthesis "Party"Posted on: Friday, March 22, 2013Students in York High School’s IB Biology class review protein synthesis with a little protein "party". One student role played the mRNA and had to transcribe a strand of DNA in the nucleus of a cell. Before leaving the nucleus they had to be processed and a 5' cap and poly A tail were added to the new mRNA strand. The mRNA student then went to the ribosome where the mRNA strand was translated. A race ensued between teams as they ran to get the correct amino acid balloon. The activity is courtesy of Samantha Bickel, a VIMS GK-12 Fellow. Students in the photo are translating their mRNA molecule. |
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