Instructional Materials ReviewPosted on: Friday, February 08, 2013The York County School Division has begun the Instructional Material Review (IMR) process for world language levels I and II textbooks (for French, German, Latin and Spanish). All textbooks and related teacher resources, student materials and electronic materials are reviewed and adopted through this process. Materials that support the YCSD Curriculum and correlate highly with the Virginia Standards of Learning will be targeted for review. Parents and community stakeholders are invited to review, and provide feedback on, the materials recommended for adoption. The Public Review is scheduled for Friday, March 1, 2013 in the School Board Office Round Room. Materials will be on display from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
YHS District Band ParticipantsPosted on: Friday, February 08, 2013York High School students participated in the District 8 All District Band Clinic at Warhill High School in February. |
YMS District Band ParticipantsPosted on: Friday, February 08, 2013Several Yorktown Middle School (YMS) band students participated in the VA Band and Orchestra Directors Association District VIII Junior District Band Concert held on February 1st and 2nd at Warhill High School in Williamsburg, Virginia. YMS was honored to have the following students participate: Jonathan Davis, Walter Buck, Ben Lofton, Hannah Cole, Tyler Smith, Kevin Babu, Liam Billings, Cale Overstgreet, Joe Topp, and Jim Furches. |
YMS January Citizens of the MonthPosted on: Friday, February 08, 2013Yorktown Middle School (YMS) recognizes students each month during the school year who have shown exemplary behavior or outstanding character for that month. Congratulations to the following sixth grade students who were chosen as YMS Citizens of the Month for January 2013: Jackson Bachand, Brian Fox, Dakota Cooley, Nana Agyekum, Alyson Youngpeter, Abigail Miller, Anevay Moreno, Deja Huggins, Bridgit Dispirito, Trevor Jordan, Connor Needy, Kelsey Talbert, and Kortney Thompson. |
All Things Strings Performs at Mt. Vernon Elementary SchoolPosted on: Friday, February 08, 2013"All Things Strings" which is a branch of the Williamsburg Symphonia presented a program "Meet the Musicians" to the fourth grade students at Mt. Vernon Elementary School. Students had the opportunity to play string instruments and hear the musicians play music from many different countries. |
Tabb Middle School National Junior Honor Society Helps out PORTPosted on: Friday, February 08, 2013Tabb Middle School National Junior Honor Society assembled hygiene kits for the Peninsula's largest homeless shelter, PORT. Students packed over 100 kits that included items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, body wash and shampoo. This is just one of the many service projects that Tabb NJHS members support throughout the year. |
THS Grasses for the Masses ProjectPosted on: Friday, February 08, 2013Tabb High School's Club Earth has undertaken an industrious project to help with the rehabilitation of our local waterways by growing and planting underwater grasses. The group is sponsored by THS faculty members Sherri Sklute, Diane Kokorelis, Kristin Grigonis and Lynn Shematek. Participants in the program grow wild celery (Vallisneria americana), a type of underwater grass at the school for 10-12 weeks. After 10-12 weeks of grow-out, participants will gather to plant their grasses in select local rivers to bolster grass populations and help restore the Bay. Last year, Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) participants planted over 6,000 underwater grasses between the two restoration sites on the Potomac and James Rivers. |
1st Annual Grafton Bazaar, Craft and Vendor ShowPosted on: Friday, February 01, 2013The Grafton High Band will host a fundraiser on Saturday, March 16, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Grafton High School Cafeteria, 403 Grafton Drive Yorktown. Raffles, concessions and Grafton Band performances will take place throughout the day while you shop and support the band. |
Fire Safety at GBESPosted on: Friday, February 01, 2013Mrs. Carpenter's first grade class at Grafton Bethel Elementary School was introduced to fire safety by the father of one of her students. Shawn Murphy (father of Kelly Murphy) suited up to demonstrate how a fireman would fight a fire as well as share safety practices in the home. |
Monarch WorkshopPosted on: Friday, February 01, 2013On Monday, January 28, 2013, nearly two dozen YCSD elementary teachers participated in a hands-on workshop sponsored by Virginia’s Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The workshop focused on how to establish and use outdoor gardens for instruction. Participants also received books and other resources to take back to their classrooms. The workshop was funded by the Monarch Initiative Project which provides grant funding to establish or expand monarch habitats at each elementary school during the 2013-2014 school year. |
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