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Grafton High Winners of the FBLA Spring Regional Conference

Posted on: Friday, March 09, 2012

Congratulations to the winners of the FBLA Spring Regional Conference held at Thomas Nelson Community College on Saturday, March 3, 2012.


Coventry Elementary Teacher of the Year

Posted on: Friday, March 09, 2012

Stephanie Andrus has been named Coventry Elementary School’s (CES) Teacher of the Year. "Stephanie is a dynamic teacher in the classroom. She is open to collaborate with others to create a learning environment that meets the needs of all of her students. Stephanie's creativity and willingness to help her colleagues makes her an exceptional teacher here at Coventry Elementary School (CES). She has jumped right in to the school community and worked hard to develop positive relationships with her colleagues as well as her students. She is an inspiration to us all!"


Coventry Elementary Kicks off Read Across America

Posted on: Friday, March 09, 2012

Coventry Elementary School (CES) students and staff kicked off a month long celebration of Dr. Seuss and Read Across America with a crazy hat parade and a Lorax mustache contest. Other activities throughout the month will include an essay contest, a poster contest and other fun-filled suessical days.


Yorktown Women's Club Art Show

Posted on: Friday, March 09, 2012

Jesse Holston, a seventh grader at Grafton Middle School (GMS), won Best In Show for the Middle School Division. He proudly displayed his crayon and ink piece entitled "Illuminated Letter".


Yorktown Middle Students Create Cards for WWII Vets

Posted on: Friday, March 09, 2012

Yorktown Middle School (YMS) seventh grade history students of Laura Sanlorenzo’s, Paul Wright’s and Stephanie Powe’s history classes created thank you cards to support Honor Flight Historic Triangle Virginia's mission to bring WWII veterans to Washington, DC, with honor. WW II veterans received their cards during "Mail Call" as they visited the WW II Memorial in Washington, D.C. The students worked under the guidance of Earl Johnson, Sheila Smith, Jackie Hill and Uneque Gaines, who work for AmeriCorps Navigators under the Volunteer Center of the Virginia Peninsula.


York High Students Win African American Trivia Bowl

Posted on: Friday, March 09, 2012

In honor of African American History Month, high school students, many of whom are participants in the Committee for Minority Affairs (CFMA), competed in the annual African American History Trivia Bowl sponsored by the Langley African American Heritage Council. Teams from Grafton, Tabb, and York High Schools competed. This year, York High School (YHS) students won first place. Under the leadership of Coach Samuel Eure, the winning team consisted of Malcolm Reynolds, Marvel Taylor, Rebekah Taylor, and Joey Wilson. In the individual round, Rachel Gonsalves of Grafton High School (GHS) took home the prize.


York High’s FBLA Soar to Success!

Posted on: Friday, March 09, 2012

York High School’s (YHS) Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is honored to have 25 students place at the regional level conference held at Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton, Virginia on Saturday, March 3rd! The YHS FBLA now moves on to the state level conference in Reston, Virginia to be held April 13-15.


An Apple Award for Tabb High

Posted on: Friday, March 09, 2012

This year, two faculty members at Tabb High School (THS) received Apple Awards. Eric Williams, Ed.D., Superintendent of the York County School Division made a surprise visit in the THS auditorium during the March 2 faculty meeting to present Kelly Queen, Education Technology Facilitator (ETF) and Roxanne O'Regan, English teacher with their "Apples".


Tabb Middle Technology Student Association Competes in Regional Competition

Posted on: Friday, March 09, 2012

Tabb Middle School's (TMS) Technology Student Association (TSA) chapter competed at the regional competition held at Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach. There were 555 registered high school and middle school students. TMS earned one 1st place, three 2nd places and two 3rd places. The events included Dragster Design, Systems Control, Prepared Speech, and Flight Design. The TMS team will compete at the state Technosphere competition May 3-5 in Richmond. Congratulations to all of our TMS TSA participants!


Dare Dolphins Celebrate Read Across America Tech Style

Posted on: Friday, March 09, 2012

To celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday and kick off Read Across America, Dare Elementary School (DES) students had Drop Everything And Read (D.E.A.R.) on Friday, March 2nd. During this time all students went into the hallways to read silently for about 15 minutes. Dare fifth graders had the opportunity during D.E.A.R. to explore the B.Y.O.T. (Bring Your Own Technology) initiative. BYOT, already implemented at the middle and high school levels, is a pilot program for YCSD fifth graders that began the first week of March. What would Dr. Seuss think about this?


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