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Yorktown Student Attends Summer Academy at NASAPosted on: Monday, August 01, 2011Michael Bittner spent a week of his summer planning a mission to Mars. Bittner, a student from Grafton High School in Yorktown, Va., was one of 48 rising high school seniors from across the Commonwealth selected to take part in the Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VASTS) academy. The academy was held July 9-July 15 at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., and was hosted by NASA Langley in partnership with the Virginia Space Grant Consortium. Prior to the academy, the students completed a six-month interactive distance-learning program on aerospace exploration that prepared them for their intensive week at NASA Langley. |
Yorktown Elementary Fifth Grade CelebrationPosted on: Tuesday, July 05, 2011Yorktown Math, Science, and Technology Elementary School (YES) fifth grade students commemorated the end of their elementary school years with a day long celebration. The day began with a procession to the school auditorium to an awards ceremony that recognized academic and citizenship achievements. Students dressed for the occasion and parents were on hand for the ceremony. Field day activities and a special lunch rounded out the day. |
Grafton High Senior Awarded Matthew G. Wilbert Memorial ScholarshipPosted on: Wednesday, June 29, 2011Brandon Turner, a senior at Grafton High School was awarded with the Matthew G. Wilbert Memorial Scholarship on June 15, 2011 during graduation practice. The scholarship is in memory of Matthew G. Wilbert, who passed away on April 4, 2003. Matthew would have graduated with the class of 2011 from Grafton High School. Matthew’s parents, Dan and Natalie Wilbert wanted to commemorate this event with a one-time scholarship to someone who embodied everything that Matthew was. |
York High Student Among Winners Named in 2011 Virginia BioGENEius ChallengePosted on: Thursday, June 23, 2011The Chesapeake Bioscience Education Foundation (C-BEF), today announced the names of the three winners of the 2011 Virginia BioGENEius Challenge, co-sponsored by the Virginia Biotechnology Association (VABIO). The Challenge is a rigorous, statewide competition among high school biology students from across the Commonwealth. The winning students will now advance to the U.S. National BioGENEius Challenge and have a chance to compete at the International BioGENEius Challenge competition, which will be held June 27, at the 2011 Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) International Convention in Washington, D.C. |
York High IB Students Clean Up!Posted on: Thursday, June 23, 2011Students, parents and faculty from York High School (YHS) joined together to participate in Clean the Bay Day on Saturday, June 4. Over 15 falcon volunteers dedicated their time and energy to clean up the Yorktown Beach Picnic Area, collecting an estimated 400 pounds of trash from the waterfront and surrounding areas. YHS began its involvement with Clean the Bay Day several years ago, as a service project for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme students, and this year participation included alumni, members of the YHS Green Team and even Antonia Fox, principal of YHS. |
BAE Systems Sponsorship - 2011-12 Robotics TeamPosted on: Thursday, June 23, 2011During the 6th grade spirit rally, Michael Archuleta of BAE Systems presented a check to Tabb Middle School (TMS) in the amount of $2,500. The sponsorship supports their 2nd year of participation in the Virginia FIRST Lego League program. BAE Systems sponsored the team last year as well. A TMS teacher who coaches one of the robotics teams explained, "We had a successful first year of competition. We generated so much interest that we were able to form 2 teams. We met as a team twice per week to prepare for the regional competition in early November. The season goes very quickly and there was much to be done. We had a great showing at the competition and did very well against some veteran teams. Now that we know what to expect and the students are familiar with the robots and programming next year should be even better. We will start meeting again in early September. Thank you for supporting our program!" |
Tabb Middle raises $5,090.00 in its 2011 Hoops for Hearts EventPosted on: Thursday, June 23, 2011Tabb Middle School (TMS) students participated in their annual “Hoops for Heart” event in April, where students raised money for the American Heart Association and participated in selected events during their PE class. The students were able to choose from a 5 on 5 basketball tournament, knockout tournament or jump rope activity. The culminating event was the grade level championship games for the 5 on 5 tournaments. The top two teams in each grade level played their championship game in front of an assembly of their classmates during field day on the last day of school. Each student on the winning team from each grade level was awarded a “Hoops for Heart” Champion tee shirt provided by the school. TMS has been participating in “Hoops for Heart” since 1997 and has raised $52,580 since that time. |
Grafton Bethel Fourth Graders Donate Quilts to Social ServicesPosted on: Thursday, June 23, 2011All of the fourth grade students at Grafton Bethel Elementary School (GBES) donated fabric pieces that were made into quilts by parent volunteers. At the annual GBES History Knowledge Bowl, the students "finished" the quilts by tying finishing knots into the quilts. The school then donated the quilts to Social Services. Social Services gives the quilts to foster children in the local area as a gift during transitions when the children are placed in new situations. |
Principal Gets Help Moving to New SchoolPosted on: Thursday, June 16, 2011When the students at Magruder Elementary School (MES) in York County found out that their principal, Mary Ahearn, was being transferred to Dare Elementary School (DES), they immediately started asking what she was going to do with her license plate which read "Mgrudr". Mary decided to run a contest to come up with the best replacement plate. Ethan Fike, a first grade student in Cynthia Hein's class, won with "DES EXLS". Ethan's prize was a $50.00 Savings Bond from Mr. and Mrs. Ahearn. |
Grafton Middle’s Most Outstanding StudentsPosted on: Thursday, June 16, 2011Grafton Middle School (GMS) recently present students with their 2010-11 Academic Awards. Over two hundred awards were given to 6th, 7th, and 8th grader students. Students received, President's Academic Award, Clipper Leader, Clipper Scholar, All "A's", Citizenship, and Perfect Attendance. Two students from each grade level where chosen as the Most Outstanding Students of 2011. The Most Outstanding students are: Claire Nelson and Beau Wong (6th grade); Sophia Beaudion and Asher Mazaika (7th grade); Jordan Sprouse and Elizabeth Ballman (8th grade). |
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