Search Newsroom

Newsroom

Girls on the Run Service Project

Posted on: Friday, June 10, 2016

The Girls on the Run (GOTR) club at Dare Elementary School baked and sold $455 worth of baked goods during three after-school functions. The girls wanted to donate the money raised to a local no-kill animal shelter. Recently, students, coaches and parents met at Poquoson Animal Welfare Sanctuary (PAWS) after school and delivered the donation. PAWS operates completely on donations. The girls learned about how this shelter came about and how much money it takes to provide for these cats each day. Everyone was all smiles to see what their hard work did to support the shelter. Thank you so much to the Dare Girls on the Run club (and their parents) for making this all happen.


TMS Donates $1,700 to Local Charity

Posted on: Friday, June 10, 2016

Tabb Middle School (TMS) students worked to raise awareness on the issue of dog fighting and stop the use of bait dogs. Students researched the issue and measures currently in place and decided the best way for them to help was to raise money for a local dog rescue, XOXO Pet Rescue, to help save as many dogs as they could. Students held multiple fundraisers and raised a total of almost $1,700 to donate to the organization.


Mon Correspondant Français

Posted on: Friday, June 03, 2016

Yorktown Middle School (YMS) students in Madame Kaufmann-Perry’s French I and II classes have been corresponding with native students from the French American School of Norfolk (FASN)via letters and a blog through this school year. They were finally able to meet each other in person at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. The field trip was the culminating activity for their Transformative Project-Based Learning entitled Mon CorrespondantFrançais. Students participated in an art scavenger hunt with their pen pals, before presenting, in French and English, the artwork they had researched using the museum’s virtual museum tour option.


Yorktown Beach Clean Up

Posted on: Friday, June 03, 2016

Dare Elementary School’s preschool class strikes again! Carissa Goodnite’sand KarissaRandall’s classes all joined together with the help of parents to clean up the beach in Yorktown. Each class had spent time talking about trash, recycling, and how to keep our community clean and safe. This is the second year the DES preschool classes have taken part in this service project. Everyone wore gloves and carried around big trash bags. After collecting several bags of trash, which were then picked up by York County's maintenance crew, the student’s enjoyed an ice cream treat.


TMS Sweeps Kings Dominion Music Competition

Posted on: Friday, June 03, 2016

On Friday, May 13, 2016, the Tabb Middle School (TMS) Band and Choruses competed at the Music in the Parks Festival at Kings Dominion. The TMS Advanced Band, Mixed Choir and Treble Tigers group all received 1st place trophies in their respective divisions. The Advanced Band and Treble Tigers also won the overall awards for best band and choir for the day. And, ultimately, the TMS band and choirs won the coveted “Esprit de Corps” award for their superior behavior and for demonstrating good sportsmanship during the competition.


YHS Mad City Money

Posted on: Friday, May 27, 2016

BayPort Credit Union sponsored a “Mad City Money” financial simulation for York High School seniors on May 26. Each student was assigned a life in which they needed to balance family needs with personal wants, such as juggling car, home and utility payments among other surprises that happen in life. This Reality Fair is a pilot program BayPort is exploring to further the financial education of local high school seniors before they transition into life after graduation. Shannon Butler, York High School Principal, says “This is a great opportunity for our seniors to gather insight about the “real world” and gain a valuable snapshot of adulthood.”


TMS Students Honored

Posted on: Friday, May 27, 2016

The Tabb Middle School (TMS) Technology Student Association participated in the annual leadership conference, Technosphere, held in Richmond earlier this month. The TMS team placed eighth overall in the middle school category and 14 TMS teams and individuals placed in the top ten. Andrew Zho had a second place finish in the Electrical Applications category and the team of Jillian Brodie and Anna Vargas placed third in the Forensics Technology category.


2016 Graduation Information

Posted on: Friday, May 27, 2016

The York County School Division (YCSD) is pleased to announce that the York County Video Services Department will broadcast the 2016 graduation ceremonies, held at William & Mary Hall, live online on the division’s YouTube channel. All graduation ceremonies will also be rebroadcast for a limited time on YCSD-TV, Cox Cable channel 47 and Verizon channel 39. Congratulations to Class of 2016! Combined, these students have been awarded more than $21 million in scholarships! Additional details about each school’s graduating class, including profiles of the valedictorians and salutatorians, are available on the division website.


Administrative Appointment

Posted on: Friday, May 27, 2016

The York County School Division is pleased to announce that Dr. Karen Cagle has been approved by the School Board to serveas the division’s associate director for K-12 academic services starting July 1. The associate director for K-12 academicservices provides leadership for division testing, gifted, limited English proficiency, and educational technology programs as well as professional development programs for all licensed employees. Dr. Cagle has been an educator for nearly 20 years, with eight years of administrative experience within the York County School Division. She served as an assistant principal at Yorktown Middle School and principal of Grafton Middle School for the last four years. A graduate of Francis Marion University, she earned her master’s degree from Walden University


10 YCSD Schools Earn VIP Distinction

Posted on: Friday, May 27, 2016

Governor Terry McAuliffe and the Virginia Board of Education announced that ten York County School Division (YCSD) schools earned 2016 Virginia Index of Performance (VIP) awards for advanced learning and achievement. Mt. Vernon and Waller Mill elementary schools were among only 104 schools in the state to earn the Board of Education Excellence Award. Bethel Manor, Coventry, Magruder, Seaford and Tabb elementary schools, along with Grafton, Tabb and York high schools were among the 166 schools in the state to earn the Distinguished Achievement Award. The VIP award program recognizes schools and divisions that exceed minimum state and federal accountability standards and achieve excellence goals established by the governor and the board.


« Previous 10 RSS Next 10 »

The York County School Division website contains links to other sites that are not owned or controlled by York County School Division. Be advised that we, the York County School Division,
are not responsible or liable for the content, security or information of these sites. These external links are provided for your convenience.