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Yorktown Beach Clean UpPosted on: Friday, June 03, 2016Dare 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 CompetitionPosted on: Friday, June 03, 2016On 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 MoneyPosted on: Friday, May 27, 2016BayPort 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 HonoredPosted on: Friday, May 27, 2016The 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 InformationPosted on: Friday, May 27, 2016The 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 AppointmentPosted on: Friday, May 27, 2016The 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 DistinctionPosted on: Friday, May 27, 2016Governor 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. |
New BMES Principal AppointedPosted on: Friday, May 13, 2016The York County School Division is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. David Reitz as the next principal of Bethel Manor Elementary School. The School Board approved the appointment after an extensive search process that included focus groups comprised of faculty, staff and parents, stakeholder surveys, and three rounds of interviews. Dr. Reitz is currently the principal of Booker T. Washington Elementary School in Suffolk, where he has served the last three years. He is also a past Teacher of the Year for Virginia Beach and Portsmouth school divisions; as well as the Assistant Principal of the Year for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, where he served two schools with a high military family presence. Dr. Reitz shared his that he is excited about this opportunity and looks forward |
Big Winners Within YCSDPosted on: Friday, May 13, 2016Congratulations to the 2016 York County School Division (YCSD) Employee Recognition Program recipients! The Superintendent’s Award recognizes employees who have made a particularly meaningful contribution to furthering the school division’s mission statement. Savina Booth, a Grafton High School special education para-educator, brings passion, creativity and commitment to her job each and every day. In addition to providing the traditional one-on-one support for students in her classroom, she researches, plans and creates solutions for these students to achieve what some may deem impossible. Greg Dolak, associate director of Maintenance and Facilities Support, was honored with the Spirit of Education Award. This award recognizes employees who have made a particularly meaningful contribution |
SES First Grade Classes Host Writers' CelebrationPosted on: Friday, May 06, 2016The first grade classes at Seaford Elementary School (SES) hosted a Writers’ Celebration on Friday, April 29. The students shared their All About Animals research books with their classmates and parents. It was a big success! |
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