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GCC Trophy Comes to YRAPosted on: Friday, March 27, 2015York River Academy (YRA) sent four teams of students to the 30th annual Great Computer Challenge (GCC) at Old Dominion University in March. The students performed exceptionally well and placed in three categories. The Desktop Presentations team placed third while the Graphic Design team earned second place. On March 26, Annie Gilstrap of WHRO, a co-sponsor of the GCC visited YRA to present the first place trophy to the Video Editing team. Congratulations to the teams and their teacher sponsors for their hard work and expertise. |
TMS Takes Second Place in Regional CompetitionPosted on: Friday, March 27, 2015Congratulations to the Tabb Middle School (TMS) Battle of the Books team for coming in second place in the regional competition held at the Williamsburg Regional Library on Saturday, March 21! TMS made it to the top three in the preliminary battle out of five teams, and then took second place out of the top three teams in our region. |
Action for Animal Awareness Community NightPosted on: Friday, March 20, 2015Sixth graders at Tabb Middle School are preparing to host their second annual Action for Animal Awareness Community Event from 7-8 p.m., Thursday, March 26. This gallery walk for parents and guests will showcase the final projects from the school’s Project-Based Learning experience. Attendees will help vote for the project and cause that will receive donations collected throughout the school year. |
Roger Searles Wins Grant from York Foundation for Public Education, Inc.Posted on: Friday, March 20, 2015Roger Searles, a Walller Mill Elementary School teacher, received a $400 grant award for his new Bay Watch Club from the York Foundation for Public Education, Inc. (YFPE, Inc.). The award was given out on a surprise YFPE, Inc. Prize Patrol. |
QLMS Students Teach Waller Mill Fifth Grade Students About BYOTPosted on: Friday, March 20, 2015Queens Lake Middle School (QLMS) students completed a Transformative Project Based Learning on “Bring Your Own Technology” (BYOT). As part of the project, they shared their presentation with Waller Mill Elementary School’s fifth grade students. |
Leprechauns Give Amnesty on Fines at Tabb High LibraryPosted on: Friday, March 20, 2015Librarian Betty Lynn Darden and her assistant, Patrice Knight, offered "Luck in the Library" on St. Patrick's Day by granting amnesty on fines. Many students took advantage of this offer, returned overdue books and had their fines forgiven. This was a great day in the library as well as fun for all! |
YHS Places in the FBLA Regional CompetitionPosted on: Friday, March 20, 2015Congratulations to York High School's (YHS) Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students who received awards at the Virginia FBLA Colonial Region Competitive Events Program at Thomas Nelson Community College. Eleven students earned first or second place in their individual competitive event and will be able to compete at the FBLA State Leadership Conference in Reston, Virginia, April 10 and 11. |
Tabb High National Merit Commended ScholarsPosted on: Friday, March 20, 2015The following Tabb High School seniors were named 2015 National Merit Commended Scholars: Jingwei Song, Wendi Williams, Elissa Carpio, Nick Anselmo, Sean Aminali, Jacob McLaughlin, Megan Crow, and Julia Smith. The National Merit Commended Scholar title is based on a student’s performance on the PSAT, taken in the junior year. Approximately 1.5 million juniors take the test and roughly 34,000 are named as Commended Scholars. |
MES Student Named Future Chef Competition WinnerPosted on: Friday, March 20, 2015Eighteen finalists representing each of the York County School Division's (YCSD) elementary schools competed in the Sodexo Future Chefs Culinary Competition on March 19. This was the first round of a national competition involving school systems from across the country. The primary goal of the contest is to get kids thinking about healthy eating by creating healthy recipes. The YCSD finalists’ recipes were chosen from among more than 100 entries. The finalists were then invited to create their snacks for a panel of judges to taste and score. Hungry spectators were allowed to sample all the entries as well — a deliciously challenging and fulfilling job! |
YHS Student Wins Tidewater Science & Engineering FairPosted on: Friday, March 20, 2015On Saturday, March 14, dozens of York County students competed in the 64th Annual Tidewater Science and Engineering Fair at Old Dominion University. Students presented their scientific research to industry professionals from across the region. The 1st Place Overall Grand Prize was awarded to Suparnamaaya Prasad of York High School (YHS) for her project titled, “Nanotechnology-based Wrinkled Graphene for Flexible Electronics.” Suparnamaaya will receive an all-expense paid trip to the International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in May. Additionally, Everest Litchford of Grafton Middle School was awarded the Junior Division Second Award of Excellence for his physics project. |
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