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Wind Chill Advisory – YCSD StatusPosted on: Wednesday, January 07, 2015The York County School Division is monitoring the National Weather Service's predictions of extremely cold conditions with a wind chill advisory for Thursday, January 8, 2015. As of 1 p.m., Wednesday, January 7, 2015, the division has made no decision to change school schedules for Thursday. Based on this forecast, staff are checking, and will continue to monitor, each school’s heating systems to ensure they are functioning properly. Transportation staff will be taking extra steps to prepare school buses for the cold temperatures. Student safety is the primary consideration when determining whether to delay or cancel school, and that includes students waiting for school buses or walking to and from school. Parents are also encouraged to ensure children are dressed appropriately for cold |
Yorktown Elementary on a Very Important e-MissionPosted on: Friday, December 19, 2014The e-Mission is a virtual hurricane alert drill conducted by the Challenger Learning Center in Wheeling, West Virginia. Yorktown Elementary School (YES) students work in teams and video conference in with a flight director from the Learning Center to identify, track actual hurricanes, and react appropriately in real time. This is an exciting activity that demonstrates the application of math and science to real-life scenarios, along with student engagement at its best. |
YRA Students Create Non-Profit WebsitePosted on: Friday, December 19, 2014Students at York River Academy (YRA) developed and launched a website for Step Up – York to assist community members and promote awareness and education about upcoming local election processes. |
GHS National Merit Commended StudentsPosted on: Friday, December 19, 2014Four Grafton High School (GHS) students have been named Commended Students in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. Ruth Kornegay, Jon Bednarek, Rachel Bloxom and Hyeon-U Kang are among the 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2015 competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMS QT). |
YMS Coat DrivePosted on: Friday, December 19, 2014Yorktown Middle School (YMS), in an effort led by the YMS Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC), a student organization, recently held a coat drive. The drive ran from November 10 - December 15, and the students collected more than 200 coats, plus mittens and hats. Burlington Coat Factory partnered with YMS to clean and distribute the coats to families and individuals in need. The school plans to make this an annual tradition. |
EXTEND Students Explore Urban DevelopmentPosted on: Friday, December 19, 2014EXTEND students at all York County middle schools have been thinking as urban developers. Their goal is to determine how to adapt the current architecture and infrastructure of York County to meet the changing needs of our community. Students have looked at population cohort charts and land-use maps of the county, explored what other communities are doing to conserve natural resources and meet the needs of their current population, and come up with concepts to meet the needs of the predicted York County population in 2040. They began with a mental concept, turned it into a two-dimensional sketch, then a three dimensional model, and — ultimately — a written structure rationale. Lastly, students presented their projects to parents and staff. |
Waller Mill Elementary Wins Jingle ContestPosted on: Friday, December 19, 2014Students at Waller Mill Elementary School (WMES) have been recognized for their talent. WMES was one of two local schools to win the Michael & Son Services jingle contest. Elementary schools within the company’s service areas were eligible to take part in a competition to create original videos of the Michael & Son jingle. As a winning school, WMES received a $5,000 check! In all, Michael & Sons awarded $40,000 to schools throughout Virginia and parts of Maryland. |
Dare Elementary PTA Reflections WinnersPosted on: Friday, December 12, 2014The PTA Reflections Contest is an annual arts contest held every year to promote arts within our schools. There are six different categories in which participants can enter and there is a new theme each year. This year's theme was "The World Would Be a Better Place If..." |
Seaford Elementary School ChorusPosted on: Friday, December 12, 2014The Seaford Elementary School fifth grade chorus performed their holiday show at the York Senior Center recently and then stopped for a lunch celebration. |
THS Cadets Support Breakfast with SantaPosted on: Friday, December 12, 2014Cadets from the Tabb High School (THS) NNDCC unit assisted the York Exchange Club in the annual Breakfast with Santa on December 5 and 6. Saturday morning began early as Cadets arrived at Grafton Bethel Elementary School to begin the holiday festivities. Santa and Mrs. Clause arrived in holiday fashion to greet the kids. Activities included eating breakfast, participating in a cookie walk, taking photographs with our favorite Clauses, and receiving early gifts. |
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