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YHS Sweeps Regional Stock Market Challenge

Posted on: Friday, November 21, 2014

Mrs. Mancuso-Sidhu's Economics & Personal Finance students at York High School (YHS) recently competed in the 10th Annual Regional Stock Market Challenge in Norfolk. YHS students competed against four other high schools and 28 teams in all. YHS students placed first, second, third, fourth, and fifth place!

BMES Celebrates Charlotte's Web

Posted on: Friday, November 21, 2014

More than 200 Bethel Manor Elementary School (BMES) families participated in the school-wide read of Charlotte's Web. This event encouraged parents and students to read and develop vocabulary, increase the ability of comprehending text, and allowed parents to be role models for their children. Families also participated in discussion questions, an optional project, and are invited to the family movie night showing Charlotte's Web sponsored by the PTA in December.

MVES Mustang Night

Posted on: Friday, November 21, 2014

Fifth grade students at Mt. Vernon Elementary School (MVES) enjoyed the photo booth during Mustang Night. Mustang Night offers families the opportunity to come together for arts and crafts, games, food, and friendship.

Spreading the Green Thumb at DES

Posted on: Friday, November 21, 2014

Trysta Cassidy, a York High School junior, presented her Gold Level project for Girl Scouts to Mrs. Reames' first grade class at Dare Elementary School (DES). Trysta chose her project to educate the importance of going green to elementary students. She is re-planting trees by the Colonial Parkway that were illegally cut down, and is planning to care for them for the next two years.

TMS Faculty Awarded Grant

Posted on: Friday, November 21, 2014

Tabb Middle School (TMS) Reading Specialist, Trudi Reynolds, and Media Center Specialist, Nanci Diggs, were recently awarded an Innovative Instructional Grant from the York Foundation for Public Education, Inc. Their project, “Playaways to Strengthen Reading Comprehension at School and at Home,” supports reading for all students.

Parent University at GMS

Posted on: Friday, November 21, 2014

Grafton Middle School (GMS) counselors held a Parent University to share tips on study skills, time management, and strategies for staying organized. School counselor, Tiffany Grant, encouraged parents to create a weekly schedule each Sunday. When creating the schedule, students and parents work together to put in scheduled appointments. Students then plan time for homework, which includes studying, and organizing material. This is a great visual for students to see that they can dedicate time to school work and still have plenty of free time left for fun activities they enjoy! Blank copies of the weekly schedule are available on the GMS School Counseling website under Resources.

Motivating Mavericks

Posted on: Friday, November 21, 2014

Each quarter, fifth grade students at Seaford Elementary School work (through behavior and homework completion) to earn the right to play the fifth grade teachers, the administrators, and paras (known as Motivating Mavericks) in a game. This quarter, the game was basketball. It was a fun time for everyone.

YCSD School Board Member Honored

Posted on: Friday, November 21, 2014

Barbara Haywood, York County School Board member representing District 1, was honored at the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) Annual Convention this week. Mrs. Haywood, along with a School Board member from Giles County, was presented with the VSBA Quarter Century Award in recognition of 25 years of service on the school board. “It is an honor to present Mrs. Haywood and Mr. Whitehead with the VSBA Quarter Century Award,” said Gina Patterson, executive director of the VSBA, “Their dedication to the youth in their communities and the Commonwealth of Virginia is admirable.” The Virginia School Boards Association, a voluntary, nonpartisan organization of Virginia school boards, promotes excellence in public education through advocacy, training, and services.

TMS Positive Post-It Note Day

Posted on: Friday, November 21, 2014

Tabb Middle School (TMS) students have found a new way to brighten the day of every Tabb Middle student. This month, a group of students initiated an anonymous act of kindness called Positive Post-It Note Day! Students arrived to school to find that everyone received a handwritten note on his or her locker sharing messages such as "You Rock," "You're Awesome," or "You Matter to Us." There were a lot of smiles and lots of students kept their note in their locker to view each day!We are very proud of the students who organized this activity and proud of students' response to this surprise! TMS is sharing the message with students to always be kind to each other, and this proves to them of the power of kind words and deeds.

PTA Reflections Contest Winners for QLMS

Posted on: Friday, November 14, 2014

This year’s PTA Reflections Contest theme is “The world would be a better place if…” Congratulations to the Queens Lake Middle School (QLMS) participants.

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