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THS Students Kayak with Chesapeake Experience

Posted on: Friday, September 26, 2014

Tabb High School’s (THS) AP Environmental Science class recently took to the water for an educational experience. The students kayaked with Chesapeake Experience to Bay Tree Beach where they conducted a water quality investigation and identified plant and animal species to investigate diversity. They were able to collect chemical data to evaluate nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) and oxygen levels. Students also evaluated the water for turbidity and temperature.

YCSD ENERGY STAR Awards

Posted on: Wednesday, September 24, 2014

The York County School Division takes energy conservation very seriously. Since record-keeping began in 2004, the division has saved more than $3.7 million in energy costs. During this week’s monthly meeting, the School Board recognized principals of this year’s ENERGY STAR Awards. An ENERGY STAR qualified building meets very strict energy, lighting and indoor air quality standards set by EPA. These buildings use less energy, are less expensive to operate, and generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions than their counterparts. This year, 14 buildings earned the designation.

Electronic Interims Issued in October

Posted on: Friday, September 19, 2014

The York County School Division will expand the practice of providing electronic interim reports this year. The division has been publishing electronic interim reports for secondary students since 2012. Starting in October, all students in grades 1-12 will receive an electronic interim report. Students in kindergarten will begin receiving electronic interim reports during the second quarter of the school year.

YMS Receives Annual School Supplies Donation

Posted on: Friday, September 19, 2014

On Friday, September 19, Brother Sherman Hill and Treasurer Donald Livingston presented $500 worth of school supplies to Yorktown Middle School's (YMS) administrative team on behalf of Yorkstar-Zedekiah Lodge 167. Dr. Susan Hutton, Ms. Darlene Graham, and Ms. Deborah Ellis were pleased to receive the donations, which will be distributed by the YMS guidance department to needy students. In addition, Mr. Hill presented various James Weldon Johnson reunion brochures from previous years to school librarian, Donna Myers, to add to the display cases outside of the James Weldon Johnson auditorium.

D.A.R.E. Officer Training

Posted on: Friday, September 19, 2014

The York County School Division partnered with the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Department and the Virginia State Police to host the D.A.R.E. Officer Training program on Thursday, September 18. More than 36 officers from around the Commonwealth and the United States participated in a two-week training in Williamsburg which culminated in short classroom lessons at Coventry, Dare, Grafton Bethel, Magruder, Seaford and Tabb elementary schools.

YHS 2015 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

Posted on: Friday, September 19, 2014

York High School (YHS) is pleased to announce that three students have been selected as 2015 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. The program is based upon student performance on the PSAT taken during a student’s junior year. Please join Dr. Kendra Crump, YHS principal, and the rest of the Falcon family in congratulating Christopher Dollesin, Fenton Reichle and Matthew Shih on this tremendous accomplishment.

YFPE, Inc. Teams Up with Cookie Text

Posted on: Friday, September 12, 2014

In August, more than 80 newly hired teachers attended their first full day of work for the York County School Division (YCSD). The York Foundation for Public Education, Inc. (YFPE, Inc.) teamed with Jeanne Fiocca, owner of Cookie Text ~An Edible Tweet!, to give each new educator a personalized complimentary cookie.

York High Opens Student-Run Credit Union

Posted on: Friday, September 12, 2014

York High School (YHS) held the official ribbon-cutting for a new student-run credit union during Back-to-School night. The credit union is the result of a partnership between BayPort Credit Union and YHS and is designed to help familiarize teens with the banking system and how to properly manage money. It also aids student tellers in learning workplace readiness skills including leadership and professionalism. Selected student tellers are trained by credit union staff to operate the branch during lunch periods while assisting their classmates and staff in making account deposits and withdrawals.

A Great Welcome for Dr. Shandor

Posted on: Friday, September 12, 2014

York County School Division staff, students and parents had the chance to meet the division’s new superintendent the week of September 8. Dr. Victor Shandor kicked off his four-day visit by meeting the School Board Office staff and attending the monthly School Board Work Session. He then visited each of the 19 schools. His schedule also included meetings with various YCSD departments, members of the School Board and Board of Supervisors, as well as with the County Administrator. He was able to meet community members at a Kiwanis event and during two public receptions.

York County School Board Announces New Superintendent

Posted on: Monday, August 25, 2014

The York County School Board unanimously appointed Dr. Victor Shandor as the next superintendent of the York County School Division at the August 25 monthly meeting. Dr. Shandor has most recently served as an area superintendent for Fulton County Schools in Georgia where he provided strategic direction for more than 25,000 students in 24 schools. He will assume his new duties in York County beginning November 1. “On behalf of the School Board, I am very pleased to welcome Dr. Shandor to York County,” stated Mark Medford, School Board chair. “He exemplifies the qualities and characteristics that our staff and community prioritized during our search process and stood out to each board member as the candidate to lead our division to new successes.”

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