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York Retired Teacher’s Association ScholarshipsPosted on: Friday, June 06, 2014The York Retired Teacher’s Association (YRTA) recently awarded scholarships to two York High School (YHS) students. Hannah Hautz received a $500 college scholarship from the District B Retired Teachers. District B includes retired teachers from York, Gloucester, Poquoson, Newport News, Hampton, and Williamsburg. Hannah will be attending the University of Mary Washington in the fall. Madison Young is the recipient of a $1,400 college scholarship from the YRTA. Madison will be attending James Madison University in the fall. |
Saving the Bay is a Growing Project for Tabb High's Club EarthPosted on: Friday, June 06, 2014Students from Tabb High School's (THS) Club Earth planted aquatic grasses to help with the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem recovery. The club planted seeds, provided by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, in a contained environment at the school in February. They nurtured the aquatic plants until they were large enough to transplant at which time students Jennifer Melfie and Jack Gleisberg planted the grasses in the James River. Some of the aquatic plants were about three feet in length. |
QLMS OM Team Returns from World FinalsPosted on: Friday, June 06, 2014The Queens Lake Middle School (QLMS) Odyssey of the Mind team placed 14th at the World Finals, held at Iowa State University at the end of May. Team members presented an original performance that included a pop-up style, not-so-haunted "house" where four special effects took place. Each team was scored for originality and engineering. |
Toad Abodes at GMSPosted on: Friday, June 06, 2014Grafton Middle School's (GMS) sculpture students are proud to show off their ceramic toad houses. Mrs. Layne's class learned about the importance of toads to our environment then sculpted toad houses out of clay. Toad houses should be placed in a shady spot on exposed dirt, as the toads like to burrow in the ground. Toads also love to hang out in cool places on hot summer days. |
York County Board Member Featured in ArticlePosted on: Friday, May 30, 2014York County School Board Member and Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) Past President Barbara Haywood was recently featured in the American School Board Journal in a piece titled, "Q&A with Virginia board member Barbara Haywood on Brown v. Board of Education". |
American Mathematics Society Honorable Mention AwardPosted on: Friday, May 30, 2014Congratulations to Katie Webb, senior at Tabb High School (THS), for winning the American Mathematics Society Honorable Mention Award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, California. Katie presented her project, titled, “A New Statistical Measure of Effect Size: Rate-Adjusted Standardized Mean Difference (RASMD)”. She competed against 1,700 students from across the globe. Special thanks to her teacher, Karen Mayeaux, for supporting her on the journey to this world competition. |
AFCEA Science Teaching Tools AwardPosted on: Friday, May 30, 2014Congratulations to teachers Eric Grube and CDR Wooten from Tabb High School (THS) on receiving the 2014 Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Science Teaching Tools Award! Mr. Grube and CDR Wooten will receive $2,310 to launch their Rocket Payload Experimentation Project. Physics and NJROTC students will collaborate to build and launch rockets capable of lifting various payloads. |
BHS Garden to Table DemonstrationPosted on: Friday, May 30, 2014Students in Amy Lockwood’s Environmental Science classes at Bruton High School (BHS) have embraced the Garden to Table experience this year. Throughout the school year, students cultivated a variety of plants in a school garden. As a culminating activity the Executive Chef of Kingsmill Resort, Dale Ford, demonstrated healthy recipes using some of the herbs and vegetables grown in the BHS garden. Students were also able to speak with a nutritionist and fitness trainer about healthy lifestyles. |
TES Paws for the CausePosted on: Friday, May 16, 2014Tabb Elementary School (TES) students are big supporters of the school’s Paws For The Cause Relay Team on-going fundraising for the American Cancer Society. This year, TES students raised more than $300 through the annual Pet Contest. Students submitted photo entries of their pets in various categories such as Cutest, Best Dressed and Best in Show. Votes were then cast for $0.25 each. This year, there were a record 125 entries with six winners. |
YCSD HonoreesPosted on: Friday, May 16, 2014Congratulations to the 2014 York County School Division (YCSD) Employee Recognition Program recipients! Troy Graves, Manager of Applications Support for the division, received the Superintendent's Award. This award honors an employee who has made a particularly meaningful contribution to the school division or the community. In presenting the award, Superintendent Eric Williams noted that Graves brainstorms and creates solutions to support other division employees in their respective roles. Kim Stratton, a Seaford Elementary School teacher, was honored with the Spirit of Education Award. This award recognizes one employee who symbolizes the essence of public education. Prior to presenting the award, Dr. Williams shared that she is an exemplary example in giving her students the opportunity |
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