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TMS Student Athletes VolunteeringPosted on: Friday, February 07, 2014Each Tabb Middle School (TMS) athletic team was tasked with completing a community service project together this year. In January, members of the boys basketball team took part in a Youth Volunteer Corps event to help feed those in need at the Five Loaves Ministry Project. |
GMS Science Class Skypes with PaleontologistPosted on: Friday, February 07, 2014Students in Mrs. Barr's life science class at Grafton Middle School (GMS) recently held a Skype session with David Lovelace, a paleontologist from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, to learn about fossils and the fossil record. |
School Schedule UpdatePosted on: Thursday, January 30, 2014The York County School Division will be closed for students, 10-month and 11-month employees tomorrow, Friday, January 31, 2014 due to continuing hazardous road conditions in residential areas. 12-month employees report 2 hours late, tomorrow, Friday, January 31, 2014 or use liberal leave. Schools will reopen to students on Monday, February 3, 2014. As we have announced previously, the last two high school course exams will be given to students when schools reopen. All schools will operate on a full day schedule both Monday and Tuesday with high schools giving the 4A exam on Monday, February 3 and the 4B exam on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Schools will provide parents and students with information on exam and bell schedules for Monday and Tuesday, as well as information regarding second q |
Wonder WritingPosted on: Friday, January 24, 2014Students in Sandy Cherry's fifth grade class at Grafton Bethel Elementary School (GBES) have been reading Wonder, by R. J. Palacio, which tells of a twelve-year-old boy with a facial deformity. After watching a video from the Craniofacial Association showing children participating in an annual retreat, GBES students wanted to take action. They chose to write friendly letters to the next group of children who will attend the retreat. This was a perfect addition to the school’s Anti-Bullying activities. |
YMS Geographic Bee WinnerPosted on: Friday, January 24, 2014Suparnamaaya Prasad, an eighth grade student at Yorktown Middle School (YMS), won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Second place went to seventh grader Logan Coker, and third place was secured by eighth grader Marley Keefer. The school-level Bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 26th Annual National Geographic Bee. School-level winners, including Prasad, will now take a written test to qualify for the state Bee to be held April 4, 2014. The National Geographic Society will provide an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for state champions and teacher-escorts to participate in the national competition in May. |
Beautifying with BulbsPosted on: Friday, January 24, 2014Grafton Bethel Elementary School (GBES) students in Mrs. Bauer's and Mrs. McKisson's fourth grade classes planted hundreds of bulbs, donated to GBES by Brent and Becky's Bulbs in Gloucester, Virginia. The students are looking forward to a burst of spring color to transform the space where cedar trees used to grow. |
QLMS Students Selected for District Chorus & BandPosted on: Friday, January 24, 2014Sophie Lake and Ryann Elliott, students at Queens Lake Middle School (QLMS), were recently selected for the 2014 District VIII Chorus. Five QLMS students were also recently selected for the 2014 District VIII Band. Congratulations to: John Morrow (1st Chair, Trumpet), Isaiah Payne (3rd Chair, Snare Drum), Emily Slack (7th Chair, French Horn), Kellie Smith (6th Chair, Flute), and Chloe Keller (8th Chair, Clarinet). |
York County School Division Adjusted CalendarPosted on: Friday, January 24, 2014Due to the weather-related school closings that took place this week, the York County School Division has adjusted the school calendars for January in order to complete exams for high school courses. Information regarding makeup days will be provided once those decisions have been made. |
Board Builder Training SessionPosted on: Friday, January 17, 2014Grafton Middle School’s Chelsei Fox will be demonstrating how she uses Discovery Education Board Builder with her students during a live webcast at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21. She will also show some examples of boards and digital content her students have created. |
Emergency PreparednessPosted on: Friday, January 17, 2014York County School Division (YCSD) principals and administrators took part in tabletop drills with local emergency officials this week. Participants were provided emergency scenarios for which they had to devise courses of action to ensure student and staff safety. The professional development exercise is part of the ongoing Emergency Preparation partnership between the YCSD, the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office, and Fire & Life Safety. The public agencies also work with division staff during emergency drills held at the schools with students and staff. |
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