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Holiday Sing-a-long at Seaford ElementaryPosted on: Friday, December 20, 2013Seaford Elementary School (SES) hosted its “Annual Seaford Sing-a-long” on Thursday, December 12. The sing-a-long features vocal and instrumental selections performed by all 500 SES students. Mrs. Eacho's second grade class performed as penguins from the South Pole. |
CIS Students Prepared for the WorkforcePosted on: Friday, December 20, 2013Tabb High School (THS) has embraced the Microsoft Office Specialist Program and provides its students the opportunity to take 2013 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exams through its Computer Information System (CIS) course. Students passing the exam are certified in Microsoft Office programs making them more valuable to prospective employers. The CIS students passed the Excel 2013 Exam and can now further differentiate themselves in today's competitive job market and on college applications. They will also have the opportunity to go on to take additional MOS 2013 exams. |
Steampunk Artist David Lee Visits Grafton Middle SchoolPosted on: Friday, December 20, 2013Gloucester artist David Lee recently visited Grafton Middle School (GMS) as part of a transformative learning activity for art and technology students. Mr. Lee presented the history of the Steampunk movement to seventh and eighth grade art students who are currently working on their own Steampunk pen & ink projects. Lee displayed his Steampunk car, which he designed and built, as well as many other futuristic Victorian contraptions. |
Seaford Elementary's Chorus Performs for Their CommunityPosted on: Friday, December 20, 2013The Seaford Elementary School (SES) fifth grade chorus performed their annual holiday concert at the York Senior Center on December 3, and the Seaford Women's Club on December 12. The chorus is under the direction of Mrs. Judy Mitchell. They performed holiday selections that included “My Favorite Things”, “Winter Wonderland”, “Silver Bells”, and many other holiday favorites. |
How Many York County Families Can a Family of Bulldogs Feed?Posted on: Friday, December 20, 2013Fourth grade students at Seaford Elementary School (SES) took the opportunity to combine their community outreach project with mathematics. Students graphed each grade level's contribution to the food bank. Then they calculated how many families could be fed and determined that 1,125 food items collected at SES would feed 65 families. Students delivered the donations to the York County Food Bank at St. Luke's Methodist Church. |
Bringing Jamestown to LifePosted on: Friday, December 13, 2013Waller Miller Elementary School (WMES) second grade student, Eleanor Ague, posed as Chief Powhatan in her classroom. Students were given the opportunity to reenact and handle Powhatan replicas during the presentation. |
GHS Teacher Selected for National PresentationPosted on: Friday, December 13, 2013Two Grafton High School (GHS) English teachers, Aaron McQuillan and Annie Rehm, presented at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention in Boston in November. The proposal was selected from more than 2,000 submissions for this year’s convention. The topic selected for presentation was Reinventing the Personal Narrative: Model It, Craft It, Publish It. The GHS teachers provided techniques for modeling writing with mentor texts, revising with rigor, and publishing using print-on-demand tools. |
Fort Eustis Drill Sergeants and Color Guard at GBESPosted on: Friday, December 13, 2013Members of the Fort Eustis Color Guard and the TRADOC Woodwind Quintet performed recently at the Grafton Bethel Elementary School (GBES) special Veteran’s Celebration. SFC David Stover II, SFC Ryan McCaffrey, SGT Christopher Kagawa and SPC Frankie Wright, also visited classrooms to share how their personal military experiences have involved more than fighting in wars, such as humanitarian assistance, with students. They also explained how their uniform ribbons and insignia are earned. Two of the visiting soldiers, SFC David Stover and SFC Ryan McCaffrey, have been designated the top two Drill Sergeants in the Army. |
Coventry K-Kids Give BackPosted on: Friday, December 13, 2013Coventry Elementary School (CES) K-Kids made cookies for the annual Airmen's cookie drive at Langley AFB. K-Kids also presented a check to Bill Jurgens from the Kiwanis Club for $259.49. Students raised this money through their UNICEF Trick or Treat Drive. K-Kids is a service organization for elementary schools sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. |
Support to the Troops from GBESPosted on: Friday, December 13, 2013Mrs. Williamson's third grade class at Grafton Bethel Elementary School (GBES) organized a collection of holiday items that were shipped to the Support to the Troops organization for distribution to troops who are deployed in Afghanistan, Iraq and other combat zones. Students were assisted in the shipment by a generous donation from the Grafton Kiwanis Club. The donation was used to ship the seven boxes to the Support to the Troops headquarters in Connecticut. |
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