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YHS National Merit Scholarship SemifinalistsPosted on: Friday, September 20, 2013York High School (YHS) is pleased to announce two students in the senior class have been selected as 2014 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. Please join Dr. Kendra Crump and the rest of the Falcon family in congratulating Brian Lee and Shi Jia Wang. The competition is based upon student performance on the PSAT taken during a student’s junior year. Students in this competition show outstanding academic ability as well as potential for success during their post-graduate academic pursuits. We wish them the best as they advance in the competition!! |
Notice to ResidentsPosted on: Monday, September 16, 2013The York County School Division will be implementing another round of efforts to disperse a vulture roost from the York High School property. The division received approval from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to use pyrotechnics to remove the roost due to the damage caused to YCSD buildings. In addition the vultures have been deemed a potential health concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to the excessive droppings on the property. |
Kindergarten Search for the Gingerbread Man at WMES!Posted on: Monday, September 16, 2013Waller Mill Elementary School gave new kindergarten students a challenge during the first week of the 2013-2014 school year. While students toured the building to learn all about their new school, they were also on the hunt to find a gingerbread man. Congratulations to the students with keen eyes! |
Growing the WMES Learning GardenPosted on: Monday, September 16, 2013Members of the Kiwanis Club of Williamsburg showed off their “green thumbs” recently as they tended to the Learning Garden at Waller Mill Elementary School. |
GHS Named Blue Star SchoolPosted on: Monday, September 16, 2013Grafton High School (GHS) has been designated as a Blue Star School for its students’ success on the W!SE (Working In Support of Education) this past spring. A school receives this award if ten or more students participate in the testing and the overall pass rate of students tested exceeds 75% or higher on the Financial Literacy Certification Test. The test is the only Department of Education-approved industry certification test for finance in Virginia. GHS students in Gina Sidhu’s Economics and Personal Finance classes scored a 93.5% pass rate! |
Colonial Williamsburg Summer InstitutePosted on: Thursday, September 05, 2013School was out for summer, but teachers never stop learning. Kristin Faulk, a Yorktown Elementary School teacher, and Brad Miles, a Tabb Middle School teacher, attended a session of Colonial Williamsburg’s 24th Teacher Institute in July. They were able to attend the session courtesy of a sponsorship from the Historic Triangle Friends of Colonial Williamsburg. |
Changing the Way We Learn SciencePosted on: Thursday, September 05, 2013Teachers from Magruder Elementary spent their summer in an innovative program designed to change how science is taught across Virginia. Carey Phillips and Regina Zimmerman were selected for the Virginia Initiative for Science Teaching and Achievement (VISTA), which kicked off with a four-week Elementary Science Institute at the College of William & Mary. |
Tee TimePosted on: Thursday, September 05, 2013Yorktown Elementary School students will be provided basic golf instruction in their physical education classes this school year through a partnership with the First Tee of the Virginia Peninsula. The First Tee National School Program, initiated in 2004, is now in nearly six thousand schools across the country. The goal of the program is to give schools the tools to incorporate golf techniques, character values and health lessons into their physical education curriculums. |
Bailey Field Spectator ParkingPosted on: Thursday, September 05, 2013The York County School Division, in conjunction with the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office, is implementing new parking procedures for all varsity football games hosted at Bailey Field for the 2013-2014 school year. Beginning this Friday, September 6, 2013, the access road directly adjacent to Bailey Field will be closed to all thru-traffic at 4 p.m. This road closure has been established to allow parking for home and visiting team buses as well as to reduce pedestrian safety risks. Spectators should enter the parking lot through Route 17 or Falcon Road. We appreciate your cooperation in ensuring the safety and well-being of our teams and fans at all Bailey Field activities. |
Foundation Grant WinnerPosted on: Thursday, September 05, 2013The Dominion Foundation recently awarded the York County School Division with a $4,000 grant to support the creation of a field classroom and walking trail for students of all ages. The project is currently under development and will be located behind Waller Mill Elementary School. The focus of the project is to provide the students with a better understanding of nature, their responsibilities and relationship to the natural environment of Eastern Virginia and promote a healthy active lifestyle. The grant proposal was submitted by Roger Searles, a Waller Mill Elementary School teacher. The Dominion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dominion Resources, is dedicated to improving the physical, social and economic well-being of the communities served by Dominion companies. |
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