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Tabb High Titanic ProjectsPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013AP English 11 students at Tabb High School have been researching the sinking of the Titanic and creating podcasts to report their findings. The students will have their work reviewed and judged by staff from NPR and the Mariners’ Museum, with the winners being announced at a formal ceremony at the Museum on Saturday, April 13, 2013. The founder and voice of “A Moment in Time,” Dan Roberts, will be attending the event to award the top three group. Read more |
YCSD Blue Ribbon ArtistsPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013Four York County School Division students recently took top honors at the Tidewater District Women’s Club Art Show. The students were entered into the District event after taking Best-in-Show honors at the Yorktown Woman's Club annual art show in January. Read more |
Seaford Students Present Famous AmericansPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013First grade students at Seaford Elementary School participated in a transformative learning project about famous Americans. As part of their unit of study, first graders concentrate on five famous Americans: Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington Carver and Eleanor Roosevelt. The different first grade classes each studied and become an expert on their one assigned famous American. Students were given a choice on how they planned to present their famous American to the other classes in order to share the essential knowledge. Some classes assembled a power point, while others performed plays, songs and even a puppet show. Props, which focused on symbols relative to their American, were assembled in the classroom. Read more |
Tabb Middle School Partners with the Armed Forces Communication & Electronic AssociationPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013Tabb Middle School has been selected by the Armed Forces Communication & Electronic Association (AFCEA) as a STEM Adopt-A-School. The AFCEA will provide resources to our school in support of STEM initiatives and activities. AFCEA representatives and a representative from IBM presented Terry Guthrie with a check for $4,025 to engage students in engineering concepts and enhance critical thinking skills. Terry will be purchasing iPads, wind generators and participating in a STEM Engineering conference this summer. Read more |
YMS Celebrates Music In Our Schools MonthPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013Yorktown Middle School students performed for the residents of the Colonial Harbor Retirement community on Friday, March 22, 2013, in recognition of 2013 Music In Our Schools Month. Read more |
Bethel Manor Students Celebrate ReadingPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013Bethel Manor Elementary School students and families celebrated the love of reading at Barnes & Noble on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. The celebration included the showcase of original artwork, a performance by the fourth and fifth grade chorus, second graders acting out their favorite Mo Willems books, and Bethel Manor teachers reading their favorite books to families. Students, teachers and families celebrated their love of reading surrounded in books! Read more |
Grafton Middle School is Determined!Posted on: Friday, March 29, 2013Grafton Middle School’s I'm Determined Team had the opportunity to present at the Regional Conference at the College of William & Mary. The dynamic implementation team included staff members Ebony Griffin, Keisha Buckner, Chelsea Normandeau, Ashley Hurst, and two students, Ashley Bush and Alissa Major. The team engaged a room of more than 250 educators, students and parents who were interested in the programs implemented and modified at Grafton Middle that empowered students to "learn how to help themselves," the essence of the self-determination project. From student-led IEP meetings to the S.T.O.P conference model, staff are excited about where this program will take their school. Read more |
Peninsula District PTA Essay WinnersPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013Congratulations to the York County School Division students for being honored in the Peninsula District PTA Essay Contest for the 2012-2013 school year. The Citizenship Essay theme for this year was “Proud to be an American”. Read more |
William and Mary Basketball Stars Read to Waller Mill StudentsPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013Katie Buenaga, a student teacher from the College of William & Mary, recently invited college athletes to Waller Mill Elementary School for Reading Month. Terry Tarpey, Brett Goodlowe and Tim Rusthoven, members of the William and Mary basketball team, visited Mrs. O'Neal's second grade students to read the Stinky Cheese Man book. Read more |
Third Graders at Magruder Travel Undersea with Dr. SteinbergPosted on: Friday, March 29, 2013Third grade students at Magruder Elementary School had a very special and exciting visit from Dr. Deborah K. Steinberg, a Professor of Marine Science at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Dr. Steinberg presented the students with a hands-on account of the ocean and brought along several creatures for the students to view and touch. Dr. Steinberg discussed adaptations of many ocean animals and explained to students the reason for each adaptation. The students were also interested to learn about the zones of the ocean and the various animals that live in each zone. Dr. Steinberg concluded her lesson by helping the students to become angler fish. Students were provided head bands that featured a glow in the dark lure. In a dark room, students were able to see and experience how Read more |
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