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YHS Drama Kicks off Read Across America Month at WMESPosted on: Friday, March 08, 2013On Friday, March 1, 2013, students from the York High School Drama Department helped kick off Read Across America Month at Waller Mill Elementary School. Drama students dressed up as familiar characters as students collaborated in this celebration of Dr. Seuss and the love of reading in the annual Storybook Character Parade. Read more |
Tabb DECA Wins at State Leadership ConferencePosted on: Friday, March 08, 2013Virginia DECA played host to 3,300 high school DECA members in Virginia Beach at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, March 1-3, 2013. Conference attendees participated in workshops, elected the upcoming executive board and competed in competency based individual and team, series and written events. Winners from the District Leadership Conference from Tabb High School DECA that continued on to the State Leadership Conference were Sarah Burkett, Rachel Deyerle, Hannah Dun, Logan Lancaster, Rebecca Mackey, Brooke Mahan, Taylor Stubbs, Courtney Taylor and Amanda Varnes. Courtney Taylor's outstanding job in the Hotel Lodging Management Event and Brooke Mahan's and Taylor Stubbs' excellent team Entrepreneurship Innovative Plan won them the opportunity to continue on to the International Read more |
HELP, MY CHILD IS ALMOST A SENIOR! Parent UniversityPosted on: Friday, March 01, 2013The Grafton High School Guidance Department has brought together a group of “experts” to give parents the information they need to help rising seniors make decisions about their future. The event will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the GHS Auditorium. The following topics will be offered: College Admissions, Financial Aid, Scholarships, SAT Preparation and Military Options. Read more |
Kindergarteners Skype to Discuss PresidentsPosted on: Friday, March 01, 2013Magruder's kindergarteners met up with their counterparts at Waller Mill via Skype Wednesday to trade facts about two famous Presidents; Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Even the littlest patriots love participating in transformative learning! Read more |
100 Days of School at Seaford ElementaryPosted on: Friday, March 01, 2013Students in Mrs. Mohrhusen's second grade class aged significantly during the first 100 days of school. They enjoyed dressing as 100 year old "students" to help celebrate the 100th day. Read more |
Shout Out for Grafton Bethel Elementary CarnivalPosted on: Friday, March 01, 2013Grizzwald and "PTA volunteers" greeted buses on Friday to let students know about the PTA Carnival on Saturday! Read more |
NASA Visits GBES KindergartenPosted on: Friday, March 01, 2013Director of Research, NASA Langley Research Center and Grafton Bethel parent Jill Marlowe visited Cathy Anderson's kindergarten class at Grafton Bethel. "National Engineers Week" is held each February. As part of this national effort, NASA asks its employees to serve for a "Day of Education" by visiting K-12 kids. Read more |
GBES Fifth Graders SkypePosted on: Friday, March 01, 2013After reading The Cay, fifth graders at Grafton Bethel (GBES) skyped with Jeremy Wheeler, WAVY-TV10's weatherman. He provided information on hurricanes related to their reading of The Cay. He also answered students' questions about local weather and types of storms. Jeremy gave a shoutout to GBES on Friday, February 22, 2013 during his local weather report! Read more |
Grafton Middle School Students Exploring the Revolutionary War Through TechnologyPosted on: Friday, March 01, 2013Mrs. Bull’s 6th grade classes at Grafton Middle School researched the Revolutionary War using BYOT then created posters based on their findings. Students are pictured here in front of a timeline exhibiting their work. QR codes on the posters linked to videos of students presenting. Read more |
Going Green at Grafton Bethel ElementaryPosted on: Friday, March 01, 2013Students in Mrs. Kimes’s class at Grafton Bethel Elementary School researched areas of the school that needed a recycling bin. They placed their hand-decorated "green" recycling box in the office and collected recycled items. A student suggested they graph the items to determine the most used location. Then they moved the box to the cafeteria, collected items and graphed. Their final location was the Teacher's Lounge which became the final resting place for the recycling box as that location (according to their graphs) produced the most amount of recycled items. Read more |
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