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Seaford Students Silly String Mrs. HeadPosted on: Friday, November 16, 2012Seaford Elementary School’s PTA held its 3rd Annual Walk-A-Thon this fall and raised $21,742. Mrs. Wendy Jones’ class raised the most money, over $1,850.00. Students were awarded prizes at an assembly on November 9, 2012. Students were recognized for most laps walked and most money raised. Additional prizes were raffled for all participants. Overall, the students and staff walked more than 500 miles while raising money for the school. As a reward for exceeding our goal of $20,000, students got to spray Principal Christina Head with Silly String. Read more |
Seaford Elementary Fifth Grade Teachers Awarded ScholarshipPosted on: Friday, November 16, 2012The fifth grade teachers at Seaford Elementary applied for a scholarship from Liebherr America in Newport News, Virginia. Joey Stratton, a representative from the company, awarded a $500 check to Seaford Elementary School to purchase a new iPad for use in the classroom. The iPad will be used in conjunction with existing technology at Seaford to support our students as 21st century learners. The York County School Division inspires transformative learning which impacts the local and/or global community. Technology is used to extend student learning to the community outside of our school walls. Read more |
YCSD Earns National AwardPosted on: Friday, November 16, 2012The York County School Division recently received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada, the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting. This is the 14th consecutive year the school division has been honored for its annual budget. Read more |
Notice of Public HearingPosted on: Friday, November 09, 2012On Monday, November 19, 2012, at 7 p.m., the York County School Board will conduct a public hearing on the Division’s FY14 Capital Improvements Plan at York Hall, corner of Main and Ballard streets, Yorktown, VA., to receive comments from the public. A copy of this proposed plan is on file and may be viewed online at yorkcountyschools.org or at the York County Public Library, the Williamsburg Public Library, the James City County Public Library, and the York County School Board Office, 302 Dare Rd., Yorktown, VA, during regular business hours. Read more |
SEAC Meeting ScheduledPosted on: Friday, November 09, 2012The Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) will meet next Thursday, November 15th, at 7:00 p.m. in the library at Queens Lake Middle School. This month’s presentation will be on YCSD Transition Services: The Model Transition Program and ACE-IT. SEAC welcomes parents, teachers, and all who are interested in Special Education to join us. Read more |
Breast Cancer Awareness Supported by Seaford Elementary KindergartenersPosted on: Friday, November 09, 2012Seaford Elementary honored Breast Cancer Awareness through the month of October. Students in Mrs. Livingston's class all wore pink to show their support. Read more |
School of the Arts Students Bring Home HonorsPosted on: Friday, November 09, 2012SOA students and staff recently participated in the Virginia Theatre Conference in Reston, Virginia. This conference has workshops, college auditions, and competitions for students across the state. When students do well in these contests, they are then invited to the South Eastern Theatre Conference which will be held in Louisville, Kentucky in March. SOA had several winners at the conference. SOA Teacher, Sarah Dixon won best director in the state; students Cole Francum, Carrie Holovach and Claire Schuman won best acting awards. Congratulations to all SOA winners. Read more |
LEGO ChampionsPosted on: Friday, November 09, 2012Grafton Bethel’s Lego Team competed in regional competition at Crittenden Middle School on Saturday, November 3, 2012. The team prepared for this competition for two months by preparing a skit “Senior Survivors” in which they presented many ways that senior citizens can stay fit and healthy. Their invention was a special bed that would “lift and slide” seniors out gently, with a special red button that would remind them of their medications and also send interactive health vital signs to their medical providers. The team will now advance to the Tri-State Competition in Harrisonburg at James Madison University in December. Read more |
Seaford Elementary Pumpkin PredictionsPosted on: Friday, November 09, 2012Seaford first graders got messy to make a variety of measurements of three different pumpkins. Student made predictions in their class about the pumpkins and then investigated their pumpkins in the cafeteria. Students predicted the seed count, weight, height, circumference, and number of ribs of three different size pumpkins. Students also made their own pumpkin t-shirts to be worn on Pumpkin Day! Read more |
Grafton High School Vote in National Student Mock ElectionPosted on: Friday, November 09, 2012Students and teachers at Grafton High School (GHS) took part in a national mock election on October 31st and November 1st. Students used a state-of-the art online voting system as they participated in a mock election program sponsored by the Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI), a national civic education program based at the University of Virginia Center for Politics. With approximately one million students expected to vote nationwide during the two-week voting period from October 22-November 1, the YLI Mock Election is the largest secure, student-only online mock election in the nation. Read more |
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