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Grafton Middle School Student Wins International CompetitionPosted on: Friday, March 24, 2017Kyle Hu, an eighth grade student at Grafton Middle School (GMS), recently participated in the Aarhus International Piano Competition in Denmark. The competition's goal is to make a serious contribution to Danish music life and encourage young pianists from all over the world. Each year, more than a hundred young musicians from around the world apply to become participants with only 40 being invited to perform in the competition. Kyle was one of only two American students invited to attend and was named the 1st place winner in his category, which featured pianists between the ages of 11 and 16. Read more |
Queens Lake Middle School Student HonoredPosted on: Friday, March 24, 2017Laura Rilee, an eighth grade student at Queens Lake Middle School (QLMS), has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country, was granted by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program on behalf of the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation. Queens Lake staff nominated Laura for national honors this fall in recognition of her volunteer service. Read more |
Bruton High School Parking Lot ProjectPosted on: Friday, March 24, 2017Spring seems to have been delayed this year, but BrutonHigh School's parking lot will soon be much greener thanks to the commitment of a few students. Last spring, students in Darleen Hart’s AP English Language and Composition class researched ways tochange an environment and then created a plan in which to implement that change. Tyler Sakimura, AbbieMengeand JaelaWatkins collaborated on a design that would improve the aesthetics atBrutonHigh School (BHS). They found that clean schools and campuses improve the academic achievement of students. This week,that project came to life with the planting of four trees, onefor each grade level at the school, in the student parking lot. Each grade will be responsible for caring for their designated tree. Read more |
Preparing for Middle SchoolPosted on: Friday, March 17, 2017With just three months left in the school year, fifth grades students are realizing that middle school is right around the corner. To help rising sixth graders prepare for their middle school journey, the counselors at Bethel Manor Elementary School and Tabb Middle School decided to host a Skype session. The Skype session allowed the middle school students to answer questions that rising sixth graders may have had about middle school. Read more |
Tidewater Science and Engineering FairPosted on: Friday, March 17, 2017Seventy-two York County School Division students participated in the Tidewater Science and Engineering Fair on Saturday, March 11. Ten first place winners also qualified to participate in the Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair at Virginia Military Institute on March 25. We also want to congratulate York High School’s Suparnamaaya Prasad for advancing to the International Science and Engineering Fair in California. Read more |
Yorktown Elementary School Family Dog PawtyPosted on: Friday, March 17, 2017Yorktown Elementary School (YES) kindergarten, first, and second grade students and their families participated in a Dog Pawty in March. The event was hosted by the YES reading team. Participants enjoyed a hot dog dinner and then read their favorite books to certified therapy dogs. Families made homemade dog bones to donate to the SPCA and played dog-themed reading games during the event. Read more |
2017 Mt. Vernon Elementary School Spelling BeePosted on: Friday, March 17, 2017With the winning word “Honolulu”, fifth grade student Eric Nguyen became the winner of the Mt. Vernon Elementary School (MVES) Annual Spelling Bee. Students participated in classroom competitions in February, and the classroom winner went on to compete in the school bee. Eric said that he spent over two hours every night studying the word list. Read more |
YCSD Students Advance to National CompetitionPosted on: Friday, March 17, 2017Three York County School Division students earned first place honors at the state level of this year’s PTA Reflections program. The PTA Reflections contest is a national initiative founded in 1969 that encourages students to express themselves through the arts and be rewarded for their effort. The theme of this year’s contest was “Let Your Imagination Fly.” The following students’ submissions will move on to the national level of the competition: Clair Lineberry – 1st Place, Dance (Mt. Vernon Elementary School) Emma Reilly – 1st Place, Literature (York High School) Natasha Sauri – 1st Place, Photography (Bruton High School) Read more |
Strategic Plan Feedback SessionPosted on: Tuesday, March 14, 2017Earlier this school year, the York County School Division embarked on our long-term strategic plan development process. The initial phase of that development consisted of a series of community and staff focus group sessions to identify areas of instructional, operational and financial focus for the next five years. Through activities and an online survey, participants helped establish key themes and provided suggested objectives for the next strategic plan. The information collected during these sessions is now available on the FY18-22 Strategic Plan Timeline page of the division website. Division staff responsible for developing objectives to meet each of the strategic plans five overriding goals have used this extensive feedback to develop draft objectives for the new plan. Read more |
Tabb Middle School Band Director Serves as Guest ConductorPosted on: Friday, March 10, 2017Tabb Middle School (TMS) Band Director Cami Van Rossum recently spent time supporting students from a neighboring division. The middle school band directors from Hampton City Schools (HCS) selected Van Rossum to be their guest conductor for their All-City Band. A representative from HCS shared that Mrs. Van Rossum was selected for this prestigious honor because she uses an energetic balance of fun and work to educate, entertain and develop students' artistic skills. She is respected by her colleagues for her ability to develop the individual skills of her students over the last 11 years at TMS. Read more |
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