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Queens Lake Art Students Win First Place at An Occasion for the ArtsPosted on: Monday, October 20, 2014Congratulations to the Queens Lake Middle School art students for winning first place for Middle School Art at An Occasion for the Arts, which was held in downtown Williamsburg in October. They competed against all Williamsburg area middle schools. Honorable mention awards also went to the following students: Alexis Johnston, Maria Vozikis and Josh Falcone. Read more |
YCFD Visits DES Kindergarten and PreschoolPosted on: Friday, October 10, 2014On October 8, the York County Fire Department (Station 1) made a special visit to teach the Dare Elementary School (DES) preschool and kindergarten students about fire safety. The students really enjoyed spending time with the special visitors and getting the chance to try some of the safety tools. Read more |
Tabb High School NNDCC Receives Grant for UniformsPosted on: Friday, October 10, 2014The Virginia Peninsula Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (VIPMOAA) presented the Tabb High School NNDCC unit with a $500 donation for uniform support. The NNDCC unit graciously accepted the grant at the company's Awards Night in May 2014. The grant helped the unit immensely, as it does not receive uniform funding from the Navy. Uniform items were running low, but thanks to the generosity of the VIPMOAA, the cadets at Tabb High confidently wear their new uniform items with pride. Read more |
GMS Field Hockey Ovarian Cancer Awareness GamePosted on: Friday, October 10, 2014The Grafton Middle School (GMS) field hockey parents hosted an Ovarian Cancer Awareness event in coordination with the GMS-YMS field hockey game. The team wore teal team t-shirts and teal shoelaces, and there was a raffle to help raise funds. They raised $357 to donate to a local ovarian cancer organization, the Karen O'Hare Ovarian Cancer Memorial Run. Read more |
W!SE Blue Star SchoolsPosted on: Friday, October 10, 2014As a result of outstanding results on the W!SE (Working In Support of Education) Financial Literacy Certification Test, Grafton High School, Tabb High School, and York River Academy have been named “Blue Star Schools” for the 2013-14 school year. This national standardized test is administered to students after a course or unit on personal finance. In order for schools to be awarded this distinction, the school must achieve a 75% pass rate and have students who took the test achieve an average score of 80% or higher. Congratulations to the students and teachers on this achievement! Read more |
Monarch Butterfly SanctuaryPosted on: Friday, October 10, 2014Monarch butterflies have been taking flight at elementary schools across the York County School Division in recent weeks. Students have had the chance to witness the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. A few weeks ago they were given a butterfly cage that contained milkweed, eggs, caterpillars, and chrysalis. Students made monarch observations, tagged the adult butterflies, and then released them into the wild so they may prepare for the monarch migration. What an amazing experience to watch the butterflies emerge! Read more |
DoDEA Grant for Special EducationPosted on: Friday, September 26, 2014YCSD has just been awarded a four year DoDEA Grant for Special Education in the amount of $400,000. These funds will be spent on building a tiered system of supports for students. This will include training on the Response to Intervention process and the purchase of intensive interventions to support specialized instruction for students with disabilities. Read more |
New Way to Fuel Up in the Morning at YHSPosted on: Friday, September 26, 2014Sodexo, the YCSD food services contractor, knows that a nutritious breakfast and academics go hand-in-hand. Recognizing that students may be running short on time before the first bell, Sodexo is ramping up breakfast nutrition by introducing the Fast Takes breakfast cart program at York High School (YHS). With the support of Dr. Crump, YHS principal, Sodexo launched the mobile program at the beginning of the school year. In just a few short weeks, breakfast participation tripled! Students can grab a freshly baked breakfast sandwich, fruit parfait or fresh fruit cup while catching up with their friends just before the bell rings. Fast Takes also offers breakfast bars, whole fruit, juice, and milk. Read more |
YCSD Receives School Security GrantPosted on: Friday, September 26, 2014Governor Terry McAuliffe has awarded five York County School Division (YCSD) buildings with School Security Equipment grants. The state developed the grant program to assist schools with security upgrades such as video monitoring systems, electronic-access controls, visitor-identification systems, enhanced communications links between schools and law enforcement agencies, and other security upgrades. Read more |
THS Students Kayak with Chesapeake ExperiencePosted on: Friday, September 26, 2014Tabb High School’s (THS) AP Environmental Science class recently took to the water for an educational experience. The students kayaked with Chesapeake Experience to Bay Tree Beach where they conducted a water quality investigation and identified plant and animal species to investigate diversity. They were able to collect chemical data to evaluate nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) and oxygen levels. Students also evaluated the water for turbidity and temperature. Read more |
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