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Yorktown Middle Students Create Cards for WWII VetsPosted on: Friday, March 09, 2012Yorktown Middle School (YMS) seventh grade history students of Laura Sanlorenzo’s, Paul Wright’s and Stephanie Powe’s history classes created thank you cards to support Honor Flight Historic Triangle Virginia's mission to bring WWII veterans to Washington, DC, with honor. WW II veterans received their cards during "Mail Call" as they visited the WW II Memorial in Washington, D.C. The students worked under the guidance of Earl Johnson, Sheila Smith, Jackie Hill and Uneque Gaines, who work for AmeriCorps Navigators under the Volunteer Center of the Virginia Peninsula. |
York High Students Win African American Trivia BowlPosted on: Friday, March 09, 2012In honor of African American History Month, high school students, many of whom are participants in the Committee for Minority Affairs (CFMA), competed in the annual African American History Trivia Bowl sponsored by the Langley African American Heritage Council. Teams from Grafton, Tabb, and York High Schools competed. This year, York High School (YHS) students won first place. Under the leadership of Coach Samuel Eure, the winning team consisted of Malcolm Reynolds, Marvel Taylor, Rebekah Taylor, and Joey Wilson. In the individual round, Rachel Gonsalves of Grafton High School (GHS) took home the prize. |
York High’s FBLA Soar to Success!Posted on: Friday, March 09, 2012York High School’s (YHS) Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is honored to have 25 students place at the regional level conference held at Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton, Virginia on Saturday, March 3rd! The YHS FBLA now moves on to the state level conference in Reston, Virginia to be held April 13-15. |
An Apple Award for Tabb HighPosted on: Friday, March 09, 2012This year, two faculty members at Tabb High School (THS) received Apple Awards. Eric Williams, Ed.D., Superintendent of the York County School Division made a surprise visit in the THS auditorium during the March 2 faculty meeting to present Kelly Queen, Education Technology Facilitator (ETF) and Roxanne O'Regan, English teacher with their "Apples". |
Tabb Middle Technology Student Association Competes in Regional CompetitionPosted on: Friday, March 09, 2012Tabb Middle School's (TMS) Technology Student Association (TSA) chapter competed at the regional competition held at Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach. There were 555 registered high school and middle school students. TMS earned one 1st place, three 2nd places and two 3rd places. The events included Dragster Design, Systems Control, Prepared Speech, and Flight Design. The TMS team will compete at the state Technosphere competition May 3-5 in Richmond. Congratulations to all of our TMS TSA participants! |
Dare Dolphins Celebrate Read Across America Tech StylePosted on: Friday, March 09, 2012To celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday and kick off Read Across America, Dare Elementary School (DES) students had Drop Everything And Read (D.E.A.R.) on Friday, March 2nd. During this time all students went into the hallways to read silently for about 15 minutes. Dare fifth graders had the opportunity during D.E.A.R. to explore the B.Y.O.T. (Bring Your Own Technology) initiative. BYOT, already implemented at the middle and high school levels, is a pilot program for YCSD fifth graders that began the first week of March. What would Dr. Seuss think about this? |
Yorktown Middle Flies Higher with Visit from Tuskegee Airmen!Posted on: Friday, March 09, 2012Tuskegee Airmen Sgt. Harry Quinton and CMSgt. Grant Williams were the guest speakers at Yorktown Middle School's (YMS) African American History month assembly on February 27. The WWII pilots shared their stories of adversity and accomplishment, as they paved the way for full integration in the US Military. The Yorktown Fife and Drum Corps provided a patriotic prelude and eighth grade soloist Taylor Burrell sang I Believe. YMS would like to thank USAF Capt. Stephanie Jackson, Maj. Kenneth Carmichael and Lt. Col. T. J. Spann for coordinating the Tuskegee Airmen's presentation. |
Cadets Visit Tabb MiddlePosted on: Friday, March 09, 2012Tabb High School (THS) Navy Junior ROTC (NJROTC) cadets Bem Welch and Sandy Richardson traveled to Tabb Middle School (TMS) to promote the NJROTC Program. |
Famous First Graders at Seaford ElementaryPosted on: Friday, March 09, 2012First grade classes at Seaford Elementary School (SES) demonstrated transformative learning by sharing their knowledge about Famous Americans. Each class learned about one Famous American and then presented their information in the form of a skit or slideshow to other grade levels at Seaford. The students created props and wore costumes to represent their Famous American. They also used various technologies to present facts about their Famous American. |
Seaford Elementary Celebrates Dr. SeussPosted on: Friday, March 09, 2012On March 2nd, Dr. Seuss' birthday, Seaford Elementary School (SES) kicked off Read Across America Month. The theme this year is based on the book, The Lorax. In honor of The Lorax, Seaford students created and wore recycled hats to school. Seaford will be hosting many Read Across America activities, including hosting guest readers from local schools, community workers, parents and senior citizens. |
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