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Diversity is...? Reflections Winners AnnouncedPosted on: Thursday, February 09, 2012A special thank you to all of the participants in the 2011-2012 Reflections contest this year. This competition's theme was "Diversity is." The annual contest is sponsored by the York County Council PTA/PTSA in conjunction with the National PTA. Students throughout the York County School Division submitted original entries at their school level in the following categories: Dance Choreography, Film/Video Production, Musical Composition, Literature, Photography and Visual Arts. Each category is broken down into four divisions of competition - Primary (Preschool - grade 2), Intermediate (Grades 3-5), Middle (Grades 6-8) and Senior (grades 9-12). All entries are judged on artistic merit, creativity, mastery of the medium and interpretation of the theme. |
Student Council Members Work TogetherPosted on: Thursday, February 09, 2012Students from the York High School (YHS), Seaford Elementary School (SES), Yorktown Elementary School (YES), and Yorktown Middle School (YMS) SCA made and filled goodie bags for firefighters, dispatchers and officers working on Christmas. |
Seaford Elementary First Graders Take A Bite Out of LearningPosted on: Thursday, February 09, 2012Wrapping up their unit on maps, first graders at Seaford Elementary School make an edible project. Using what they learned about cardinal directions, map keys and symbols, students created an edible map. When the map made of tortillas, peanut butter, chocolate and other edible items were complete - the students were able to taste them! |
Seaford Elementary Supports the Local Food PantryPosted on: Thursday, February 09, 2012The Student Council at Seaford Elementary School (SES) collected 3,760 canned food items to be donated to the local food pantry. |
YCSD Clerk and Deputy Clerk of Board Take OathPosted on: Thursday, February 09, 2012York County School Division staff gathered in the lobby of the School Board Office on February 3, 2012 in support of their fellow colleagues. Kristen Nelson, Deputy Clerk of York County-Poquoson Circuit Court, administered the oath of office to Sandra Ford, Clerk of the Board, and Carl L. James, Ed.D., Deputy Clerk of the Board. The Clerk and Deputy Clerk were appointed for a one year term at the School Board Annual Organizational Meeting in January. Ms. Ford holds the position of Secretary to the Superintendent and Dr. James serves as the Chief Operations Officer for York County School Division. |
Pancake BreakfastPosted on: Thursday, February 09, 2012Come out and support the Yorktown Middle School (YMS) Choral department with all you can eat pancakes! The YMS Choral Connection Booster Club is sponsoring a pancake breakfast on Saturday, March 17 in the YMS Cafeteria from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Cost is $5 for all you can eat pancakes, two years of age and older. Children 2 and under are free. All proceeds benefit students of the YMS choral department. |
Yorktown Middle Talent ShowPosted on: Monday, February 06, 2012The Yorktown Middle School (YMS) talent show will be held this Thursday, February 9, at 7 p.m. in the YMS Auditorium. Cost to attend is $5 per person with proceeds benefitting the YMS Choral Connection Booster Club. The Choral Connect will be sponsor student chorus members for their spring competition. Baked items will be sold at the event by the YMS SCA. Please join us for a night of entertainment at YMS. Yorktown Middle School is located at 11201 George Washington Highway Yorktown, VA 23692. |
Grafton Middle: "NOT AT OUR SCHOOL"Posted on: Friday, February 03, 2012Roman Alis' Writers Roundtable students are getting ready for their production illustrating repercussions of cyber-bullying at Grafton Middle School (GMS). Students wrote, cast and directed the production to boost awareness of cyber-bullying amongst their peers. Directors and writers of the final scripts included Mandy Riffe, Rachel Rhymer and Victoria Sumrell. |
Grafton Middle School Celebrates Black HistoryPosted on: Friday, February 03, 2012Seventh grade students at Grafton Middle School (GMS) honored Martin Luther King Jr. in Jill Barnes' English class. Students utilized “Bring Your Own Technology” (BYOT) to summarize and draw visual representations of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. |
Students Have a "Cool" Time at the Snowman Party at Magruder Elementary!Posted on: Friday, February 03, 2012Kindergarten through second grade students at Magruder Elementary School (MES) met after school to do fun reading activities centered around snowmen. They made a snowman luminary, played snowman games, read snowman books and made a snowman bagel sandwich for a snack. Everyone had a "cool" time at the Snowman Party at MES. |
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