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York High IB Students Clean Up!

Posted on: Thursday, June 23, 2011

Students, parents and faculty from York High School (YHS) joined together to participate in Clean the Bay Day on Saturday, June 4. Over 15 falcon volunteers dedicated their time and energy to clean up the Yorktown Beach Picnic Area, collecting an estimated 400 pounds of trash from the waterfront and surrounding areas. YHS began its involvement with Clean the Bay Day several years ago, as a service project for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme students, and this year participation included alumni, members of the YHS Green Team and even Antonia Fox, principal of YHS.

BAE Systems Sponsorship - 2011-12 Robotics Team

Posted on: Thursday, June 23, 2011

During the 6th grade spirit rally, Michael Archuleta of BAE Systems presented a check to Tabb Middle School (TMS) in the amount of $2,500. The sponsorship supports their 2nd year of participation in the Virginia FIRST Lego League program. BAE Systems sponsored the team last year as well. A TMS teacher who coaches one of the robotics teams explained, "We had a successful first year of competition. We generated so much interest that we were able to form 2 teams. We met as a team twice per week to prepare for the regional competition in early November. The season goes very quickly and there was much to be done. We had a great showing at the competition and did very well against some veteran teams. Now that we know what to expect and the students are familiar with the robots and programming next year should be even better. We will start meeting again in early September. Thank you for supporting our program!"

Tabb Middle raises $5,090.00 in its 2011 Hoops for Hearts Event

Posted on: Thursday, June 23, 2011

Tabb Middle School (TMS) students participated in their annual “Hoops for Heart” event in April, where students raised money for the American Heart Association and participated in selected events during their PE class. The students were able to choose from a 5 on 5 basketball tournament, knockout tournament or jump rope activity. The culminating event was the grade level championship games for the 5 on 5 tournaments. The top two teams in each grade level played their championship game in front of an assembly of their classmates during field day on the last day of school. Each student on the winning team from each grade level was awarded a “Hoops for Heart” Champion tee shirt provided by the school. TMS has been participating in “Hoops for Heart” since 1997 and has raised $52,580 since that time.

Grafton Bethel Fourth Graders Donate Quilts to Social Services

Posted on: Thursday, June 23, 2011

All of the fourth grade students at Grafton Bethel Elementary School (GBES) donated fabric pieces that were made into quilts by parent volunteers. At the annual GBES History Knowledge Bowl, the students "finished" the quilts by tying finishing knots into the quilts. The school then donated the quilts to Social Services. Social Services gives the quilts to foster children in the local area as a gift during transitions when the children are placed in new situations.