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New Assistant Principals AnnouncedPosted on: Thursday, June 16, 2011The York County School Division is pleased to announce the new Assistant Principal assignments for the upcoming 2011-12 school year. Ebony Griffin, Magruder Elementary School (currently Assessment, Compliance, and Intervention Coordinator at Tabb Middle School); Kelly Denny, Mount Vernon Elementary School (currently Assessment, Compliance, and Intervention Coordinator at Grafton Bethel Elementary); Laura Burton, Yorktown Elementary School (currently a Reading Recovery Teacher Leader in Williamsburg/James City County); Marsha Caudill, Grafton Middle School (currently an Assistant Administrator and teacher in Henrico County) |
New National Honor Society Officers Elected at Tabb High SchoolPosted on: Friday, June 10, 2011The new Tabb High School (THS) National Honor Society officers for the 2011-2012 school year are: President - Cori Hayes, Vice President - Jessica Reed, Treasurer - Brianna Bagalkotkar, Parliamentarian - Chantal Skubic and Secretary - Allie Galoozis. |
Tabb Key Club Sponsors Blood DrivePosted on: Friday, June 10, 2011The Tabb High School (THS) Key Club sponsored by Michael Martinez with President Jacob Mehr leading the team, collected over 40 pints of blood during the school day-long drive on June 7th. Support from the students, staff and community was overwhelming, keeping the Red Cross staff busy all day. |
Yorktown Middle Eighth Grade Honors SocialPosted on: Friday, June 10, 2011The Yorktown Middle School (YMS) Eighth Grade Academic Honors Social was held on May 31. Eighth grade students that made the Principal’s Honor Roll by receiving straight A's on their report cards for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades and student’s who earned A-B Honor Roll for all three grades, were invited and presented an award for their academic accomplishment. Entertainment for the evening was provided by eighth graders, Matthew Shih, Youngrok Chae, and Katherine Strike, who performed instrumental solos and duets. Antonia Fox, York High School Principal and Elizabeth Roberts, a York High School senior, were the keynote speakers. |
The "Mosquito Man" Presents Awards to Grafton Bethel Elementary School StudentsPosted on: Friday, June 10, 2011Mr. Tom Gallagher, also known as the “Mosquito Man”, presented a gift card from Barnes and Noble to the school level winner at Grafton Bethel Elementary School (GBES), Alexis Leherr, of the Mosquito Awareness and Prevention Program Poster contest. |
Oyster Restoration Club Field TripPosted on: Friday, June 10, 2011The Oyster Restoration Club of Grafton Middle School (GMS) took a field trip to the oyster reef located in Felgates Creek on the Colonial Parkway May 26. Gwenn Pearson with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation had the students do several water activities. The students tested the creek water for ph and alkalinity. In addition the students planted approximately 6000 juvenile oysters on the established oyster shell reef at the mouth of Felgates Creek. The students learned how to use a seine net to capture different species for identification. Grass shrimp, silver side minnows and small blue crabs were caught in the nets. All species were released. |
Division “Road-E-O” Title Goes to YCSD!Posted on: Friday, June 10, 2011Ralph Crockett, a York County School Division (YCSD) bus driver since 2006, has been named the 2011 Regional “Road-E-O” Winner as well as the 2011 Local “Road-E-O” winner. Ralph competed in the regional “Road-E-O” where he scored a 558 out of a possible 610 to secure the title. Ralph is the first YCSD bus driver to have ever won the regional title. He also won the regional title in 2010 making this his second consecutive win. He holds the honor of being the local winner for the past four consecutive years. Ralph says “driving in the “Road-E-O” is like playing corn hole, you gotta stay focused.” |
First Annual Joseph H. Levi Memorial Scholarship AwardedPosted on: Friday, June 10, 2011In November 2010, the York Foundation for Public Education, Inc. (YFPE, Inc.) formed a partnership with the Peninsula Community Foundation of Virginia to administer the Joseph H. Levi Memorial Scholarship. The Scholarship is named for Joseph H. Levi, a respected and well-liked teacher and coach at THS for 23 years until retiring in 2010. Just months later, Joe was taken suddenly by cancer. A native of Philadelphia, Joe was a graduate of Villanova University. He relocated to this area in 1976 and was a government teacher for ten years at another local high school. In addition to teaching, Joe was a longtime coach of tennis and wrestling at both schools. At the request of Mr. Levi's family, this memorial scholarship will provide assistance to a senior student athlete from Tabb High. |
Outstanding Youth Award RecipientsPosted on: Friday, June 03, 2011Please join York High School (YHS) in congratulating the recipients of the York County Outstanding Youth Award. Shannon Kuster received the award in the category of Community Service and Elizabeth Roberts received the award for Compassion. Great job ladies! |
Making Ice Cream the Old-fashioned WayPosted on: Friday, June 03, 2011As part of their Virginia Studies activities, students from Grafton Bethel Elementary School’s (GBES) fourth grade assisted in making ice cream with an old fashioned ice cream maker. Students won this opportunity during the Knowledge Bowl, the culminating activity for the fourth grade Virginia Studies. |
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