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Third Grade Students Build Colosseum at Dare ElementaryPosted on: Thursday, March 24, 2011Stefanie Hogge's third grade class traveled from Dare Elementary School (DES) back in time to Ancient Greece and Rome for a day. They constructed their own Parthenons and constructed their own Colosseum, including all 240 arches, from items gathered at home and school! Students brought sheets from home and dressed as the ancient Greeks and Romans while they competed in the Olympic Games and ate Baklava, Yum! |
York High Alum Shares Peace Corps ExperiencesPosted on: Thursday, March 24, 2011Students in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme and in the Leadership course at York High School (YHS) took a tour of the remote island nation of Vanuatu on March 18, 2011. Sandy Su, a member of the YHS IB Class of 2004, guided the students through the country and its culture as she shared her experiences during her 27 months of service in the Peace Corps. Of particular interest to students was the native language Bislama, a variety of pidgin English, which Ms. Su demonstrated for the students. |
IB Middle Years Program Students at YMS Learn From Northrop Grumman ExpertPosted on: Thursday, March 24, 2011Sixth grade students in the Yorktown Middle School (YMS) International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) had the unique opportunity to learn from Northrop Grumman Director of Strategy, Dexter Lilley, as he discussed his involvement with developing offshore wind farms. As part of Nancy Feigenbaum's spanish class, students were charged with acting as reporters to investigate Mr. Lilley's job, Northrop Grumman's partnership with Spanish engineers and the importance of wind energy to their future careers and lives. The partnership between Northrop Grumman and YMS began after viewing a recent article on the new wind farm technology in the Daily Press. The MYP students look forward to continuing this partnership and viewing the first prototype of this technology. |
Yorktown Middle Chess ChampionsPosted on: Thursday, March 24, 2011The Yorktown Middle School (YMS) Chess Team won seventh place overall in the VA State Scholastic Chess Championship held March 19 at the Grafton School Complex. Congratulations to team members Matthew Shih, Denis Liu, Alex Liang, Ryan Born and Vaibhav Chourasia. Matthew Shih also placed 3rd individually at the state level and Denis Liu placed 13th individually. |
Yorktown Middle’s Battle of the Book Team Makes the Finals!Posted on: Thursday, March 24, 2011Yorktown Middle School's (YMS) Battle of the Books team placed in the top three at the preliminary regional competition held at Williamsburg Regional Library (WRL) on Saturday, March 19. Team members Anjali Patel, Ben Clarke, Matt Clarke, and Mason Stoecker were cheered on silently by alternates Mikayla Moore and Matt Nickerson, and in absentia, Celia Neser and Erik Neser. The team will compete against schools from Newport News and Williamsburg at the final competition on Friday, March 25 at 7:45pm at WRL. |
Textbook and Materials ReviewPosted on: Thursday, March 24, 2011Parents and other interested parties are invited to review textbooks that are recommended for purchase for the 2011-2012 school year. Textbooks for the following courses will be on display in the round conference room at the School Board Office on Monday, March 28 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm. Mathematics Grades K – 5 textbooks will be available for preview. The York County School Division School Board Office is located at 302 Dare Road. |
Luck of the IrishPosted on: Friday, March 18, 2011Dare Elementary School (DES) students in Stephanie Hogge's third grade class and students from Lindsey Blackmon’s fifth grade class dressed for St. Patrick’s Day hoping to find the luck of the Irish by showing off all of their green on March 17th. |
Yorktown Middle Soars with "Caps for Cops"Posted on: Friday, March 18, 2011The Yorktown Middle School (YMS) Falcons proudly wore their hats on March 16 to raise over $250 for the Police Unity Tour. Students were greeted at the front door by Deputy Shafer and Shelly Asher who collected donations for the first annual YMS "Caps for Cops" event, sponsored by the York-Poquoson Sherriff's Office, YMS Builder's Club, YMS SCA and YMS Classics Club. For only $1, Falcons had the privilege of wearing their hat all day long and the pride in knowing they helped raise awareness of Law Enforcement Officers who have died in the line of duty. |
Walk To Live WellPosted on: Friday, March 18, 2011Bethel Manor Elementary School (BMES) has received a $2,000 grant from Richmond-based nonprofit Prevention Connections to establish a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) walk at Bethel Manor Elementary School. Bethel Manor students will participate in a kick-off assembly at 2:00 on Friday, March 11th in the school's cafetorium, to learn about the school's program: Walk to Live Well. During the assembly second grade students will perform songs about walking and exercising, the health benefits of walking will be shared, and incentives for walking to school will be communicated. Afterwards the entire student body will take a walk around the school to get the momentum started. During the week of March 14-18 teachers will be in the neighborhood encouraging students to walk. |
Bruton High at DECA State CompetitionPosted on: Friday, March 18, 2011The Bruton High School (BHS) DECA team participated in the DECA State Competition recently. Team members include: Nick Ochoa, Joey Bell, Aaron Enright, Dorothy Taylor, Brittney Pauls, Taryn Cornman, Sarah Kistler, Adalia Burks, Josh Riley, Salaad Ahmed, Candis Collins, and Dee'dre Dupree. |
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