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YMS and YHS Learn from NASA ExpertPosted on: Friday, October 15, 2010Students in both the Yorktown Middle School International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) and York High School chemistry courses had the unique opportunity to learn from NASA Langley Engineer Clint Cragg, as he discussed his involvement with advising the Chilean mine rescue efforts. A Falcon parent, Cragg was called to Chile as part of a team of experts who advised the Chilean government regarding safety, supplying resources, media relations, and other aspects related to the rescue. Additionally, Cragg addressed the media distortion that often occurs with events of this magnitude, helping students delineate between fact and fiction. |
NASA Day of Education at GBESPosted on: Friday, October 15, 2010Steve Bauer, NASA aerospace engineer, visited Grafton Bethel Elementary School’s fourth grade classes on NASA's Day of Education. Students in Michelle Hays' class received book bags and lots of great information about exploration and discovery. |
Seaford Participates in Annual Heartwalk!Posted on: Friday, October 15, 2010Seaford Elementary staff and students participated in the Heartwalk on Saturday, October 9, 2010, in Newport News Park to support the American Heart Association. The SCA sold "Hearts for Healthy Hearts" to raise money for the event. Seaford Elementary raised $474.00. |
Grafton Bethel and Coventry are All HeartPosted on: Friday, October 15, 2010Grafton Bethel Elementary and Coventry Elementary teamed together and participated in the American Heart Walk to support the American Heart Association. The event was held on Saturday, October 9th at Newport News Park. |
Magruder Students Participate in Read for the RecordPosted on: Friday, October 15, 2010Teachers and children at Magruder Elementary School participated in Read for the Record, an attempt to have the largest number of people ever read the same book on the same day. JumpStart, the organizer of the event, is a nonprofit that supports early childhood education. JumpStart hoped to have 2.5 million children hear The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats, on Thursday, October 7. |
Constitution Week at Tabb HighPosted on: Friday, October 15, 2010Tabb High School (THS) turned Constitution Day into Constitution week. The week began on Monday, Sept. 13 with a “Lunch with Jefferson”. Students had an opportunity to speak with the past president about the constitution during their lunch block. President Thomas Jefferson of Colonial Williamsburg was more than willing to respond to Library Media Specialist, Betty Lynn Darden’s request to visit THS and enlighten the student body. Activities designed to increase awareness of the Constitution and the events surrounding its ratification that took place during the week included daily trivia contest, games and a scavenger hunt. Students stayed after school and searched the building for license plates that contained segments of the Preamble to the Constitution. Once all were located, they arranged them into the correct order for the grand prize. Social Studies teachers, Melinda Sloan and Linnea Terndrup helped organize the activities. |
Upcoming Marketing CEO'sPosted on: Friday, October 15, 2010Tabb High School's (THS) DECA Officers attended the District 25 Officer Training Conference in Hampton on October 7, 2010. The officers pledged to uphold the responsibilities of their office as they were sworn in. The ceremony concluded with several workshops including leadership, financial literacy, public relations, fund raising ideas and ways to ensure a successful year in DECA. This year’s DECA officers for THS are Amira Taylor - Committee Chair; Cassie Marquard - Historian; Angela Constantino - Reporter; Kara Elliott - Secretary; Vance Nguyen - Vice President; Meghan Taylor - Treasurer; Madison Reiley - Committee Chair and Anthony Owens - President |
Grant Makes Dreams Come TruePosted on: Friday, October 08, 2010Yorktown Elementary School's Project Dream program has garnered a $2,000 Unsung Heroes Award from ING Corporation. Project Dream is an academic mentoring program that serves young men in grades 3 through 5. Project Dream's long-term goal is to foster academic and social success for these young men. |
ENERGY STAR Building AwardsPosted on: Friday, October 08, 2010The York County School Division takes energy conservation very seriously. Since record keeping was initiated in 2004, YCSD has saved over $2 million in energy costs and 95 billion BTUs of energy, which is equal to the annual energy usage of 2,784 homes. The environmental impact of our energy savings equates to permanently removing over 2,000 cars from the road or planting over 300,000 trees. An ENERGY STAR-qualified building must meet very strict energy, lighting and indoor air quality standards set by EPA. These buildings use less energy, are less expensive to operate, and generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions than their counterparts. The EPA's ENERGY STAR certification program recognizes buildings that achieve a rating of 75 or better, meaning these buildings operate within the... |
YHS 2011 National Merit SemifinalistsPosted on: Friday, October 08, 2010Each year, some 16,000 semifinalists are selected to enter the National Merit Scholarship Program. The competition is based upon a student's performance on the PSAT test during their junior year. This year York High School has three semifinalists for the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Competition. They are Corrigan Blanchfield, Ke Cheng and Brian Xu. Grafton High School has one semifinalist, Tara Powell. In addition, GHS had four commended students in the competition as well. They are: Nicholas Grigorian, Eric Hansen, Maruchi Kim and Sora Ko. |
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