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York Foundation for Public Education Donates Funds to the Committee for Minority AffairsPosted on: Thursday, February 25, 2010The Committee for Minority Affairs (CFMA) is pleased to announce that the York Foundation for Public Education (YFPE) has continued their strong support for the educational advancement of minority youth in the York County School Division. The YFPE has generously donated sufficient funds to provide a scholarship to each high school, including York River Academy, to support the post-secondary education of a nominated minority student. Together, we continue to build a strong educational foundation for all York County youth and support students in achieving their full potential. |
Yorktown Elementary Students Enter Division Science FairPosted on: Thursday, February 18, 2010Fifth grade students in the Math, Science and Technology School at Yorktown Elementary School entered their project titled, “Germs” in the school division’s science fair held at Grafton Middle School. |
Yorktown Elementary Students Create Robotic LegosPosted on: Thursday, February 18, 2010Students at Yorktown Elementary School show off projects they created at the Lego Robotics Lab. |
Watch D.O.G.S. Share DonutsPosted on: Thursday, February 18, 2010Dads enjoyed breakfast with their kids at the Dads and Donut event sponsored by the Yorktown Elementary School Watch DOGS. |
Yorktown Elementary Hosts Sock HopPosted on: Thursday, February 18, 2010The PTA’S annual sock hop at the Yorktown Elementary School featured a visit from the “King”, Elvis Presley, Assistant Principal Kevin Goetz. The event offers concessions and a 50’s band. Students, families and staff participated by dressing in leather, poodle skirts, bobbie socks and saddle shoes. |
York County Student Helps With Coat DrivePosted on: Thursday, February 18, 2010Jessi Volkers, an eighth grade student at Yorktown Middle School, volunteered at the Hampton Roads Harley Davidson store assisting with their annual coat drive. The store collected 655 jackets to be donated to the local shelters of Newport News. Monica Whitmore, Operations Manager at the Harley Davidson store said, “It is young people like Jessi that make a true difference in our community.” |
Bethel Manor School Hosts Father/Daughter and Mother/Son DancePosted on: Thursday, February 18, 2010A Father/Daughter and Mother/Son Valentines' Dance was held at Bethel Manor Elementary School. |
Yorktown Middle Shows International FlairPosted on: Thursday, February 18, 2010Calling upon their Spanish language skills, along with their human ingenuity, students in Nancy Feigenbaum's sixth grade Middle Years Program Spanish class at Yorktown Middle School immersed themselves in Hispanic culture. Joined by a team of parent volunteers, students researched and cooked cultural delights, including yucca, flan and churros. In between cooking and sampling, students cut crepe paper in the style of "papel picado," a traditional Mexican folk art, and created a Spanish language menu. This exercise provided a fun application of students' cultural and linguistic knowledge. |
Dresses for Dreams Double DutyPosted on: Thursday, February 18, 2010The Tabb High School’s Fashion Marketing Program is collecting dresses to be donated to a Trunk Sale held by the Norfolk Tides Baseball Club. Tabb High collected gently used formal dresses from students and staff to be sold at extremely low prices. The Trunk Sale will be held on Saturday March 20th at Harbor Park - 150 Park Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23510. All proceeds from the sale will in turn go to the Tides Youth Baseball Fund to help offset expenses associated with attending clinics and tournaments. |
Help for HaitiPosted on: Thursday, February 11, 2010The eighth grade students in the Queens Lake Middle School Global Studies classes became very concerned about Haiti, a ‘developing country’ which was devastated by the earthquake last month. Since the most immediate way to help is the donation of money, the students were in gear to collect money during the lunch shifts for a week. With everyone’s help, over $400 was collected and contributed to Carol Scott, the Executive Director of the York-Poquoson Red Cross, to be donated to Haiti. |
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