Our Community Newsletter
The York Suburban Community Education office is offering a one-day trip to New York City on Saturday, December 3. Participants will have the day to spend on their own.
For more information go to www.yssd.org – Communities — Adult Education
or contact Kathy Meals at 717-885-1150 / kmeals@yssd.org.
Instructor Rebecca Countess (at far left) gives a fencing lesson to students.
“Caught in the Middle Day” at York Suburban Middle School allowed students to explore fields of interest and then cap off the day with a Spirit Rally.
Thirty-five workshops were available for students covering a full spectrum of interests.
Face painting attracted a lot of interest.
Who can resist a dog? “It’s a Dog’s World” was a workshop offered at “Caught in the Middle Day.”
Say “Hello” to Yorkie Bear, the mascot for Yorkshire Elementary School.
The Yorkshire Elementary School logo with Yorkie Bear.
Dr. Kim Stoltz, Principal of Yorkshire, explains the bear mascot is to remain consistent with the Valley View Elementary School mascot, Ready Teddy. “Two-thirds of the students (at Yorkshire) were here last year” when it was Valley View at Yorkshire, she said.
She noted the mascot transition took place at the end of last year when Ready Teddy met Yorkie Bear for the first time. And, even though they would be in separate schools, they would be friends.
The Yorkshire PTO purchased the Yorkie Bear mascot outfit.
Seventeen new lighting poles have been installed around York Suburban High School.
“It wasn’t something we were planning on doing,” says Barry Girling, Director of Facilities for the York Suburban School District. “It was a matter of safety.”
Due to rusting from the inside out, one of the poles fell late last spring. An engineering study determined that all of the original light standards – dating to the construction of the school in 1957 – were deteriorating and should be replaced.
New bases, conduits, and wiring were also installed for the 25-foot high standards.
The most visible change is the addition of a light standard in the middle of the high school parking lot. Two new poles are also being added at the Southern Road entrance to the high school and Valley View Elementary School.
The new standards will provide more lighting for safety and security, Barry Girling noted.