Dr. Carolyn Dumaresq, Pennsylvania Acting Secretary of Education, presented Governor’s Award banners for Excellence in Academics to four schools in the York Suburban School District.

Before a full auditorium of middle school students and guest, she gave the awards to:

— York Suburban High School, with a score of 97.4 percent, was one of the 10 highest ranking schools in the state, Dr. Dumaresq noted.  The award was accepted by a group of students representing the student body.

—  York Suburban Middle School, at 96.8 percent and “just behind the high school.  Several students and teachers accepted the award.

—  Yorkshire Elementary School (grades K-2) posted a 92.8 percent.  Principal Dr. Kim Stoltz accepted the banner.

—  Valley View Elementary School (grades K-2) had a ranking of 92.7 percent.  Principal Dr. Tawn Ketterman accepted the honor.

The percentages — from 0 to 100 — are based on the state’s school performance profiles and are based on PSSA and Keystone test results, in addition to attendance and graduation rates.

 

 

 

The York Suburban Education Foundation held its Fifth Annual Celebration of Academic Excellence on Saturday, April 12, at the York County Historical Society in downtown York. 

This year’s Celebration of Academic Excellence event raised more

than $45,000.  These funds will be used to fund future YSEF grant requests and allow for continued growth of the Foundation’s Endowment Fund.

Speaking at this year’s event were:   Cathy Shaffer, YSEF Board President; Julie Stover, reading specialist at East York Elementary; and Lisa Acquaviva, emotional support teacher at the York Suburban Middle School. Ms.  Stover and Ms. Acquaviva spoke about the grants they have received and the impact these grants have made on their students.

The YSEF Board and Event Committee express its appreciation to the following for their support of the event and the organization:

 $5,000 Valedictorian Sponsors:

                Glatfelter Insurance Group

                The Turybury Family

                Coni Wolf

$2,500 – $4,999 Salutatorian Sponsors:

                The Grumbacher Family

                The Reinecker Family

$1,000-$2,499 National Honor Society Sponsors:

                Emily and Chris Clark

                Foster’s Flower Shop*

                Penn Waste Inc.

                Persnickety Invitation Studio*

                Print-O-Stat, Inc.*

                Cathy and Keith Shaffer

                Shipley Energy

                Stock and Leader

                Victor’s Italian Restaurant

$500-$999 Distinguished Honor Roll Sponsors:

                Meg and Peter Brubaker

                Carney Engineering Group, Inc.

                Silvia Dugan and John Yorgey

                Judith and Daniel Efiom Ekaha

                Russell and Eleanor Horn Foundation

                Bill and Kim Kerlin

                Metro Bank

                Kenneth Phillips, Municipal Markets

                Jessica and Reagan Quan

                Safeguard

                Mark and Ruby Schmidt

                Connie and Basil Shorb, III

                Brian Strong and Andrea Marceca Strong

                Dr. Steven and Stephanie Sullivan

                Dr. Brian and Anne Thomas

                Three M Tool & Die Corp.

                UBS Financial Services/John Wasilewski, Financial Advisor, SVP

                John and Kristine Wasilewski

$250-$499 Honor Roll Sponsors:

 *In-kind Sponsors

Special acknowledgments to DJ Chris Perry; Manchester Café, owned by York Suburban parents Beth and Jimmy Papadiamantis, desserts; York Blue Moon catering; Persnickety Invitation Studio, owned by York Suburban parent Melissa Weiler, program and invitation design; and Foster’s Flower Shop, owned by York Suburban parent Marcy Almoney, event decorations and flowers.

Event Committee:  Chairperson, Wendy Berg; Marcy Almoney, Amanda Devers, Lauren Farah, Sara Hunt, Sarah Reinecker, Marie Sindicich, David Turybury, Kristine Wasilewski,  Neil Weaver, and Gretchen Williams.

For a first time event, the organizers of the Mini-THON at York Suburban High School set an ambitious goal of raising $10,000.

At the conclusion of the event February 28-March 1, the students almost tripled that goal by raising $28,284.29 for the Four Diamonds Fund at the Milton Hershey Medical Center for patients and families fighting pediatric cancer.

A total of 262 students (30 percent of the high school student body) took part in the Mini-THON that lasted for eight hours of dancing, playing games, and eating.  Thirty-five staff members and administrators were part of the event.

Before the Mini-THON dancing got under way, several speakers talked about the importance of the Four Diamonds Fund to help children with cancer.  Trent Golden, a student at York Suburban High School, was one of the speakers.

The music portion of the evening was launched by York Suburban High School student E. J. Otto, whose rap performer name is “Ottomatic.”

Teacher Oliver Good was the adviser for the mini-THON.  After the event, he said:  “We would like to thank the entire community for helping our first annual mini-THON be a success.  It is only with the generosity and enthusiasm of our students and community that we smashed our initial goal of $10,000.”

Todd McClimans, author of  “Time Traitor,”  visited with students at East York Elementary School in March.

A finalist for the 2013 National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Children’s Book of the Year Award, “Time Traitor” is a time travel novel about the Revolutionary War and the infamous traitor, Benedict Arnold.

The author spoke to two classes before speaking at an assembly for all the students.

After a long, snowy winter, fourth graders at Indian Rock Elementary School were

given the option to write thank you notes to either PennDOT for clearing the roads and enabling them to return to sports, activities and school, or to Met-Ed for restoring power to their homes.

PennDOT was so touched by the cards  they brought a snow plow and a grater truck to the Indian Rock parking lot.

Students learned about each machine and were able to sit inside and check out the control panels.