A number of York Suburban Middle School and High School students were awarded ribbons for their entries at the York Fair in September.  The students are:

 Middle School:

 Muffins –

1)      Nick Bowman

2)      Paige Linden

3)      Trent Golden

Biscuits –

1)      Wes Mummert

2)      Sivan Menache

3)      Jessica Owston

Bar Cookies –

1)      Josh Upadhyay

2)      Ally Franqui

3)      Ben Navarro

Drop Cookies –

1)      Gavin Dean

2)      Britney Bridges

3)      Tabitha Marks

Convenience Product –

1)      Karl Schmittle

2)      Hailey Strock

3)      Jared Wolfenberger

Sandwich Cookies –

1)      Lauren Royer

Refrigerated –

2)      Elisabeth Curtis

Any Other –

3)      Montana Johns

4)      Justice Rohrbaugh

Drawstring Bag –

1)      Maddison Childs

2)      Nick Decker

3)      Molly Sargen

High School:

Applesauce –

1)      Victoria Milchling

2)      Malena Sanders

3)      Ngoc Hoang

Salsa –

1)      Marcus Ortiz

2)      Bethany Miller

3)      Gabby Dean

Jelly –

1)      Brooke Bobb

2)      Brodi Haley

3)      Cam Duong

Jam –

3)      Bailey Lauchman

Bar Cookies –

1)      Savra Chhum

2)      Taylor Coppage

3)      Xhosa Shakoor

Molded Cookies –

1)      Shawn Peterson

2)      Nikki Spaulding

3)      Holley Schmid

Rolled Cookies –

1)      Leah Deroche

2)      Amanda Wise

3)      Max Allen

Drop Cookies –

1)      Nikki Bright

2)      Nicole Ahlfeldt

Refrigerated Cookies –

2)      Kendall Lenhert

3)      Chelsea Natera

Child’s Book –

3)      Kaitlyn White

The students in Jennifer Martin’s Learning Support Class are getting some first-hand business experience.

The school store is open on Tuesday and Thursdays.

 The students in the class are also operating the York Suburban High School Store this year.

 Funded through grants from the York County Alliance for Learning (YCAL) and the York Suburban Education Foundation (YSEF), the store is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays during cafeteria times.  The store (which is a mobile cart), sell school supply items and other items, such as physical education uniforms.  Any profit from the school store goes back to the YSEF, Jennifer explained.

 The class has also started a button business, creating pin-on buttons for pep rallies or to show school spirit.

 

A button business is a new business venture.

 Jennifer notes life skills training is part of the learning process so the students can live as independently as possible after they complete their schooling.  The class also provides a link for the students to the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) to assist them in their job hunt.

 

Jennifer Martin has been teaching at York Suburban High School for three years.

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.”

 

 

 

 

 

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.