Submitted by Dr. Patricia Maloney

There are two school days on the calendar,  September 26 and February 6,  where teachers are afforded the opportunity to collaborate about assessments and student progress.  Teachers use the time to review assessment results and create grade level, classroom and individual plans to meet student needs.  The time is also used for staff professional development related to instructional best practices.

The administration realizes that this can be inconvenient for some families. We are very appreciative of your cooperation as professional development time for our staff is an extremely valuable component to student success.

Submitted by Kelly Paraskevakos

Did you read The Last Lecture?    If not, there’s still time to read this wonderful book and participate in our first Community Night!  Join us on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, to watch a short section of Randy Pausch’s actual lecture and then engage in a discussion and activity as we celebrate our first One School, One Book selection! All are welcome and we encourage students, staff, parents, and community members to participate.

The Last Lecture is about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment. It is a summation of everything Randy Pausch believes. The Last Lecture asks readers to consider several important questions: What wisdom would you impart to the world if you knew it was your last chance? If you had to vanish tomorrow, what would you want to be your legacy?

Want to read the book before November 9th? York Suburban staff and students can visit the LMC (Library Media Center) to sign out a copy and community members can find the book free online by clicking on the One School, One Book link on the YSHS webpage.  We hope you will join us for this community event.

“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.” -Randy Pausch

The York Suburban All-Sports Booster Club (ysboosters.org) elected a new president and president-elect this fall.  Kristin Marquis, mother of York Suburban High School athletes, Evy (tenth grade)  and R.J. (ninth grade), succeeds Jerry Anderson who served in the role for the past year.  Many of the York Suburban Community will recognize Kristin as she worked in the high school office for a number of years before moving on to serve as Senior Development Officer for the Byrnes Health Education Center.  The new president-elect is Josh Leik, father of YSHS ninth grade athletes, Dan and Dylan, and 2016 graduate, Emma. Josh is the Director of Operations at The Arc of York County and has previously held many leadership positions in the Booster Club. The YS Boosters and the YS Athletic Department are lucky to have two proud and experienced YS parents to serve in these roles.  

Submitted by Dr. Brian Ellis

Last year, York Suburban High School created a bulletin board to showcase alumni achievements.   Not only did they want to recognize the accomplishments of our alumni, they also wanted to share the information with students to inspire or provide them with new ideas for careers they may wish to pursue.  In addition to the “alumni board”, many staff members welcome distinguished alumni into their classrooms to share their experiences and to help extend the student education into “the real world.”  

The YSHS staff would love to hear about all the great things our alumni are doing.  If you have a personal experience, or you know of another alumnus about whom the high school should know, please reach out to Dr. Brian Ellis, Principal (bellis@yssd.org).

A few examples from the alumni board:   Mariel Marlow, Class of ’03, is part of the Center for Disease Control’s 2015 class of Epidemic Intelligence Services where she’s helping to plan for and control the spread of disease in our country and the world. Jacob Castaldi, Class of 2012,  is the Chief Creative Officer for online retailer Ivory Ella.  His company has contributed $679,000 to Save the Elephants.  Adam Stotsky, Class of ’86,  is now the president of the E! Network, a cable network that is part of NBCUniversal.  Make sure to stop by the front lobby “alumni board” near the main office to see what our alumni are doing now!

The following have made contributions to the York Suburban Dollars for Scholars fund: