Honor a teacher, administrator, staff member or community member while helping to fund the YS Education Foundation. Tribute cards are a unique gift to be given in addition to or instead of other holiday presents, but can also be used to commemorate birthdays, retirements, births, anniversaries and as memorials in the case of bereavement.

• Tribute cards can be made in any amount from $5.00 upwards and can be a gift from an indi­vidual or a group.
• The amount of the donation for the Tribute Card is always kept confidential.
• The Tribute Card will be sent to you for delivery to the honoree at your discretion.
• Proceeds will go directly back to the students and staff in the form of grants.

Fill out a tribute card order form from our website, www.ysef.org, and deliver it to any school district building office or submit it with payment to:  

 York Suburban Education Foundation

1800 Hollywood Drive York, PA 17403

 YSEF accepts cash or checks. Checks should be made payable to York Suburban Education Foundation.  Upon receipt of the completed order form, a tribute card will be sent to you to deliver at your discretion.

 

Please note, contributions are tax deductible. A list of all honorees receiving a tribute will appear on the YSEF website and in a future YS PRIDE newsletter.

 

 Three York Suburban High School musicians have been selected to play in the Pennsylvania (PMEA) All-State Festivals.

 The students are:

 Rosemary Crosset, violin, All-State Orchestra.  She is a junior at York Suburban High School.  She is the daughter of Robert and Lisa Crosset.

 Nathan Krebs, trombone, All-State Concert Band.  A sophomore, he is the son of Martin and Melinda Krebs.

 Hayden Orleth-Diener, tenor saxophone, All-State Jazz Band.  A sophomore, he is the son of Tim Diener and Rauthild Orleth-Diener.

 

Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) is a researched-based, group learning strategy that has been shown to increase student comprehension while simultaneously developing critical thinking skills, problem solving, and collaboration.

 Three years ago, Leigh Foy became one of the associated editors/authors of a national initiative to write high school chemistry and biology activities (both at the first year high school and AP levels).  This month, the Chemistry and Biology POGIL Activities Books were published by Flinn Scientific, a national supplier of science materials, and offered to teachers across the country and around the world.  The science department at YSHS is currently using the activities in chemistry and biology classrooms.

 Leigh has presented POGIL workshops at state and national chemistry and biology conferences.  She has also worked with teachers in New Zealand this past summer.   She is currently involved with producing webinars to help train teachers in the POGIL teaching method. 

York Suburban School District parents, teachers, alumni and supporters are invited to attend the York Suburban Education Foundation Celebration of Academic Excellence event on Saturday, June 2, 2012, at the Country Club of York starting at 6:30 pm. 

Guests will enjoy a buffet dinner, music by acoustic guitarist and vocalist Joel Menchey, and the opportunity to bid on items during the event’s Silent Auction.  Spring 2012 grants will also be announced.

The Committee would like to thank the many contributors at all the different levels of sponsorships that have committed to support the Event, including Valedictorian Sponsor Penn Waste and Salutatorian Sponsors The Brousseau Family and Coni Wolf.  If you or your company are interested in sponsoring the Celebration of Academic Excellence Event, contact Sarah Reinecker at sreinecker@comcast.net.

 

Formal invitations are being mailed to all parents and teachers, and look for more information on the YSEF or the YSSD website.  Tickets to the event are $50.  Checks can be mailed to York Suburban Education Foundation, c/o Crystal Miller, 1800 Hollywood Drive, York, PA 17403.  Questions pertaining to the event can be answered by Crystal Miller via crystaldow2000@yahoo.com or 779-6517.

If you or your company are interested in donating an item to the Silent Auction, contact Amanda Devers amandadevers@comcast.net or Brooke Shorb at beshorb@comcast.net.

Proceeds from the event will fund future YSEF grant requests and supplement the foundation’s endowment account.  The success of YSEF and its beneficiaries would not be possible without the support of our local businesses and residents. 

Grants given in the fall 2011 totaled $2,626 awarded and included:

• $275 grant for a visiting science enrichment program for the Full Day Kindergarten class at Yorkshire Elementary
• $656 grant for Kindles in the Classroom to help second grade readers at Valley View Center
• $895 grant to purchase an additional buzzer system so that 30 more students can participate in Quiz Bowl at the York Suburban High School
• $800 grant to cover the cost of formatting and printing Yourstory, a York Suburban High School Student Literary Magazine

Grants given in the spring of 2011 totaled $28,892 and included:

• $1,946 grant to purchase Snap Electricity Circuits for sixth graders to enhance electricity concepts
• $1,500 grant to purchase fitness software for the high school
• $550 grant to purchase “Higher Order Thinking Skills,” a professional development tool for the high school faculty
• $300 grant to purchase Raz Kids licenses for Yorkshire Elementary, $715 for flip cameras at Yorkshire
• $13,197 to purchase three SMART tables for elementary buildings
• $500 grant to purchase quality art-related books for Yorkshire Elementary
• $500 to purchase books to allow reading support for second graders at home
• $17,500 to purchase five Smart Slates for fifth graders at Indian Rock
• $500 for Diversity Training for the entire fifth grade
• $3,447 grant to purchase two SMART Response PE systems at East York
• $500 grant to purchase books for struggling fourth and fifth graders at East York
• $1,000 grant to provide each classroom at East York with a set of “whisper phones”
• $1,187 grant to allow teachers to “flip” their classroom by providing structural time off campus in order to increase “in class” time facilitation, differentiation and remediation at the high school
• $900 grant that sent 10 to15 students to the Science Olympiad competition held in March 2012 at Millersville University

The York Suburban Education Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization providing funding for innovative programs that enhance the educational experience and foster continued academic excellence for the district students.

The following made contributions to the York Suburban Education Foundation January through April 15, 2012:

Brown, Catherine

Brousseau Family

Brubaker, Pete and Meg

Clancy, Keith and Jennifer

Clark, Chris and Emily

Colonial Coffee Shop

David H. Hogg Family Foundation, Inc.

DeHaas, John and Carolyn

Ducker/Urey Family

Dugan, Silvia H./Print-O-Stat, Inc.

Foster’s Flower Shop

Frey, Julia

Gierasch, Bill and Carolyn

Glatfelter Insurance Group

Gulley, Greg and Kelly

Hannon, Debra and Posner, Alexandra

Hershner, Ron and Judy

Houck, Stacy

Hovis, Steve and Carol

Igo, Colleen

Igo, Heather

Jackson, Theresa

Jeffrey Sindicich Foundation

Jensenius, Billie Jean

Joiner, Susan

Ketterman, Kent

King, Michael

Kluttz, Lona

Massey, Rick and Donna

Matthews, Kay

McClure, Laura

Menchey, Bud and Sandy

Metro Bank

Molin, Cathy

Mooney, Kevin and Heather

Moxie

Myers, Lloyd and Julie

Orban, Kate

Paskey, Ed and April

Patel Family

Penn Waste, Inc.

PeoplesBank, A Codorus Valley Company

Perina, Robert and Sarah

Persnickety Invitation Studio

Petersen, Richard

Petersen, Stephanie

Ports, Frances

Print-O-Stat, Inc.

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

Regan, Jonnie

Safeguard

Schrader Group Architecture, LLC

SF & Co., CPAs & Business Advisors

Shaffer, Keith and Cathy

Shorb, John and Katherine

Shorb, Tom and Cathi

Slenker, Neil and Linda

Stock and Leader

Stoltz, John and Kim

Stow & Go Self Storage, LLC

Strong, Brian and Andrea Marceca Strong

Stutts, Sharon

Sullivan, Steve and Stephanie

Three M Tool Corporation

Topper, Mary

Unwin, Ann Marie and Bill

Upadhyay, Dr. and Mrs. Asit

Victor’s Italian Restaurant

Walters, Richard and Patricia

Whittle, Jon and Sharon

Wickenheiser, Dave

Wire Mesh Products, Inc.

Wolf, Coni

York Water Company

Young, James

Young, Jane

Students entering kindergarten for the 2012-13 school year should be registering now.

 Parents should call to make an appointment to register their children at the school they will attend in the fall:  Valley View Elementary School, 885-1220, or Yorkshire Elementary School, 885-1230.

 If parents are not sure which school is in their attendance area, they can enter their home address on the district’s website – www.yssd.org – to determine the assigned school.  That information may also be obtained by calling either of the schools.