York Track "FUN DAY" on May 10th

The "York Track Fun Day" will be held on Friday, May 10th from 4 to 6 P.M. at the YHS Track.

This event is open to both boys and girls in 1st through 6th Grade. For a $15 fee, each participant will receive a t-shirt, snack and drink. Activities will includes games, prizes, and an inflatable obstacle course. Participants should dress in athletic shorts and shirts.

The "Let's Move York" initiative spearheaded by civic leaders from the City of York, 4-Corners Health, YPS, YGH, York County 4-H and other entities will be supporting this event by providing water bottles and oranges to all participants.

Registration forms are available at YES and YMS. Registration forms are due by May 1. (Registration will also take place at the event, but there is no guarantee of a t-shirt.)

Honors Night Celebrates the Class of 2013

On Monday, April 15th, YHS held its Annual "Honors Night." The recipients of local, state and national college scholarships were announced. Also, student-selected "Spirit Award" recipients were presented. Each year, the senior class of YHS earns a phenomenal amount of scholarship dollars from local, state, and national donors.

A good portion of the scholarship dollars come from the generosity of local patrons and memorials. Over 50 locally given scholarships were announced at the event. When combined with the amount given by state and national organizations and area colleges and universities, the Class of 2013 has received over 2.4 million dollars, and that amount is likely to grow before graduation. Congratulations to all YHS scholars for their well-earned recognition!

Thanks to all of the donors, the YHS guidance department, all families, YPS staff, and the students for making this a true "event" to be proud of!

STATE CHAMPIONS

We were fortunate enough to have two different teams win state titles late last week. Jake Weskamp, Avery Miller, and Christian Wagner won the Network Design Contest at State FBLA. This qualifies them for the national competition in Anaheim, California.

Atlanta Maronde, Dalton Obermeier, Linden Kaliff, and Jesse Hoblyn teamed up to win the State FFA Senior Livestock Selection Contest. This qualifies them for the national competition in Indianapolis in the fall.

We're very proud of both state championship teams and their sponsors! Way to go!

School Improvement & Student Achievement

York Public Schools is very proud of our school improvement initiatives. We have talented and dedicated students and staff that are constantly trying to reach higher and higher levels of accomplishment.

Below is a brief outline of our district improvement plan. We're heading into the heart of the "assessment season" with state testing and we look forward to the results when they come in.

DISTRICT-WIDE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

Goal #1
All students in York Public Schools will meet or exceed proficiency standards and/or show on-going growth in mathematics as demonstrated on local, state, and/or national assessments.

Goal #2
All students in York Public Schools will meet or exceed proficiency standards and/or show on-going growth in reading as demonstrated on local, state, and/or national assessments.

Goal #3
York Public Schools will increase student achievement across the curricular areas and/or close the learning gap between disaggregated subgroups of students as measured on local, state, and/or national assessments.