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West Side Story

February 26, 27, 28

February 26 - 28 William Penn Auditorium Click to go to WP Performing Arts Institute website.

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H1N1 (Swine) Flu Prevention Tips

News >> Latest

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Our Mission

The Mission of York City School District

Click here to see the district's mission and vision statements.

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Our Belief

Core Beliefs for York City School District

Click here to review our district beliefs and 2009-2010 goals.

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Schools

York City School District Schools

We welcome everyone to visit our school building webpages for the most up to date information and current events.

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Tuesday, February 9 - All York City School District activities are cancelled this evening.  However, the home basketball game will still be held at 4 pm today.

Please Note - Some York City School District residents received an automated phone message from West Shore School District on January 25 announcing early dismissals.  Please be aware that any school closings, delays, or early dismissals are also announced on local radio and TV stations and on this website.  Also, automated phone announcements from the School District of the City of York will always identify the district by name. 

YCSD Headlines:

Ferguson and Devers Students are ACES!

Jackson at JA BizTown

2009 York High Bearcats Record-Breaking Basketball Team

Visiting Musicians Lend an Ear to York City Students

New Oxford, William Penn Cheerleaders Share Special Bond

Hannah Penn Teacher Wins County Education Award

YCSD Senior Brandon Walker Wins York Human Relations Award


YCSD Senior Selected as National Football Foundation's "Play It Smart" Athlete of the Month

District Breaks Ground on New Ferguson Elementary School

Hannah Penn Teacher Wins State Award

Education First Parade Raises Awareness

 
Condolences on Student's Death
The School District of the City of York mourns the tragic death of Challenge Academy student Shah Jordan and offers our sincerest condolences to his family and friends. Counselors are available to district students if they are having difficulty coping with this loss.
 
City Health Bureau will Administer Second Round of H1N1 Vaccines
The City's Bureau of Health will administer the second round of H1N1 vaccines to elementary students according to the schedule below:
 
Jan. 19 - Devers School
Jan. 20 Ferguson School
Jan. 21 - Goode School
Jan. 26 - McKinley School
Jan. 28 - Phineas Davis School
Feb. 1 - Jackson School (rescheduled date)
 
The Health Bureau will be sending permission forms home to the households of all students who received the first dose of H1N1 vaccine in December.
 
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Welcome to our New School Board Members!
  
Four school board seats were filled, each for a four-year term in the Nov. 3 elections.  The following board candidates will be sworn in during the board's reorganization meeting in December (date to be determined):

Sandie Walker
Gary Calhoun
Margie Orr
Beverly Atwater

An addition two seats were elected to fill two, two-year unexpired terms.  Julio Aguayo and Tom Foust will serve out those terms.
 
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Free Algebra Refresher Class Offered to Parents of William Penn Students
 
A free class is being offered for parents of high school students who might want to brush up on their math in order to help your child with his or her homework.  No matter how long you've been out of school, you'll benefit from this class and your child will benefit because you'll be able to help them. 
 

Classes are on Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:00 starting January 7, 2010.


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Homestead Exclusion Information

Click here to review information and download an application on the state's Farmstead/Homestead Exclusion program.  Homeowners must be signed up for the program in order to receive tax benefits from the state's gaming revenues. 
 
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2009-2010 Calendar of Events
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Ready for College?

Making College Affordable

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Whether you're preparing for a child to someday enter college, looking to offset the costs for a child currently working toward a degree, or wanting a faster way to repay existing college loans, Upromise can help.

Read More Books!

Scholastic Resources

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Insight and information on what your child is learning in school and how you can support it at home. Scholastic provides a number of online resources for students, parents and teachers.

Teacher Resources

Google for Educators

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At Google, we support teachers in their efforts to empower students and expand the frontiers of human knowledge. That’s why we’ve assembled the information and tools you’ll find on this site.

21st Century After-School Care

This program provides academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. The program helps students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and math; offers students a broad array of enrichment activities..... Read More...
And in other news
video.jpg We welcome you to take a look at some of our students at work by visiting our video gallery, just click the picture. Nothing drives students parents to a schools web site like pictures and videos of their children. 
polaroid-gallery.jpg They say a picture is worth a thousand words and our dynamic flashed based picture gallery says it all. You can really see all the wonderful and exciting learning that is happening at our school!

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Announcements

 

 

 

3rd Annual
Kings and Queens of Soul Food
Cookoff

Saturday, Feb. 20
Hannah Penn Middle School
1 to 4 pm

 

All-City Musical
WEST SIDE STORY

Friday, Feb. 26 at 7 pm
Saturday, Feb. 27 at Noon & 7 pm

Sunday, Feb. 28 at 2 pm
William Penn Auditorium

 

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