Congratulations to York/Pavilion Varsity Football Coach Kurt Schneider, this week's Buffalo Bills High School Coach of the Week.
In week 2, the Golden Knights defeated Attica by a resounding score of 35-6, led by Coach Schneider. Schneider became a coach due to the positive impact the coaches from his youth had on his life.
To continue to pay this impact forward, the York-Pavilion football team works with elementary students by reading to them during instructional settings.
His favorite football moment happened earlier in the season when his team rallied from being down two touchdowns in the second half to a comeback win after a tough injury earlier in the game.
That game is what Coach Schneider believes encapsulated their team slogan of "Knights, Proud, One!"
In week 2, the Golden Knights defeated Attica by a resounding score of 35-6, led by Coach Schneider. Schneider became a coach due to the positive impact the coaches from his youth had on his life.
To continue to pay this impact forward, the York-Pavilion football team works with elementary students by reading to them during instructional settings.
His favorite football moment happened earlier in the season when his team rallied from being down two touchdowns in the second half to a comeback win after a tough injury earlier in the game.
That game is what Coach Schneider believes encapsulated their team slogan of "Knights, Proud, One!"
Students welcomed a special guest to the Music Department.
The Music Theory class welcomed Dr. David Stringham to present on careers in music and the college admissions process. Dr. Stringham is the Dean of the School of Music at SUNY Fredonia.
Our four YCS music educators, Kathleen Dessert (ES Vocal Music), Susan Daeffler (ES Instrumental Music), Anna Evans (MH Vocal Music), and Devin Vogel (MH Instrumental Music), are all SUNY Fredonia graduates.
Many thanks to Dr. Stringham for visiting YCS and for the valuable information he shared with our students.
The Music Theory class welcomed Dr. David Stringham to present on careers in music and the college admissions process. Dr. Stringham is the Dean of the School of Music at SUNY Fredonia.
Our four YCS music educators, Kathleen Dessert (ES Vocal Music), Susan Daeffler (ES Instrumental Music), Anna Evans (MH Vocal Music), and Devin Vogel (MH Instrumental Music), are all SUNY Fredonia graduates.
Many thanks to Dr. Stringham for visiting YCS and for the valuable information he shared with our students.
When Mother Nature gives you an extended period of perfect weather, you take advantage of it.
Mr. Amorese's PE classes have enjoyed a stretch of outdoor classes on the tennis courts. Tennis is a great workout for both our physical bodies and our cognition. It offers physical benefits such as improved cardiovascular health, bone density, muscle strength, and weight management.
Tennis is also a brain booster. Players need to be quick-thinking, which improves alertness and focus. It is a stress reducer, which contributes to better mental health.
Mr. Amorese's PE classes have enjoyed a stretch of outdoor classes on the tennis courts. Tennis is a great workout for both our physical bodies and our cognition. It offers physical benefits such as improved cardiovascular health, bone density, muscle strength, and weight management.
Tennis is also a brain booster. Players need to be quick-thinking, which improves alertness and focus. It is a stress reducer, which contributes to better mental health.
Today, we offer a huge "thank you" to our Technology Department for National IT Professional's Day.
Technology Director Christine LaGeorge and Computer Services Assistant Matthew Woelffer keep our school systems running effectively with a fast, reliable network that includes hundreds of pieces of hardware that support advanced educational technology for our faculty and students. All of this with a two-man department.
Technology Director Christine LaGeorge and Computer Services Assistant Matthew Woelffer keep our school systems running effectively with a fast, reliable network that includes hundreds of pieces of hardware that support advanced educational technology for our faculty and students. All of this with a two-man department.
Imagine how one small dot can spark a child's creativity, inspire courage, and motivate collaboration.
Today is International Dot Day, a global celebration of the day Peter H. Reynolds’ book The Dot was released on September 15, 2009.
Students in Mrs. Macauley's, Mrs. Rudger's, and Mrs. Shaffer's classes participated in activities based on one small dot and watched their projects become several dots, working, creating, and collaborating together. It was a fun day of using mini-M & Ms, playdough, toothpicks, and a dropper with colored water to transform their teaching and learning.
The Dot is the story of a caring teacher who dares a doubting student to trust in her own abilities by being brave enough to “make her mark.” What begins with a small dot on a piece of paper becomes a breakthrough in confidence and courage.
Today is International Dot Day, a global celebration of the day Peter H. Reynolds’ book The Dot was released on September 15, 2009.
Students in Mrs. Macauley's, Mrs. Rudger's, and Mrs. Shaffer's classes participated in activities based on one small dot and watched their projects become several dots, working, creating, and collaborating together. It was a fun day of using mini-M & Ms, playdough, toothpicks, and a dropper with colored water to transform their teaching and learning.
The Dot is the story of a caring teacher who dares a doubting student to trust in her own abilities by being brave enough to “make her mark.” What begins with a small dot on a piece of paper becomes a breakthrough in confidence and courage.
It's Open House at the Middle/High School!
September 17 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Note - Food trucks will be open a half hour before and after the Open House, 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
We have a great night planned for students and parents/guardians.
Elementary PTO Meeting, Tuesday, September 16 at 6 p.m.
Agenda for the meeting:
Elections
Open House
Trunk or Treat
All are welcome!
Agenda for the meeting:
Elections
Open House
Trunk or Treat
All are welcome!
You need more purple and gold! And now is the perfect time to order your York Golden Knights apparel.
It's the York All-Sports Booster Club sale! Use this link to browse the catalog. Order by calling 585-518-6778 or email makeitpersonal03@aol.com. https://www.companycasuals.com/Yorkgoldenknights/start.jsp
It's the York All-Sports Booster Club sale! Use this link to browse the catalog. Order by calling 585-518-6778 or email makeitpersonal03@aol.com. https://www.companycasuals.com/Yorkgoldenknights/start.jsp
In Miss Kahnis’s sixth-grade ELA class, students are refining their writing skills by learning to journal. The first five minutes of their Monday class is journal time. Sometimes the students are asked to journal about something related to the current lesson, and other times they are free to journal about a topic or idea of their choice, whether hypothetical or factual.
MIss Kahnis says that journaling helps the students practice writing in full sentences, echoing the question they are being asked, and helping to establish a weekly routine of coming into class and getting their materials ready.
Ask your sixth-grader what they wrote about in their journal this week.
MIss Kahnis says that journaling helps the students practice writing in full sentences, echoing the question they are being asked, and helping to establish a weekly routine of coming into class and getting their materials ready.
Ask your sixth-grader what they wrote about in their journal this week.
VACANCY - Boys Varsity Basketball Coach
York Central School is looking for the next Boys Varsity Basketball Coach to continue the longstanding tradition of Golden Knight's athletic success.
Please send a letter of interest and resume to Mr. Kurt Schneider, Athletic Director, by Friday, August 22, 2025.
GO KNIGHTS!
York Central School is looking for the next Boys Varsity Basketball Coach to continue the longstanding tradition of Golden Knight's athletic success.
Please send a letter of interest and resume to Mr. Kurt Schneider, Athletic Director, by Friday, August 22, 2025.
GO KNIGHTS!
Here come the Chromebooks!
Students may pick up their Chromebooks for the 2025-2026 school year, on the following dates and times:
Students - you will review and sign the Acceptable Use Policy PRIOR to getting your Chromebook.
Note- Chromebooks will be given to Elementary School students in grades K-3 in their classrooms.
Grades 7 - 12
Tuesday, August 26, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. A wing lobby
Grades 6 & 9
Wednesday, August 27, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Auditorium lobby
Grades 4 & 5
Wednesday, September 3, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Main entrance lobby
Students may pick up their Chromebooks for the 2025-2026 school year, on the following dates and times:
Students - you will review and sign the Acceptable Use Policy PRIOR to getting your Chromebook.
Note- Chromebooks will be given to Elementary School students in grades K-3 in their classrooms.
Grades 7 - 12
Tuesday, August 26, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. A wing lobby
Grades 6 & 9
Wednesday, August 27, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Auditorium lobby
Grades 4 & 5
Wednesday, September 3, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Main entrance lobby
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Kurt Schneider is the new York CSD Athletic Director and Student Services Coordinator. Please join us in extending best wishes to Mr. Schneider in his new role with the Golden Knights.
York High School Social Studies Teacher and Varsity Football Coach Kurt Schneider has been named the District’s Athletic Director and Student Services Coordinator, following his official appointment at the August 11, 2025, Board of Education meeting.
“During this time of transition, YCS is excited to have a veteran educator and coach take over as Athletic Director/Student Services Coordinator. I have great confidence that Kurt will continue the long-standing values of the Golden Knights and the York community that have been established,” YCS Superintendent David Furletti said.
Mr. Schneider is a 1996 graduate of York High School. Beginning in 2023, he’s been a YCS faculty member, teaching seventh-grade Social Studies, High School U.S. History & Government, and AP U.S. History. Before coming home to his alma mater, Mr. Schneider taught at Keshequa Central School for 16 years.
He has lived in the YCS District for over 16 years and coached the Golden Knights for more than 12 years in modified basketball and football, and JV football. Since 2018, he has been the York/Pavilion Golden Knights Head Varsity Football Coach.
"I am really excited about this next chapter in my life as the new Athletic Director and Student Services Coordinator here at York. I can't wait to get to work and do everything I can to serve our York/Pavilion student-athletes and our communities. While I will miss the classroom and teaching, my new role as Student Services Coordinator will allow me to continue to work with our wonderful students here at YCS,” Mr. Schneider commented.
“My plan is really simple. I am going to continue to build on the already strong foundation that was created before me and keep things running as smoothly as possible for our student-athletes moving forward. I am thankful for this opportunity and looking forward to the challenges it will bring."
Mr. Schneider succeeds long-time Athletic Director/Student Services Coordinator Ed Orman, who left YCS in July to become the Director of Athletics, Physical Education, and Health at Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD.
York High School Social Studies Teacher and Varsity Football Coach Kurt Schneider has been named the District’s Athletic Director and Student Services Coordinator, following his official appointment at the August 11, 2025, Board of Education meeting.
“During this time of transition, YCS is excited to have a veteran educator and coach take over as Athletic Director/Student Services Coordinator. I have great confidence that Kurt will continue the long-standing values of the Golden Knights and the York community that have been established,” YCS Superintendent David Furletti said.
Mr. Schneider is a 1996 graduate of York High School. Beginning in 2023, he’s been a YCS faculty member, teaching seventh-grade Social Studies, High School U.S. History & Government, and AP U.S. History. Before coming home to his alma mater, Mr. Schneider taught at Keshequa Central School for 16 years.
He has lived in the YCS District for over 16 years and coached the Golden Knights for more than 12 years in modified basketball and football, and JV football. Since 2018, he has been the York/Pavilion Golden Knights Head Varsity Football Coach.
"I am really excited about this next chapter in my life as the new Athletic Director and Student Services Coordinator here at York. I can't wait to get to work and do everything I can to serve our York/Pavilion student-athletes and our communities. While I will miss the classroom and teaching, my new role as Student Services Coordinator will allow me to continue to work with our wonderful students here at YCS,” Mr. Schneider commented.
“My plan is really simple. I am going to continue to build on the already strong foundation that was created before me and keep things running as smoothly as possible for our student-athletes moving forward. I am thankful for this opportunity and looking forward to the challenges it will bring."
Mr. Schneider succeeds long-time Athletic Director/Student Services Coordinator Ed Orman, who left YCS in July to become the Director of Athletics, Physical Education, and Health at Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD.
Fall athletes and parents/guardians! Mr. Schneider posted the start dates for sports in ParentSquare (YCS new communication app).
You should have downloaded the ParentSquare app by now from your app store and accepted the email invitation we sent you to register your account with ParentSquare.
Questions about your ParentSquare account? Contact Ms. LaGeorge, Technology Director, at clageorge@yorkcsd.org.
Questions about fall sports? Contact Kurt Schneider, Athletic Dir. kschneider@yorkcsd.org
JV & Varsity sports start Monday, August 18
Mod sports start Monday, August 25
It's GO TIME Golden Knights!
You should have downloaded the ParentSquare app by now from your app store and accepted the email invitation we sent you to register your account with ParentSquare.
Questions about your ParentSquare account? Contact Ms. LaGeorge, Technology Director, at clageorge@yorkcsd.org.
Questions about fall sports? Contact Kurt Schneider, Athletic Dir. kschneider@yorkcsd.org
JV & Varsity sports start Monday, August 18
Mod sports start Monday, August 25
It's GO TIME Golden Knights!
Are you a career professional who would like to inspire high school students?
York High School is starting a new career exploration program for the 2025-2026 school year. We are interested in having a variety of career professionals come into school and talk with interested high school students.
Interested? Find out more details and who to contact by visiting our webpage: https://www.yorkcsd.org/article/2341667
York High School is starting a new career exploration program for the 2025-2026 school year. We are interested in having a variety of career professionals come into school and talk with interested high school students.
Interested? Find out more details and who to contact by visiting our webpage: https://www.yorkcsd.org/article/2341667
It's only August 7 and there's still plenty more summer recess ahead, but we are preparing for the 2025-2026 school year.
School supply lists are posted on the school website: www.yorkcsd.org
Breakfast and lunch menus will be posted to the website soon, please check back.
August 27 - Pre-k students/parents/guardians are invited to come into the classroom (Rms. 160 & 162) to meet their teachers and drop off supplies.
August 26 - Freshman and Grade 6 Orientations with Middle/High School Principal Mr. Passarell.
Monday, September 1 - Labor Day, no school
Tuesday and Wednesday, September 2 & 3 - Superintendent's Conference Days, staff reports. No school for students.
Thursday, September 4 - First day of school for students! Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year.
School supply lists are posted on the school website: www.yorkcsd.org
Breakfast and lunch menus will be posted to the website soon, please check back.
August 27 - Pre-k students/parents/guardians are invited to come into the classroom (Rms. 160 & 162) to meet their teachers and drop off supplies.
August 26 - Freshman and Grade 6 Orientations with Middle/High School Principal Mr. Passarell.
Monday, September 1 - Labor Day, no school
Tuesday and Wednesday, September 2 & 3 - Superintendent's Conference Days, staff reports. No school for students.
Thursday, September 4 - First day of school for students! Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year.
The BEST B & G crew around!
York School is very large and it takes every minute of every workday for our Buildings & Grounds crew to clean every room and prepare it for the September opening day.
We want to say thank you to our B & G Golden Knights!
The YCS summer crew takes great pride in their work. Each room and area is meticulously cleaned from top to bottom, including windows, screens, furniture, counters, cabinets, floors, carpets and more!
Both gymnasiums have been cleaned and waxed and look fantastic! Bring on the fall volleyball season!
The parking lots have been sealed and striped, and over the next few weeks, the hallways will be cleaned and polished in anticipation of the return of our students. We cannot wait to welcome our Golden Knights to the 2025-2026 school year.
York School is very large and it takes every minute of every workday for our Buildings & Grounds crew to clean every room and prepare it for the September opening day.
We want to say thank you to our B & G Golden Knights!
The YCS summer crew takes great pride in their work. Each room and area is meticulously cleaned from top to bottom, including windows, screens, furniture, counters, cabinets, floors, carpets and more!
Both gymnasiums have been cleaned and waxed and look fantastic! Bring on the fall volleyball season!
The parking lots have been sealed and striped, and over the next few weeks, the hallways will be cleaned and polished in anticipation of the return of our students. We cannot wait to welcome our Golden Knights to the 2025-2026 school year.
Are you a local professional or business owner interested in supporting students as they explore future careers?
York High School wants to connect students with real-world learning experiences like job shadows, workplace tours, and guest speaking opportunities.
If you’re willing to be contacted for possible involvement, please fill out this quick interest form: https://forms.gle/YGK4n4ToMfpzux3EA
York High School wants to connect students with real-world learning experiences like job shadows, workplace tours, and guest speaking opportunities.
If you’re willing to be contacted for possible involvement, please fill out this quick interest form: https://forms.gle/YGK4n4ToMfpzux3EA
York CSD families - have you downloaded the ParentSquare mobile app yet? York CSD is excited to implement this new communication platform that enhances school-to-home communication from the District, Principals, Teachers, and Coaches.
ParentSquare is super easy to use - the first step is downloading the app to your mobile phone. You can find the free mobile app in your app store (Google Play or Apple store), just search ParentSquare.
Watch for an email in the coming days inviting you to activate a ParentSquare parent/guardian account.
ParentSquare is super easy to use - the first step is downloading the app to your mobile phone. You can find the free mobile app in your app store (Google Play or Apple store), just search ParentSquare.
Watch for an email in the coming days inviting you to activate a ParentSquare parent/guardian account.
Have you recently moved into the York Central School District and have children who will be attending our great school?
Welcome to our community and Golden Knights Country - we look forward to welcoming your child(ren) to school in September.
Before we can do that, you must begin the New Student Registration process. We are here to help make your transition to YCS as easy as possible.
It's best to start the registration process as soon as you know you will be attending YCS this school year. This also applies to students who were in our District, moved away to another school, and are returning.
Please contact the District Registrar, Mrs. Coleman, at 585-243-1730 Ext. 2216 and she will assist you.
Welcome to our community and Golden Knights Country - we look forward to welcoming your child(ren) to school in September.
Before we can do that, you must begin the New Student Registration process. We are here to help make your transition to YCS as easy as possible.
It's best to start the registration process as soon as you know you will be attending YCS this school year. This also applies to students who were in our District, moved away to another school, and are returning.
Please contact the District Registrar, Mrs. Coleman, at 585-243-1730 Ext. 2216 and she will assist you.
Are you new to the York area and have children who will be attending York Central School this school year?
Welcome to Golden Knights Country!
Your first step is to contact us so that we can assist you in getting your child(ren) registered to attend YCS.
Our District Registrar, Mrs. Coleman, is here to help you. It is important that you contact us as early as possible to ensure that the required registration process is complete before the first day of school. This is also the case for any student who was enrolled at YCS, transferred to a different school, and is now returning.
Mrs. Coleman is in the office Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please call her at 585-243-1730 Ext. 2216 to begin the new student registration process.
We look forward to welcoming your child(ren) in September.
Welcome to Golden Knights Country!
Your first step is to contact us so that we can assist you in getting your child(ren) registered to attend YCS.
Our District Registrar, Mrs. Coleman, is here to help you. It is important that you contact us as early as possible to ensure that the required registration process is complete before the first day of school. This is also the case for any student who was enrolled at YCS, transferred to a different school, and is now returning.
Mrs. Coleman is in the office Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please call her at 585-243-1730 Ext. 2216 to begin the new student registration process.
We look forward to welcoming your child(ren) in September.
