Elementary students had their school photos taken today with Inter-State. Everyone looked their best and gave their most adorable smiles.
Pre-K teacher Mrs. Cunningham did a great job relaxing her students and getting the best smiles out of them!
Pre-K teacher Mrs. Cunningham did a great job relaxing her students and getting the best smiles out of them!
Sixth Grader Jake Farwell Donates Proceeds from 4-H Auction to Helping the Community
York Sixth Grader Jake Farwell raised a hog that sold at the Hemlock Fair 4-H auction for $4,800. He generously donated it to two worthwhile local organizations: The Knights Bites Food Pantry at York Central School, and The Tanner Hodges Memorial Youth Football Fund through the York Junior Knights. Jake is a great example of the Golden Knights Way!
“I chose these two charities because I love my community first and foremost. The food pantry is utilized by families in my school district. The Tanner Hodges Memorial Fund is used for the youth football program that Tanner was a part of. The funds help families in need and help keep the equipment safe and up to date, so all kids can stay safe while learning a sport that Tanner loved. Tanner was a kid us younger kids looked up to, to be the best teammate and to exhibit the best sportsmanship,” Jake commented.
Jake spent a week at the Hemlock Fair for 4H. He won Reserved Grandmaster Showman for his poultry in addition to auctioning his pig for charity.
"We are proud to call Jake ours here at York MS/HS, as he is an excellent role model for all of us, choosing service over self and prioritizing his community through this generous donation. Jake's hard work and selfless actions are a great reminder for the YCS community about what it means to be a Golden Knight!” Middle/High School Principal Mr. Passarell said.
York Sixth Grader Jake Farwell raised a hog that sold at the Hemlock Fair 4-H auction for $4,800. He generously donated it to two worthwhile local organizations: The Knights Bites Food Pantry at York Central School, and The Tanner Hodges Memorial Youth Football Fund through the York Junior Knights. Jake is a great example of the Golden Knights Way!
“I chose these two charities because I love my community first and foremost. The food pantry is utilized by families in my school district. The Tanner Hodges Memorial Fund is used for the youth football program that Tanner was a part of. The funds help families in need and help keep the equipment safe and up to date, so all kids can stay safe while learning a sport that Tanner loved. Tanner was a kid us younger kids looked up to, to be the best teammate and to exhibit the best sportsmanship,” Jake commented.
Jake spent a week at the Hemlock Fair for 4H. He won Reserved Grandmaster Showman for his poultry in addition to auctioning his pig for charity.
"We are proud to call Jake ours here at York MS/HS, as he is an excellent role model for all of us, choosing service over self and prioritizing his community through this generous donation. Jake's hard work and selfless actions are a great reminder for the YCS community about what it means to be a Golden Knight!” Middle/High School Principal Mr. Passarell said.
Job Opportunities at York CSD!
York CSD is hiring for a 1.0 FTE ELL Teacher (English Language Learner) and a 1.0 FTE Speech Language Therapist.
Visit the YCSD Employment webpage to apply.
Come and be a part of the Golden Knights Family!
If these positions are not of interest to you, we would appreciate it if you would share it to your social media friends.
York CSD is hiring for a 1.0 FTE ELL Teacher (English Language Learner) and a 1.0 FTE Speech Language Therapist.
Visit the YCSD Employment webpage to apply.
Come and be a part of the Golden Knights Family!
If these positions are not of interest to you, we would appreciate it if you would share it to your social media friends.
Dear York Families and Community,
Please read the announcement and join us in welcoming Mrs. Sandy Streb as the District's Birth-to-Age Four Home/School Literacy Coordinator.
Please read the announcement and join us in welcoming Mrs. Sandy Streb as the District's Birth-to-Age Four Home/School Literacy Coordinator.
If you ordered a mum from the Elementary PTO, they are ready for pick up tonight during the ES Open House.
Save the Date!
Elementary PTO Trunk or Treat! WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A SIGN-UP.
Friday, October 24, 2025
6 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
Elementary School Bus Loop
Email the Elementary School PTO to volunteer for trunk or treat or any other event at ptoatyork@gmail.com
Save the Date!
Elementary PTO Trunk or Treat! WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A SIGN-UP.
Friday, October 24, 2025
6 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
Elementary School Bus Loop
Email the Elementary School PTO to volunteer for trunk or treat or any other event at ptoatyork@gmail.com
High School STEAM Explorations is a full-year elective course taught by Mrs. Marcy Boyd, where students research and suggest what they would like to learn about in the STEAM classroom. This year, students chose to start the school year by learning about robotics.
York Central has two levels of VEX robotics kits. The class chose the advanced Vex V5 systems. Students spent a few days assembling and troubleshooting the kits. Next, they had to learn to charge both the robot and the controller and then decide whether to pursue an engineering or programming pathway of learning about the bots. The class chose an engineering pathway.
They started with a sumobot challenge, followed by an obstacle transport, soccer challenge, and path construction.
“Moving learners through productive struggle to using technology to help troubleshoot, as well as collaborative learning and communication, are great skills picked up along the way,” commented Mrs. Boyd.
York Central has two levels of VEX robotics kits. The class chose the advanced Vex V5 systems. Students spent a few days assembling and troubleshooting the kits. Next, they had to learn to charge both the robot and the controller and then decide whether to pursue an engineering or programming pathway of learning about the bots. The class chose an engineering pathway.
They started with a sumobot challenge, followed by an obstacle transport, soccer challenge, and path construction.
“Moving learners through productive struggle to using technology to help troubleshoot, as well as collaborative learning and communication, are great skills picked up along the way,” commented Mrs. Boyd.
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
