York Central School District

Happy St. Patrick's Day! There's always a pot o' gold and a rainbow over Golden Knight country! We appreciate our Golden Knights students, staff, parents, and community! For each petal on the shamrock This brings a wish your way Good health, good luck, and happiness For today and every day.

Help where you can... Hats off to these Golden Knights! When no one was watching (except for this stealth observer), Brandel and Micah worked together on math. Brandel loves math and is a natural born teacher. His classmates and friends appreciate his way of explaining math and even making it fun! Brandel and Micah and great examples of the Golden Knights Way!

Exceptional Senior Boys and Girls Basketball Game Tonight! Congratulations to York Seniors Meredith Holland, Joe Bauer, Tyler Brady and Connor Rodwell who will compete in tonight's Exceptional Senior basketball games. Friday, March 15, 2024, at Wayland Cohocton Central School Girls game at 5:30 p.m. Boys game at 6:30 p.m.

Happy Pi Day from York Middle/High School Math team - Mrs. Keiper, Mrs. Boyd, Mrs. Steele, Mrs. Buckley, and Miss Clark and their math students! Today is every math teacher's dream day for Pi lessons. The students earned a "piece of the pie" for their efforts to do the math formula.

One thing the York CSD app does not show are the fantastic photos scrolling across the school website District, Elementary, and Middle/High School homepages. Here are few examples of the photos scrolling on our website. We invite you to go directly to the website on a computer, Ipad, or phone and check out these great photos!. Be sure to click on the Elementary and Middle/High Schools at the top right. www.yorkcsd.org

Spring Picture Day is coming to York Elementary School on March 26! Mark your calendar! No order is due now. You may receive an email shortly after Picture Day to view and order the picture. Proof Flyers will be delivered to the school approximately 10-14 days after Picture Day.

Avon Lions Club spent a morning at York Elementary School performing vision screenings on pre-k, kindergarten and first grade students. A total of 55 students received the vision screening; five were referred to their health care professional for further testing. The program is called Lions SEE (Screen Eyes Early) and it screens young children for vision problems that can lead to Amblyopia, commonly referred to as “lazy eye.” Trained volunteers and Avon Lions Club members Tim McGee, George DeKramer, and Kevin Patrick performed the vision screenings. Parents were notified in advance and gave their permission. The Lions Club has been committed to programs that protect eyesight, such as the SEE program and providing eyeglasses to the disadvantaged. We appreciate the Avon Lions Club partnering with our school nurses Mrs. Kingsley and Mrs. Norman to provide this valuable screening.

Congratulations to our York CSD Odyssey of the Mind teams. All nine teams that competed in the Regional OM competition last Saturday at Mount Morris School, are advancing to the NYS OM Competition! States will take place on April 13, 2024, at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse. Way to go OMers!

Please join us in congratulating the February Elementary School Students of the Month. This months students were recognized for having exhibited the "caring" character trait.

School-to-Work Coordinator and HS Social Studies Teacher Mr. MacKenzie hosted a Red Cross Blood Drive at York School on Monday. We are thankful for the students, staff, and community members who donated blood yesterday - the gift of life!

York Elementary PTO meets tonight, March 12, at 6 p.m. in room 041. We look forward to seeing you tonight. Thank you for all you do for our students and families!

York High School Announces the Class of 2024 Top Ten Students It is our great pleasure to announce the York High School Class of 2024 Top Ten students. Please join us in congratulating the Class of 2024 Valedictorian Kyan Tiede, Salutatorian Grace (Annabella) Christiano, and in alphabetical order Nathan Apps, Lily Donnan, Alexandria Ezard, Indigo Freeman, Rebecca Lee, Connor Rodwell, Adrienne Schroth, and Jacob Smith. The Top Ten honor distinguishes those students who have demonstrated diligence, perseverance, and a passion for learning in the classroom. The students are also actively involved in athletics, music and other extracurricular activities at York High School. The York Central School Board of Education, administration, faculty and staff commend the Class of 2024 for their outstanding academic achievement. Read the front page story about the York High School Class of 2024 Top Ten in the March Knightly News that was delivered to homes in the York School District. It is also available on our website by clicking /o/ycsd/page/the-knightly-news-york-central-school-newsletter

We are accepting student registrations for 2024-2025 Universal Pre-kindergarten! Students must be 4 years old on or before December 1, 2024. To obtain the registration documents, please call the District Registrar at 243-1730 Ext. 2216. Find the documents and additional information on our school webpage https://www.yorkcsd.org/page/ycsd-registration

Square & Round Dance - hosted by The Genesee Valley Council on the Arts. If you’ve never been to a square dance, come early at 6:30 p.m. and learn the basic steps. No special clothing or prior knowledge is required, and all ages are welcome at this family-friendly, fun evening. Refreshments will be available. This event is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of the Office of the Governor and the NYS Legislature.

The York Golden Knight is here to remind you that we spring forward to Daylight Savings Time on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 2 a.m. Spring cannot be far off!

Good luck today to our York CSD Odyssey of the Mind teams at Regional Competition!

Congratulations to our LCAA Basketball All Stars and Exceptional Seniors!

Early Release Day for Students March 13, 2024 Attention: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 is an early release day for York Central School students. Middle/High School students will be dismissed at 11 a.m. Elementary School students will be dismissed at 12 p.m.

We are accepting nominations for York Central School Employee Recognition! It's time to recognize our outstanding York Golden Knights Employees for the month of February 2024. Please complete this Google form (click) to nominate a YCS staff member. Nominations will close on March 20, 2024.

Employee Spotlight! Please join us in recognizing our outstanding Golden Knights Staff as part of our Knights Employee Recognition series. Congratulations to Third Grade teacher Trisha Shaffer, High School English teacher Ryan Conway and District Public Relations Specialist Sarah Santora. We appreciate all that you do for our students and staff! Thank you to our students, staff, parents, and community members for nominating our extraordinary Golden Knights.