York Elementary School

York High School students competed at Genesee Community College’s Tech Wars on March 19, 2025. Over 700 students and their Tech teachers from GLOW region schools competed in the 16th Annual competition. Tech Wars allows students to showcase their skills and creativity. York students worked all school year on their projects and it paid off at the competition. York School took third place overall in the middle school competition. Here are the individual results: Middle School Co2 Speed: 1st place - Jon Bush 2nd place - Faith Layland 3rd place - Mary Harwood Middle School Co2 Design: 1st Place - Brison Watt 3rd place - Faith Layland High School Drone Competition: 2nd place - Lincoln Mitrano High School SUMOBot Main Event (over 55 entries) 2nd place - Brody Pangrazio 3rd place - Mason Parsons

Ten members of the York High School Close Up Club, recently spent a week in Washington, D.C., experiencing our nation’s democracy and government procedures. High School Social Studies Teacher Mr. Kurt Schneider is the advisor to the Close Up Club and accompanied the group on the trip. He said the trip gives students a unique experience and inspires them to be active and engaged citizens. While there, students visited several monuments and memorials, including the White House, Lincoln Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, and the White House. Students from across the country collaborated in groups to form a mock student Congress where they developed and proposed legislation. The Close Up trip to Washington, D.C. happens annually.

What is the percentage of water contained in a chemical salt (hydrate)? Students in Mr. Alex Flint's Chemistry class conducted a lab to heat the hydrate and use a formula to determine the answer.

Please join us in celebrating the February 2025 Golden Knights of Recognition! Kathleen Dessert - Elementary School Music Teacher “Ms. Dessert is a great chorus teacher who always tries to have kids be their best. She puts so much effort into the chorus to let us have a good time while practicing our music; I believe that doesn't get enough attention.” Matthew Palmer, Class of 2031 Michelle DuBiel - Main Entrance/Security "Mrs. DuBiel is positive every day. She also is very kind and she ensures that everybody gets where they need to be. She also ensures that everybody is safe, kind, caring, and positive. Mrs. Dubiel is a great role model and she shows passion in what she does.“ Pierson Northrop, Class of 2030 Matthew Greer - High School Science Teacher "Mr. Greer is working diligently with his students to challenge them with rigorous science lessons that push beyond the traditional scope of the curriculum. He promotes enthusiasm for science by creating inspiring activities that are both practical and fun. His students are learning foundational concepts that will help them be successful in their classes and beyond.” Alex Flint, HS Science Teacher Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate a York Golden Knight. Each month, we ask our faculty, staff, students, parents, and community members to nominate a Golden Knight staff member who demonstrates one of the three YCS Vision qualities: Preparing, Challenging or Inspiring. Nominations are now open for the March Golden Knight Recognition! Use this form to nominate a teacher or staff member now until Monday, March 31 at 5 p.m. https://tinyurl.com/bdh835x7

March is Agriculture in the Classroom Month. Recently, First Grade Teacher Mrs. Sandy Streb welcomed Stephanie Hann into the classroom to read to her students. The book that she read aloud was entitled, "The Pie that Molly Grew," a story about a young girl who plants pumpkin seeds, which eventually grow into pumpkins. The pumpkins are harvested and become a delicious pumpkin pie! After reading the book, Mrs. Hann helped the students sow a seed of their own in soil! Mrs. Hann is a staff assistant to NYS Assemblywoman Andrea Bailey, who represents the 133rd District.

Five Golden Knights represented YCS at the Section Five Student Leadership Training held today at SUNY Geneseo. Thank you Knights for representing The Golden Knights Way for Section Five! Attending: Trent Engler, Zachary Bauer, Gianna McClain, Brianna Parsons, and Jordan Ray.

March 2025 Knightly News is here! We are proud to announce the York High School Class of 2025 Top Ten Seniors! Read this story on the front page of the March 2025 Knightly News and the next 19 pages of great stories about our students and staff. https://tinyurl.com/bdd9yv7t If you did NOT receive your copy of the Knightly News in your mail, please contact Sarah Santora at ssantora@yorkcsd.org or call 585-243-1730 ext. 2112.

Mrs. Penny Liptak's Accelerated Science students will attest that Science is fun! Students in her class demonstrated their knowledge of cell mitosis in a very creative way. The project included making note cards of facts about cell mitosis. Then, the fun part! Students used playdough to create a model cell. The students added additional pieces of clay to the cell model to demonstrate chromosome changes. Lastly, the cell changes were documented using a stop motion video app. The resulting video produced a great visual for understanding the process of cell mitosis. The students worked in teams to complete the project.

Happening this Friday night - BINGO Fun Night at York Middle-High School! 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in the Middle-High School Cafeteria $5 per student. Pizza and refreshments for sale.

The York HS STEAM Club needs your gently worn shoes!! The STEAM Club is collecting new, used, and gently worn shoes, sneakers, any style of footwear, for their fundraiser. Your shoes will receive a second life and be distributed throughout the world to those in need. Community members may drop off their shoe donation at the main entrance with Mrs. Dubielle. A STEAM Club member will collect them. Spring is the perfect time to clean out those closets! Thank you YCS community!

9 York Odyssey of the Mind Teams Advancing to the NYS Competition! Eleven Odyssey of the Mind teams competed at the regional level on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Nine of our teams will advance to the NYS Odyssey of the Mind Competition on April 5 at the State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. A shout out to our youngest OMers, our two primary teams, who presented their solutions to a panel. Primary teams are not judged and scored. Altogether, YCS had 13 teams in the regional competition and we couldn't be more proud of their performances! Our OM teams have invested countless hours of preparation for the competition. Congratulations to all the students and their coaches. Div. 1 Vehicle -1st place (Advancing to States) Div. 1 Classics - 3rd place Div. 1 Structure (Balsa)- 1st place (Advancing to States) Div. 1 Performance - 2nd place Div. 2 Technical - 1st place (Advancing to States) Div. 2 Classics - 2nd place (Advancing to States) Div. 2 Structure (Balsa)- 1st place (Advancing to States) Div. 2 Performance - 1st place (Advancing to States) Div. 3 Classics - 1st place (Advancing to States) Div. 3 Structure (Balsa)- 1st place (Advancing to States) Div. 3 Performance - 1st place (Advancing to States)

The 2025 Elementary School Yearbook is now on sale! $15 per copy The YCS code is 91600G https://inter-state.com/YearbookEntry/91600G Order information is also on the school website https://www.yorkcsd.org/article/2097374

The York CSD Board of Education approved the 2025-2026 Instructional Calendar. This calendar, as well as the 12-month District Calendar, which shows recesses, holidays, concerts, and other school activities monthly, can be viewed and downloaded on our school website and the York CSD mobile app. https://www.yorkcsd.org/page/calendar-of-events

Today our Knights will compete at the Regional Odyssey of the Mind competition at Mount Morris CSD. Good luck OMer's!

Congratulations to the York Golden Knights Winter Scholar Athlete Teams! Varsity Boys Basketball - 91% Varsity Girls Basketball - 96% Varsity Girls Indoor Track - 97% Varsity Boys/Girls Swim - 93%

Mrs. Trish Pangrazio's seventh grade science students dissected frogs to gain a better understanding of the anatomy. Students worked in groups with their first step being to expose the cavity of the frog. Using dissection tools and with Mrs. Pangrazio's guidance, the students located and remove the liver, gallbladder, stomach, large and small intestines, heart, lungs, and kidneys. Dissection labs are a way for students to get a thorough understanding of an animal's organs and systems, and how they work.

And that's a wrap on the High School Pageturners season of competitions. ELA Teacher Miss Emma Durfee is the advisor to the Pageturners team of Flora Helton, Natasha Hart, Sylvia Llop, Chloe Sunday, Lorenza Dimartino, Henry Scott, Ethan Metz, Gwen Metz, and Evan Reimer. York finished in fifth place and we look forward to these students returning to Pageturners next year!

Mrs. Julie Savage's students were given an assignment to create a game of strategy that can be played by children and their families. The students worked in groups and then demonstrated their game using their classmates as players. They had to write a narrative that included what age groups the game is suitable for, clear directions, and the objective to win the game. Mrs. Savage was impressed with the creativity and variety of the games. Looks like these students will never run out of fun ideas to pass their time!

Friday, March 21, 2025, is World Down Syndrome Day! Since that is our Superintendent's Conference Day, we are asking our students and staff to wear their brightest, most colorful, unique, and spunky socks to school on Thursday, March 20 in celebration of people with Down Syndrome and the many ways they make our world brighter!

The annual CO2 car races took place and the entries were some of the best ever! Students designed their own unique designs with a focus on creativity and speed! The CO2 races give the students an idea of how their design will perform on Wednesday at Genesee Community College Tech Wars. Congratulations to all of the students who entered cars - the unique variety and speed of the cars was impressive. And good luck to our students who are competing at Tech Wars tomorrow. Friday's race results! Jon Bush 1st in speed and fastest reaction time Paytinn Cloy 2nd in speed Faith Layland 3rd in speed Mary Harwood 4th in speed Avanda Coffey 5th in speed Unique and Creative Designs Faith Layland Charlie Schneider Carson Metz Brison Watt Robbie Andino