YS Pride 2010-05 - York Suburban School District

Volume Twelve, Number 5
Student Wins Trip to Germany
A York Suburban High School
student has been awarded an allexpense paid trip to Germany
this summer.
Logan Grey, son of Jon and
Wendy Grey, was one of only
39 students from across the
United States to be awarded the
trip based on his proficiency in
German.
Logan Grey
More than 23,000 students
took the test administered by the American Association
of Teachers of German.
Logan will be in Germany for three and a half
weeks. His German teacher at York Suburban is Kathy
Falatovich.
YS Graduate Wins Award
For ‘True Blood’ Sound
Jason Krane, York Suburban High School Class of 2000,
has won the Motion Picture
Sound Editor’s Golden Reel
Award for best dialogue sound
editing for a television show.
Jason, the son of Donna
and Bruce Krane, is a dialogue
sound editor for the popular
HBO program “True Blood.”
A 2004 graduate of Loyola
Marymount University in Los
Angeles, where he majored
Jason Krane
in Recording Arts, Jason has
also worked on “Dexter,” “Glee,” “Castle,” “Heroes,”
“Monk,” “Ugly Betty,” “The Closer,” and “Criminal
Minds.” His most recent motion picture is the recently
released “Blood Done Sign My Name.”
York Suburban School District
May 2010
A Post Prom ‘Journey’
The annual York Suburban Post Prom Celebration will take place on Saturday,
May 15, at the high school with the theme: A Journey to the Seven Continents.
Called “A Party with a Purpose” the event is an after-prom, night-long party in an
alcohol-free and substance-free environment. It is open to all York Suburban Juniors,
Seniors, and prom guests.
Organizers describe post prom as “all night chaperoned party after the dance with
great food, music, games and prizes.”
HOW TO DONATE
Tax deductable contributions are being solicited to cover the cost of food, gift
certificates and prizes. All donors and volunteers are acknowledged in an upcoming
issue of the YS Pride newsletter.
As much as 50 percent of the post prom budget comes from community donations and 100 percent of the planning, set-up, event staff and clean-up comes from
volunteers.
Donations can be mailed or dropped off at: York Suburban High School, 1800
Hollywood Drive, York, PA 17403.
Interested volunteers should contact Missy Badovinac (717) 578-0058 or at mapd@
aol.comat or Jackie Hostler at jmhvolvo107@comcast.net.
Members of the Sesame Team for “Bowl for Kids’ Sake” are: Alexandra
Cologer, Claudia Mingora, Heather Ramp, Gina Sipple, Katie Smeltzer, and
Karlee Wasilewski.
YSMS Raises $21,245 for Big Brothers/Sisters
Graduation Date
York Suburban High School commencement
exercises will be held on Tuesday, June 8, at 7 p.m.
The last day for high school students will be
Wednesday, June 9.
The York Suburban Middle School participated in the annual ”Bowl For Kids’
Sake” to support Big Brothers and Big Sisters of York and Adams counties.
This year – with 67 teams participating and made up of 347 students, staff, and
families – the school raised $21,245.53.
We had 67 teams participate. There were 347 staff, students, and families of
YSMS who bowled.
Over the past 14 years, YSMS has raised more than $200,000.
York Suburban German students join in dancing at the Liederkranz in
Lancaster County.
Students get a taste of German cooking. From left:
John Lacovitch, Lars Dalemar, and Tyler Zarcone.
German
Students
Eat and
Dance at
Liederkranz
York Suburban Middle School and High School students took part in German Student Day at the Lancaster
Liederkranz in Manheim, Lancaster County, on a recent
Sunday afternoon.
Students were able to taste an authentic German
lunch, followed by performances from several choral
groups. Then came the dancing! After watching various age groups perform traditional German dances, the
students took to the floor and gave it a try themselves.
The eighth grade German classes recently took
part in a “German Food Experience.” As a culminating activity to their final food unit, students signed up
to prepare some of the foods they had learned about.
During their lunch period, each student had the opportunity to sample a wide variety of authentically
prepared German dishes, and then made room for dessert, which they enjoyed during their German classes
later that day.
YSMS Rocks
in March
Musical
“Just Another High School Musical’’ showcased the talents of many of the students at the York Suburban
Middle School in March.
In the show, a group of high school actors is left to fend for themselves on the opening night of their production.
The student director and the stage manager fi nd a box of scripts and props and try to throw a show together.
The end product is a fun-fi lled production with references to more than 30 theater classics.
In photo above, Jennifer Lloyd and Brianna Plonk are shown with part of the cast.
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YSEF Donors
The following individuals and businesses have made
contributions to the York Suburban Education Foundation.
*Karen Fornadel
*Julia Frey
*Steve Hovis
*Kent and Tawn Ketterman
Kathy and Ander Pindzola
*Cathy and Keith Shaffer
East York Elementary Casual Day Fund
Glatfelter Insurance Group
Starview Media, Inc.
Three M Tool and Die Corp.
*Contributions through the United Way campaign
YS Education Foundation
Eligible for EITC Gifts
The York Suburban Education Foundation (YSEF)
has been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of
Community and Economic Development as an Act 48
organization.
This means businesses that fall within the EITC tax
guidelines may apply for tax credits when they make
contributions to educational improvement organizations
like YSEF.
For more information, visit www.newPA.com/EITC
and consult with your tax professional.
Grant Recipients Show in
Robotics Competiton
Thanks to a grant from the York Suburban Education Foundation, four York
Suburban High School seniors were able to design, build, and program a robot to
participate in the First Tech Challenge at the Weatherly Institute for Robotics and
Engineering, in Carbon County, on Saturday, March 6.
The robot, named The Awesome Trojan Machine (ATM), competed against 30
other high school robotics teams. In photo above are the Team ATM members, left
to right: Rohan Agarwal, Eric Graff (holding ATM), Nick Shrading, and Stephen
Logue. The robot was constructed under the direction of the York Suburban High
School Applied Engineering and Technology and Science and Math Departments.
Students traveled from as far as Canada and Kentucky to take part in this regional
qualifying race in hopes of winning a place at the national robotics competition. York
Suburban’s Team ATM placed 23rd overall at its first attempt in this event.
YSEF has two grant cycles per calendar year, one in the fall and one in the spring.
In the fall of 2009, over $8,350 was awarded to approximately a dozen applicants from
various schools in the district. The robotics kit used in the Weatherly competition
was part of the fall grant cycle.
The York Suburban Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The
YS Education Foundation will hold a party on Saturday, May 22, at the Country Club
of York. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person and must be purchased in
advance. For more information, contact event chair Kristin Marquis at 845-8346 or via
email at kristinmarquis@verizon.net. For more information about the YS Education
Foundation, visit the YSEF Facebook page or website at www.ysef.org.
YS SADD Chapter Wins
30-Second Video Contest
Awards Dates
The Academic Award program will be held on
Tuesday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m. at Wisehaven.
The Annual Awards Night will take place on
Monday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the high school
auditorium.
The York Suburban High School SADD chapter
won fi rst place in a county-wide York Drive Alive
competition.
The students appearing the winning 30-second
video were (in order of appearance):
Erin Flannelly
Heather Hodge
Annika Dalemar
Katie Wilson
Jake Jones
Jordan Fitzgerald
Mallory Kruper
Beverly Pike
The video was edited and produced by Amiee
Sohnleitner.
Amy Kendrick is the advisor for SADD chapter.
Event
Canceled
Countdown
to K inderga r ten,
scheduled for May
20, has been canceled due to t he
building changes involving Valley View
Center and Yorkshire Elementary
School.
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20 Inducted into National Honor Society
The York Suburban
Chapter of the National
Honor Society has inducted eight seniors and
12 juniors as members.
They join the current
members of the National
Honor Society:
The seniors are:
Eric Bulgarelli
Rohan Agarwal
Sterling Feeser
Ericka Eckenrode
Matthew Hadginske
Stephen Logue
Heather Hodge
Michelle Millen
Allegra Ketterman
Elena Nentcheva
Julia Kucherich
Charles Smith
Catherine McCullum
Aimee Sohnleitner
Thomas McInerney
Erin Weaver
Grace Morgan
The juniors are:
Matthieu Bedard
Allison Clark
Ian Crumm
Maddie Gutekunst
Jessica Hawk
Samantha Heidlebaugh
Laurie Jellison
Jessica Markel
Hannah Rohrbaugh
Chelsey Spencer
Jonathan Vu
Hannah Winand
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Tyler Baker
Amanda Blyth
Anjali Patel
Kelsey Raudensky
Daniela Rodriguez
Michelle Roos
Kara Smith
French Honor Society Inductees
The York Suburban
High School chapter of
the National French Honor
Society recently inducted
new members.
The new members are:
Matthieu Bedard
Allison Clark
Renee Graff
Marcos Herrera
Mallory Kruper
Brittany Markel
Jessica Markel
Justin Renjilian
Madeline Gutekunst
Heather Hodge
Aimee Sohnleitner
Samantha Strickler
Chloe Walsh
Erin Weaver
Current members are:
Annika Dalemar
Lindell Gladfelter is
the faculty advisor.
Chloe Walsh
Katherine Woodbury
Aubrey Woodward
Spanish National Honor Society
Officers are: Bailey
Rehnberg, President; Kelsie Landis, Secretary; and
Michael Tabb, Treasurer.
Katie Seufert is the faculty
advisor.
Eight students have
been inducted into the
York Suburban Chapter
of the Spanish National
Honor Society. The students are:
Lauren Burk
Sara McKillop
Jordan Fitzgerald
Michelle Millen
Jessica Hawk
Jonathan Vu
Samantha Heidlebaugh
Georgia Valero is the
advisor.
Laurie Jellison
Art Honor Society
Inducts Members
The York Suburban
Chapter of the National
Art Honor Society recently inducted new members.
The new members are:
Matt Barton
Cody Bluett
Carly Doucette
Hannah Dreibelbis
Danielle Dugan
Ericka Eckenrode
Jordan Fitzgerald
Jessica Hawk
Hayley Hodyno
Alexandra Kakazioti
Kristen Koblitz
Liz Leavens
Kassi Lightner
Cathrin Manning
Patricia Manning
Natalie Marshall
Maura McGowan
Sara McKillop
Megan Millen
Patric Myers
Sarah Myers
Lindy Quick
Mary Robinson
Brian Sanchez
Josue Sanchez
Stephanie Shoff
Shella Sitthirath
Jessie Snyder
Olivia Stein
Zion Um
Abigail Weber
Jessica Wolfe
Returning members are:
Steven Ahlbrandt
Amanda Blyth
Carley Bobb
Lauren Burk
Janalee Coyle
Ian Crumm
Annika Dalemar
Kristyn Eshler
Jessica Foster
Jennifer Hall
Samantha Heidlebaugh
Sabrina Koehler
Kelsie Landis
Rachel Lauer
Jessica Markel
Michelle Millen
Bailey Rehnberg
Lauren Sauder
Julia Schryver
Sammie Strickler
Michael Tabb
Austin Tierney
Sara Wallace
Emma Whiteley
Kathryn Wilson
Erica Silva-Furjanic is the
faculty advisor.
Dollars for Scholars Contributions
The following
contributions have been
made to the York Suburban
Dollars for Scholars Fund:
I n memor y of Joh n
Pinkowicz from:
Anita Asimos
Gloria Barnhart
Virginia and Charles
Beaverson
Fred and Lyn Bergdoll
Jill Urey and Charles
Ducker
Peggy and Samuel
Ebersole
Karen Evans
Molly and George Gard
Susan and Rees Griffiths
Blanche Hake
Billie and Robert
Jensenius
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
Kranich
Holly Kruper
Lynne Lecrone
George Lutz, Jr.
Thompson McCullough
Pamela McIntosh
Sherri Miller
Nancy Pinkowicz
Jeffrey Pflaum
Alice and Ronald
Provard
Mary Jane and Thomas
Rahe
Barbara and Roy
Rollman
Linda and Sheldon
Rupert
Linda and Dennis Smith
Patricia Walters
In memory of Richard
Evans from:
Jim and Barb Bonner
Emily Bates and Brad
Rehnberg
Ethel Cunningham
Billie and Robert
Jensenius
Chris and Nikki Johnson
Linda Kim
U W Cont r ibutions in
memor y of Cla rabeth
Grossman from:
Indian Rock Casual
Day Fund
The following have made
UW contributions to the
Deborah L. Topper Kuntz
Memorial Scholarship
Fund:
Indian Rock Casual
Day Fund
YORK SUBURBAN DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS
! Yes, I/we want to support the York Suburban
Dollars for Scholars program.
Enclosed is my/our contribution of $ ______________
Name _______________________________________
IN MEMORIAM
Address _____________________________________
John Pinkowicz
1928 – 2010
City, State, Zip _______________________________
Indian Rock Elementary School Principal
1973-1986
Valley View Center
Faculty and Staff
The following members
of the York Suburban
School Board: Ellen
Freireich, John
DeHaas, Lynne
Leopold-Sharp, Roger
Miller, Jeff Royer, Lois
Ann Schroeder, Cathy
Shaffer, and Emily
Bates
Karen and Carl Young, III
Patricia Walters
Telephone Number ____________________________
E-mail Address _______________________________
Please make checks payable to
York Suburban Dollars for Scholars.
Mail to:
York Suburban Dollars for Scholars
c/o Ronald Provard
Education Center
1800 Hollywood Drive
York, PA 17403
Contributions are deductible for income tax purposes to the full extent
provided by law.
! Please do not publicize my
contribution
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RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER
A Letter from the Superintendent
Elementary Boundary Changes for 2011-12
The focus of my letter this issue is the 2011-2012 elementary attendance area boundary realignment and elementary
grade level regrouping.
With the addition of a fourth elementary building in
2011-2012, several important changes will occur. First and
foremost is the regrouping of grade levels. Valley View and
Yorkshire will become primary buildings housing students in
grades kindergarten to second grade and East York and Indian
Rock will house intermediate level students in third through
fifth grades. Students who attend Valley View in grades K to
Dr. Kate Orban
2 will attend Indian Rock in grades 3 to 5. K to 2 students at
Yorkshire will attend East York as they move to the intermediate level.
The addition of the new building will facilitate a more balanced enrollment in the
buildings, end the overcrowding (and need for portable classrooms), and educationally
the K-2, 3-5 split will be an important instructional piece. In addition, it is anticipated
bus transportation will be significantly improved in that attendance zones will be less
spread out and fit into a more natural boundaries.
In order to accomplish all of the above, the elementary attendance zone boundary was realigned. A Transition Committee first examined seven different possible
scenarios for the boundary realignment which will occur during the 2011-2012 school
year. Families who will be affected by the selected scenario were contacted earlier this
year via letter, followed by personal phone calls to each household and an invitation
to a general meeting explaining the proposed change. Information was also posted
on the district website.
I appreciate the efforts of the Transition Committee, administrators, families, and
the school board as they addressed this realignment. Everyone involved felt it important to inform the public well in advance of the change. The district will continue
to keep all elementary families posted not only about the boundary realignment but
also the Valley View to Yorkshire move, the progress of the Valley View renovations,
and the anticipated move to the new grade level structure in 2011-2012.
Please contact me with any questions.
Dr. Kate Orban
korban@yssd.org
Cheerleaders Win Competition
The 14 girls on the York Suburban cheerleading
competition squad recently competed in the YAIAA
Cheer Competition at Dallastown.
York Suburban placed fi rst in the Small Varsity
division (l5 & under) in completion against seven other
schools. The Large Varsity division had six squads
competing. York Suburban placed third overall.
The girls on the competition squad are: Whitney
Alakson, Alex Anderson, Natalie Bissey, Justine Blasser,
Kristy Bosley, Alaysia Humer, Taylor Frederick, Bethany
Miller, Bre Shorten, Brooke Small, Chelsea Sprigle,
Lexy Watson, Savannah Wire and Lauren Wolf. The
coach is Leslee Yoder, assisted by Jennifer Beck.