York High School

Yesterday, in Coach Doug Pereira’s Sports Marketing I class, students completed their quarter long football team management assignment by “playing” their class’s own football championship. At the beginning of the quarter, students began to schedule their games. Later, once their games had been scheduled, they began to simulate the games where the winner was decided with the roll of some dice. Finally, this assignment came to a climactic conclusion with a final winner being crowned the champion. In Pereira’s 1A class, for example, the champions were the Oregon Ducks.

Today was the annual Underclassmen Academic Award presentation, and besides Highest Honors and Honors awards, several students received the Soaring Falcon Award for demonstrating exceptional respect and responsibility this school year.

Candid Color requested we share the information for graduating seniors and their families about purchasing graduation photos. After crossing the stage, students will pause and pose for photos with their diplomas. Please use the following code 5-7 days after graduation to access these photos.

Ben Owenby is one of 20 high school students in the country who was selected to attend National Student Youth Summit in Washington DC. He was nominated through AIYLC (American Independent Youth Leadership Conference) and NJROTC. He leaves July 12 and will tour all the branches of government, spend a day at the Pentagon to watch a briefing, and learn about becoming a leader beyond the 250th anniversary mark of our country. Senior Zach Cronin will accompany him, as he was also selected for this honor. Congratulations, Zach and Ben!

Senior Safiyya Mohammed was recognized at the senior awards ceremony and presented with certificate recognizing her outstanding contribution to the Learning Commons Advisory Board. She helped create the Learning Commons Senior Library Legacy Display and read 661 books over her four high school years.

The York Falcon Band Awards Banquet celebrated the accomplishments and dedication of its students and volunteers. The evening featured the presentation of individual awards and senior scholarships, recognizing outstanding achievement and commitment. This year’s banquet also marked a special milestone as the final awards banquet for the beloved band director, who is retiring after 30 years of inspiring and leading generations of musicians.

Today, the girls softball team faced a difficult opponent. Despite solid defensive plays, they lost 4-0, but are the Regional Runner Up. Congratulations to the Lady Falcons and to the recently named District and Regional team members recognized for outstanding play this season.

Students in Ms. Heather Davis’s AP Seminar class did a gallery walk to choose topics for their Socratic Seminar.

Grayson Kelly is currently the Marine Service Technology champion for the state of Virginia. SkillsUSA is a national organization that supports CTE programs in both high school and post secondary environments. New Horizons is a member of SkillsUSA, and all the students at NHREC become members as well. SkillsUSA hosts state competitions in each state and the national competition in Atlanta every year. Grayson Kelly has participated and won at the regional competition and the state level. Being the state champion earned him a spot to compete at the national competition. He is currently in Atlanta competing against 27 other competitors from across the nation. Some of his competitors are post secondary. The contest includes 14 stations with various hands-on tasks that they have learned throughout the year