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Update on Washington Township efforts to leave Dover district
Remember the folks who want to move Washington Township from the Dover Area School District? For months, the Washington Township Education Coalition‘s website urged residents to sign its petition, which you might remember is the one of the first steps … Continue reading
Students make bowls for Soup and A-Bowl
From a Northern York County School District news release: “The Northern Middle School Art Club, National Art Honor Society and Ceramics II students created and donated 70 hand-made bowls for the Central Pa. Food Bank’s annual Soup and A-Bowl event … Continue reading
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Northern students to be junior borough council members
Two Northern High School students have been named Dillsburg Borough Junior Council members, according to a news release. Juniors Theron J. “TJ” Peters and John Zook will be sworn in at the March 13 council meeting, which will be held … Continue reading
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Northern club creates 9/11 billboard
If you’re driving on Route 15 in Dillsburg, keep an eye out for this billboard, which was created by members of Northern High School’s DECA marketing club. The district sent over the photo with these details: “A billboard conceived by … Continue reading
Principal performs to reward student fundraising efforts
Jeff Clifton, principal at South Mountain Elementary in the Northern York County School District, offered a dance performance of “YMCA” during lunch before the holidays. Clifton promised students he’d dance for each lunch shift if they met their fundraising goal … Continue reading
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Northern teacher to attend C-SPAN conference
A teacher in Northern York County School District will be attending a conference to learn more about how to use C-SPAN in their social studies classes. Cynthia Golden, an American government teacher at Northern High School, was chosen from applicants … Continue reading
Northern principal shares Belize culture
Northern Elementary School Principal Joyce Cal, a native of Belize, organized a celebration of her country’s independence day on Sept. 21. She treated students to 400 red, white and blue cupcakes in the shape of the Belize flag, played traditional … Continue reading
Northern Middle students are future problem solvers
A team of Northern Middle School sixth-graders won first place at the State Bowl on Future Problem Solving in April. The competition included analyzing a future scene or issue, brainstorming challenges, identifying underlying problems, creating unique solutions and developing a … Continue reading
Northern students compete in science program
From the Northern York County School District: “Four sophomores in Northern’s Honors Chemistry class received mini calculators and certificates for projects entered in the 2011 Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards Program. The science competition encourages students to work in groups to simulate … Continue reading
Students win writing awards
Several York County students are among the winners of the 2011 South Central Scholastic Writing Awards sponsored by Commonwealth Connections Academy. The program gives awards for writing in several categories, including journalism, poetry, science fiction and humor, according to a … Continue reading
