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Education reporter Angie Mason looks at York County school happenings, education trends and other issues from the classroom to the cafeteria.-
Category Archives: Southern York School District
South Western, Spring Grove, West York top seat belt challenge
Three local high schools — South Western, Spring Grove Area, and West York — took the top honors in the Second Annual York/Adams High School Seat Belt Challenge, according to a news release.
Posted in Angie Mason, Central York School District, Dallastown Area School District, Dover Area School District, Eastern York School District, Northeastern School District, South Western School District, Southern York School District, York County School of Technology, York Suburban School District
Tagged competition, driver safety, driving, High school, Safety, teenagers, York Area Highway Safety Council
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Southern York County School District, YMCA branch work together on cost-saving intiative
A partnership between the Southern York County School District and the Southern Branch YMCA is saving money for the school district and recently earned recognition from the Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials.
Local students win regional robotics competition
A team of local high school students won a the regional level of a robotics competition held recently, according to a news release.
Posted in Angie Mason, Central York School District, Dallastown Area School District, Eastern York School District, home schooling, Private schools, South Eastern School District, Southern York School District, York Country Day
Tagged competition, FIRST, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, Frisbee, robitics, robots
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School districts are making preparations for Hurricane Sandy
School districts around York County have been taking some steps to prepare for the possibility that Hurricane Sandy could hit the area early next week.
Susquehannock teachers do their own “Call Me Maybe” rendition
Susquehannock High School teachers performed their own rendition of “Call Me Maybe” and presented it to students around the start of the school year.
Are your schools using social media to communicate?
Some school districts are using social media like Twitter and Facebook to communicate with families.
Candidates describe why they want to be Dallastown’s next superintendent
Last night, the Dallastown community met two candidates to be the school district’s next superintendent. To be fair, they already knew one. Ron Dyer, a York Township resident, has been assistant superintendent in Dallastown since 2005 and has been acting … Continue reading
See who is retiring from your school district
York Catholic teacher Sam Spiese is retiring after 44 years, and his wife, Nancy, is retiring after 21. Both are graduates of the school, too. After interviewing the Spieses, I sent out requests around the county, asking for the names … Continue reading
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Tagged retire, retirement, teachers
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York County students win scholarships
A William Penn Senior High School student was awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the Comcast Foundation, which also awarded $1,000 scholarships to seven other York County students. The scholarships were awarded through the Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program, which recognizes … Continue reading
Dallastown board member earns accreditation
A Dallastown Area School Board member recently received Master School Board Member accreditation from the Pennsylvania School Boards Association. Don Yoder, a board member since 1999, was one of four board members in the state to receive the recognition, which … Continue reading
