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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.-
Tag Archives: competition
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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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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Deadline extended for student video contest
The deadline has been extended for a video contest asking students to create videos demonstrating ways people can be more energy-efficient.
Northeastern grads win ninth in national website design competition
Two recent Northeastern grads won ninth place in a website design competition.
South Eastern student wins regional MATHCOUNTS competition
A South Eastern Middle School Student won the 28th annual Lincoln Chapter MATHCOUNTS compeition on Saturday. The competition included 189 students from 31 schools in Lancaster, Lebanon, York and Adams Counties, according to a news release. Jacob McKnight, from South … Continue reading
Local students win in art and writing competition
Commonwealth Connections Academy, a cyber charter school, recently announced the winners of the 2012 South Central Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. The competition is open to students in grades 7 to 12 in 28 categories, such as poetry, painting and … Continue reading
Posted in Angie Mason, Awards and honors
Tagged art, Awards and honors, competition, writing
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Robots competition at Penn State York on Saturday
Penn State York will host a robotics competition on Saturday, according to a news release. The FIRST Tech Challenge South Central PA Regional Qualifier will be held from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student … Continue reading
Posted in Angie Mason, Events, Penn State York
Tagged competition, events, High school, robots, students
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Pennsylvania gets Race to the Top funds
Pennsylvania has finally won some funding in the federal Race to the Top grant competition. The state didn’t win in the first two rounds of competition. But the state announced today that it has been awarded about $41 million in … Continue reading
Posted in Angie Mason, Budgets and finances
Tagged competition, federal funds, grants, Race to the Top, State
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