York Suburban School District

S U B U R B A N 

2004-05 

Budget 

Wins 

Approval 

The York Suburban 

School Board has 

adopted a budget for 

the 2004-05 fiscal year. 

The budget calls 

for $31,808,775 in expenditures, 

a 6.93 percent 

increase of 

$2,062,129 over the 

current budget. 

The plan calls for a 

millage rate of 17.50, 

up slightly from the 

16.22 mills now in effect. 

For a home assessed 

at $100,000, the 

increase will be $128 

a year. 

The major expenditures 

in the budget 

are increases in salaries 

and benefits — 

most of which are 

mandated by contracts 

– and increasing enrollment 

in the district. 

“This budget holds 

the line as much as 

possible on spending 

while maintaining the 

high quality education 

expected by the residents 

of the York Suburban 

School District,” 

said Dr. William 

Hartman, Jr., Superintendent. 

Volume Six, Number 5 York Suburban School District June/July 2004 

A Moving Moment for Seniors 

Members of the Class of 2004 move the tassels on their caps from one side to the 

other to signify their newly-earned status as graduates of York Suburban High 

School. For a story and additional photographs of graduation, turn to page 7. 

CTC Wins Grant to Take Play on the Road 

York Suburban Communities That Care has received a grant for $3,500 from 

the York County Community Foundation to underwrite the cost of taking a play 

about school violence to other schools in York County. 

Project Harmony’s “Bang Bang You’re Dead” deals with a teen who wreaks 

havoc in his school and why no one identified the signs of violence brewing 

(continued on page 4) 

Accepting a $3,500 check from the York County Community Foundation are: 

(From left) Dr. William Hartman, Jr., York Suburban School District Superintendent; 

Cathy Shaffer, President of York Suburban Communities That Care; 

Bryan Tate, York County Community Foundation’s Vice President for 

Program, Grantmaking and Initiatives; and Pam Royer, York Suburban High 

School Project Harmony Advisor. 

YS Student 

Is Named 

Junior Miss 

For the second year in 

a row, a York Suburban 

High School student has 

won the York County 

Junior Miss title. 

Mary 

Kathryn 

(Katie) 

Robins, a 

member 

of the 

Class of 

2005, received 

the 

Katie 

Robins 

title sash from last year’s 

Junior Miss, Anne 

Pavlick. 

Katie played Telemann’s 

“Concerto in G 

Major for Viola” in the talent 

portion of the program. 

Along with the title, 

Katie receives $11,000 in 

scholarship awards and an 

opportunity to compete in 

the Pennsylvania Junior 

Miss Program. Katie 

hopes to attend Cornell 

University or Haverford 

College when she graduates 

in June of 2005. 

The daughter of Chris 

and Christie Robins, she 

said the program “is a 

wonderful experience. 

All the other girls that 

were involved feel the 

same way. It was so 

much fun.” 

(continued on page 4)

2004 Achievement Awards Presented 

A number of awards 

were presented at an awards 

ceremony in May. The 

awards and recipients are: 

ACHIEVEMENT IN CE- 

RAMIC ART AWARD 

— Award given to a student 

with outstanding 

achievements in the field 

of ceramic art. Jason 

Smith 

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART 

AWARD — Award given 

to a student with outstanding 

achievements in 

the field of art. Deb 

Bering 

LILLIAN STEVENS ME- 

MORIAL SCHOLAR- 

SHIP — $100 awarded 

to a senior boy or girl 

who has shown excellence 

in the field of art, 

and who plans to further 

his/her education in art. 

Margaret Klinedinst 

LAURA HUBER MEMO- 

RIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

— A $250 scholarship 

award in memory of 

Laura Huber, a former 

Physical Education 

teacher at York Suburban. 

The recipient of this 

award must have declared 

a major in education 

or a health-related 

field. The recipient must 

have been dedicated to 

one sport for at least two 

consecutive years at York 

Suburban High School. 

He or she must demonstrate 

good citizenship 

and a strong work ethic. 

Danielle Solomon. 

GERMAN AWARD — An 

engraved Cross pen and 

pencil set given in recognition 

of special accomplishment 

in the study of 

the German language. 

Laura Warman 

SPANISH AWARD — An 

engraved Cross pen and 

pencil set given in recognition 

of special accomplishment 

in the study of 

the Spanish Language. 

Courtney Brein 

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FRENCH AWARD — A 

medal from Paris Mint 

given in recognition of 

special accomplishment 

in the study of the French 

Language. Katherine 

Pandelidis. 

LATIN AWARD — An engraved 

Cross pen given 

in recognition of special 

accomplishment in the 

study of Latin. Nicole 

Nazmack and Daniel 

Hogan 

ENGLISH AWARD — A 

certificate from the National 

Council of Teachers 

of English for superior 

performance in writing. 


ALAN SPENCER MEMO- 

RIAL AWARD — $150 

awarded to a senior boy 

who has attained letters 

in two varsity sports and 

has displayed qualities of 

sportsmanship, leadership, 

and school and 

competitive spirit. David 

Kurz 

YAIAA COACHES ASSO- 

CIATION SCHOLAR- 

SHIP — $500 awarded 

to a senior who has been 

accepted to an institution 

of higher learning, been 

a member of an interscholastic 

basketball program 

for at least three 

years, displayed good 

character, good school/ 

community citizenship, 

and achieved academically. 

David Kurz 

RANDY STETLER ME- 

MORIAL AWARD — A 

plaque and $250 

awarded to both a member 

of the boys’ and girls’ 

basketball teams who 

have been the most teamoriented 

players of the 

season. David Kurz and 

Lara Miller 

JANIS R. SNELL MATH- 

EMATICS AWARD — 

$180 awarded to the senior 

who has the highest 

average in mathematics 

for four years at York 

Suburban and has taken 

at least one of the advanced 

courses, Calculus 

and/or Matrix Algebra 

and Probability. Jason 

Burwick 

MATHEMATICS CON- 

TEST AWARDS — A 

pin given to the student 

who scored highest in the 

Mathematics Contest. 

Taylor Blyth and William 

Souser 

RENSSELAER MATH- 

EMATICS AND SCI- 

ENCE AWARD — A 

medal given to a member 

of the junior class for 

achievement in mathematics 

and science. 

Andrew Beck 

C O U R T N E Y 

MCMILLION MEMO- 

RIAL SCHOLARSHIP 

— The Indian Rock Elementary 

School PTO 

established a scholarship 

award to be presented to 

a graduating senior who 

attended Indian Rock Elementary 

School and has 

been accepted to an institution 

of higher learning. 

The recipient must have 

experience in service to 

children and be in good 

scholastic standing. The 

winner will receive 

$1,100 and a plaque. A 

plaque will also be hung 

at Indian Rock in 

memory of Courtney. 

Elizabeth Zortman 

WEST POINT MILITARY 

ACADEMY APPOINT- 

MENT — An acceptance 

certificate presented in 

recognition of an appointment 

to West Point 

Military Academy. 

Nathaniel Lauer 

THE PHYLLIS HOKE 

LEHMAN MEMORIAL 

AWARD — $200 given 

to the senior accounting 

student with the highest 

average. Jonathan Nauss 

THE GALBRAITH ME- 

MORIAL AWARD — 

$100 given to the senior 

accounting student with 

the second highest average. 

Erin Hershner 

BIOLOGY AWARD — 

The student with the 

most outstanding scholastic 

average in Biology 

II is awarded a Certificate 

for Excellence in 

Life Science. The certificate 

is awarded by the 

National Association of 

Biology Teachers. 

Nicole Nazmack 

CHEMISTRY AWARD — 

A certificate of merit 

award presented to the 

most outstanding Chemistry 

II student based 

upon their scholastic average. 

This award is presented 

by the Southeastern 

Pennsylvania Section 

of the American Chemical 

Society. Emma 

Marcucci 

PHYSICS AWARD — An 

Outstanding Student 

Certificate is presented 

by the American Association 

of Physics Teachers 

to the Physics II student 

with the highest 

scholastic average and 

who plans to further their 

education in the field of 

science. Jason Burwick 

LINDA REXRODE ME- 


SHIP — $150 each to the 

students who best personify 

Linda’s goals, 

achievements and character 

traits. The criteria for 

the award are: Must be accepted 

into a four-year accredited 

college program, 

must rank in the top 10 

percent of the class, must 

have earned a varsity letter 

and must be involved 

in school and community 

activities. Cara Jellison 

and Nicole Roos 

RICK SNYDER MEMO- 

RIAL AWARD — $300 

each and a plaque presented 

in memory of 

Rick Snyder to a senior 

who has participated in 

baseball or softball. The 

recipient of this award 

must have a good attitude 

and display good sportsmanship. 

He/she also 

must plan to further his/ 

her education and continue 

playing baseball or 

softball after graduation. 

The recipient’s name will 

be engraved on a plaque 

that will be displayed in 

the lobby showcase. 

David Kurz 

ROBERT L. DOVEY 

ACADEMIC RECOG- 

NITION AWARDS — A 

$600 check to each of the 

two top-ranking students 

in the senior class. 

Courtney Brein and Jason 

Burwick. 

YORK SUBURBAN 

DOLLARS FOR 

SCHOLARS — Financial 

awards to York Suburban 

students who 

have been accepted and 

are planning to attend accredited 

post secondary 

educational institutions. 

These awards are based 

on financial need, scholastic 

merit, and achieving 

academic potential: 

Caitlin Carney — $2,000— 

Franklin & Marshall — Garner 

Scholarship Fund, 

$1,000 underwritten by the 

Garner family in honor of 

Blaine R. Garner 

Jennifer Evans — 

$1,000.00 — Judson 

College — Underwritten 

by the Robin Worley 

Myers Memorial 

Scholarship through the 

York County Community 

Foundation: 

Bradley Kinedinst — 

$1,000 — Penn Tech — 

York Suburban Employees 

Scholarship. 

Zane McCullough — 

$1,000 — York Technical 

Institute — underwritten 

by the Jeffrey D. 

Sindicich Foundation. 

Elizabeth Zortman — 

$1,000 — York College 

— Underwritten by the 

Anna, Bennett & John 

Pearson 

(continued on page 3)

Dollars for Scholars Awards 5 New Grants 


Dollars for Scholars 

Foundation has 

awarded grants to five 

members of the Class 

of 2004 and renewed 

the scholarships of 11 

previous recipients. 

The new Dollars 

for Scholars recipients 

are: 

Caitlin Carney, a 

$2,000 award. She 

will attend Franklin & 

Marshall College. 

Jennifer Evans, a 

$1,000 award underwritten 

by the Robin Worley 

Myers Memorial Scholarship. 

She will attend 

Judson College. 

Brad Klinedinst, a 

$1,000 award, the 

Achievement Awards, continued from page 2 

Caitlin Carney Jennifer Evans Brad Klinedinst Zane McCullough Elizabeth Zortman 

York Suburban Employees 

Scholarship. He will 

attend Penn College of 

Technology. 

Zane McCullough, a 


by the Jeffrey D. 

Sindicich Foundation. 

He will attend York 

Technical Institute. 

Elizabeth Zortman, a 


by the Anna, Bennett 

and John Pearson Scholarship 

Fund. She will 

attend York College. 

Students who received 

renewals of their 

scholarships are: 

Seth Freedman, 

Johns Hopkins University, 

$1,000. 

Molly Zellers Gable, 

York College, $1,000. 

Adam Glassmyer, 

Villanova University, 

$1,000. 

Sarah Goodis, New 

York University, $1,000. 

Melissa Grove, Messiah 

College, $1,000. 

Alicia Heist, Hood 

College, $1,000. 

Erin Klein, York College, 

$1,000. 

Erin Krepps, 

Gettysburg College, 

$2,000. 

Joseph Leece, University 

of Richmond, 

$1,000. 

Michelle Miller, 

Bridgewater College, 

$1,000. 

Valerie Morgan, 

Oberlin College, $2,000. 

YORK HOSPITAL TEEN 

VOLUNTEER SER- 

VICE AWARDS — A 

pin/key chain given by 

York Hospital in recognition 

of volunteer hours 

given to various organizations 

in our community. 

Jenna Bortner, Andrew 

Gee, Justin Schrading, 

Samantha Cherry, Christine 

Duffey, Nadia Hasan, 

Katie Moritz, Ryan 

Mosser and Regina Staub. 

KATHRYN S. SHUE ME- 


SHIP — As $800 scholarship 

award presented to 

a senior student(s) who 

has declared Elementary 

Education as a college major. 

The student must have 

a 3.2 or better average 

through seven semesters 

or be nominated by a 

teacher. The scholarship 

is in memory of Kathryn 

S. Shue, a dedicated York 

school teacher. Leah 

Zellers and Elizabeth 

Zortman. 

ALL SPORTS BOOS-TER 

CLUB SCHOLAR- 

SHIPS — $500 awards 

to the colleges the recipients 

will attend. The 

awards are given to both 

a female and male athlete 

from the fall, winter and 

spring sports seasons. 

The recipients must have 

a positive attitude, they 

must exhibit good sportsmanship, 

hard work, 

teamwork and school 

and team spirit. Katy 

Pandelidis, Jessica 

Johnston, Joe Hill, 

Lauren Neff, Casey 

Ariail, Meagan Brunner, 

Bret Young 

YORK SUBURBAN 

BAND PARENT’S AS- 

SOCIATION SCHOL- 

ARSHIP — A $500 

scholarship award presented 

to the outstanding 

guard member and band 

member for exhibiting 

excellence in leadership 

and citizenship. Christopher 

Whittaker (Band) 

and Sarah Wilson 

(Guard). 

JOHN MOTTER MEMO- 

RIAL AWARD – A $200 

award established by 

friends and members of 

the class of 1980 in 

memory of John Motter, to 

a senior who has participated 

in both a music and 

athletic program between 

the grades of 9 and 12. 

The recipient should further 

intend to continue to 

pursue the cause of music, 

be it educationally, professionally 

or as an avocation. 


AMY ELLIOTT MEMO- 

RIAL AWARD — A $50 

check awarded by 

Bookland in memory of 

Amy Elliott. The recipient 

is a male soccer player 

who demonstrates ability 

and has the characteristics 

exemplified by Amy 

— character and determination. 

Jesse Freedman 

BUCKINGHAM 

ACHIEVEMENT 

AWARD — Award based 

on excellence in Home 

Economics. Jessica 

Seaks 

YORK COUNTY ASSO- 

CIATION OF FAMILY 

AND CONSUMER SCI- 

ENCES AWARD — 

Award given to a student 

with proficiency in various 

areas of Home Economics. 

Amy Lloyd 

BUCKINGHAM 

ACHIEVEMENT 

AWARD — Award based 

on excellence in Technology 

Education. 

Nathaniel Werth 

EAST YORK PTO 

SCHOLARSHIP — A 

$500 award to a former 

East York Elementary 

School student who demonstrates 

scholastic 

achievement and is involved 

in a variety of extracurricular 

activities. 

Shana Middleton 

CHRISTOPHER 

STERNER MEMO- 

RIAL AWARD — A 

$200 grant and an engraved 

pewter dish to the 

senior boy who has been 

a good school citizen and 

has participated in a 

school sport for at least 

three years while attending 

York Suburban. The 

recipient must maintain a 

cumulative average of 

2.0 or better. Nathaniel 

Lauer 

SECOND MILE COM- 

MUNITY SERVICE 

AWARD. Jael Sherman. 

J. STANLEY BEAMENS- 

DERFER MEMORIAL 

AWARD — $70 awards 

to the two students who 

have lettered in two 

sports and have the highest 

scholastic average in 

four years’ attendance. 

Katherine Pandelidis and 

Jessica Johnston 

TOUCHSTONE FOUN- 

DATION AWARD — 

(continued on page 4) 

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$500 for each of the first 

two years of post secondary 

education, with the 

opportunity to receive 

$500 for each of the next 

two years, and a plaque 

presented in memory of 

Mary E. Horne, Class of 

1961, to a senior planning 

to continue his or 

her education and who 

demonstrates an understanding 

of the need for 

individual responsibility 

for the sustainable use of 

the earth’s resources and 

a commitment to follow 

a visionary path toward 

living in harmony with 

nature. Courtney Brein 

STUDENT COUNCIL OF- 

FICERS’ AWARDS — A 

$25.00 gift certificate to 

Student Council Officers. 

Anne Pavlick, 

Nathaniel Lauer, Leah 

Zellers and Cara Jellison 

OUTSTANDING SENIOR 

AWARD — $25 to the 

outstanding senior who 

has contributed to the 

school, as selected by the 

Student Council advisors. 

Hilary Calkins 

NATIONAL HONOR SO- 

CIETY AWARD — A 

certificate and $50 presented 

to the member 

who has been outstanding 

in the areas of scholarship, 

character, leadership, 

and service. Elizabeth 

Zortman 

YORK DISPATCH ACA- 

DEMIC ALL-STARS — 

A certificate for Academic 

All-Stars in York 

County, presented by the 

York Dispatch in recognition 

of academic excellence. 

Courtney Brein, 

Jason Burwick, Sylvie 

Bushwick, Caitlin 

Carney, Cara Jellison, 

Jessica Johnston, Emma 

Marcucci, Katherine 

Pandelidis, Laura 

Warman and Elizabeth 

Zortman 

DISTRICT III ACA- 

DEMIC RECOGNI- 

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Achievement Awards, continued from page 3 

TION AWARDS — A 

certificate awarded to the 

students who have an 

unweighted grade point 

average of 3.8 or higher 

and who have lettered in 

at least two varsity sports 

during their junior/senior 

year. The student must 

possess good citizenship 

and good sportsmanship. 

Katherine Pandelidis, 

Jessica Johnston, Cara 

Jellison, Zachary 

Burchman, David Kurz, 

Lauren Powers, Nicole 

Roos and Courtney Brein 

SPORTSMANSHIP MED- 

ALS — Medals awarded 

by the District III to a 

senior male and female 

student who demonstrated 

the most sportsmanship 

qualities 

throughout the year. 

Alison Schmidt and Jordan 

O’Reilly 

YAIAA ACADEMIC REC- 

OGNITION AWARDS 

— A certificate awarded to 

the students who have an 

unweighted grade point 

average of 3.5 or higher 

and who have lettered in at 

least two varsity sports 

during their junior/senior 

year. The student must 

possess good citizenship 

and good sportsmanship. 

Courtney Brein, Laura 

Warman, Katherine 

Pandelidis, Jessica 

Johnston, Caitlin Carney, 

Cara Jellison, Jordan 

O’Reilly, Nicole Roos, 

Zachary Burchman, Shana 

Middleton, David Kurz, 

Lauren Powers, Elana 

Zuckerman, Bradley Garner, 

Alison Schmidt, 

Katherine Bentz, Casey 

Ariail, Stephen Dyson, 

Jonathan Nauss, Danielle 

Solomon, Zachary Moore, 

Leah Zellers 

YORK SUBURBAN 

SCHOLAR/ATHLETE 

— One male and one female 

member of the senior 

class as chosen by 

the principal and a committee. 

The recipients 

must have an overall 

GPA of 3.0 or higher, 

earned letters in two different 

varsity sports, and 

be a good citizen and a 

positive influence in 

school and on the teams. 

Photographs of the recipients 

will be placed in 

the main corridor of the 

school. This award is 

given in an effort to promote 

good grades, school 

citizenship and participation 

in athletics. David 

Kurz and Nicole Roos 

WILLIAM F. WAGNER, 

JR. MEMORIAL 

SCHOLARSHIP 

AWARD — $100 

awarded to the outstanding 

student(s) for swimming 

achievements, 

team leadership and contributions 

to the team. 

Leah Zellers 

PAUL KEIRSTED ME- 


SHIP — $175 presented 

in memory of Paul 

Keirsted, who taught and 

coached in the York Suburban 

School District for 

more than 30 years. The 

recipient is a senior who 

will be attending a twoyear 

or four-year college 

and who has an appreciation 

of conservation and/ 

or culinary arts. Justin 

Bowersox 

ALLISON E. GUYER 

MEMORIAL SCHOL- 

ARSHIP — A $500 

scholarship award in 

memory of Allison E. 

Guyer, a member of the 

Class of 1996. The recipient 

of this award must 

be a female member in 

good standing of the National 

Art Honor Society. 

She must be accepted at 

a two or four-year institution 

with plans of pursuing 

an art major or related 

field. She must 

have achieved a minimum 

of two varsity letters, 

and be a member of 

a varsity team during her 

senior year. Trista Kerr 

How to Report 

School Threats 

York County has a system for students, 

parents and staff members to report threats 

or possible harmful situations in schools. 

The 24-hour Crime Stoppers Hotline 

number is: 1-800-722-0991. 

All calls are anonymous. 

CTC Grant, continued from front page 

within him. The professionally written play 

is performed, directed and staged by York 

Suburban High School students. Project 

Harmony’s goal is “to promote harmony, 

sensitivity, understanding and tolerance 

among all people, regardless of racial, ethnic, 

cultural of religious backgrounds.” 

Discussion periods are held after the play 

to get feedback from the audience about the 

factors that led to the school violence and 

what could have been done to prevent it. 

CTC will now provide the financial support 

to have the program travel to other 

school districts. 

Bryan Tate, the York County Community 

Foundation’s Vice President of Program, 

Grantmaking and Initiatives said 

there were 27 applicants for the venture 

grants and only 14 were awarded. 

Junior Miss, continued from front page 

York Suburban was 

well represented in the 

Junior Miss program. 

Kelsey Moore was first 

runner up and Lauren 

Matthews won the talent 

portion with a piano solo. 

Katie plays in the 

York Suburban orchestra, 

takes part in the 

Drama Club and plays 

on the girls’ soccer team. 

She will also be president 

of the YS Chapter of the 

National Honor Society 

this coming year. Katie 

is also excited that she 

will have a role in Project 

Harmony’s production of 

“Bang, Bang You’re 

Dead,” a playing dealing 

with school violence.

YS Musicians 

Launch Cherry 

Lane Concerts 

With the return of warm weather, York City has 

inaugurated its new season of concerts in Cherry 

Lane in Downtown York. 

The York Suburban Senior High School Jazz 

Band (top photo) and the York Suburban Middle 

School Jazz Band (bottom photo) presented the first 

concert of the season in May. 

Class Reunions 

Class of 1964, October 2, Porky’s BBQ Place. 

Contact Danny Schultz at 244-9532 

Class of 1989, August 21, Chestnut Ridge. Contact 

Linda Boyer Stoner at 755-5339 

Class of 1979, August 7, The Great American 

Saloon, Red Lion. Contacts are Nancy 

(Vassar) and Greg Bentley at 741-0295 or 

gbent93626@aol.com 

Class of 1984 looking for alumni. Contact 

Cheryl Bradley Strausbaugh at 792-0217. 

High 

School 

Music 

Awards 

Several awards were 

presented to York Suburban 

High School musicians 

at a recent concert. 

The awards and recipients 

are: 

National School Orchestra 

Award – Nick 

Mauro. 

Barbara Freed Yinger 

Award for a Junior 

Class Band Member – 

Jessica Hildebrand. 

John Philip Sousa National 

Band Award – 

Christopher 

Whittaker. 

SUMMER 

HOURS 


Administration Office, 

High School and Middle 

School will be open 

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Thursday 

and from 8 a.m. to 

11:30 a.m. on Fridays, 

now through August 13. 

Residents who need 

to visit the Valley View 

Center or East York Elementary 

School should 

call in advance to schedule 

an appointment. Valley 

View’s number is 

843-0305 and East 

York’s is 755-1021. The 

Indian Rock administration 

can be contacted by 

calling the Ronald 

Provard Education Center 

at 848-2814. 

The Class of 2015 

Begins the Journey 

The same week the York Suburban Class of 2004 

was leaving the school system, the first graders at 

Valley View Center were preparing to embark on their 

educational journey as the Class of 2015. 

On display at the Valley View ice cream social 

that week was a quilt featuring the work of the first 

graders. Each first grade students drew his/her favorite 

memory on fabric. The pieces were then assembled 

into a quilt by the Valley View Center Parents 

Committee. 

The plan is to display the quilt in the school next 

year. After that year, the quilt will be stored and the 

box opened and the quilt displayed during the post 

graduation reception at the Valley View Center for 

the Class of 2015. 

A section of the Class of 2015 memory quilt. 

Two YS Students 

Earn Diplomas from 

York County HS 

Two students from York Suburban High School 

earned their diplomas through classes at the York 

County High School. 

The new graduates are: 

Michael Platkin and Erik Tierney. 

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Academic Excellence Awards Presented 

The 20th Annual Robert L. Dovey Academic Awards Program was held on May 19 at Wisehaven Hall. Awards and recipients include: 

Art 

Ninth Grade, Emily Moul 

Tenth Grade, Carolyn Gann 

Eleventh Grade, Brianna Artman 

Twelfth Grade, Erin Hershner 

Business Education 

Ninth Grade, Harithsa Asuri 

Tenth Grade, Tricia Mitschele 

Eleventh Grade, Ashley Howard 

Twelfth Grade, Jael Sherman 

English 

Ninth Grade, Sophie Bushwick 

Tenth Grade, Allison Myers 

Eleventh Grade, Amanda Murphy 

Twelfth Grade, Courtney Brein 

Family and Consumer 

Sciences 

Ninth Grade, Christine Duffey 

Tenth Grade, Morgan Hollinger 

Eleventh Grade, Christopher 

Miller 

Twelfth Grade, Barbara Leiphart 

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DEPARTMENT AWARDS 

NATIONAL MERIT 

SCHOLARS 

Letter of 

Commendation 

James DeLancey 

Alexander Gann 

Cara Jellison 

Emma Marcucci 


Katherine Pandelidis 

Michael Rooney 

Laura Warman 

Nathaniel Werth 

Finalist 


Jason Burwick 

Sylvie Bushwick 

Jordan O’Reilly 

Foreign Language 

Ninth Grade, Laura 

Hadginske 

Tenth Grade, Olivia Marcucci 

Eleventh Grade, Christina 

Antonopoulos 

Twelfth Grade, Nicole Roos 

Mathematics 

Ninth Grade, Sophie 

Bushwick 

Tenth Grade, Joshua 

Weinstein 

Eleventh Grade, Andrew Beck 

Twelfth Grade, Cara Jellison 

Music 

Ninth Grade, Eleanor 

Chodroff 

Tenth Grade, James 

Rohrbaugh 

Eleventh Grade, Nicholas 

Mauro 

Twelfth Grade, Christopher 

Whittaker 

Physical Education 

and Health 

Ninth Grade, Jeryl Simon 

Tenth Grade, Brittany Snyder 

Eleventh Grade, Brian Smith 

Twelfth Grade, Bret Young 

Ninth Grade – Health, Jake 

Schroeder 

Science 

Ninth Grade, Sophie 

Bushwick 

Tenth Grade, Marina Fridman 

Eleventh Grade, Andrew Beck 

Twelfth Grade, Cara Jellison 

Social Science 

Ninth Grade, Erini Blakey 

Tenth Grade, Katherine 

Williamson 

Eleventh Grade, Amanda 

Murphy 

Twelfth Grade, Courtney 

Brein 

Technology Education 

Ninth Grade, Bernard Murphy 

Tenth Grade, William Fizer 

Eleventh Grade, Nicholas 

Mauro 

Twelfth Grade, Timothy Fitz 

NINTH GRADE 

Erini Blakey 

First Year Award 

Zachary Bluett 


Sophie Bushwick 


Eleanor Chodroff 


Riki Gifford-Ferguson 


Laura Hadginske 


Ian Monk 


Brendan Moore 


Kathleen Moritz 


Alexandra Pandelidis 


Emily Perina 


Jake Schroeder 


TENTH GRADE 

Marina Fridman 

Second Year Award 

Kelly Gross 


NINTH GRADE 

Bennett Calkins 

Kaitlyn Deardorff 

Michelle Lebo 

Michelle Maurtua 

Bernard Murphy 

Jeryl Simon 

Andrew Smith 

Brittany Snyder 

Rachael Solomon 

Lydia Stayer 

Hannah Zellers 

TENTH GRADE 

Andrew Bilko 

David Flannelly 

Carolyn Gann 

Brigitte Garcia 

Stephen Hildebrand 

GRADE LEVEL AWARDS 

Top five percent of each class. 

Glyn Hinnenkamp 


Michele Lanpher 


Olivia Marcucci 


Sarah Mitchell 


Ryan Mosser 


Johan Andy Roos 


Emily Smith 


Joshua Weinstein 


Katherine Williamson 


ELEVENTH GRADE 

Elizabeth Allen 


Christina Antonopoulos 


Andrew Beck 

Third Year Award 

Gregory Lippiatt 


Nicholas Mauro 


Chelsea Meerbach 


Lauren Mock 


Amanda Murphy 


Laura Newcomer 


William Souser 


Shane Trout 


TWELFTH GRADE 


Fourth Year Award 

Jason Burwick 


Cara Jellison 


Jessica Johnston 


Emma Marcucci 




Katherine Pandelidis 


Nicole Roos 


Laura Warman 


GRADE LEVEL AWARDS 

Top six through ten percent and/or 3.9 G.P.A. or better. 

Kirstin Hogsett 

Kayla Kleynen 

Christina Lam 

Tessa Price 

Sameer Shah 

Allison Toomey 

ELEVENTH GRADE 

Yianna Antonopoulos 

Jessica Hildebrand 

Josannah Keller 

Whitney McIntosh 

Christopher Miller 

Kelsey Moore 

Theodora Pandelidis 

Mary Robins 

Yianni Saltos 

Christopher Santiago 

Michael Su 

TWELFTH GRADE 

Adrian Broderick 

Zachary Burchman 

Sylvie Bushwick 

Caitlin Carney 

Scott DePoe 

Alexander Gann 

Bradley Garner 

Nathan Gumke 

Erin Hershner 

Patrick Himes 

David Kurz 


Kathryn Perelman 

Christopher Whittaker 

Elizabeth Witmyer 


Elana Zuckerman

An Enchanting Evening for Graduation 

A warm and clear 

evening was the perfect 

setting for the commencement 

program for 

the Class of 2004. 

Anne Pavlick, Student 

Council President, 

welcomed the hundreds 

of relatives and friends of 

the graduates who filled 

the stands at Dick May 

Field on the York Suburban 

High School campus. 

Student Council Vice 

President Nathaniel 

Lauer offered a Moment 

of Reflection and Emily 

H. Bates brought greetings 

from the members 

of the York Suburban 

School Board. 

Valedictorian 

Courtney Brein, Salutatorian 

Jason Burwick and 

Emma Marcucci encouraged 

their classmates to 

follow their dreams and 

be productive citizens of 

the community. Elizabeth 

Zortman gave the 

closing remarks. 

Following the program, 

a reception was 

held at the Valley View 

Center for the new 

graduates and their 

guests. 

THE CLASS OF 2004 

The 180 members of 

the York Suburban High 

School Class of 2004 are: 

Wahida Akberzie 

Leah Marie Allen 

Samantha J. Allen 

Casey M. Ariail 

David A. Atkins, Jr. 

Corey A. Barnett 

Brittany Begelfer 

Orry Sherod Bembry 

Katherine M. Bentz 

Deborah Ann Bering 

Sarah Teresa Berkowitz 

Kayla M. Border 

Zachary M. Born 

Jenna Lyn Bortner 

Amber Lee Bosserman 

Justin M. Bowersox 

Nathaniel Stephen Boyd 

Courtney Erin Brein 

Adrian S. Broderick 

Jordan F. Broderick 

Joel T. Brooket 

Meagan Elizabeth 

Brunner 

Zachary H. Burchman 

Cassandra Ann Burk 

Jason Scott Burwick 

Sylvie Ann Bushwick 

Hilary Sian Calkins 

Caitlin Marie Carney 

Eric Allen Cassel 

Kevin Mason Cauthorne 

Doran Copeland 

Rocio Cruz Torres 

James Matthew DeLancey 

Stephanie Elizabeth Delp 

Scott Alan DePoe 

James Patrick Devlin 

Sarah Joanne DeVore 

T. W. Drumm 

Ryan Dubbs 

Stephen D. Dyson 

Jennifer Sue Evans 

Joshua P.G. Fetrow 

Javier I. Fierro Mendoza 

Keith D. Finke 

Timothy James Fitz 

Megan Nicole Fizer 

Kevin John Flanagan 

Jesse Grant Freedman 

Heather Diana Frost 

Elise Rochelle Fulton 

Kenneth Alexander Gann 

Bradley Mark Garner 

Stefanie Elise Gerwig 

Lavinia M. Ghergulescu 

Kostas Israel Giourtis 

Christy Joy Grames 

Joshua M. Gray 

Trista Rose Gray 

Matthew Grunden 

Nathan William Gumke 

Matthew Allen Hale 

Ryan C. Hash 

Erin Elizabeth Hershner 

Hannah Rae Hershner 

Joseph Gregory Hill 

Patrick Taylor Himes 

Sean Kirk Hoffman 

Daniel Ryan Hogan 

Aaron Lee Hostetter 

Christopher S. Howard 

Elysia Huber 

Cara Ann Jellison 

Jessica Courtney Johnston 

Cody Alan Kashner 

Trista Tabitha Kerr 

Joseph M. King 

Sarah Michaela Kinner 

Bradley Alan Klinedinst 

Margaret Ann Klinedinst 

John Foster Knowles, Jr. 

Kevin J. Konrad 

Andi Kubala 

Anne Pavlick 



Jason Burwick 

Emma Marcucci 


David Anthony Kurz 

Andrea Lynn LaCesa 

Andrew James Lane 

Jacob Allan Lane 

Melissa A. Lane 

Nathaniel Roy Lauer 

Gillian Leigh Laughlin 

Barbara Lizabeth Leiphart 

Julia Nichole Liddick 

Amy Elizabeth Lloyd 

Michelle Claire Dena 

MacDonald 

Nathan Mansberger 

Emma Cordts Marcucci 

Nathan Charles Markle 

Zane McCullough 

Mark Gabriel Medina 

Heather Marie Merchant 

Kristen Lea Meyer 

Shana Aileen Middleton 

Lisa Ann Mitchell 

Samantha A. Mitchell 

Amanda Elizabeth Moore 

Zachary D. Moore 

Michelle Elizabeth 

Morgan 

Erin Sue Moscony 

Jenna Mutlack 

Allen J. Nauss 

Jonathan Nauss 

Christina Nicole Nazmack 

Lauren Marie Neff 

Michel Elizabeth Nolte 

Laura Michele Nortrup 


Matthew Christian 

Oberdick 

Kaitlin Elizabeth Olewiler 

André Anthony Palmer, Jr. 

Katherine C. Pandelidis 

Chad Pantelich 

Anne Martha Pavlick 

Athanasia S. Pavlou 

Kathryn L. Perelman 

Lauren Jayne Powers 

Amber Jenelle-Eutoma 

Quance 

Ryan Michael Quinlivan 

Ryan N. Quintin 

Joanna Renee Raab 

Emily Margaret Rauch 

Andrew Timothy Rayburn 

Anthony Redding 

Jennifer Marie Reiller 

Kyle James Reinhold 

Davesha T. Rice 

Seth A. Robertson 

Nicole Staubach Robinson 

Michael Charles 

Rooney III 

Nicole J. Roos 

Angela M. Russell 

Peter T. Ruth 

Kalie A. Schaszberger 

Alison E. Schmidt 

Benjamin W. Schmidt 

Jeremy Allen Scullion 

Jessica Marie Seaks 

Guinevere Nichole Searcy 

Jael Hannah Sherman 

Hannah Ashley Skaggs 

Brian K. Skeen II 

John L. Skeparnias 

Nicholas L. Skeparnias 

Christopher M. Smith 

Jason Shepherd Smith 

Amy Renea Snyder 

Ben F. Snyder II 

Tristan B. Snyder 

Danielle Najoum Solomon 

Joseph P. Stahle 

Ross Alan Stanko 

Adrienne Leigh Stein 

Brittany B. Szala 

Brittany N. Taylor 

Marshall A. Tellez 

John Morton Verbit 

Vanessa Cristina Vethencourt 

Rodríguez 

Matthew S. Vidra 

Hien Kim Vu 

Ian Martin Waite 

Kacie Alyssa Walker 

Lauren Ashley Waltemyer 

Laura Anne Warman 

Nathaniel J. Werth 

Heather Ashley West 

Christopher Jacob 

Whittaker 

Brandt K. Wilson 

Sarah L. Wilson 

Jodie Christen Wise 

Justin Michael Witmer 

Elizabeth Ann Witmyer 

Brent M. Wood 

Shiro Yamada 

Bret Daniel Young 

Danielle Ann Zani 

Leah Rebecca Zellers 

Elizabeth Anne Zortman 

Jolene Ann Zortman 

Elana Ruth Zuckerman 

(List includes the names of: 

Foreign exchange students; 

students who have been 

attending college; those 

earning certificates in lieu of 

diplomas; those who attended 

LIU classes at York Suburban, 

but will receive diplomas from 

their home school districts; 

and those students who were 

attending the Manito Academy 

alternative program.) 

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Post Prom-plus Donors 

The Post Prom-plus committee expresses its appreciation to the following donors: 

Advance Auto Parts 

al Dente! Italian Restaurant 

All York Suburban Post Prom 

plus Fundraiser Supporters 

Almquist, David & Philista 

Aloha Snow 

Altland House/Valencia 

Anstine’s Candy Box 

Antonopoulos Family 

Appearances Salon & Spa 

Applebee’s Neighborhood 

Grill & Bar 

Aqua Massage 

Arnold, Kim 

Avon 

Auntie Anne’s (York Galleria) 

B. Dalton Booksellers 

Baja Beach Tanning Club 

Bare, Doug & Gina 

Bazaar, Inc. 

Beauty Bar 

Bethany United Methodist 

Church 

Beverly Shenberger 

Hairstylist 

Big Apple Bagels 

Bluett Bros. Violins 

Blyth, Matthew & Lisa 

Bon-Ton Stores Foundation 

Borders Books Music & Café 

Boscov’s 

Bowler’s Supply, Inc. 

Briarwood Golf Course 

Brown’s Orchards 

Burger King (Mt. Rose 

Avenue) 

Burwick, Jack & Sue 

Bush, John & Cappy 

Capitol Tuxedo (York 

Galleria) 

Caron, Gary & Lynn 

Carpet Mart 

Carryout Courier 

Center for Dental Excellence/ 

Dr. Gordon M. Bell 

Central Family Restaurant 

CHAPPS At The Hill 

Restaurant 

Classic Caramel Company 

Classic Tunes 

Cloister Car Wash 

Collens-Wagner Agency, Inc. 

Colonial Coffee Shop 

Colony Park Lanes East 

Colony Park North 

Conrad, Lynn 

Coombs Tavern 

Copper Beech Golf & Swim 

Club 

Cote, William & Patricia 

Cracker Barrel 

Craig’s Hair Designs 

Dairy Queen (E. Market 

Street) 

Dairy Queen (S. Queen 

Street) 

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Damon’s Grill –York 

Daniel E. McGarry, Jr. CLU, 

ChFC Northwestern 

Mutual Financial 

Network 

Dempsey, Dr. & Mrs. Joseph 

Deroche Industries, Inc. 

Dippin Dots (Lititz) 

Eat’ n Park Restaurant 

EB Games (Galleria Mall) 

Eckerd Drug (Eastern Blvd.) 

Edris Oil Service 

Education Station, Inc. 

Electronics Boutique (York 

Galleria) 

El Serrano 

Embers Steakhouse 

Enders, John & Judy 

Ettline Foods Corp. 

Fabric Inspirations 

Ferguson, Steve & Nancy 

Fertility Center, LLC 

Festive Board 

First Wok 

Flinchbaugh, James & Wendy 

Flying Feet Sport Shoes 

Formal Affairs 

Fox’s Pizza 

Framers’ Workshop 

Frantz, Sharon 

Freedman Family 

Frito Lay 

FYE (York Galleria) 

Gamestop 

Gann, David & Cathy 

Gard Group, Inc. 

Garner, Edward & Denise 

George’s Pizza 

Giant (E. Market Street) 

Giant (South York Plaza) 

Gift’s N Things 

Ginmiya 

Gloria Jean’s Coffee Bean 

Golden Arch Assoc. & 

McDonald’s (E. Market 

Street) 

Golden Dragon Chinese 

Restaurant 

Griest, Himes, Herrold, 

Schaumann LLP 

Handel’s Ice Cream 

Harrisburg Senators Baseball 

Club 

Hawk Lake Golf Club 

Heritage Hills Golf Resort 

Heritage Valley Federal 

Credit Union 

Hershner, Linda 

Himes, Dennis & Cathy 

Hollywood Tans 

Hopkins, Robert & Sharon 

Hungry Parrot Pizza Co. 

Hunters Hill Orthodontics 

Indian Rock Elementary 

School Casual Day Fund 

Isaac’s (East York) 

Isaac’s (South York) 

J. C. Penney Co., Inc. 

J. C. Penney Styling Salon 

Jellison Family 

Jewish Community Center 

Johnston, Bill & Leslie 

Joyce’s Salon 

K-Mart Store (Haines Road) 

Kauffman, Ned DDS 

Kentucky Fried Chicken 

(Memory Lane) 

Kevin Cauthorne Family 

Kirby, Jim & Carol 

Kirk Family 

Klinedinst, Michael 

Kunzler & Co., Inc. 

Ladies Workout Express 

Laughlin, Dr. David & Leslie 

Lebouitz, Stanton, MD, PC 

Ledo’s Pizza 

Light Touch Hair Salon 

Lilla’s Bridal Boutique 

Malmberg, Dr. Frederic 

Maple Donuts, Inc. 

Marino’s Pizza & Pasta 

House 

Market Street Viet Thai Café 

Marketing Works & Event 

Works Staff 

Marsteller, Todd & Helen 

Matthews, Ken & Kay 

McDonald’s (Memory Lane) 

McGarry Family 

Mead, Alan & Diane 

Memorial Hospital 

Men’s Wearhouse 

Merkle, Michele 

Miles Maytag Home 

Appliance Center 

Mock Family 

Moritz, Mick & Diane 

Moul, Cindy 

Murph’s Study Hall 

Music Box and Clock 

Shoppe, Inc. 

Musso’s Italian Restaurant & 

Pizzaria 

Nello Tire 

Newman, Doris 

Nickles, Julie DO, PC 

Olde Country Reproductions, 

Inc. 

Oletowne Jewelers, Inc. 

Olive Garden 

Outback Steak House 

Panera Bread 

Papa John’s Pizza (E. Market 

St.) 

Paper Company 

Par Exsalonce Salon & Day 

Spa 

Pargo’s Restaurant 

Paul of 5th Avenue (Queen 

Street) 

Pavlick, Charles & Martha 

Pediatric Care of York, PC 

Pepsi 

Perfect 10 Nail Salon 

Picture People 

Plastic & Reconstructive 

Surgery, PC 

Price Refrigeration 

Queensgate Cinemas 10 

Regis Hairstyles 

Reineberg’s Shoes 

Rita’s Italian Ices (E. Market 

Street) 

Roddy Family 

Roosevelt Tavern 

Royer’s Flowers 

Rudisill, Bob & Tina 

Ruppert Detective Agency 

Rutter’s Dairy 

S & K Menswear 

Salon Down Under 

Saltos, Vickie 

Schmidt, Mark & Ruby 

School of Culinary Arts 

Restaurant/YBI 

Schrading, Walter & Cynthia 

Schryver, Thomas & Beverly 

Scotto’s Bistro 

Scullion, Cynthia 

Seitz Gourmet Cakes 

Sensenig’s Meats 

Shaffer, Keith & Cathy 

Sherman, John & Linda 

Shipley Energy 

Skeen, Brian & Dale 

Skeparnias Family 

Smith, Matthew & Kimberly 

Smith, Jerry & Nancy 

Snyder, William & Patricia 

Snyder’s of Hanover, Inc. 

Solomon Family 

Souser Family 

Springettsbury Sertoma Club 

St. Onge, Lucien 

Stewart, Terry & Linda 

Stoney Brook Diner 

Strausbaugh, Richard & Janet 

Studio 250 – William Falkler 

Subs Unlimited 

Suburban Bowlerama 

Subway (Greensprings Plaza) 

Subway (Kingston Square) 

Subway (Leader Heights 

Road) 

Susquehanna Oral & 

Maxillofacial Surgery 

Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff 

Szala, Martin & Blis 

Sylvan Learning Center 

(Eastern Blvd.) 

T-Nails 

Take Five Expresso Bar 

Target (Pleasant Valley 

Road.) 

Target (York Crossing Drive) 

TelAssist, Inc. 

Texas Roadhouse 

TGI Friday’s 

The Faculty and Staff at 

East York Elementary 


York Suburban Middle 


York Suburban High 


Tokyo Diner 

Trout, Richard & Linda 

Tsoukalos, Helen 

Uller’s Ski & Board Shop 

Unique Physique 

Unwin, William & Ann 

Verbit, Richard & Olive 

Victor’s Italian Restaurant 

Village Green Restaurant 

Vito’s Pizza 

Viva Nail Salon 

Wagman, Joseph & Susan 

Wal-Mart Foundation 

Wecker’s Carpet 

Weis Markets (Greensprings 

Drive) 

Weis Markets (Eastern 

Boulevard) 

White Rose Bar & Grill 

White Rose Settlement 

Services, Inc. 

Wisehaven Swim and Tennis 

Club 

Wolfgang Candy 

Wonderful Garden 

York City Ice Arena 

York College Bookstore 

York Educational Federal 

Credit Union 

York Imaging Center 

York Suburban Band Parents’ 

Assoc. 

York Suburban Communities 

That Care 

York Suburban Middle 

School Teacher’s Casual 

Fund 

York Suburban School 

District Administration & 

School Board 

York Suburban Student 

Council 

Yowza Spring Water 

Zeak, Frank & Pam 

Zellers, Tom & Tish 

(Every effort has been 

made to include the names 

of all donors. If your 

name or business has been 

inadvertently left off this 

list, contact the Post 

Prom-plus committee trichairs 

to be included in 

the next issue of “York 

Suburban Pride.” They 

are: Tina Rudisill at 751- 

0900, Ruby Schmidt at 

757-1264 or Kim Smith at 

854-4907.)

350 ATTEND YS 

POST PROM PLUS PARTY 

The theme was “It’s 

About Time” and more 

than 350 York Suburban 

students and guests took 

part in this year’s Post 

Prom Party. 


Senior High School was 

transformed into a time 

machine. This year’s 

prom was held on a Saturday 

evening, which allowed 

event organizers 

more time to set up the 

various time periods inside 

the school and in the 

courtyard. 

Entering through a 

“time tunnel,” the young 

people could decide on 

eras from medieval to the 

Wild West to the 1950s, 

’60s, ’70s and into the future. 

The alcohol and substance-free, 

adult-supervised 

party provided an 

entire night of activities 

that did not end until the 

morning following the 

prom at the Valencia. 

Entertainment included: 

Velcro wall 

jumping, mechanical 

bull riding, sumo wrestling 

suits, inflatable wall 

climbing, dance and 

video machines, ping 

pong, air hockey and a 

wide assortment of 

games. 

New this year was the 

showing of a horror film 

in the auditorium. 

Comedians and York 

Suburban musicians performed.. 

And, of course, there 

was food … lots of food 

… inside the school and 

in the enclosed courtyard. 

“The food was out of 

this world,” said student 

Sean Erdenbrack. “Especially 

the milkshakes. 

I went back for seconds 

and thirds on them.” 

In addition to the 

popular milkshakes, 

other foods included: 

Iced cappuccino, snow 

balls, turkey legs, 

chicken nuggets, mozzarella 

sticks, sushi, crepes 

and pad thai. Desserts 

were available all night. 

Prizes were awarded 

through games and drawings. 

The larger prizes – 

either donated or paid for 

by the committee – included 

a television set, a 

kayak and a palm pilot, 

as well as cash and gift 

certificates. 

More than 250 individuals 

and businesses 

donated food, products 

or cash for the party. 

Over 100 adult volunteers 

were involved before, 

during and after the 

party. 

Planning is already 

underway for next year’s 

Post Prom party. 

No taxpayer funds 

are expended on the 

event. All money comes 

from donations or 

fundraisers throughout 

the year. 

Some of the funds 

raised for the yearly Post 

Prom plus party come 

from Giant and Weis 

shopping cards. The 

shopping cards – which 

provide a 5 percent rebate 

for the Post Prom 

committee — are available 

by calling Carol 

Kirby at 854-8173. 

Donations are welcomed 

throughout the 

year. Checks, made payable 

to “YS Post Prom,” 

should be mailed to the 

Post Prom Committee, 


School, 1800 Hollywood 

Drive, York, PA 17403. 

Post Prom plus Is Looking 

for 2005 Leaders 

It takes a lot of volunteers and time to bring 

together an event as exciting and successful as 

Post Prom plus. 

While the students were enjoying this year’s 

night-long event, the adults who brought all 

the pieces together were thinking about next 

year’s party. 

If you would like to help lead next year’s 

Post Prom plus party or for additional information, 

contact any of this year’s tri-chairs: 

Kim Smith at 854-4907; Ruby Schmidt at 757- 

1264; Tina Rudisill at 751-0900. 

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The Orioles 

Bird bows 

down and 

pays tribute 

to the top 

Buck-a-Book 

fundraisers at 

East York 

Elementary 

School. 

Middle School Holds 

An Open House 

The York Suburban Middle School held an Open 

House to show the community the new sixth grade 

wing, auditorium, music rooms and refurbished areas 

that have been completed this year. 

Middle School Principal Victoria Gross estimated 

about 200 people toured the expanded building. 

A number of students served as guides while others 

provided background music for the visitors. Young 

musicians were also on the stage of the auditorium 

providing entertainment for visitors. 

YS Readers Win Top Prizes 

Young York Suburban 

School District readers 

have done it again. 

For the ninth time in 

12 years, East York Elementary 

School was the 

top fundraiser for the 

York County Literacy 

Council’s Buck a Book 

Week. 

Two hundred and 

seventy-five readers at 

East York raised $8,386 

for the Literacy Council. 


School won the second 

place award for the 

7 Districts Joining For Community Ed 


School District is broadening 

its selection of 

Community Education 

programs by joining with 

seven other school districts 

in York County. 

Residents of each district 

will be able to select 

Community Education 

programs from any of 

those offered by the 

seven cooperating Districts 

and the York 

10 

highest amount of money 

raised with 106 students 

earning $4,650. 

To celebrate both 

schools’ accomplishments, 

the Literacy 

Council arranged visits 

to the schools by Mike 

DeJean, a relief pitcher 

for the Baltimore Orioles, 

the Orioles Bird 

Mascot and WSBA 910- 

AM sports personality 

Jeff Shiffman. 

Mike DeJean told the 

students about the difference 

reading made in his 

County School of Technology. 

The new co-op states: 

“By combining our programs 

and working together, 

the participating 

districts are able to offer 

you more classes, more 

locations … more 

choices for your educational 

experience.” 

The districts, in addition 

to York Suburban, 

include: Central York, 

life when he was growing 

up in Louisiana. 


Middle School also took 

part in Buck-a-Book and 

raised $1,268 with 71 

students participating. 

Dallastown Area, Dover 

Area, Eastern York, 

Northeastern, West York 

and the York County 

School of Technology. 

A brochure listing all 

the Community Education 

Programs will be 

mailed to York Suburban 

residents later this summer. 

For additional information, 

contact Kathy 

Meals at 848-9854. 

Jenny Kindig, Jess Jati and Jara Miller were 

guides for visitors to the Middle School. 

Anjali Patel, center, and her mother, Pamela, right, 

chat with York Suburban School District Board 

member Emily Bates at the Middle School Open 

House. Anjali also played the piano during the event. 

Cass Dempwolf, Julie Riese and Andrew Waltersdorf 

provide music inside an entrance to the York 

Suburban Middle School.

Marching Knights Flipping Over Flapjacks 

The first Marching 

Knights Pancake Breakfast 

cooked up a successful 

event. More than 360 

people were served from 

7 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Saturday, 

May 15. 

The breakfast was 

timed to coincide with 

the York County Special 

Olympics, held at York 

Suburban that day. 

Under the direction 

of the Band Parents, and 

with the assistance of the 

Administration, the planning 

for the Pancake 

Breakfast began several 

months ago. Tickets – 

priced at $3.50 each — 

were printed and distributed 

to all members of 

the band and guard. A 

percentage of the sales 

were put into the 

member’s account for 

the upcoming trip to Hawaii. 

On the day of the 

event, students arrived at 

5:30 a.m. to set up the 

cafeteria. The doors 

opened at 7 a.m. and the 

flipping of pancakes began. 

The Marching 

Knights and Band Parents 

express their appreciation 

to everyone who 

helped make the breakfast 

possible and to those 

who attended the event. 

Plans are now under 

way to hold another 

Marching Knights Pancake 

Breakfast this fall, 

possibly in conjunction 

with Band Day. Details 

will be announced later. 

Richardo Medina and Patti Markley work at the 

griddle. 

Jordan O’Reilly planned to eat 20 pancakes … and 

he achieved his goal. Here he receives his final 

plate of flapjacks from Ron Ehrhart. 

York Suburban Marching Knights Director Rick Anderson is all smiles as he 

joins his grandchildren for pancakes. Behind him are band members Andrea 

Clabaugh, Jenn Markley and Gabby Searcy. A Tall Cedars clown joins in the fun. 

Police Dog Visits Middle School 

A highlight of a 

recent Health Fair at 

York Suburban 

Middle School was a 

demonstration by a 

police dog trained to 

sniff out illegal substances. 

As students and 

teachers sat on the 

stage, Springettsbury 

Township Patrolman 

William Polizzotto, 

Jr. demonstrated how 

the dog could find 

boxes hidden in the 

auditorium. 

The dog was 

trained by Joseph 

Burkey, Sr. of Burkenhaus 

Kennels in 

York. 

The Health Fair 

featured a number of 

health-related organizations 

which set 

up areas inside the 

gymnasium. Students 

were given an 

opportunity to visit a 

number of the agencies 

during the fair. 

Springettsbury Township Patrolman William 

Polizzotto, Jr., gives a command to a police 

dog. The dog’s trainer, Joseph Burkey, Sr., is 

shown at left. Because of the dog, the students 

were told not to dangle their feet from the 

stage. 

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From Teaching to the Coffee 

Grind at Central Market 


School teacher Stephen 

Whiteley can be found in 

his classroom during the 

school day. 

On weekends and 

over the summer, you’ll 

find him at Take Five 

Expresso Bar inside 

York’s Central Market. 

“I discovered Take 

Five Expresso when I 

was on jury duty in January 

of 2003,” Steve says. 

“I absolutely hit it off 

with Craig Chambers, 

who was the owner. I 

went back every Saturday 

as a customer.” 

Last July Craig 

Chambers – who was a 

York Suburban graduate 

– died of a heart attack. 

The future of the coffee 

bar was in doubt. “We 

were encouraged to purchase 

it by the employees,” 

Steve notes. 

In September, Steve 

and his wife, Sharon, 

bought the business. 

Sharon usually works 

the stand on Tuesdays, 

Thursdays and Saturdays 

during the school year, 

with Steve joining her on 

Saturdays. 

The Whiteleys’ two 

children, Dan, 14, and 

Emma, 12, are involved 

in other activities and are 

not involved with the 

coffee bar. 

Steve, who holds degrees 

from Dartmouth 

and the University of 

New Mexico, is an earth 

science, astronomy and 

oceanography teacher at 


School. He admits he 

was somewhat surprised 

by what it takes to run a 

business: “Regulations 

… insurance …utilities 

charges.” 

“Central Market is 

undergoing something of 

a renaissance,” he notes. 

“New vendors are coming 

in. We’re optimistic.” 

He adds, Central 

Market is “a real gem. I 

wish more people in 

York would patronize it.” 

Stephen Whiteley at Take Five Expresso Bar.

York Suburban School District

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