York Suburban School District

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.
Indian Rock Elementary
School won the second
place award for the
7 Districts Joining For Community Ed
The York Suburban
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.
The York Suburban
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.