3 Named Merit Semifinalists, 4 Letters of Commendation

Volume Twelve, Number 2 York Suburban School District October 200915 Languages In YS DistrictThis year the York Suburban School District has88 students who speak 15 foreign languages and arereceiving English Language Learners support.The figures show the languages and the numberof students:Spanish.....................33Vietnamese...............25Arabic.........................7Chinese.......................7Portugese....................3Greek..........................2Japanese......................2Russian.......................2YS GradStars inNew FilmA York Suburbangraduate’s star is on therise in Hollywood.Nathan Gumke, Classof 2004, will appear ina movie this Novemberthat is generating a lot ofbuzz on the Internet. Hewill be playing “KevinBengali........................1Cambodian.................1Farsi/Persian...............1Hindi...........................1Malay..........................1Tagalog.......................1Urdu............................1East York Elementary School has the most foreignlanguage-speaking students with 31. Valley View andYork Suburban High School each have 22 students.York Suburban Middle School has 12 and Indian RockElementary School has one student.Nathan Gumke/Nathan Keyes(continued on page 2)‘Golden Passes’For SeniorCitizensYork Subu rba nSchool District residentswho are 65 yearsold or older are eligiblefor “Golden Passes”to attend most schoolsponsoredevents in thedistrict.Senior citizens mayobtain a “Golden Pass”by showing proof ofage and residency atthe York SuburbanHigh School office.“Golden Passes” arenot honored for activitiessponsored by theBooster Club. Passholders should confirmwith the high schooloffice if the passes areapplicable for the annualspring musical.Left to right: Mark Russell, Stephen Logue, Eric Bulgarelli, Michael Tabb,Charles Smith, and Allegra Ketterman. Jesse Bohanan was not available forthe picture.3 Named Merit Semifinalists,4 Letters of CommendationThree York SuburbanHigh School seniors havebeen named 2010 NationalMerit ScholarshipSemifinalists and fourhave received Letters ofCommendations.The Semifinalistsare:Jesse P. Bohanan, son ofRev. J.P. and Mrs. RobinBohanan of SpringettsburyTownship.R. Eric Bulgarelli, son of Mr.Richard and Mrs. WendiBulgarelli of SpringettsburyTownship.Michael J. Tabb, son of Dr.Randy and Mrs. DeborahTabb of Spring Gar-(continued on page 2)Steel Topped Out at YorkshireKindergarten students from Valley View Center, who will be part of the firstgrade class at the new Yorkshire Elementary School, react as the steel beam theyhad signed is hoisted into place in the framework of the building during a ToppingOut ceremony on October 9.

Post Prom 2010 Planning BeginsAlthough it is only autumn, plans are already under way for Post Prom2010.The alcohol-free and substance-free Post Prom 2010 will be held at YorkSuburban High School on May 15, 2010.The following werevolunteers for the 2009Post Prom event.Julie AmbergLeAnne ApplebyJohn BadovinacMissy BadovinacLiz BartonMike BartonEmily BatesAngie BaughmanChristian BedardMatt BedardMyriam BedardAlbert BlakeyDaphne BlakeySophie BlakeyJodi BlossCody BluettMark BluettMatt BlytheMichael BortnerWendy BulgarelliBob ButterworthCandace CampbellSean CampbellLisa CalkinsAngelina ComerciLynn ConradEllie ConradMarion CosaroBill CotePatty CoteIan CrummRosemarie DrusedumLonnie EngelsScott EngelsBill EshlerPam EshlerSterling FeeserFred FlaccaventoDeidre FolkersPatty FontanazzaKaren FornadelMolly GardRussell GarmanDoug GeorgeKim GeorgeBarry Girling and CustodialStaffDr. and Mrs. Russell GreenholtMac GrubbsPaul GrubbsWendy GrubbsMike HadginskeDave HallKathy HallMrs. HammondHigh School Office StaffJoanne HimesCeleste HinnenkampSteve HinnenkampKaren HookMary HookJacqueline HostlerJoanne JellisonAmy JohnsKaren JonesKent KettermanTawn KettermanPam KinardChristine KirkGreta KottmyerGina KruperLynne Leopold-SharpLaura LutzHelen MarstellerTodd MarstellerNancy McCullumMarie McInerneyNancy MenardNancy MockAmy MyersJulie MyersLloyd MyersRyan MyersRobyn NollKristen PagePam PatelDunk thePrincipalStudents at IndianRock Elementary Schoolhad the opportunity toDunk their Principal lastspring. For two hours,the students who raisedthe money for the Racefor Education could trytheir hand at hitting thetarget and sending PrincipalGreg Gulley intothe tank.Bob PerinaSarah PerinaLori PetracoJill RaudenskyBrad RehnbergMorgan RehnbergZoe RehnbergDarlene RobertsonRandy RobertsonMary RobinsonSarah RodenburghRick RohrbaughMarina RoosAllison RuthLisa SchmittleBev SchryverAnn ShafferJim ShafferAllison SiegelmanKaren SimonSteve SmithSylvia SmithBill SnyderHelen SnyderPatty SnyderDarrell StecklerKelly StecklerSue StecklerStephanie SullivanDonna SylvesterDeborah TabbAlex ThibodeauJill UreyNathalie VeaterStephanie VeaterKathy ViehmanRalph ViehmanPeggy VinarskiChristopher VosburgKathy VosburgBret WallaceMary WallaceBrian WaltersdorffDonna Deerin-WardChad WardYvette WeberElizabeth WintersBob WoodsThrough a community partnership, there isnow a newly renovated ball field at Indian RockElementary School. Shown, with the field in thebackground, are: Eric Eytcheson, York LittleLeague; Barry Girling, York Suburban SchoolDistrict; Steve Golden, York Little League; andJennifer Clancy, York Suburban School Board/YorkLittle League.Field of Dreamsat Indian RockIndian Rock Elementary School is now home to anewly renovated ball field. The summer renovationsresulted from a partnership among the York SuburbanSchool District, the York Little League, and the YorkRevolution professional baseball team.The project served to improve the condition ofthe field for use by Indian Rock students and forlocal softball and baseball organizations withinthe community. Jennifer Clancy, a York SuburbanSchool Board Member and York Little League BoardMember, met with Barry Girling and Bill Boll of theYork Suburban Buildings and Grounds Department,and Brandon Putnam, York Revolution head groundskeeper,to plan for the project.Jennifer Clancy, Eric Eytcheson and Steve Golden,York Little League softball coaches, designed theinfield dimensions per Little League softball regulations.Golden also donated his expertise in removinggrass from the infield using a skid-steer. The YorkSuburban School Board approved funds to purchaseDimatch for the infield surface and to make fencerepairs. York Little League purchased safety bases, apitching rubber and home plate. It also will purchasea storage unit to be placed at the field.Penn State Blue BandThree recent York Suburban High Schoolgraduates are new members of the Penn StateBlue Band.Ryan Bulgarelli and Kieran Carlisle areboth musicians and Tristalyn Bixler-Kint is amajorette.3

Announcing the 5 th Annual.Announcing the 5th AnnualYork SuburbanCommunities That CareSaturday, November 21, 2009Saturday, November 7:00 pm 21 st , 7pmSee You There!York Suburban High SchoolAuditorium12 Win Awards at York FairTwelve York Suburban High School studentshave won awards for their Consumer Sciencesentries at this year’s York Fair. The winners are:Bar cookies1st place – ChelseyWilliams3rd place – KatieSchultzConfections1st place – EbonyGrimesLetter from the Superintendent, continued from back pageJams and Jellies1st place – RyanMock2nd place - KoryFilson3rd place – RyanBrenner3rd place – Colin Mc-Clernonthe development of the whole child as inquirer, both in the classroom and in theworld outside. The IB course of study:• Encourages international-mindedness• Encourages a positive attitude to learning• Is rigorous• Reflects real life• Emphasizes the development of the whole student-physically, intellectually,emotionally and ethically.The IB Primary Years Programme frames the learning activities of the schoolcommunity. The framework is flexible enough to incorporate state, local, nationaland international curricula. IB Primary Years Programme is designed to enablestudents to move directly into the IB Middle Years Programme and then theDiploma Programme.Charter schools are public schools, but they are not run by the school districtsthat approve them. The funding comes from the student home district on a perpupil basis as it does for all other charter schools. This collaborative effort is afirst in York County and has many distinguished educators, school administrators,school board members and community and business leaders involved in allphases. For any one school district to undertake the necessary funding needed topursue and achieve International Baccalaureate accreditation, the costs would beprohibitive. As well, smaller school districts would not have the potential studentpool to adequately maintain and grow the program. The regional charter approachis a most innovative and cost effective manner in which to afford our students thebest opportunities without an undue burden on taxpayers.If you are interested in learning more about the York Academy Charter Schooland the International Baccalaureate Programme, please call or e-mail. If you areinterested in the opportunity to have your child participate beginning in 2011-2012,please e-mail me.As always, I sincerely thank you for your support of the York Suburban SchoolDistrict.Dr. Kate Orban4korban@yssd.orgCookie convenienceproduct2nd place – MeganRivers3rd place – JordanWisslerChildren’s books3rd place – MariahPorterNo-bake cookies1st place – JodieGotwalt2nd place – AnnaMoore3rd place – JacobKittingYS CommunityEducation:Bus Trip andSwimmingDon’t miss the bus!There are still a fewseats remaining on the bustrip to New York City onSaturday, November 28.For more informationcontact Kathy Meals at848-9854 or kmeals@yssd.org.Registrations for thewinter season of the TrojanAquatics Club (TAC)are now being accepted.To obtain a registrationform log onto www.trojanaquaticclub.org.Donna Haun andBethany Haun areboth Learning Supportteachers.Mother-DaughterTeachers atYSHSThe only parent-childteachers in the York SuburbanSchool District arein York Suburban HighSchool.Donna Haun, a LearningSupport teacher andchair of the LearningSupport department, hasbeen teaching at YorkSuburban for 13 years.Bethany Haun, a 2001graduate of York SuburbanHigh School, joinedthe faculty this year, alsoas a Learning Supportteacher. “I liked comingback to where I graduatedfrom,” Bethany says, “becauseI knew the people.”Before coming to Suburban,she taught in theDonegal and Littlestownschool districts.Drama Club Changes On YS CalendarDates of two Drama Club productions havechanged on the York Suburban School Districtcalendar:The fall production will be presented on Thursday,October 29, and Friday, October 30.The winter production will be presented onThursday, December 3, and Saturday, December5.

The Homecoming Court: Seated, left to right: Pascale Frem, NatalieThompson, Elena Nentcheva, Tara Owens, and Jennifer Hall. Standing,left to right: Aubrey Woodward, Carrie Morris, Bailey Rehnberg, DanielaRodriquez, Diana Izurieta Sanchez, and Caitlin Carmody, who was namedHomecoming Queen.Hollywood Memories:A Scrapbook ofHomecoming 2009For the most part, the weather cooperated for YorkSuburban’s 2009 Homecoming.The weather on Friday evening, September 25,was perfect for the Powder Puff football game, theall-district Homecoming Parade, and the traditionalbonfire on the baseball field, which was followed bythe faculty-sophomores Powder Puff. The sophomoresemerged victorious.Saturday afternoon began clear as the members ofthe Homecoming Court walked across the field priorto the football game. Members of this year’s courtwere: Caitlin Carmody, Elena Nentcheva, PascaleFrem, Jennifer Hall, Diana Izurieta, Carrie Morris,Tara Owens, Bailey Rehnberg, Daniela Rodriguez,Natalie Thompson, and Aubrey Woodward. TheHomecoming Prince and Princess were: CaitlinCarmody, the daughter of Judy and Daniel Carmody,Caitlin Carmody was named Homecoming Queen.Rain began falling during the football game, butdespite the wet conditions, the York Suburban Trojanswon over Littlestown.That evening, with the rain continuing to fall, morethan 600 students attended the Hollywood-themedHomecoming dance.5

Students and teachers catch the York Suburban Middle School spirit during “Caught in the Middle Day.”Middle Schoolers Show Their SpiritYork Suburban Middle School held its fifth annual “Caught in the MiddleDay” in September. During the morning, students attended workshops rangingfrom sports, to fitness, to the arts, and community service.In the afternoon, a Spirit Assembly was held in the gymnasium. Later in theday, motivational speaker Lamar Darnell Shields, of Leadership by Design, spoketo the students.Indian RockTrack‘Up andRunning’The newly installedIndian Rock Elementarywalking-running, macadamtrack is getting a lotof use.The track, funded bythe Indian Rock PTO,was installed over thesummer.In the photo above,students from Mrs. JaniferNolte’s fourth gradeclass use the track as partof Mr. Michael Appleby’sphysical education class.6‘Story Town’ Comes to YSReading is a cornerstone of educational programs.The York Suburban School District long agomoved beyond the “Dick and Jane” books to programsbased on language arts.Kimberly Stoltz, York Suburban’s Language ArtsCoordinator, says “Story Town,” the district new readingprogram for grades kindergarten through five,“supports York Suburban’s philosophy of a balancedliteracy model.”The new program emphasizes phonemic awareness,being able to hear and manipulate sound;phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension andwriting.“Story Town” was piloted last year through representativegrades. Dr. Patricia Maloney, AssistantSuperintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, pointsout the York Suburban Middle School language artsprogram focuses on literature and at the high schoolthe programs are course specific. She said the mainpurpose of “Story Town” is to present “a clearerscope and sequence of reading, writing, English,and spelling.”Kimberly Stoltz notes: “Teaching reading isrocket science. There’s a lot to it. The strength of theYork Suburban program is our phenomenal teacherswho bring artistry and enthusiasm to it.”Parents play a key role in reading preparedness,the educators said. “Parents should read to and readwith their children.” “We will have an on-line computercomponent for home use, eventually,” KimberlyStoltz said. That will allow parents to become evenmore involved with their children’s language artsprograms.Meet New Director of YSStudent ServicesAs the new Director ofStudent Services for theYork Suburban School District,Dr. Bettie J. Bertramis in charge of many of theprograms that support studentsin the district.The school nurses, guidancecounselors, gifted andspecial education programsall fall under her supervision.She comes to York Suburbanfrom the Upper AdamsSchool District andDr. Bettie Bertramfrom LIU #12. Dr. Bertram holds her bachelor’sdegree in special education from Indiana Universityof Pennsylvania, her master’s degree from McDanielCollege, and her doctorate in educational leadershipfrom Duquesne University.“My (immediate) goal is to get to know the communityand the district and to establish relationshipswith people,” she said. Her other goals include: Tomake sure the district is in compliance with state andfederal regulations.Dr. Bertram got a first-hand look at York Suburbana few years ago when she served as a state auditor forspecial education for the Pennsylvania Departmentof Education. She liked what she saw and when theadministrative opening became available, she appliedfor the position. “I’m very impressed with the focusof this district,” she noted.She provided definitions for some commonly usededucational terms.Special education, she said, is designed for studentswith disabilities – mental, emotional, physical,health-related, non-ambulatory, or having autism.Gifted and talented students are those who areable to function well beyond their same age peers.

YS Education FoundationLaunches Grant ProgramYork Suburban Education Foundation announcesFall applications are now being accepted for the YSEFGrant Program. The grant program provides grantsto teachers, students, administrators and the YorkSuburban community that support the EducationFoundation’s mission.Types of grants include:Professional -- available to teachers and administrators.Classroom -- available to teachers, students and administrators.Special Projects – available to members of the YS community,teachers, students and administratorsFor more information on the Grant Applicationprocess, visit www.ysef.org.To support YSEF, contributions are now being accepted.Checks should be made payable to the YorkSuburban Education Foundation and mailed to YorkSuburban Education Foundation, 1800 HollywoodYS Foundation DonorsRecent contributions to the York Suburban EducationFoundation have been received from:IndividualsEmily Bates & BradRehnbergPatti & Chuck BehrendJudy & Bud BlakeyAlbert Blakey & EleniPournarasJessica & PatrickBrubakerBruce Bushwick & LiseLevinCharles ChodroffKeith & Jennifer ClancyMarion & Tom CorsaroDonna Deerin-WardRichard & Diane EicherJennifer & AnthonyFosterLaurie & Keith GeeKim & Doug GeorgeBill & RosennaHartmanWilliam KerlinKent KettermanBob & Tammy LehmanBetsy LehnerKristen & RogerMarquisKevin & NancyMcCullumJames D. MillsTom & Joan NorrisKathy & AnderPindzolaTodd & Leslie PlattsBrian PortsScott E. & SarahReineckerRaymond RosenMark & Ruby SchmidtCathy & Keith ShafferDaniel Sharp & LynneLeopold SharpDr. Bryan & Mrs.SiegelmanBill Swartz IIIAnn Marie & WilliamUnwinLinda & Peter VanGiesenRichard H. & PatriciaWaltersLaura & Steve WandKristine GilbertWasilewskiJon & Sharon WhittleRobert & Julia WintersBob & Judy WoodsJames & Jane ZarfossCompany NameSenft Law FirmDouglas Bare, Esq.Williams & PortsArchitecture &DesignJeffrey SindicichFoundationTKSM, LLCEast York Adopts SWEBSStudents at East York Elementary School were introduced to the SWEBSprogram in September.SWEBS – School Wide Effective Behavior Support – endorses positive attitudeson the part of all students and staff.In the photo above, students take part in an assembly program on SWEBS.7

York Suburban School District1800 Hollywood DriveYork, PA 17403NON-PROFIT ORG.U. S. POSTAGEP A I DPERMIT NO. 77YORK, PAPublished by the York Suburban School District, 1800Hollywood Drive, York, PA 17403. (717) 848-2814.www.yssd.org************ECRWSSRESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERA Letter from the SuperintendentAbout the InternationalBaccalaureate SchoolI would like to take this opportunity to inform the York Suburban SchoolDistrict community about the York Academy Regional Charter School and itsmission to become an International Baccalaureate accredited program.In partnership with YorkCounts, the York SuburbanSchool District has initiated a planned partnership in theregional York Academy Charter School and, as such, willapply to the Pennsylvania Department of Education as one ofthe founding partners. It is anticipated this partnership willinclude two other school districts with a planned opening dateof August 2011.Chartering district students will have the opportunityto attend the Academy. Any slots vacant after all students inthe chartering districts have been enrolled will be available toDr. Kate Orban neighboring districts on a lottery basis. The York SuburbanSchool District was the first district to come out in support ofthe planned charter school, which will feature a rigorous curriculum designed toachieve International Baccalaureate (IB) accreditation.The Educational Opportunities subcommittee of YorkCounts has spent nearlytwo years in the planning and development of a charter school with a unique andchallenging academic program. After much study and visitations to academicinstitutions, the subcommittee recommended the school begin at the primarylevel. Students in grades K-1 were the first targeted group. Depending upon parent/studentinterest, staffing, funding and facilities, the York Academy RegionalCharter School could extend to grade 3 by 2012. The intent is to add grade levelsas the students progress to eventually become a K-12 program.Students in the 21st century are faced with the challenge of learning about aninterconnected world where knowledge is constantly developing. At the same timeindividual school districts are faced with economic constraints. If York Suburbanis to continue to excel and meet the needs of every student through a rigorous andrelevant curriculum, innovative and challenging curricula are necessary.The International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme focuses on(continued on page 4)Homecoming QueenHomecoming Queen Caitlin Carmody is shownwith her parents, Judith and Daniel Carmody. Foradditional photos of the 2009 Homecoming activities,turn to page 5.Dollars for ScholarsDonationsThe following contributions have been madeto the York Suburban Dollars for Scholars fund:In memory of Charles Lehman from:Barbara & Milton BusheyGeneral Donations from:Susan & Mark BrousseauDelia & Robert SenftEY Casual Day Fund