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Knightly NewsSpring 2017

2017-18 Budget Keeps Focus on Each Child As was true in 2016/2017, this budget is below the tax cap. The budget proposes a 0% increase in the tax levy.

Proposed 2017-18 BudgetAnnual Budget Hearing Tuesday May 9, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the YCS Auditorium

York Students Compete in Annual Tech Wars

Twenty-nine York students competed in this year’s 10th Annual Tech Wars competition held at GCC of Batavia. The competition is open to all surrounding schools in the Gen-esee, Livingston, Orleans, and Wyoming counties. Middle school and high school technology students have been working on technical and creative problems throughout the year which they enter in various events. Tech Wars holds over 26 competitions and drew in nearly 600 students this year.

All students who competed and attend-ed the event did a great job and repre-sented York very well. A special thank you goes out to our local businesses and sponsors who donate time and money in order to make this event possible.

Message from the Board of EducationIt is the goal of the Board of Education to provide a quality educational program at an afford-able cost to the community. We are proud to announce that we have held costs down so we would not have an increase in the tax levy. We are also happy to share with you that we have maintained the excellent program we have enjoyed this year as well as adding some much needed positions. Your Board of Education is committed to serve our Golden Knights so they are provided the education needed in this changing and demanding world.

Budget Vote & BOE ElectionTuesday, May 16, 2017from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.at York Central School

To vote you must be…a A U.S. Citizena At least 18 years old a A legal resident of York Central School

District for at least 30 days prior to the voting date.

No prior registration is required to vote.

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Message from the Interim Superintendent David Deloria

In this issue of the Knightly News, you will read about many positive programs and activities here at York Central. However, our most valuable assets are our students. Take it from someone who has been in many schools, there is something special about our Golden Knights.

The culture and climate of our school and our great parents and families in the district have all contributed to making our students car-ing and loving people.

Have a good day….and a great K.N.I.G.H.T.

School-to-Work Updates Career Fair The third annual career fair was held in March at York Central School's Auxiliary Gym. Students in grades 9-12 were able to learn about typical job functions, as well as the qualifications needed to obtain positions in various career fields. Local participants from a wide variety of careers were avail-able to answer students' questions. Like last year, about one hundred 9th and 10th grade students from Pavilion High School also vis-ited the career fair. A total of 29 participants from 24 local businesses and organizations attended this event.

Career, College, and Occupational Trades Fair A group of YCS 11th and 12th grade students attended the March Career, College, and Oc-cupational Trades Fair held in Geneseo. Local employers, Livingston County job training and vocational professionals, and representa-tives from local colleges met with students to discuss resumé development, interview techniques, and employment requirements. Students also had an opportunity to attend a small career fair in which students could discuss careers offered at the location of the participating employer.

Teacher’s Rock GiveawayThank you Verizon, we appreciate your generosity.

TCC Verizon Wireless, Verizon’s largest Premium Retailer, has a program called the Culture of Good which allows our stores to work with their local communities to give back. Each quarter we have a company-wide focus or project to give back to our local

communities. Every year our first quarter initiative is celebrating teachers by donating classroom supplies to help lighten the burden of purchasing supplies for the classroom. Our third quarter initiative is always our largest and brings a huge turnout! Nationwide at all of our locations we give away 150-400 backpacks filled with school supplies to the local community. We will be giving away around 300 backpacks filled with supplies for children in the community for any school age child.

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York Central School 2017-18 Proposed BudgetMAXIMIZING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WHILE MINIMIZING LOCAL COSTS: In order to achieve a 0% increase in the tax levy, it takes a great deal of planning and effort. We’ve been able to maintain a 0% increase in the tax levy for the past two years as well as for this proposed budget for 2017-18.

Our long range financial plan includes reserve funds and other strategies that protects taxpayers from significant increases by planning for future expenses and decreases in State Aid. One such financial tool we are using is the re-establishment of a Capital Reserve Fund (a proposi-tion on the ballot). This reserve fund allows us to assist in funding a future capital project when needed, and minimizes any potential increase in the tasx levy.

Capital Reserve Proposition: By establishing the Reserve Fund, it allows the district the ability to bank any breakage we get from additional aid or reduced expenditures. Don’t let $2,000,000 amount of this fund alarm you. We are not putting $2,000,000 in the fund this year. This Reserve Fund will be able to receive incremental deposits over a ten year period. With careful planning and conservative spending, the fund will grow over the years and will be used to offset costs of a future project. The $2,000,000 amount gives us a ceiling on how much we can put in the fund over the years. The funding of this reserve does not effect the budget. We know additional capital work will be needed over the years to come. Our five year Building Condition Survey has prioritized new roofing for some sections of our Building as well as a list of work to be done in the future. This fund also receives interest on the dollars committed to this reserve tool. The vast majority of schools in New York State maintain such reserves. It is important to note that our first priority is to be fiscally responsible, but we need to constantly plan for the future of the school and ensure quality programs for our students for today and for tomorrow. We want to thank you all for your continual support of the York Central School District. Our District continues to focus on developing educational programs for our Golden Knights.

Once Again Consistently Below the Tax CapTax Rate Increase: 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 0% 0% 0%

Questions & Answers

Q. What is the overall budget for 2017-18? A. $16,626,226

Q. What were the priorities identified in the developing proposed budget?

A. The budget provides the instructional staff necessary to sup-port student needs, administrative staff necessary to support the mandates resulting from the New York Regents Reform Agenda, Common Core Learning Standards and Annual Professional Performance Review. Additionally, the budget maintains oppor-tunities for students to become college and career ready.

Q. When is the Annual Budget Hearing? A. Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the YCS Hilfiker Audito-

rium. All residents are welcome to attend this meeting.

Q. When are the Annual Budget Vote and Board Election? A. Tuesday, May 16, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the front

foyer of York Central School

Q. What happens if the proposed school district budget is defeated? A. If the proposed budget is defeated, the Board of Education has

three options. They can choose:

1) Resubmit the same budget for voter approval

2) Propose a different budget for voter approval or

3) Adopt a contingent budget without voter approval.

If the Board of Education selects either of the first two op-tions and the second budget fails, the Board of Education must adopt a contingency budget.

Q. What is a Contingent Budget? A. A contingent budget is a budget that the Board of Educa-

tion may adopt after a defeated school budget. A contin-gent budget includes those expenses necessary to provide the minimum services legally required to operate and maintain school buildings and educational programs, preserve the property of the school district and ensure the health and safety of students.

Board of EducationElection of two (2) members of the Board of Education for terms of July 1, 2017 and expiring June 30, 2020 to succeed: Mr. David Sperino, current term expires on June 30, 2017 and Mr. Robert Smith, currernt term expires onn June 30, 2017.

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EXPENDITURES 2017-18 2016-17 Change % Change % of Total

Superintendent/B.O.E. $188,777 $199,110 -$10,333 -5.2% 1.1%Business, Legal & Personnel $320,281 $309,030 $11,251 3.6% 1.9%Operations & Maintenance $971,870 $1,015,270 -$43,400 -4.3% 5.8%Copiers $55,101 $55,004 $97 0.2% 0.3%Special Items $308,511 $298,590 $9,921 3.3% 1.9%Main Offices & Curriculum $426,177 $397,871 $28,306 7.1% 2.6%Staff Training $107,054 $101,941 $5,113 5.0% 0.6%General Education $4,554,005 $4,471,508 $82,497 1.8% 27.4%Special Education & Remedial $2,082,964 $2,065,559 $17,405 0.8% 12.5%School Library $96,801 $121,711 -$24,910 -20.5% 0.6%Computer Services $577,132 $534,939 $42,193 7.9% 3.5%Guidance $227,612 $220,797 $6,815 3.1% 1.4%Health/Nurse Services $95,693 $93,426 $2,267 2.4% 0.6%Co-Curricular Activities $37,277 $46,350 -$9,073 -19.6% 0.2%Athletics $263,441 $226,361 $37,080 16.4% 1.6%Transportation $1,127,285 $925,711 $201,574 21.8% 6.8%Transportation Facility $28,575 $28,512 $63 0.2% 0.2%Community Services $6,100 $6,100 $0 0.0% 0.0%Employee Benefits $3,916,553 $3,814,088 $102,465 2.7% 23.6%Debt Service $1,125,017 $1,861,142 -$736,125 -39.6% 6.8%Interfund Transfers $110,000 $10,000 $100,000 1000.0% 0.7%

TOTAL EXPENDITURES $16,626,226 $16,803,020 -$176,794 -1.1% 100.0%

THREE-PART BUDGET SUMMARY 2017-18 2016-17 Change % Change % of Total

Administrative $1,731,159 $1,679,785 $51,374 3.1% 10.41%Instructional $12,432,753 $11,933,959 $498,794 4.2% 74.78%Capital $2,462,314 $3,189,275 -$726,961 -22.8% 14.81%

TOTAL BUDGET $16,626,226 $16,803,020 -$176,794 -1.1% 100.0%

REVENUES 2017-18 2016-17 Change % Change % of Total

Property Tax Levy $5,694,931 $5,694,931 $0 0.0% 34.3%State Aid $9,796,295 $9,882,089 -$85,794 -0.9% 58.9%Transfers $340,000 $381,000 -$41,000 -10.8% 2.0%Appropriated Fund Balance $575,000 $625,000 -$50,000 -8.0% 3.5%Other Revenues $220,000 $220,000 $0 0.0% 1.3%

TOTAL REVENUES $16,626,226 $16,803,020 -$176,794 -1.1% 100.0%

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Foreign Language ClubThe Foreign Language Club will be taking an interna-tional trip in November of 2017 to Spain, France, and Italy. They will be visiting many different places, from modern cities such as Barce-lona to medieval cities such as Carcassonne and Rome. It is a ten day long whirlwind tour that encompasses fantastic history, architecture, and culture. Cur-rently there are 20 students signed up who will be attending a trip of a lifetime. For many of our students, this trip is a culmination of years of hard work both in the classroom and out.  Many have fundraised for this trip since they were in 7th grade. Our trip is titled the Roman Conquest and we as teachers look forward to this experience as an opportunity to watch our students change and grow exponentially!

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The LIONS Club of Avon came out and screened 43 of our kin-dergarten students through the LIONS SEE (Screening Eyes Early) program. Their mission is to decrease childhood blindness through early detection and treatment of the most common vision disorders that can cause Amblyopia. For more information about this program, visit their new website www.lionsseeny.org.

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Highlights from the York Middle-High SchoolAdvanced Placement CoursesYork High School offers a great selection of courses. Presently, York offers 11 Advanced Placement and 24 college courses through Gen-esee Community College and Alfred State University. These courses not only offer a challenging curriculum which will help prepare students for the next level of education, but also allow students to reduce the cost of their overall college education. These courses are offered to our high school students at approximately one-third of the normal cost of a college course. We have had numerous students attend college and com-plete their work in three years, instead of four, saving a full year cost of tuition.

Guidance OfficeThe guidance office is working hard to help students be pre-pared for the future. Ms. Gilman and Mrs. Hussar have a well organized office which is beneficial to all students in the build-ing. They have taken many steps to offer our students activities which will help them prepare for their futures. Some of the more recent events have been the visitation of the Charles G. May Center for Sophmores, National College Fair for Juniors and Seniors, Sophmore Career Days at SUNY Geneseo and the popular Taco Tuesday Alumni Day where alumni from the prior graduating class return to York and meet with the current senior class to enlighten them on ways of being successful after graduation.

Thanks goes out to Mrs. Hussar who has founded the new Stand Up Club. Stand Up is currently working on numerous projects including Read Alouds in the elementary school ad-dressing how to be an Up Stander when it comes to bullying. Students are also meeting with the superintendent on how to create a warmer and more welcoming school climate in one of the hallways. Another group of Stand Up students are tak-ing on the task of promoting more positive and motivational thinking in the mornings by adding inspirational quotes to the morning announcements. 

Technology DepartmentDrones, Drones, DronesThe technology department is offering a brand new course called Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), otherwise, known as the drone course.  The first class started this past fall with twelve students and currently, the spring class has eleven students training to be drone pilots.  

The career potential for knowing how to fly a drone is growing each and every day.  Currently, the job market is expecting at least 100,000 openings within the next five to seven years.  The income potential varies with each job but a drone pilot could make $20.00 an hour up to $100,000.00 a year.  Besides the military, employers are looking for pilots to do aerial photography for land surveyors,

farmers, weddings, real estate, television, and for people to teach other pilots.  

Mr. Barrett introduces students to the drones and the remote controllers by teaching them about the aeronautics of flight and the equipment.  He also covers the Federal Aviation Administration’s

requirements for safe flight.  All regulations regarding cer-tified and non-certified pilots are covered in the class.  Mr. Barrett also teaches students how to register with the FAA and about the written commercial pilot exam.  Anyone over the age of 14 that wants to fly a drone must register with the FAA.

York is one of the few schools leading the charge with this technology.  Currently, MCC and GCC are offering similar drone classes that charge a fee.  The future of York’s

UAS program is expected to grow with the purchase of 3D equip-ment where students will be able to design, build, and test their own drone concepts in the fall of 2017.

We are working on getting a drone video into this year’s yearbook, and so keep watching overhead for more to come!

Band and Music DepartmentIf you have had the opportunity to come to the concerts this year, you have heard the wonderful music being produced by the students of York Middle/High School. With the leadership of Mr. Kelly, Ms. Riegal and Ms. Kalen, our music program is producing a high quality sound and individuals who are excel-ling. We had over 50 students qualify and attend All County demonstrating the great skills our students possess. This success is a result of the fine leadership and K – 12 program which has been developed at York. Presently, we have approximately 30% of the middle/high school population participating in band and chorus, a number to be proud of.

Academics and AthleticsYork is proud to announce that our students excel in both aca-demics and athletics. This year we have eight Scholar Athlete Teams for the fall and winter seasons. They are the following:

•Volleyball •Boys Basketball

•Football •Girls Basketball

•Girls Soccer •Swimming and Diving

•Boys Soccer •Girls Cross Country

We had a total of 72 Athletes that meet NYSPHSAA standards to be honored as Scholar Athletes

Our participation continues to be high throughout our sports. Each year, we do a report on how many students participated in at least one sport throughout the year. The results from last year were 82% of modified and 57% of 9-12 students partici-pated in at least one sport. Go Knights!

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After a quick start to spring weather, old man winter has come back and taken away some of the fun in the sun. Hopefully the spring weather will be back shortly, and we will be able to really get rolling with another exciting season. Please remember that our spring schedules are updated daily on our school’s website; just click on Athletics Calendar under the pull down menu for calendars. This is also a great time to sign up for the “notify me” option on the athletic calendar page. The notify me option allows you to receive text or email messages whenever a change is made to a schedule that you are following. We also would like to thank everyone for their patience as we began our online registration this spring. Although we had to work through a few bugs early on, this online registration will make it easier and quicker for parents/guardians to enroll our students in their desired activity in the future.

We would also like to take a quick moment to put the finishing touches on our winter sports season. Our swimmers had another very strong year, finishing the season with a strong 4th place finish in Sectionals. This was the first season we were merged with Pavilion in swimming and it was a great success. Our merged Pavilion-York wrestling team placed many wrestlers in the Section V Championships, and the numbers for the program continue to grow. Our Girls Varsity Basketball team finished the season with a 12-8 record which earned them the LCAA Division 3 Title and the #5 seed in Class D. The girls won 11 straight games to end the season and advanced all the way to the sectional finals, where they lost a nail biter in overtime to Notre Dame of Batavia. The girls finished 15-9; congrats to the girls and coaches on a great season! The Varsity Boys Basketball team ended the season 16-4. This record earned them the #1 seed in Class D1. The boys also advanced to the Sectional finals and lost a hard fought game to C.G. Finney for the second year in a row. The boys finished the season 19-5 and ranked #15 in Class D in the New York State rankings. Thanks so much to the YCS community for all of your support to all of our teams this past winter.

We look forward to seeing all of you come out and support our teams on the track, the courts and the fields this spring! Go Knights!!

Athletic Director Corner

High School

SUMOBots1st Place – Hailey Pascuozzo1st Place – Becca Fuller

Co2 Speed6th Place – Spencer Schicker7th Place – Charlotte Hauslauer

C02 Design:2nd Place – Madison Nardi3rd Place – Addison Houseman

Co2 Speed3rd Place – Joe Wallace 5th Place – David Cuozzo

Airplace Design:1st Place – Josh Morris1st Place – Brady Reilly

Middle School

The following students placed in their categories:8th Grade Technology Students

Compete in 10th Annual Race Night

In March, over 50 8th grade technology students competed against each other in the 10th annual CO2 Race Night. Mr. Keenan’s and Mr. Barrett’s 8th grade technology class spent several weeks researching, designing, and constructing CO2 race cars. As a culmination, students gathered to show off their scaled drawings, posters, and cars to family and friends.

Students winning awards for creative and unique design were Addison Houseman, Madi-son Nardi, Leah Hodges, Connor Scaccia, and Michelle Gates.

Students with winning race cars were: 1st place – Joe Wallace • 2nd place – David Cuozzo • 3rd place – Cameron Laney • 4th place – Kendall Chapman – 5th place – James Kennedy

The 8th graders, Mr. Keenan, and Mr. Barrett, would like to thank Mr. Dermody for volunteering to help, the Livingston County News for its coverage, and all of the parents, friends, and faculty who showed up to support the event and make it a success.

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On Saturday, March 11, YCS hosted the NYS Region 15 Odyssey of the Mind Tournament. 58 teams from 11 school districts participated in the competition. York had 15 teams competing: Three Pri-mary teams (Gr. 2 & 3), four Division I teams (Gr. 4 & 5), four Division II teams (Gr. 6-8) and four Division III teams (Gr. 9-12). It was an exciting day full of creativity! Four of our teams will advance to the State Tournament. Following is a recap of this years’ problems as well as how each team placed at Regionals.

Our tech teams had to design, build and operate an original robot that demon-strates human characteristics when per-forming tasks. Our Division I team was coached by Marcy Boyd and came in 3rd place. Team members were Nate Apps, Aidan Boyd, Evan Carroll, Dylan Green, Lexi Green, and Becca Lee. Our Division II team placed 4th and was coached by Greg DeLaFleur. Team members were Seana Barnes, Cody DeLaFleur, Illeana Furman, Klatyn Hynes, Nathan Near-hood and Lizzy VanAlstine. Our Division III team, coached by Amy Wolfanger, Laura Geary and Bruce Perry, came in 1st

Odyssey of the Mind

place and will be competing at the State level! Team members are Tori Bianchi, Shane Bryan, Jack Geary, Ariana Kuhn, Dan Nichols, Meghan Seeley and Emily Wolfanger.

Our Classics teams had to create and present an original performance about time travelers looking to discover the inspiration for great works of art. They also had to re-create two classic works of art. Our Division I team, coached by Jeff Beardsley and Sherri Krohn, came in 2nd place. Team members were Ava Beardsley, William Lyness, Haley Miller, Hailey Nearhood, Brandon Nichols and Adam Szczech. The Division II team also came in 2nd place, and was coached by Nicole Kalen and Beth Pacheco. Team members were Samantha Bianchi, Sydney Boyd, Francis Grant, Brody Hatfield, Riley Lan-genfeld, Sam Mitrano and Abby Reed. Our Division III team, coached by Jeanne Williams. Team members are Chloe Allen, Brittany Link, Shea Ratchford, Ashley Reese, Jared Rivers, Julia Whitney and Caroline Williams. This team placed 2nd, but received a lottery slot and will be advancing to States.

Our Balsa teams had to design, build and test a structure made of only 15 grams of balsa wood and glue that would support as much weight as possible. Our Division I team, coached by Ryan and Carrie Tiede, came in 1st place and will be advancing to States. Team members in-clude Grace Christiano, Sean Harcleroad, Trevor Mullen, Adrienne Schroth, Evelyn Smith, Jacob Smith and Kyan Tiede. The Division II team, coached by Kelly Smith and Jason & Michelle Feltham, also placed first and will be competing at States. Team members are Jackson Chris-tiano, Jackson Feltham, Ryan Harcleroad, Kayleigh Rowe, Cierra Smith, Tristan Tiede and Riley Yasso. Our Division III team, coached by John Hogle, came in 2nd place. Team members included Jes-sica Boyd, Mallory Dougal, Jesse Feltham, Catharina Hogle, Emily Leake, Coty Seeley and Hanna Wolfanger.

The Theater teams had to create and present a humorous performance about an unexpected superhero that encounters three situations where it must save cre-ativity. Our Division I team, coached by Heather Grant and John Paul O’Hearn, placed 5th. Team members were Logan DioGuardi, Lucas DioGuardi, Liam Ezard, Isabella Fischer, Angel Grattan, Felicity Grant and Allyson Rauber. The Division II team, coached by Shannon Beardsley and Kathy Grant, came in

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Highlights from York ElementarymyOnmyON is a digital book box that students in Grades K-8 have access to. They can read anytime - anywhere! Since July 1, 2016, at the elementary school, 379 students have read 6,696 books; have opened 12,432 books and that represents 1,551 hours of reading!

Math & Movement Family Fun NightYork Elementary hosted an evening of interactive activities for students and par-ents around math and literacy concepts.

Visiting AuthorStudents in the elementary school were excited to meet this year’s visiting author, Mark Shulman. Mr. Shulman is from Rochester and has written over 100 books for children/middle school kids including Scrawl, Treasure Hunters, Super Oscar and A is for Zebra.

Make & Take Family Game NightYork Elementary students brought their families to school for an evening of gam-ing fun! Students learned to play different games and then if they liked the game, they were able to make one to keep at home. Families enjoyed all types of math based games. Drawings were held and many students left with a new store bought board game for their family!

Page TurnersCongratulations to the York Elementary Page Turners who came in 3rd place at their last competition and 3rd place for the year! Students have been working hard reading their books!

Odyssey of the MindKudos to the teams that competed at the Regional OM Competition hosted at YCS on March 11th!

Read Across America!York Elementary kicked off Read Across America Week by having a special guest read aloud a Dr. Seuss favorite at a special assembly! Thank you to Mr. DeLoria, our Interim Superintendent for the wonderful performance! Students partner read across grade levels and we enjoyed daily building-wide reading times during the week!

York Elementary has a Vision!York Elementary teachers and staff have worked this year to create vision statements that reflect our beliefs about our school community and learning. A vision statement provides direction and describes what the stakeholders hope to achieve within their organization. Here are the statements that York Elementary will use to guide decisions around instruction and the climate in our school. We feel that the statements reflect the Golden Knights’ Way and help us, as educators, stay focused on what makes York Elementary a great place to learn!

We believe that a YES classroom should welcome both students and adults into an environment that is caring, nurturing, and encourages students to feel comfortable as risk takers and inspired learners.

We believe that quality education is student driven and inspires our students to be engaged in lifelong learning.

2nd place. Team members included Josh Beardsley, Maverick Coffey, Claire Cuci-notta, Ava Fagan, Molly Grant, Bran-don Levey and Gannon McClain. Our Division III team was coached by Lori Andrews. Team members were Hailie George, Brooke Groell, Kyle Marks, Jes-sica McCann, Jonathon Preston, Robert Smith and Sabrina Smith. This team came in 4th place.

The Primary teams had to create and present a performance about a group that is moving out of one place and into another. They also had to make devices to move scenery and props. Saragrace Friday and Jen Stringer coached a team. Team members were Sydney Boda, Violet Friday, Josie Hulme, Carson Scac-cia, Kayden Skinner, Natalie Stringer and Lucas Wall. Another primary team was coached by Donna Walker. Team members were Adeline Ayers, Madalena Balisciano, Sophia Burdick, Devin Cun-ningham, Burl Donnan, Michael Mat-tice and Evan Reimer. The final primary team was coached by Michelle Feltham and Kelly Smith. Team members were Myra Beardsley, Cecelia Biondo, Con-nor Boyd, Nora Callahan, Sam Englert, Sophia Hatfield and Finn Morgan.

Congratulations to ALL of our teams for your successes at Regionals and for all of their hard work throughout the season. Good luck to teams competing at the State Tournament in Binghamton on Saturday, April 8!

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May 2017

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 B

AP Exams 3-8 Math State Testing

2 C AP Exams 3-8 Math State Testing

3 D MHS Art Show AP Exams 3-8 Math State Testing

4 A MHS Art Show AP Exams 3-8 Math State Testing Elementary Spring Concert 7p.m.

5 B SAT/ACT Registration Deadline MHS Art Show AP Exams 3-8 Math State Testing

6 SAT Test Date

7 8 C Kindergarten Screening MHS Art Show AP Exams

9 D Kindergarten Screening MHS Art Show AP Exams BOE Meeting 6p.m. Budget Hearing 7p.m.

10 A Kindergarten Screening MHS Art Show AP Exams

11 B Kindergarten Screening MHS Art Show AP Exams HS Spring Concert 7p.m.

12 C Kindergarten Screening MHS Art Show AP Exams

13 ACT Test Date

14 15 D MHS Art Show

16 A MHS Art Show Breakfast of Champions Sundae Honors Kellogg Awards Chicken BBQ Budget Vote/Board Election 8a.m.-8p.m.

17 B MHS Art Show

18 C MHS Art Show MHS Spring Concert 7p.m.

19 D MHS Art Show MHS 35 week grades

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21 22 A 23 B 24 C 25 D 26 A Early Release Day

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28 29 Memorial Day Holiday Marching Band Parade @ Leicester 10a.m.

30 B BOE Meeting 7p.m.

31 C

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Marching Band Parade @ York 7p.m.

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4 5 B Grade 4th & 8th Science Exams

6 C NHS Induction Ceremony

7 D Character Carnival

8 A Character Carnival (Raindate)

9 B Local Exams Senior Banquet

10 Marching Band Parades Bergen 12p.m. Mt. Morris 6p.m.

11 12 C Local Exams BOE Meeting 7p.m.

13 D Local Exams

14 A Regents Exams

15 B 5th Grade DARE Graduation 1:30P.M. 4th Grade Poetry Awards 7p.m. Sr. Vocal Recital 7:00P.M. Regents Exams

16 C Kindergarten Graduation Regents Exams

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18 19 D Elementary Field Day Mimi Trip Regents Exams

20 A Mimi Trip Regents Exams

21 B Mimi Trip Regents Exams

22 C Regents Exams

23 D MHS 40 week Grades Regents Exams

24 Class of 2017 Graduation 11a.m.

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York Central School Lifeguarding Training Course, May/June 2017To enroll in the class, you must be 15 years of age. There will also be a pre-course session in which you will be required to pass the following skills test… Swim 500 yards continuously using each of the following strokes for at least 100 yards each: front crawl, breaststroke, and

sidestroke.

Swim 20 yards using front crawl or breaststroke, surface dive to a depth of 7 – 10 ft. retrieve a 10 pound brick, return to surface, swim 20 yards back to starting point with object.

YOU MUST ATTEND ALL CLASSES TO PARTICIPATE. PRETEST – Wednesday, May 31 • 3-6pm

FULL COURSE – June 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 • 3-6pm

LIFEGUARD RECERTIFICATION CLASS – June 12 • 3-6pm

CPR RECERTIFICATION CLASS – June 13 • 3-6pm

• Full course fee (in district): $60 (includes mask & whistle) • Full course fee (out of district): $110 (includes mask & whistle)

Email to confirm: becarney@yorkcsd.org

Questions: Contact Bruce Carney at 243-1730 x4008

Lifeguarding Registration Form(bring this form to the first class)

Gender: M F Name: ___________________________________________________________

Birth Date: ______________________________________ Grade: ___________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________________

City: ___________________________________________ Zip: ______________

Home Phone #: __________________________________ Cell #:________________________________

E-mail: _______________________________________________________________________________

Name of Emergency Contact: _____________________________________________________________

Emergency # ____________________________________

Do you have any health issues? Yes No

If yes, please describe: __________________________________________________________________

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Course Fee: *Check Cash

*Make check payable to York Central School

POSTAL PATRON LOCAL

York Central School DistrictPO Box 102Retsof NY 14539

NON-PROFIT ORG.

US POSTAGE

PAIDGENESEO NYPERMIT NO. 11

2016-2017 Board of EducationSteven Beardsley, President, 243-4093...........................term to 2018David Sperino, Vice President 243-3417 ......................term to 2017Robert Smith, 519-1291 ................................................term to 2017Marilyn Moore, 734-2468 .............................................term to 2018Glenda VanRy, 243-2126 ...............................................term to 2018Christine Bianchi, 243-9611 .........................................term to 2019Laura Geary, 243-3298 ..................................................term to 2019For more information on BOE members, go to www.yorkcsd.org

AdministrationDavid DeLoria, Interim Superintendent ............243-1730, ext. 2222 email: ddeloria@yorkcsd.org Mary Kate Noble Elem. School Principal ..........243-1730, ext. 2146 email:mknoble@yorkcsd.orgDavid Sylvester, MS/HS Principal .....................243-1730, ext. 2217 email: djsylvester@yorkcsd.orgSvetlana Stowell, Pupil Personnel Services Dir. ..243-1730, ext. 2211 email: sdstowell@yorkcsd.orgWilliam McDonald, Business Administrator .....243-1730, ext. 2220 email: wrmcdonald@yorkcsd.org Lindsey Peet, Dir. of Curriculum & Instr. .......... 243-1730, ext 2212 email: lmpeet@yorkcsd.org

Our Mission Providing quality education where students come first.

Our Vision York Central School will provide a safe, supportive and creative learning environment that promotes individual excellence, loyalty and responsible citizenship. Presented by GLOW Traditions at Livingston Arts, with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support

of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NYS Legislature.

Saturday, April 29 2017 7:30—10:30 p.m.

York Central School Gym 2578 Genesee St. (Route 63), Retsof

Instruction at 7:00—Come Learn!

With Kelly’s Old Timers

& The Geneseo String Band

Info: 585‐243‐6785 www.livingstonarts.org 

$5 Adults $3 Spectators 18 & under

Free

Round & Square Dance