June 16, 2016
Green, Gold, and Diamond Service Awards
York Catholic students are required to perform service hours each year.  Senior high students are required to document sixteen hours a year, and junior high students are required to document twelve hours a year.  Service to others is a component of a York Catholic education, and it is our hope that as our students mature, service becomes more than just a requirement.   It is our hope that our graduates continue to give back to the community and that service becomes a lifelong commitment.  We would like to acknowledge students who went above and beyond this year, giving more than was asked.   These students gave generously of their time and talent in various locations and assisted at different events.  A sampling of venues would include local food pantries, parish ministries, parish carnivals and festivals, Pleasant Acres Nursing Home, Country Meadows Retirement Community, Mack Madness, Martin Library, Habitat for Humanity, Helping Hands of York, The American Cancer Society, and Leg Up Farms.   Many spent countless hours working YC Bingo.  We would like to recognize the following students for service above and beyond the required hours throughout the 2015-16 school year:

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The Diamond Award for 200 hours or more of service:
 
Paul Weisser                           2016
Naomi Doyle                           2019


The Gold Award for 100 hours or more of service:
 
Madeline Bowman                 2016                                     Katelyn Danczyk              2018
Emily Laslo                               2016                                      Srosh Matti                       2018
Anosh Matti                             2016                                     Clare Brennan                   2019
Alex Reichert-Anderson       2016                                     Zachary Deporter            2019      
Olivia Zinda                               2016                                    John Krout                         2019             William Catterall                     2017                                     Aaron Lesher                    2019
Della Doyle                                2017                                     Luke Motter                      2020
Trevor Hale                                2017                                    Dylan Smith                        2021
MaCayla Welsh                         2017                                    Matthew Doyle                 2021
Carolyn Albright                       2018                                    Andrea Forry                     2021
 

The Green Award for 50 hours or more of service:
 
From the class of 2016                                               From the class of 2018
Brandon Creisher                                                      Emily Hoffman
Danielle Desseyn                                                       Kadija Kamara
Lauren Hand                                                               Mattason Mann
Ana Hernandez Noyola                                            Carlin Mayer
Bertha Kwarko                                                            Cassandra Pearl
Maura Palandro                                                          Michael Porr
Marcos Rivera                                                              Nicoletta Prezioso
Carolyn Thomas                                                           Abigail Sentz
Jeffrey Waser                                                                Quinlan Toomey
Mary Wurzbach                                                            Christina Wagner
                                                                                          Lexi Zambito
   
From the class of 2017                                                   From the class of 2019
Nicholas Anzalone                                                       Gregory Bearman
Kurt Bandow                                                                 Renee Bonner
Peter Bittner                                                                  Lydia Fullerton
Mycroft Boose                                                              Kelsey Smith
Christopher D'Antoni                                                  Kaitlyn Staub
Bryce Floyd                                                                     Ryan Stromberg
Kyle Fullerton                                                                 Ethan Underwood
Rocio Garcia                                                                    Abigail Wurzbach
Anthony Getty
Mayra Hernandez                                                          From the class of 2020
Michael Palmieri                                                            Olivia Brewer                                                    
Regina Runk                                                                    Grace Gardini
Maria Sheaffer                                                                Sean Lavallee
Carey Thole                                                                      Breanna Pearl
Sadie Wurzbach
                                                                                               From the class of 2021
                                                                                            Gavin Bonner
                                                                                            Wesley Bonner
                                                                                            Luke Selby
                                                                                            Shannon Toomey
Senior Pictures - Class of 2017
Each year YC enters into a contract with a professional photographer for the senior pictures appearing in our yearbook, Rosa Mystica.  This year, our photographers will be from Prestige Portraits by Lifetouch .  Pictures from any other photographer cannot be accepted for the yearbook.  Every senior must get their picture taken, however, seniors are under no obligation to purchase the photo.  If desired, students can purchase yearbook photo packages from Lifetouch .  Lifetouch contributes a portion of package purchases back to York Catholic.
 
Photos will be taken in the YC library beginning June 20.  This week, Prestige Portraits by Lifetouch mailed postcards to the Class of 2017 listing personalized appointment times.  Please arrive prior to your scheduled appointment so you are ready for your assigned time.  If you did not receive a postcard, please call Lifetouch at 1-800-445-1189.
 
Please observe the following guidelines regarding appearance for photos.  All gentlemen must be clean shaven and wear a dress shirt, tie, and sport coat or suit jacket. Hair must be regulation length.  No piercings are allowed. Ladies will be provided with a black shoulder drape for photos. Only necklaces and earrings are allowed for the yearbook picture of the young women.  Please remove any facial jewelry. 
 
If you have any questions, please contact Lifetouch at 1-800-445-1189.
Plan to Play Sports Next School Year?
Athletic Physicals
All Fall athletes must have a physical dated between June 1, 2016 and August 5, 2016 to be eligible to participate in Fall sports.  Physicals given prior to June 1, 2016 are NOT recognized by the PIAA.
 
Athletic Physicals for all sports for the 2016-2017 school year will be held TONIGHT, Thursday, June 16, from 6-8 PM at OSS Health at 1855 Powder Mill Road.  Students must bring their completed 7-page PIAA Comprehensive Initial Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation form (CIPPE) that can be printed here or accessed on the homepage of the YC website at www.yorkcatholic.org  (the correct forms will be dated March 17, 2016 at the bottom of page 1).  The forms must be signed by a parent.  Cost for the physical is $15.  Checks should be made payable to York Catholic.  OSS requests student-athletes DO NOT enter the building prior to 5:45 PM. 
 
If you go to your own doctor, you must use the PIAA Sports Physical Form (CIPPE) referenced above.  No other form is acceptable. 
 
Please note:  OSS is conducting sports physicals ONLY.  OSS staff will not be performing driver's license physicals or 11th grade physicals.  All students entering Grade 11 are required by the State of Pennsylvania to have a complete physical prior to the start of the school year.  Grade 11 athletes must schedule an appointment with their personal physician between June 1, 2016 and August 5, 2016.  Be sure to take both physical forms to the appointment (sports physical form & Grade 11 physical form).
 
ImPACT Testing
There has been extensive media coverage about athletics and concussions.  York Catholic has been at the forefront in this area and includes the ImPACT Test (Immediate Post-Concussive Assessment and Cognitive Testing) to monitor our athletes.
 
All interscholastic athletes, cheerleaders, and members of the marching band and bandfront are required to take an ImPACT Test to establish a cognitive baseline for concussions. This is an established technology used in order to determine the return to play/activity guidelines for participants who have sustained a concussion.
 
The test is administered on a computer.  The baseline is adequate for two years. Therefore, if a student participated on a YC team last season and had an ImPACT test, he or she is not required to repeat it this season.
 
It is the athlete's responsibility to email Mr. Rick Luckman at  [email protected]  to see if a valid ImPACT Test is on file at YC.  If an ImPACT test needs to be taken or re-taken, contact Mr. Luckman for instructions.  Once completed, the student must check with Mr. Luckman to see if the updated ImPACT Test was transmitted properly and is on file. 
 
ImPACT Tests must be completed and Sports Physical Forms must be given to Mr. Luckman by August 5 at 3 PM to be permitted to start Fall practice. 

For more information, contact Rick Luckman at [email protected] , Brad Hayek at [email protected] , or Kyle Smink at [email protected] .
 
It's Festival Time!
St. Mary's Cultural Festival      
Come visit the York Catholic tent at the 2016 Cultural Festival at St. Mary's Church on South George Street in York this weekend.  The Festival runs Friday, June 17, from 5:00-9:00 p.m., and again Saturday, June 18, from 12:00-9:00 p.m.  There will be great food and entertainment!  Hope to see you there!
 
St. Joseph Carnival 
The 25th Annual St. Joseph Carnival will be held June 21-25 from 5-10 PM at St. Joseph Church on Kingston Road in York.  Enjoy new rides, new games, and food trucks this year instead of dinners in the gym!
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