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No School May 5

There is no school scheduled on Friday, May 5. The office will be closed for a staff retreat.

Spring Open House

Our current families and students are an important piece of our promotion of student enrollment. Please help spread the word that York Catholic is hosting a Spring Open House on Wednesday, May 3, from 6-7:30 PM. Prospective junior high and senior high students and their families are welcome to tour the school and talk with faculty and staff.

Click here for a coupon to share with a friend. Have them bring this coupon with them on May 3. You receive a $25 off your re-enrollment fee and they get their application fee waived. For more information, contact Ms. Heather Hoffman at 717-846-8871 x220 or [email protected].

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Carnation Sale to Honor Seniors

Students wishing to send a senior a congratulatory carnation may order it during lunch periods tomorrow, April 28, for the cost of $1 each. Any parent, grandparent or friend may click here to fill out an order form by April 28. National Honor Society members will distribute the flowers on Friday, May 12.

Record Setting Attempt

York Catholic musicians will be joining the York community's attempt to set the Guinness World Record for the largest group ever to perform the national anthem simultaneously. The attempt will take place at the York Revolution's home opener tomorrow, April 28, at 6:30 PM. Come out and support the attempt!

Spring Concerts

Instruments and voices come together as students perform at York Catholic's Spring Concerts. The Senior High Concert on Sunday, April 30, at 6 PM will feature Concert Band, Concert Choir, and Jazz Band. The Junior High Concert on Monday, May 1, at 7 PM will feature Junior High Chorus and Junior High Band. Admission is free. Please join us! T hank you to everyone who donated to the music department this year. Your donations have made this concert possible.

Service Hours Deadlines

Service Hours for 7th through 11th graders for the 2016-2017 school year are due Monday, May 1. Corporal works of mercy are an important part of Christian life, and our life as a YC community. Keep an eye out for service opportunities from now until the due dates if you are in need of doing a bit more.

Student Art Show

Over 350 students receive art instruction at York Catholic and are exposed to pencil drawing, canvas painting, marker designs, portraits, linoleum block prints, watercolors, charcoal drawings, and sculpture. These art students are hosting a public display of their work at the school May 2-4 from 8 AM-3 PM and May 2 from 7-8:30 PM. Students in grades 7-11 are showing their work completed during this school year, while students in grade 12 are showing a compilation of their work from throughout their school career.

Advanced Placement Exams

Advanced Placement exams will be administered on the dates listed below. All students taking the AP exams should report to the library instead of homeroom on these dates, and be prepared to begin the exams promptly at 8:15 AM.

May 3 8:15 AM AP English Composition & Literature

May 5 8:15 AM AP US History

May 8 8:15 AM AP Biology

May 9 8:15 AM AP Calculus AB & BC

8th Grade Field Trip

The 8th grade field trip is scheduled for Tuesday, May 2, to the US Army Heritage Center in Carlisle. Students will have an opportunity to explore the Army Heritage Trail that covers about one mile of the grounds and highlights nearly every era of Army history with different exhibits and large artifacts. Designed to provide an immersion experience that allows the visitor to walk into each period represented, the Trail also serves as a stage for living history presentations by historians serving as interpreters. Students should pack a lunch and wear their polos and jeans, khakis, or uniform shorts with closed toed shoes or sneakers (no sandals or flip flops).

Quest Day

"Our Gaelic Quest" is a year-long class wars competition amongst the senior high grades. The class wars competition culminates with the highly anticipated Quest Day to be held outside on Thursday, May 4, from 1-3 PM on our athletic fields. Quest Day will allow grade-level groups to compete against each other in field day-style games and events. At the end of the day the "Our Gaelic Quest" trophy will be presented to the class with the greatest number of points. Students are asked to wear their phys. ed. shorts or standard dress down pants along with a t-shirt representing their class color on Quest Day: Seniors-Purple, Juniors-Black, Sophomores-Red, Freshmen-Green.

Dangers of DUI

Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) welcomes State Trooper Angel Garcia on Wednesday, May 3, to speak with students about the dangers of Driving Under the Influence during lunch periods in room 104.

Prom

T he Junior/Senior Prom will be held Friday, May 5, at Wisehaven Banquet Center. Doors open at 5:30 PM. Students must be in the Grand Ballroom by 6 PM. The crowning of Prom King and Prom Queen occurs at approximately 6:45 PM. Parents of Prom Court members only are welcome to join us until the completion of the crowning. The dance ends at 10:30 PM.

The Prom Court includes the following seniors shown left to right - Row 1: Reiley Anderson, Melanie Matthews, Nicole Chiaverini. Row 2: Rachel Shelley, Grace Ports, Eden Jahn, Abby Drabik. Row 3: Jaiden Torres, Nic Anzalone, Bryce Floyd. Row 4: Eli Doyle, Kyle Fullerton, Brenden Kennedy, Sam Shinsky.

Parents of Seniors

As we prepare to celebrate our seniors' successful completion of high school, we remind parents of the following:

If you have not done so, please send in a 4x6 or 5x7 photo of your child when he/she was younger than age 5. Please send in as soon as possible. Please put in an envelope with your child's name on the front.
Please write a personal congratulations letter to your graduate and encourage siblings, grandparents, Godparents, teachers, and others to write as well. In the past, letters reminisced about the graduate's growth of life or hopes for the future. It can be a note card, a song, a poem, a card, or a 10 page letter - your choice. Place each card or letter in an envelope and label it with your child's name, and be sure each letter is signed by the author. We would like each child to have a letter from at least one parent and 2 additional people.
We are creating a slide presentation to view during the Senior Breakfast. We would like group photos of your child with YC friends from grade school through the present. Please click on the link below that will take you to a Shutterfly Share page (you will need to create an account if you don't have one already) to upload your photos. Please upload a maximum of 10 photos. If you need assistance navigating the website, feel free to email Roxanne at [email protected]. If you prefer to send pictures into YC, please be sure to label the pictures with your child's name (and possibly the names of the students in the picture) so we can return them to you.

Site Name: YC Senior Breakfast

Site URL: https://ycseniorbreakfast.shutterfly.com/

Site Email Address: [email protected]

Please place all envelopes/cards, and all photos in a large envelope and send it to Roxanne Castellanos' attention at York Catholic by Monday, May 1. Please do not send gifts for students.

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St. Patrick's

St. Patrick's Race for Education will be held rain or shine Friday, May 5. Contact St. Pat's at 717-854-8263 to sponsor a child as they walk to raise funds for their school!

St. Joseph Dallastown

Students from St. Joseph Dallastown will be performing their Spring Concert Friday, April 28, at 6 PM at York Catholic. The public is invited to attend.

St. Rose of Lima

The Sip Into Summer Festival will be held Saturday, May 13, from 1-6 PM at St. Rose school on Biesecker Rd & Route 30 in Thomasville. Must be 21 or older to attend. Order tickets through www.stroseevents.org.