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Students are currently collecting Christmas presents for the children who are patients at Hershey Medical Center, in remembrance of Jacob Gurreri. Parents of the children at Hershey will be able to choose some gifts and have them "delivered" on Christmas Eve. 

York Catholic students and staff will have the opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation on December 11-12 from 1-3 PM at YC. Several priests from the York Deanery will be available to hear confessions. This is a great chance to begin the new year with a "clean slate" spiritually.

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery or ASVAB is being offered to all interested sophomores, juniors, and seniors on December 6 from 8:30-11 AM at York Catholic. The ASVAB Career Exploration Program is a comprehensive career planning program that includes a multiple-aptitude test, an interest inventory, and various career planning tools designed to help students explore post-high school opportunities. Students do not need to be entering the military to take the ASVAB. To sign-up, email Kelsey Kman at [email protected]. If you have any questions about the ASVAB, please contact Mrs. Eva Phillips at [email protected] .

Instruments and voices come together at York Catholic High School's Christmas Concerts! 

The senior high concert is Sunday, December 8, at 6 PM and features the Concert Choir, Concert Band, Jazz Bands, and Brass Choir. 

The junior high concert is Monday, December 9, at 7 PM and features the Junior High Chorus and the Junior High Band.  

Celebrate the season and enjoy the sounds of holiday spirit!  Admission is free.

Student-athletes involved in winter sports will have their pictures taken Friday, December 6.  Coaches will distribute the order forms prior to picture day. On those order forms, you will be able to purchase team photos, along with several different individual packages. The forms must be returned to the photographer with payment on picture day. If the forms are misplaced, please go to https://order.lifetouchsports.com/index.cfm?event=OrderHome&contractID=172439 to place your order. Print the receipt and have your child present it to the photographer on picture day. When the completed photo packages are delivered by Lifetouch, they will be given to the coaches to distribute to those who placed orders. Athletes must be clean shaven and have regulation haircuts. All undershirts must be the same color and be PIAA-legal. Pictures will be taken using the following schedule that has been revised since last week's publication:

 

December 6

3:05 PM - 8th Grade Boys Basketball Team

3:30 PM - Freshmen Boys Basketball Team

3:45 PM - JH Cheerleaders

4:00 PM - Varsity Cheerleaders

4:25 PM - Varsity Girls Basketball Team

4:50 PM - JV Girls Basketball Team

5:10 PM -  JV Boys Basketball Team

5:30 PM - Varsity Boys Basketball Team

5:50 PM - 8th Grade Girls Basketball Team

6:15 PM -  Freshmen Girls Basketball Team

York Catholic High School's Athletic Booster Club is inducting five new members into its Sports Hall of Fame. The inductees will be introduced Saturday, December 14, prior to the start of the boys' varsity basketball game versus Berks Catholic scheduled for a 1:30 PM tip-off. Prior to the game, the induction will be held in the cafeteria at 11 AM. The Sports Hall of Fame honors former coaches and student athletes, and the dedication of athletic program volunteers. Those being inducted include: Brittany Hicks '10, Schuyler Merritt '07, Bryan Minniti '98, Raymond Tuleya Jr. '55, Danielle Colombo Worzel '07.

Students in grades K-6 are invited to Futures Night at the York Catholic basketball games! Future girls' basketball players are invited Wednesday, December 11, when the YC girls' team takes on Linden Hall. Future boys' basketball players and cheerleaders are invited Friday, January 10, when the YC boys' team takes on York Tech. The JV games start at 6 PM followed by the Varsity games. Futures will participate in the pre-game prayer and huddle, sit behind the bench for the game, and become part of the welcome tunnel before the game. Wear your uniform shirt for free admittance to the games. Come out and cheer your future school onto victory!

Students in grades K-3 are invited to attend Elf Night on Friday, December 13, from 6-9 PM at York Catholic. Crafts, games, and a snack will be offered by the YC Student Ambassadors. This a great time for parents to finish their last minute preparations for Christmas while their children are having fun in a supervised atmosphere!  All children must be registered with a permission form prior to the event and space is limited. Click here or r egister on the YC website at  yorkcatholic.org . Confirmation will be sent once the registration form has been received. To assure we have adequate supervision, walk-ins will not be accepted the night of the event. 

Notification

During inclement weather that would cause a school closing or delay of schedule, York Catholic will call/text/email you through our One Call Now Emergency Notification system. Other modes of notification include WGAL TV-8, WPMT Fox43, and the YC website. Students from individual school districts are automatically excused if their district closes and does not provide transportation to YCHS. The exceptions to this are Southern and Southeastern. These students follow York Catholic's delay and closing schedule.

 

Text Option Requires Your Action

In preparation for the colder months ahead, we have updated our "One Call Now" Emergency Notification System.  In the event our school schedule is adjusted due to weather, a phone call and an email will be sent to the contact information we have on file. 

 

A text option is also available.  If you opted-in to receive text messages last school year, you do not need to do anything additional.  If you did not receive text messages last year and would like to, or you are new to our school, you must "opt-in" to receive text notification. 

 

To do so, text the word ALERT to the number 22300.  

Do not include any words other than the word ALERT.  

 

After doing so, you will no longer receive a phone call at that number and will only receive a text message. 

 

If you do not want to receive text notification, you do not have to do anything.  Your phone number and email address from our Vision system have automatically been entered into the One Call Now system.