As a community, we must continue to stand strong together to ensure our Catholic Christian faith and values permeate every corner, from our care for our students and their families while they are in our halls to the mandate to serve the global community, leaving it better than we found it.

 

During these times, we must rely on our faith in Christ and faith in each other, which unite us. We must rely on our Christian values where discrimination, injustice, violence, and hatred are sins that will not be tolerated. And we must not allow the political rhetoric to divide us, but rather be united in our values and our voice. We must "love the Lord our God with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our mind."  And we must "love our neighbor as ourselves."  For "on these two commandments depend all the law." (Matthew 22)

 

May we all continue to believe in the power of the York Catholic community and remain proud of our collective voice for peace and justice. We encourage our students, faculty, and alumni to engage in personal conversation, continue to listen with open hearts, always strive for better understanding, and grow as a supportive community of love and respect.

 

With hope,

 

Katie Seufert '96

Principal

Students - Grades 7-11

Any lunch account with a remaining balance at the end of the school year will roll-over to the next school year.

Students - Grade 12

Seniors with current YC siblings  - account balances will be transferred to the sibling's account.

Seniors with no current YC siblings  - any balance above $5 will be transferred to any outstanding tuition. If there is no outstanding tuition, a check in the parent's name will be mailed to the home address.

Since COVID-19 prevented our 9th grade students from enjoying their class retreat, the bag lunch fees that had been paid are being credited to the students' Lunchtime accounts.  

All students, including our graduating seniors, are asked to check their school email on a regular basis throughout the summer for important updates.

Senior pictures have been postponed to August.  Details will be mailed to your home in early August from Prestige Portraits by Lifetouch.

The Class of 2021 (rising seniors) can register for the November or December SAT administration at this time.  To accommodate students who were impacted by recent cancellations, SAT is offering a week-long priority registration for August, September, and October administrations to the following groups: 

• Students who registered for June SAT or SAT Subject Tests™ and didn't cancel their registrations
• Students in the class of 2021 without a test score
• Students in the class of 2020 without a test score

For students who were registered for the June SAT or SAT Subject Test administrations only: Students can simply transfer their registration to any of the upcoming SAT dates. They won't be charged a change fee if they transfer their registration before July 31. When they log in to My SAT , they should select the option to change their registration. Then, they should follow the rest of the required steps until they get to the order confirmation.

 

For students who are eligible for a fee waiver: As always, eligible students will be able to take the SAT with a fee waiver. To learn more about weekend fee waivers, visit the SAT fee waiver page .

 

SAT is working hard throughout the summer to add more test centers and available seats, so students are encouraged to check the SAT website frequently.  

 

Upcoming SAT Dates

• August 29, 2020
• September 26, 2020
• October 3, 2020
• November 7, 2020
• December 5, 2020

Students are reminded their Summer Reading and Math assignments are due Friday, August 28.  Each current student has received information regarding their assignments.  The assignments are also available on the home page of the YC website at   www.yorkcatholic.org   in the Announcements section, titled, "Summer Assignments," and on the  Forms & Documents page in the Course Related section.

Immunizations

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has established school immunization requirements for all students.  The regulations are intended to ensure that children attending school in PA are adequately protected against potential outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases.  A child must have the required medically-appropriate vaccines or a plan to complete those vaccines or risk exclusion from school. 

Children in grades 7-12 need the following immunizations for attendance:

• 4 doses of tetanus * (1 dose on or after 4 th birthday)
• 4 doses of diphtheria* (1 dose on or after 4 th birthday)
• 4 doses of acellular pertussis* (1 dose on or after 4 th birthday)
• 4 doses of polio (4 th dose on or after 4 th birthday and at least 6 months after previous dose given)
• 2 doses of measles, mumps, and rubella (usually given as MMR)
• 3 doses of hepatitis B
• 2 doses of varicella (chickenpox) or evidence of immunity
• 2 doses meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV)
• 1 st dose is given 11-15 years of age; a 2 nd dose is required at age 16 or entry into 12 th grade.
• If the dose was given at 16 years of age or older, only one dose is required.
• 1 dose of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) - age 11 or older

*   Usually given as DTaP or DTP or DT or Td

If you submitted doctor's documentation of the administration of these vaccines previously, you do not need to repeat this step unless an additional booster or immunization is needed or has been given in the past year.  (Students entering grades 10, 11, & 12 - please note the dose requirements for the MCV vaccine.)  All new students must submit doctor's documentation of the dates the above doses were administered to the York Catholic nurse by August 20, 2020 .  If any of the required immunizations will not be given by August 20, please click here for the PLAN form to detail the dates the immunizations are scheduled to be given .  

Under Pennsylvania state law, students without the required immunizations or a plan with scheduled dates of administration on file, cannot be admitted to school.

If you have any questions, please contact Sarah DeLuca, York Catholic nurse, at 717-846-8871 x321 or [email protected] or consult the PA Department of Health website at https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/programs/immunizations/Pages/School.aspx.

Incoming 11th Grade Physicals

The School Health Law of Pennsylvania requires that all children must have a medical examination upon entry into grade 11.  A medical examination is also required for those children who have transferred to York into any grade from other states or from other Pennsylvania areas and who have not sent records of previous examinations.  Please click here for the School Physical Form to be completed by a private physician.  Return the form to the school nurse no later than August 20.  Any student who does not return this form will receive a medical examination by a school physician.   

Incoming Parents - 7th Grade Dentals

The School Health Law of Pennsylvania requires that children receive a dental examination upon entry into grade 7.   Please click here for the School Dental Form to be completed by a private dentist.  Return the form to the school nurse no later than August 20.  Any student who does not return this form will receive a medical examination by a school dentist. 

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