News from York Catholic High School

Year-End Giving

York Catholic Fund

As 2019 wraps up and we embark on this new year, we reflect back on the generous alumni, parents, and community friends like yourselves who have continued to support our school for over 90 years. It is bec ause of our York Catholic family that this past year we have been stronger than ever.

We know there are many choices for your charitable giving and we ask you to prayerfully consider the annual York Catholic Fund for your year-end gifts as each and every dollar truly impacts our school and students.

The YC Fund not only supports every student by enriching extra-curricular programs and music and the arts, but also provides professional development for teachers, academic program support, athletic programs, technology, special projects, and covers operating expenditures. This year, we have a fundraising goal of $300,000 by June 30, 2020.

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Every gift, whatever the amount, counts and is truly valued. Please click on the Make a Difference! DONATE button below to use our online donation page.

Thank you for caring and giving!

Community Drives

Giving Tree

The senior high student council is collecting NEW hats, scarves, and mittens for those in need in our community. Items can be placed on the Giving Tree in the lobby at York Catholic until

December 18.

Coat Drive

The National Honor Society is collecting gently used coats for their Coat Drive. A collection box will be in the lobby until December 18 . The coats will be donated to the Catholic Harvest Food Pantry.

Toy Drive

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.

Chris Gurreri, a YC graduate, is coordinating this toy drive in memory of his brother Jacob, who was five-years-old when he died. This is the 14th year anniversary of his death. The Gurreri family was fortunate enough to stay in the Ronald McDonald House during the three weeks that Jacob was being treated at Hershey Medical Center.

The Ronald McDonald House offers the following gift ideas (MUST be new, unwrapped, items in original box):

Stuffed animals
Coloring books and crayons/markers
Books
Board games
Children's movies
Action figures
Dolls
Legos
Christmas stockings with stocking stuffer items
Blankets

Students are asked to have all toys to their homerooms by the morning of December 17 at 8:15 AM. Thank you for your generosity this holiday season in helping to make Christmas a little brighter for the children who are in the hospital.

Lucky Christmas Cash Winners

Congratulations to our YC Christmas Cash winners this week:

December 6: $100 - Ann Giesselbach

December 7: $50 - Peggy Koontz

December 8: $100 - Ross Memphis

December 9: $25 - Brad Miller

December 10: $25 - Samuel Brezler

December 11: $25 - Lupe
Gwiazdowski

December 12: $100 - Ryan Fischer

Winners are posted daily on the YC website at www.yorkcatholic.org .

Prizes are mailed to the winners weekly.

Order Your Yearbook Now!

Even though the 2020 color yearbooks are not distributed until May, NOW is the time to place your order for a book. Extra yearbooks are not available in May. Only what is ordered is delivered to YC for distribution.

To make yearbook ordering easier, York Catholic is participating in the online sales management program offered through Balfour Publishing. Balfour handles the order taking and payments allowing the yearbook advisor and staff additional time to produce the best yearbook ever.

Order NOW! Go to www.balfour.com and click on GO under LOCATE YOUR SCHOOL and follow the instructions, or call the Balfour ordering line at 1-800-944-5930. Please do not send any money to school with your student.

Wear Your Christmas Spirit

Students are invited to wear Christmas sweaters, scarves, socks, and ties Wednesday through Friday, December 18-20. Correct uniform bottoms are required.

Christmas Break

Christmas Break begins Friday, December 20 , at 11:30 AM. The main office and school building will also close at 11:30 AM. All students are required to leave the building at this time unless staying for a supervised activity. Students will return Thursday, January 2 , at 8:15 AM.

Poetry Out Loud

Families are welcome to see and hear the York Catholic Poetry Out Loud team perform Thursday, December 19, from 3:05-4:30 PM in the Lecture Hall. Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary history and contemporary life. Poetry Out Loud is a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, Poetry Foundation, and the state and jurisdictional arts agencies.

Since 2005, Poetry Out Loud has grown to reach more than 3.8 million students and 60,000 teachers from 16,000 schools in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.

Poetry Out Loud uses a pyramid structure that starts at the classroom level. Winners advance to a school-wide competition, then to a regional and/or state competition, and ultimately to the National Finals. Awards and placements are determined solely by the judges' scores based on the Poetry Out Loud Evaluation Criteria.

Come out and support our students!

Ski & Snowboard Club

We are excited to offer Ski Club for York Catholic students again this winter. Buy your Roundtop night tracker club card through us and benefit from our group rate. Cards are purchased online, and now is the time to buy. Prices go up after December 16. For pricing information and packages, visit www.skiroundtop.com. If students need a ride to the mountain or are looking for someone to ski with, the ski club bus makes a run to Roundtop on four Sundays during the winter. The York Catholic bus leaves from the YC bus circle at 2:00 PM and returns at 9:00 PM. All are welcome, grades 7-12, and ineligibility rules apply. Our first Sunday run is scheduled for January 5, 2020.

Directions for online ordering:

Go to www.skiroundtop.com/night-tracker.
Our group name is RT YORKCAT.
Our group password is YorkCatholic (no space).
Download a picture (everyone must submit a new photo this year).
Complete the online waiver.
If you need to purchase a package with equipment rental, select lift/lesson and the rental option will follow.

Roundtop will mail all night club cards directly to your home. Email Kathy Hand with any questions at [email protected] . We look forward to some YC fun on the slopes. Come ski or board with us!

Athletic Hall of Fame Inductions

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.

Emergency Notification

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.