Please click below to carefully review the Diocese of Harrisburg/York Catholic Middle & High School COVID-19 Health & Safety Plan 2021-22. As COVID-19 guidelines evolve, our school will continue to adapt to the recommendations issued by federal, state, Diocesan, and local entities for our area. Any changes will be communicated through the weekly Irish Eye e-newsletter.
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In order to maintain the lowest tuition fee possible, each family is asked to participate in 2 fundraisers per year (actual cost per pupil is over $10,500.00).
The YC Christmas Cash Calendars will be sold from October 8-29 for $25 each. Each calendar purchased will have a four-digit number and will enter the buyer in a daily drawing for the month of December. Each day of December has a different payout assigned. When we pull a purchaser’s calendar number on a specific date in December, they will win the amount noted on that date (we are not using PA Lottery numbers). Every purchaser has 31 chances to win, coordinating with the 31 days of the month. Winners will be posted on the YC website, www.yorkcatholic.org, and will be notified by email. The winner does not need to be present to win. Winning raffle amounts will be mailed weekly.
All orders will be placed online at http://weblink.donorperfect.com/ycchristmascash2021 beginning tomorrow, October 8. Numbered calendars labeled with the purchaser's name will be sent home to the selling family for distribution after November 1. Detailed information about the raffle and prizes was mailed to your home this week; please check your mailbox.
If you have any questions about the YC Christmas Cash calendar raffle, please contact Mrs. Gick at sgick@yorkcatholic.org or 717-846-8871 x317.
Thank you in advance for making this a successful fall fundraiser!
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York Catholic is excited to share some information with you that is sure to change how you view paying your state and federal taxes each year!
If you pay personal state income taxes, you now have the opportunity (whether filing individually or jointly) to choose how these taxes are spent each year by joining a Special Purpose Entity (SPE). SPEs are based on tax liability, not income, therefore each taxpayer’s situation will differ. An individual or couple filing jointly must have a state tax liability of $3,500 or more to participate. To see if you qualify for 2021, you can find your PA tax liability on Form PA-40 Line 12 of your tax return.
You could receive at least a 10% deduction on your personal federal taxes each year, so why not have your personal state income taxes serve as tuition assistance funds, allowing more students to thrive at York Catholic High School?
If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please follow these steps:
All SPE funds are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so NOW is the time to submit your Joinder Agreement for the 2021 Tax Year!
For more information about this easy tax donation, please contact Katie Seufert, York Catholic Principal, at kseufert@yorkcatholic.org.
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If you know a friend, family member, or anyone looking for a high-quality, Christ-centered education for their children who do not already attend a Catholic school, you could receive a $250 credit toward your child's tuition at York Catholic.
York Catholic's Parent Referral Program is a win-win for everyone involved. Referred students receive an outstanding education from York Catholic, while parents of the referred families get peace of mind knowing their child is gaining so much more than just a top-notch education. Families who refer someone who registers at York Catholic receive a $250 credit towards their child's tuition.
You, as parents, are our best ambassadors. In order for the Parent Referral Program to be a success, we need information about individuals who may be interested in joining the York Catholic family. All you need to do is click below to fill out the form. If the family you refer attends York Catholic through their first semester, your family's tuition will be credited $250, spread into 4 credits applied to the months of February, March, April, and May.
It really is that simple. So go ahead. Please click on the box below and allow us the opportunity to do what we love -- help to develop, nurture, and encourage children so they may grow in faith, mind, and heart. Mail or email the form to us and we will take it from there!
The Parent Referral Program is open to all parents of current York Catholic students. The tuition credit is not available for referring your own children. The $250 credit is only good toward tuition on a student's account; no cash is given, and it is non-transferrable. A referred student applies only to a new student from a non-partner school.
Thank you for all you do for our school!
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Even though the 2022 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.
Please do not send any money to school with your student. Balfour handles the order taking and payments allowing the yearbook advisor and staff additional time to produce the best yearbook ever. All orders are taken by phone by calling the Balfour ordering line at 1-800-944-5930 or by ordering online at https://www.balfour.com/student-info?smi=62833
Special Note for Parents of Seniors:
There will be a special section of the 2022 yearbook reserved only for parents of seniors to send a message to their senior son or daughter. It is a great keepsake and a wonderful way to congratulate your child for all of their years of hard work. The rectangular space costs $20 and can be in full color with a total of 30 words and 1 picture. Photos should be in good condition and printed on photo paper. Please click here for the Senior Form and return it with your payment (checks made payable to York Catholic) to Mrs. Nagley no later than Tuesday, November 23.
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The November mission collection will be our annual food contribution to the Catholic Harvest Food Pantry. Each homeroom is asked to donate a turkey and canned and/or boxed goods for a Thanksgiving dinner to the Food Pantry. Cash donations are also welcome. Items should be stored in each homeroom until Friday, November 12. Please do not bring frozen turkeys until November 12. They cannot be stored at the school.
The following are items needed:
- Boxed desserts (brownies, lemon bars, pumpkin bars, muffin mixes etc.)
- Canned cranberry sauce
- Canned cream of mushroom soup
- Frozen turkey (or money toward this)
Thank you for helping to make a family’s Thanksgiving dinner a special one this year.
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As the holidays approach, please keep in mind these vendors who give a percentage of your purchases back to York Catholic.
Shutterfly
For all of your Shutterfly purchases, visit yorkcatholic.shutterflystorefront.com, instead of shutterfly.com for a percentage of the value of your purchases to go to York Catholic. Please feel free to share this email with your friends, family and co-workers—the more orders we receive through our Storefront, the more YC earns!
Coca-Cola Products
When you make Coca-Cola purchases, you simply enter the product codes here:
Weis Markets
Help YC earn a share of $500,000 from Weis Markets! On your next visit to Weis, simply scan the barcode below or ask your cashier or customer service desk for the YC barcode to scan. The YC barcode only needs to be scanned one time to register. Use your Weis Club Card as usual. You will receive your Club Card benefits, and YC will earn cash based upon your qualifying purchases. Purchases of gas, lottery tickets, postage, alcohol, tobacco, and other products prohibited by law do not qualify. More information can be found in the YC Giving Guide on the website at yorkcatholic.org/give.
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All Saints Mass will be celebrated Monday, November 1, at 10:20 AM in the auditorium. All students will be attending. This will fulfill the Holy Day of Obligation. Due to our capacity restrictions and social distancing protocol, we will be unable to accommodate guests.
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In the heritage of the Roman Catholic Church, November 2 has been set aside as a day when we remind ourselves to pray for those who “have gone before us, marked with the sign of faith.” The entire month of November is then dedicated to pray for them and for the healing of memories in their regard. YC families are invited to submit the names of deceased loved ones to be remembered in prayer throughout the month of November. Their names will be placed on the altar in the chapel and commemorated during Mass. Please email the names to us at allsouls@yorkcatholic.org and we will be sure to add them to those already in the chapel.
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The SportsLeader program, which has primarily been devoted to virtue formation through athletics, has created an expanded model to serve an entire school, parish, and/or community. This new program has a new yet familiar name: Virtue=Strength. This program is an enhancement to the SportsLeader program, yet separate as it is designed to be used by teachers and staff across the entire student body. Click below for the Virtue=Strength parent newsletter that helps reinforce virtue formation at home. |
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Congratulations to York Catholic senior, Olivia Hinkson, who received the SS.C.M. Servant Leadership Award at the Basilica of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Danville, PA. This award recognizes distinguished high school juniors and seniors who are joyful witnesses, compassionate proclaimers, and enthusiastic builders of the Kingdom of God. The focus of the award is on teens who remain active in their faith and parish beyond Confirmation, and who actively serve in their parish, school and community.
Olivia Hinkson was nominated by St. Peter Catholic Church in Columbia. She is a member of the National Honor Society and is a Student Ambassador. Olivia is a cheerleader for YCHS and is a violinist in the YCHS Concert Band and York Youth Symphony Orchestra. For the last three years, Olivia has received the YCHS Service Award for 50+ hours of service. At her parish, she volunteers at the Lenten Fish Fry, registers parishioners for the parish directory, and has been an altar server since fourth grade. Olivia is a member of the Chinese Cultural and Arts Institute (CCAI) and performs classical Chinese dance at community events and fundraisers to help other non-profit organizations. She received the U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Award for her service hours with CCAI in 2017, 2018, and 2019. She is a summer camp mentor for Music for Everyone (MFE), a non-profit program that increases access to music for underserved populations. Olivia writes that it is one of her goals “to have the courage and integrity to take real actions to help those in need and embrace differences.”
Each teen was given the opportunity to select one person as a mentor who has encouraged them to generously use their
time and talents as a follower of Jesus. Olivia expressed her thanks to Mr. Paul Miller, her Religion teacher last year, as someone who has encouraged her in her faith at a time when adolescents are faced with threats to their integrity and well-being. She said Mr. Miller’s class encouraged her to reflect on issues of religion and morality, as well as help her develop a resilient attitude as she navigates the complexities she faces both inside and beyond school.
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Dress Code Change on Monday, November 1 |
As we end the first quarter of school, we transition our dress code to 2nd quarter regulations beginning Monday, November 1. Click here for the Student Handbook and go to pages 16-18 for specifics about the dress code.
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Parent Teacher Conferences |
Parent Teacher Conferences will take place on Thursday, November 11, from 3:30-5:00 and 6:00-8:00 PM. We encourage parents to take advantage of this opportunity to talk with teachers about their student's progress or course of study.
To schedule conferences, please click here. If you have difficulty navigating the website, please contact Mrs. Deb Gingerich at ptconference@yorkcatholic.org and she will be happy to assist you. In the event a teacher's online conference schedule is full, please email the teacher directly to request a conference time. We recommend you schedule without delay as conference slots fill quickly. Mask protocol will be observed.
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Emergency Notification System |
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 would like to begin receiving text messages this year, 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.
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Personal Information Changes |
If students or parents make changes to personal information throughout the year (name, address, phone number, email address, emergency contact, etc.), the following steps must be taken to fully notify York Catholic of the changes:
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Visit the YC website at yorkcatholic.org
- Click on the Parents & Students tab
- Click on Resources
- Click on Update Personal Information
FACTS
Families can access their account online to make the necessary changes to personal information. Families also have the option to call the FACTS Parent Help Center at 866-441-4637 which is available 24 hours a day.
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Parents of Seniors:
It is hard to believe we are fast approaching the end of the first quarter during your senior’s last year of high school. Believe it or not, preparations are already underway for the Baccalaureate and Graduation celebration in May. We are writing with three specific updates in this regard.
First, we will be celebrating Baccalaureate and Graduation as a combined ceremony on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at 7 PM at St. Joseph Church in York. Members of the Class of 2022 will have their Senior Banquet on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Our seniors are required to attend both of these events. More details will be coming to you in April.
Second, we have emailed all of the students asking them to enter size information in a Google form in preparation for their cap and gown orders. We ask the ladies to add approximately 2” to their measured height to allow for high heels, unless they plan to wear flat shoes.
Third, in your December 10, 2021 tuition statement you will find an additional graduation fee charge. In order to assist with the expenses associated with all of the planned activities surrounding Graduation, there is a nominal fee of $100.00 for each senior. This fee includes a cap and gown, diploma, professional 5” x 7” photo of your graduate on stage during the conferral of his/her diploma, and Senior Banquet expenses.
Thank you in advance for your attention to these first steps toward the important celebration of your child’s years of success at York Catholic.
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York Catholic is offering an SAT Math Prep course for Junior students interested in getting in some extra practice before taking the actual exam. The course will run four Saturday mornings from 9-11:15 AM in classroom 207 with Mrs. Christine Staats (Jan 22, 29, Feb 5, 12, snow makeup day is Feb 26). Cost is $200 and includes the cost of the Kaplan book. Space is limited so do not delay in submitting your registration before January 7. Checks made payable to York Catholic and permission forms should be returned to Mrs. Hand in the main office.
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The 7th & 8th Grade students are invited to the Middle School Dance on Friday, November 5, from 7-9 PM in the cafeteria. Tickets are on sale in the cafeteria during lunch period November 1-5. Cost is $5. Please refer to the After-school Dress Code guidelines on page 18-19 in the Student Handbook/Agenda.
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YC is holding Bring a Friend to YC Day on Monday, November 15. Current students can encourage an interested friend (from dance class, scouts, a sports team, your neighbor or cousin, etc.) to spend the day at YC as a shadow student. Instead of shadowing with one of our Ambassadors, they can shadow with their friend. Please have the friend’s parent contact Ms. Heather Hoffman at hhoffman@yorkcatholic.org or 717-846-8871 x220 by Wednesday, November 10, to set up a visit day and to receive a permission slip. Only students with a real interest in possibly attending YC will be scheduled for this date.
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6th grade students from our local partner schools will be visiting York Catholic during the month of November to take a tour of their future school and spend the day with a current Middle School student.
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St. Joseph, York - November 8
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St. John the Baptist - November 9
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St. Rose of Lima - November 10
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Holy Trinity - November 11
Welcome to our future students!
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Online Sports Paperwork
Students who played on a York Catholic Fall 2021 sports team:
You will be receiving an email the week of November 22 with a link to complete the required recertification forms through FamilyID.com. You do not need to complete anything until you receive that email.
Students who did not play on a York Catholic Fall 2021 sports team:
Parents of athletes who wish to play a winter sport and did not participate in a fall sport must complete the required online forms at FamilyID.com. Please click here for the instructions on how to set-up an account and access the forms.
Students wishing to participate in winter athletics during the 2021-22 school year must have their required paperwork filed online at FamilyID no later than Wednesday, November 10, at 3 PM; no exceptions.
Students wishing to play a winter sport MUST verify the paperwork and ImPACT test are on file with Mr. Cross at jcross@yorkcatholic.org or 717-846-8871 x330 no later than Wednesday, November 10, at 3 PM.
Failure to complete the online paperwork by the deadline will mean the student will not be permitted to practice the first day of the season. For some sports, this could mean the student will not make the team.
Support is available 5 days per week, Monday through Friday, and messages will be returned promptly.
Physicals
Students who played on a York Catholic Fall 2021 sports team:
You will be receiving an email the week of November 22 with a link to complete the required recertification forms through FamilyID.com. You do not need to complete anything until you receive that email.
Students who did not play on a York Catholic Fall 2021 sports team:
Student-athletes are reminded that a physical is required prior to the start of the sports season. Please be sure to complete the medical information online at www.familyID.com before arriving at your doctor's appointment and only print the 2 sections indicated (sections 6 & 7) for the doctor to review and complete. All physicals must be dated AFTER June 1, 2021. Co-payments apply. Physicals must be completed and uploaded to www.familyID.com no later than Wednesday, November 10 at 3 PM. If you have any questions, please contact Josh Cross at jcross@yorkcatholic.org or 717-846-8871 x330.
Practices Begin
All winter sports teams will begin practices Friday, November 19. For exact practice times, contact the head coach or Josh Cross at jcross@yorkcatholic.org or 717-846-8871 x330.
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St. Joseph School is hosting an Information Session and Open House for current and prospective families on Wednesday, November 3, from 6-7:30 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend a presentation by the District Attorney’s office on “Internet Safety for your family,” a personal tour, to meet the dedicated teachers, and engage with the students. St. Joseph School is located at 2945 Kingston Road, York PA 17402. If you are unable to attend and would like more information about pre-K – 6th grade, please contact Kristin Baker at 717-755-1797 or development@sjy.org, to schedule a private tour or visit the website at www.sjyschool.org.
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Previous issues of York Catholic's Irish Eye e-newsletter can be found on the YC website at www.yorkcatholic.org. Go to Parents & Students - News & Announcements and click on the link in the right sidebar under Additional Resources.
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York Catholic Middle & High School
601 E Springettsbury Ave, York PA 17403
717-846-8871
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