Principal's Newsletter - April 15, 2021

February 19, 2021

A Message From Principal Bagdasarian

Dr. Shahe Bagdasarian

We have had a successful week of full-day learning at York thus far! I am pleased with how our students adjusted to the "new" lunch format and how they brought positive energy to the building. The learning environment is starting to transition back to what it was like prior to the pandemic. However, we continue to exercise extreme caution and follow tight procedures during passing periods, in classrooms and during all lunch periods to ensure that our students and staff are safe.

I would like to remind our families that tomorrow morning is our next saliva screener drop-off day. Please make sure that students bring their saliva sample to school by 10 a.m. We will display receptacles at each of our building entrances for collection. As a reminder, the barcode should be placed vertically on the sample tube. Barcodes should not be placed on the plastic bag.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me, your student's teacher, counselor, or a member of my administrative team if we can assist with any questions that you have as we get to the end of the 2020-21 school year.

Best regards,

Dr. Shahe Bagdasarian

York High School Schedule April 2021

Important Dates

April 27: Scholarship Night

April 29: Senior Academic Awards

May 3-17: Advanced Placement Testing

May 14: Last day for seniors

May 15: Prom event for Seniors

May 23: Graduation ceremonies

Recognition ceremonies will take place in-person while following CDC and IDPH guidelines.

York Scholarship Night

York Scholarship Night will be held on Tuesday, April 27th at 7pm in the Baker Auditorium. Students who are recipient winners will receive an invitation early next week. This will be a limited attendance event.

York Academic Awards Night

York Academic Awards Night will be held on Thursday, April 29th in the Baker Auditorium. We will honoring our individual award recipients during this evening and invitations will be delivered early next week. This will be a limited attendance event. Our large awards will be represented in the York Commencement Program and students will receive their certificates during the Senior Check Out.

SAT Make-Up Exam- Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Junior students who were absent for the state-mandated School Day SAT on Tuesday, April 13th are automatically registered for the make-up exam on Tuesday, April 27th. This test will be taken during the school day. Communication to those that were absent will be sent early next week with more details and reminders for the test day.

Congratulations to York's TCD "A" Team

Below is a list of students from your high school who have been named to Technology Center of DuPage’s A*Team for the first semester.

SAMUEL CADENA (CONSTRUCTION TRADES)

BLANCA CASILLAS (HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONS)

GISELLE CASTILLO (NURSING ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM)

WILLIAM FALLON (WELDING TECHNOLOGY)

ROBERT GIACOMINO (CONSTRUCTION TRADES)

ABBYGAIL GRAF (COSMETOLOGY)

JENIFER HERNANDEZ (HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONS)

SERGEI MOSER (HVAC & REFRIGERATION / RESIDENTIAL WIRING)

ISABELLA PROSSER (COSMETOLOGY)

LUKE SKWIOT (CONSTRUCTION TRADES)

Being named to the A*Team is recognition for your students’ outstanding achievement in their respective programs at TCD. The A*Team certificate is awarded to those students who received an “A” from TCD for the first semester of the 2020-2021 school year. We feel this represents many hours of work by the student and the combined efforts of your staff and ours.

Due to social distancing and meeting size restrictions, we were unable to have physical ceremonies for the students this year but we did want to honor our A*Team students. Each student will receive a t-shirt and certificate as well as being recognized in the video for your district linked below. Please click HERE to view the video.

Student Parking

As a reminder, students are only allowed to park on campus if they have a parking permit and should only be parking on their assigned days. We have had an increase of students parking in staff lots and other student’s parking spaces which is causing some of our students to be late to class. We ask that you talk with your students about the parking expectations for the remainder of the year. Students who continue to park without permission, may lose senior privileges for this year or next year which include parking, off campus and attending prom. Thank you for your help with this issue.

The Laramie Film Project

Congratulations to the York Drama department on their production of the Laramie Project. The students produced a beautiful film version of the play as their winter Drama performance.

Congratulations to everyone who was involved in the production. We are extremely excited for the spring musical that will also be produced as a film.

FCCLA State Competition Results

The following students earned Gold medals and "most outstanding" for their event category which is the top project distinction for the FCCLA state proficiency events.

Kyra Szczepanek - in Fondant Cakes

Louise Baird and Maggie Templeman - in team Fashion Apparel Display

Angie Crisanto - in Apparel Construction - Casual Wear

Grace Wiesenmayer - in Apparel Construction Semi-Formal/Formal wear

McKenzie Morris - in Child Care Provider

The following students had the first or second highest score in the event categories which has qualified them to serve as National Delegates for Illinois FCCLA at the national competitions this summer.

Savannah Nichols - Gold medal /National Delegate for Culinary Arts

Claire Worobec - Gold medal/National Delegate for Culinary Arts

Yusrah Haswarey - Gold medal/National Delegate for Fashion Construction

Katelyn Gurrera - Gold medal/National Delegate for Repurpose & Redesign

Julianna Moran - Gold medal/National Delegate for Repurpose & Redesign

Emma Johnson - Silver medal/National Delegate for Fashion Design

Overall students earned 14 gold, 7 silver, had 5 "most outstanding" awards, and have 6 students who qualified for Nationals!

York Saturday Success Academy (YSSA)

York Saturday Success Academy (YSSA) sessions are offered on from 9 a.m. until noon in the York High School Learning Commons. Students who need extra academic support will receive assistance from YHS teachers during these sessions. It is also a great time to work on group projects or have room to spread out and study. All YHS students are welcome to attend. The program is designed to help students from falling behind while providing support in their academic classes. Seniors at risk of not graduating are strongly encouraged to attend.

Cannot make it this Saturday? Why not take advantage of student check-in times that are offered on block schedule days from 1:50-3:06PM. Please contact individual teachers to set up an appointment.

Who can attend? The YSSA is open to all students who need additional academic support. Students who have a D and/or F in any class are highly encouraged to attend on Saturday until their grade improves.

Will there be food? No eating will be allowed in school. Students are encouraged to eat breakfast before attending YSSA.

Who will work with the students during YSSA? The YSSA will be staffed with York teachers from various academic departments. We will also have peer tutors available to work with students.

Is pre-registration required? Yes. Due to social distancing capacity may be limited each week. Pre-registration form HERE. The registration form will be shared with parents, students and staff in addition to being posted on our website. Students and parents will be responsible for signing up for this academy. Teachers are always welcome to share the link with families.

Athletics: Commitment to the Future

Congratulations to our York Student-Athlete's who have recently signed to participate in college athletics. Click HERE to view the list of our Spring 2021 signees and where they will attend school in 2021-22.

Best of luck to our Spring signees and Go Dukes!