Uniform Exchange

York Catholic hosts a uniform exchange to assist students who need financial assistance with uniforms.  The uniform exchange will be available for trades and purchases on

Wednesday, August 5, from 5-7 PM.  Walk-ins on days other than this date cannot be accommodated.  If you need uniforms, bring your gently worn items for an even trade or purchase some at a reduced price:  skirts $10, pants $8, sweaters $6, shirts $4.  Uniforms are available on a first-come, first-served basis.   Social distancing, mask protocol, and capacity guidelines will be observed. If anyone is interested in helping with the summer uniform exchanges, please contact Heather Hoffman at [email protected] .

A message from FlynnO'Hara uniform supplier:
At present, we are grateful that our stores have been able to reopen safely with limited capacity, and that we are able to offer curbside pickup at the majority of locations.  Additionally, we're excited to share that we have made operational adjustments that will allow us to ship online orders not only from our Philadelphia distribution center but also directly from our local retail locations.

 

That said, due to capacity restrictions in both our stores and warehouses, we are operating with limited staff.  Additionally, as many of you know, one of the core functions of our business is the customization of products to meet our partner schools' uniform specifications. Although we are lucky that the pandemic did not greatly impact inventory availability for FlynnO'Hara, we did lose months of production time typically spent customizing products to stock our shelves for the back-to-school season.

 

As a result of these two factors, we are experiencing significant shipping delays on some of our orders.  Currently, online orders are shipping an average 3-4 weeks from the date of purchase, though some may take up to 4-6 weeks to process and ship.  We do not anticipate that this timeline will impact all orders, but wanted you to be aware of the potential delay for some customers.  Finally, although the number of backorders we anticipate is extremely low - it's possible that some out-of-stock products may take up to 8-10 weeks to process and ship due to delays within our supply chain.

 

Please place your orders now! Click here for discount information.

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.

Please note, an error was noted on the Incoming 8th Grade Math Assignment that has now been corrected.

If students are looking for some eBook suggestions for leisure reading, Mrs. Catalanello can offer some assistance.  Click here to let her know preferences and she will find eBooks that match the grade-level and interest choices. 

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 .  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. 

Summer Workouts

Some York Catholic athletic teams began holding optional workouts.  COVID-19 protocol will be in place at all times.  Click  here  for the Re-entry Plan for Inter-scholastic Sports & Activities.  Student-athletes and parents are reminded that temperatures must be taken prior to arriving for workouts and must be reported to YC personnel upon arrival for record keeping.  The signed form titled Agreement & Reasonable Assumption of Risk is also required at the first workout attendance.  Click here for the Agreement form.  Masks and filled water bottles are required for each workout session.  Student and staff safety is of utmost importance.  We appreciate your cooperation with this protocol.

Fall Practices Open

The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) announced the plan to proceed with a fall sports season.  At this time, varsity football heat acclimation is scheduled for August 10.  Practices begin for all other fall sports on August 17.  For exact practice times, contact the head coach or Josh Cross at [email protected] or 717-846-8871 x330.  Preliminary safety plans have been approved by the York Catholic School Board and the PIAA, however, as the environment and guidelines continue to change, we will communicate the final safety protocol in early August.

Online Sports Paperwork 

Students wishing to participate in athletics during the 2020-21 school year must have the following paperwork filed online at PlanetHS.com no later than Wednesday, August 5, at 3 PM; no exceptions.

• PIAA Physical Form
• Athlete & Parent Agreement (last page of physical form)
• ImPACT Test

If you have not previously played on a York Catholic athletic team, PlanetHS.com accounts must be set-up by each athlete and his or her parent.  Please click here for the instructions on how to set-up an account. If you played on a York Catholic athletic team last year, you already have an existing account.  Please use the same ID and password you used last year.  

ALL athletes must upload updated paperwork to be eligible to play during the 2020-21 school year. Doctors' signatures must be dated AFTER June 1,  2020.

 

Click here to access the instructions for uploading information to PlanetHS.com.  Students wishing to play a fall sport MUST verify the paperwork and ImPACT test are on file with Mr. Cross at [email protected] or 717-846-8871 x330 no later than Wednesday, August 5, 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.  

If you need technical assistance with PlanetHS, email [email protected] .

Physicals

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSS Health is conducting sports physicals in a different way this summer.  Instead of having exclusive dates for each high school for all sports, Fall athletes only are encouraged to schedule a visit during regular office hours at any of their 4 locations:  1855 Powder Mill Rd in York, 1665 Roosevelt Ave in West York, 470 Eisenhower Dr in Hanover, or 856 Century Dr in Mechanicsburg.  Call 717-747-8385 to schedule an appointment at the York locations or 717-747-8387 to schedule at the Hanover or Mechanicsburg locations.  Cost is $15 and a legal parent/guardian should accompany the student-athlete.  

Please be sure to complete the medical information online at www.planeths.com before arriving and only print the 2 pages indicated for the doctor to review and complete.  Please click here for the OSS flyer for more information.  Please note sports physicals may also be conducted by your private physician or at a local urgent care center.  Co-payments apply.  Physicals must be completed and uploaded to www.planeths.com no later than August 5 at 3 PM.  If you have any questions, please contact Josh Cross at [email protected] or 717-836-8871 x330.  

The YC Athletic Booster Club (YCABC) is coordinating the sports program publication for ALL sports, which will be sold at various home games and through the YC Athletic Department. Each year, parents of seniors are offered to place a discounted ¼-page ad in the program to honor their senior student-athlete or student-musician.  

Click here for complete information and to see a sample page from last year's program.  

 

If businesses would like to purchase an ad, please click here for rates and information. 

The deadline to place an ad is Wednesday, August 5, by 3 PM.  Thank you for your support of the Athletic Booster Club and our students. 

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