Principal's Newsletter - December 3, 2021

Important Dates

December 8: Student late arrival

December 9: Winter Art Show/Holiday Choral Concert

December 15: Student late arrival

December 21: Relearning and Development periods 4, 3, 2, 1

December 22: Relearning and Development periods 5, 7, 8, 6

December 23- January 5: Winter Break

January 5: Classes Resume- 2nd Semester

November 2021 Student of the Month

Madison Brown- Activities

Gabrielle Honken- Athletics

Jack Rosen- Business and Technology

Julianna Moran- English

Maximiliano Corona- FACS

Laris Garcia Lucas- EL

Heber Price- Industrial Tech.

Geliyah Garmon- Mathematics

Holly Ann Ziegenhorn- Performing Arts

John Heflin- Physical Education

Helen Pygon- Science

Ryan Wiechman- Social Studies

Matthew Heinberg- Student Services

Mia Barton- Visual Arts

Anna Lyons- World Languages

ACADEMIC SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS

York High School is proud to offer a variety of academic supports throughout the day. We are committed to providing students the help that they need so that they have equal opportunities to be academically successful. Some of these programs include:

Peer Tutoring
Homework Club
Saturday Academy with Free Tutoring by York Teachers

And more!

You can see all of our academic supports here.

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS

We realize that the stress levels among students tend to increase during the winter months. While our staff continues to work to support the SEL needs of our students, we wanted to provide some additional resources to our families. Click HERE to view our social worker page and learn more about supplemental services that are available to our families.

COURSE SELECTION FOR THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR

Course selection for the 2022-23 school year has begun! This week, teachers began sharing information about course options and course sequence in their subject area.

Freshman (Rising Sophomores): During the weeks of 10/25 & 11/1, counselors worked with students during FOG to discuss course options for sophomore year, provided students with helpful documents and forms, and showed them how to enter their course selections into powerschool. Freshmen are expected to enter their course selections into Powerschool prior to their individual course selection meeting with their counselor during the week of Dec. 13-17.

Sophomores (Rising Juniors): On Tuesday, Nov. 30th during 7th period, all sophomores will attend a presentation in the Auditorium about the course selection process, course options for Junior year, and helpful forms and resources. Sophomores are expected to enter their course selections in Powerschool prior to their individual course selection meeting with their counselor during the week of Dec. 6-10.

Juniors (Rising Seniors): This week, all Juniors received an email with course selection information, forms, and steps in the course selection process. Juniors are expected to enter their course selections in Powerschool prior to their individual meeting with their counselor during the week of Nov. 29-Dec. 3.

For more information, including timeline, forms, helpful documents, videos, etc., please visit the York Counseling Department Website.

RELEARNING AND REDEVELOPMENT DAYS

In lieu of traditional Final Exams, we will be offering Relearning & Redevelopment days on December 21st & 22nd. You can see the schedule here.

In the coming days and weeks, teachers and students will be discussing which opportunities exist for students to demonstrate their improved learning. Any student with a grade of A going into the end of the semester will be excused from their class. Students with a grade of B or C will have the option of going to class (in coordination with the teacher). Any student earning a grade of D or F will be required to attend.

Certain courses, such as ACP, dual credit and certification courses may require a final exam. Exceptions will be made for those courses that still require a final based exam on these special circumstances.

If you have questions about what opportunities will be available in each course, your student and their teacher will be able to provide more detail. We are confident that this new model will empower students to be responsible for their own learning.

PANORAMA SURVEY RESULTS

Families can opt-in to receiving their students’ Panorama Ed survey results.

Students in Grades 1-12 recently took the Panorama Ed survey to guide the focus of District 205 in supporting social and emotional learning. Student responses to individual questions are not available; yet, families can opt-in to get a summary based on the question category with suggested next steps for each category. As a parent/guardian, if you would like to receive the summary results of your student(s), please complete this Google Form by Monday, December 13th and results will be provided to parents/guardians within the following weeks. Please note that this survey is not diagnostic, nor used for tiered interventions. Instead, this survey will support the identification of strengths and opportunities for growth for students across the District, schools, and classes.

STUDENT PARKING REMINDER

As a reminder, only students who have a York Parking Sticker for the 2021-22 school year are able to park on campus. Students who park on campus without permission may be subject to school discipline which can also result in loss of privileges. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation.

PSAT/NMSQT REPORTS

Junior students that took the PSAT/NMSQT on October 13, 2021 will have access to their official score report in their free College Board account on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Students who provided their email address on their answer sheet on test day will receive an email from the College Board when their scores are available. For students who did not provide their email address on their answer sheet on test day, be sure to set up your free College Board account in order to view your scores online. Students who took the PSAT/NMSQT may pick up a copy of their test booklet from the YSS Office beginning Tuesday, December 7, 2021.

Be sure to view the College Board “Getting Scores” website for more information about your PSAT/NMSQT Score Report.

HOT CHOCOLATE FOR STUDENTS

The York Administration invites students for hot chocolate in the commons on Friday, December 17 from 7:00AM-7:30AM. We hope to see you there!

SPRING 2022 ASSESSMENTS - SAVE THE DATE

Students and families should be sure to save the following Spring 2022 Assessment dates to their calendars. More information about the specific assessments will be shared with students and families closer to the individual test dates -

Thursday, March 9, 2022 - Illinois Science Assessment

All Juniors

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - PSAT 9, 10 & SAT with Essay, 11

All Freshmen, Sophomores & Juniors
Non-Attendance Day for Seniors

ATHLETIC UPDATES

Boys’ Basketball

Varsity

Finished 3rd at the Ed Molitor Thanksgiving Tournament at Palatine High School. The Dukes defeated Jacobs (64-36), Elk Grove (70-41) and Palatine (55-53) while falling to Glenbrook South (58-38). The Dukes are currently 3-1 and open WSC play vs. Proviso West on Friday December 3rd.

York will host the 47th Annual Jack Tosh Holiday Classic on December 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31st.

Currently 0-1 with upcoming games vs. Glenbard West and Minooka.

Sophomore

Finished 1st at the Prospect Sophomore Thanksgiving Tournament. 11/23 defeated St. Viator 52-33, 11/26 (two games) defeated Prospect 39-22 and Libertyville 29-24, 11/27 defeated Hersey 41-22. Currently 4-0.

Freshman A

Finished 3rd in the Lake Zurich tournament with a 2 and 2 record. They beat Lake Zurich and St. Charles North, but fell to Palatine and Zion-Benton.

Freshman B

Won the Lake Zurich Tournament and currently 4-0

Girls’ Basketball

Varsity

4-1 overall record. Won vs. Fremd for 3rd place game in the York Thanksgiving Tournament. The Dukes start conference play this week vs. Hinsdale Central and Glenbard West.

Sophomore

2-3 overall record to start out the season.

Freshman A

4-0 record. Won the Downers Grove South Thanksgiving Tournament

Freshman B.

3-1 overall record. Finished in 2nd place at the Burlington Central Thanksgiving Tournament.

Special Olympics Basketball

Special Olympics Basketball has started the season 0-2. The first home game was 11/23 and they came up short in their game against D99 in front of a packed house. Seniors Tyler Skwarczek, Bri DiCianni and Emma Higgins have been leading the way for the dukes.

Girls’ Bowling

Varsity

The Dukes kicked off their season at the Plainfield Central Tournament last weekend. York finished in 5th overall (out of 22 teams) with two individual bowlers in the top 10. JJ Bolden finished 5th overall, and Kat Svehla placed 6th overall

Cheerleading:

Cheer is excited to kick off competition season with our first Varsity appearance at Lincoln Way East for an invite next week on 12/11! We will be performing parts of our routine at halftime for Friday’s home game on 12/3.

Girls’ Gymnastics

Varsity

3rd place at the Hornet invitational

Maryalice Shockey and Mia Corona top ten on vault

Maryalice Shockey 4th on bars

Hayley Schiltz 2nd place on beam

Angelina Deblasio 5th place beam

Maryalice Shockey 3rd place on floor

Maryalice Shockey 2nd place all around

Hayley Schiltz 4th place all around

Freshmen

6th place at Hinsdale cCentral Freshman Invite

Haley Schiltz - 6th on Vault, 3rd on Bars, 6th place on Floor, top ten all around (7th)

Competitive Dance Team

Varsity

6th out of 9 @ Andrew Invite

4th out of 10 @ Andrew Invite

Next competition @ Minooka on 12/4

Boys’ Swimming

The Dukes open the swim and dive season at home this Saturday 12/4 vs. Wheaton Co-op.

Wrestling

Varsity -(3-3)

York 39 vs. Oswego East 9

York 17 vs. Naperville Central 56

York 36 vs. Romeoville 34

York 24 vs. Batavia 48

York 28 vs. Lincoln Way West 39

York 41 vs. Ottawa 24

JV1 -N/A

JV2 -N/A

Freshmen-(1-0)

York 51 vs. Leyden 42

Congratulations to the following Fall athletes and coaches on recent recognitions:

Girls’ Cross Country - 3A State Champions

Girls’ Cross Country - Head Coach Lauren DeAngelis named Coach of the Year by the Illinois High School Cross Country Coaches Association

Football- Jeff Coglianese was named to the Illinois High School Coaches All-State Team

Girls’ Tennis - Lizzy Isyanov was named 2nd Team All-State

Boys’ Soccer- 3A State Champions!

Girls’ Swim and Dive - Congratulations to Gabi Honken for being named November Student-Athlete of the Month

Girls’ Tennis - Head Coach Courtney Bison was named Illinois High School Tennis Coaches Association 2A Girls’ Coach of the Year

Go Dukes!!