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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Give Local York is Tomorrow! |
Tomorrow, Friday, May 6, York Catholic Middle & High School is participating in Give Local York, a 24-hour day of online giving. Your donation will go a long way in helping us to continue the academic excellence that has always been associated with YC. The minimum donation is $10 and there is no maximum. Every dollar donated to participating nonprofits will be enhanced with bonus funds provided by Give Local York sponsors—making donor dollars stretch further!
We hope you will Give Local and support us on Friday, May 6!
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The York Catholic Athletic Booster Club is hosting "Night at the Races" sponsored by Tempstar Staffing on Saturday, May 7, at YC. Doors open at 5:30 PM. Post time is 6:15 PM. Join us for 8 simulcast horse races, silent auction, raffles, rip tickets, and all you can eat food and beverages with catering by GingerBabies for $40 per person or $75 per couple.
Here's a taste of some of the auction items up for bid:
- 4 tickets to the 2022 York Catholic Graduation
- 4 Penn State tickets vs Central Michigan on the 50 yard line - September 24th
- Ocean City Beach house rental - value $4400.00
- Bandit Sit-on Kayak - value $350.00
- YC Custom Cutting Boards
- Handmade wine rack
Dress is casual. This event is for ages 21+.
Please support one of our biggest fundraising events and come prepared to play and have fun while supporting YC Athletics.
Click here for the flyer.
Click here for a ticket order form.
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Tomorrow, May 6, is Spirit Shirt Friday. Students may wear their favorite YC spirit shirt in place of their uniform shirt. Students still must wear the standard uniform pants or skirt. Spirit Shirt Fridays require a $1 fee payable in homeroom to support Student Council activities for all students throughout the year.
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High School Ice Cream Day |
Sarah's Creamery Truck is coming to YC to help the High School students celebrate the Class of 2022! The truck will be here on Tuesday, May 10, during high school lunch periods for students to purchase ice cream treats. Students should bring money to school that day since the ice cream must be paid in cash with prices ranging from $4-7. Exact change is appreciated if possible. Money cannot be used from School Lunch accounts. A portion of the profits will be used to help fund high school student council activities next year.
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Students - Grades 7-11
Any lunch account with a remaining balance at the end of the school year will roll-over to the next school year.
Students - Grade 12
Seniors with current YC siblings - account balances will be transferred to the sibling's account.
Seniors with no current YC siblings - any balance above $5 will be transferred to any outstanding tuition. If there is no outstanding tuition, a check in the parent's name will be mailed to the home address.
Seniors: Be sure to turn off the Auto-Refill from your online Lunch Account by May 10 (last day of class for seniors).
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Advanced Placement will be administered at York Catholic on the dates listed below.
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May 6 - AP US History at 8 AM
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May 9 - AP Calculus AB & BC at 8 AM
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May 10 - AP English Composition & Language at 8 AM
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Final exams for seniors are scheduled for May 11-13.
As a reminder, no trips will be approved during final exams (Student Handbook/Agenda pg. 31). Students will not be permitted to take a make-up exam due to a trip.
Students who take more than one class in a major subject area will take the second conflict exam during the conflict time slot on the day of their scheduled exam. The exam schedule is as follows:
May 11
Exam 1: Religion
Exam 2: Science
Exam 3: Conflict Exams
May 12
Exam 1: English
Exam 2: Foreign Language
Exam 3: Conflict Exams
May 13
Exam 1: Math
Exam 2: Social Studies
Exam 3: Conflict Exams
Time Schedule
8:15 AM - report to homeroom
8:40-9:40 AM - Exam 1
9:55-10:55 AM - Exam 2
11:00 AM - dismissal on May 11-12; stay for Graduation practice on May 13
11:10-12:10 PM - Conflict Exam
School districts will only pick-up at 3 PM. Students testing in the AAC may be dismissed at a later time according to documented learning needs. All seniors are required to leave the building at the conclusion of exams on May 11-12. On May 13, seniors will stay at school after exams for Graduation practice.
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Senior College & Career T-shirt Day |
On Tuesday, May 10, seniors are encouraged to wear a t-shirt from the college they are planning to attend in the fall, the branch of military they plan to enter, or the career they plan to pursue.
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Senior Chromebooks must be returned to the IT office in order to be deprovisioned. This process takes about 10 minutes and afterwards the Chromebooks will no longer be managed by York Catholic or able to access the wifi network at school.
Seniors may drop off Chromebooks beginning May 12 until May 19 and can be picked up the same day. All Chromebooks should be picked up by May 20 at the latest.
Once deprovisioned, students should use personal gmail accounts and not York Catholic emails accounts on their device. York Catholic email accounts will remain active for seniors until July 1, 2022. If any graduating senior does not plan to use his or her Chromebook in the future, it can be donated back to York Catholic by dropping it off in the main office during summer business hours of Monday-Thursday 8 AM-3 PM.
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The Senior Awards Ceremony and May Crowning will be held Tuesday, May 17, at 8:30 AM in the auditorium. Parents of seniors are welcome to attend.
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Baccalaureate & Graduation |
York Catholic’s Baccalaureate Mass for the Class of 2022 will be held Wednesday, May 18, at 7 PM at St. Joseph Church in York. We are honored to have Father Steve Fernandes, pastor of St. Joseph Parish, as our celebrant and Father John Kuchinski, York Catholic chaplain and pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, as our homilist.
Graduation will be held Thursday, May 19, at 7 PM at York Catholic. Most Reverend Ronald W. Gainer, Bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, will confer diplomas. Tickets are required for Graduation and will be distributed to graduating seniors.
Congratulations to the Class of 2022!
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Senior Celebration Letters |
In preparation for the Senior Luncheon on May 16, please don’t forget to mail congratulatory cards and letters, as well as a 3x5, 4x6, or 5x7 photo of your child (when he or she was younger than age 5) into the main office. Please be sure to label the photo with your child’s name on the back of the photo. Please be sure not to enclose the photo in the same envelope as a card or letter. We want to preserve the privacy of the cards and letters. All items should be placed in one large envelope and delivered to York Catholic by Monday, May 9.
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Please consider donating your graduating senior's slightly used uniforms to our uniform exchange. Freshly cleaned uniforms can be dropped off in the office the week of May 16.
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Congratulations to Emily Danczyk and Hannah Pajtis for earning their Girl Scout Gold Award and to Dominic DeMarco and Zachary Shanko for earning their Eagle Scout Award. Emily organized an integrated language arts library for 4th-6th grade at St. Joseph School in York while also creating a cataloging and sorting system. Hannah collected 200 books for the Children’s Aid Society to benefit impoverished children. Dominic groomed and landscaped a 3,000 square foot traffic island on Eastern Boulevard for Springettsbury Township in York. He planted trees and shrubbery and takes care of follow-up maintenance to the site. Zachary cleared a walking path through the woods and added a bench to a prayer garden located at Chapel Church where his troop meets. Congratulations Scouts and thank you for your service to our community! Shown left to right: Zachary Shanko ‘23, Hannah Pajtis ‘22, Emily Danczyk ‘22, Dominic DeMarco ‘22 |
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Don't miss a wonderful night of student music and creative performances. High School students are welcome to come out to the YC Coffee House on Friday, May 6, at 7 PM in the auditorium. The cost is one canned food item that will be donated to the Catholic Harvest Food Pantry.
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Any student who is registered for the 2022-2023 school year at York Catholic, is a musician, dancer, or interested in color guard, should sign up for Marching Band!
YC students who are instrumentalists need to play at least at an intermediate level. Students who are new to York Catholic need to audition in person or provide an audition recording. The audition will require the student to play two different scales of their choice and a selection from a private lesson piece or concert piece. In-person audition dates are Friday, May 13, from 3:15-6:30 PM and Saturday, May 14, from 8:00 AM-12:00 PM. Please email Ms. Mezza to schedule an audition time at cmezza@yorkcatholic.org.
New YC students who wish to join the color guard must audition in August during New Member Band Camp.
Click the button below to sign-up for Marching Band and Color Guard by May 25.
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High School and Middle School cheerleading tryouts for the fall will be held May 10-12 from 5:30-7:30 PM, and May 13 from 5:30-6:30 PM. Students wishing to tryout must be fully registered for the 2022-23 school year. Click the button below to sign-up to tryout. Contact Heather Hoffman at hhoffman@yorkcatholic.org for more information.
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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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We celebrated our awesome YC teachers on Teacher Appreciation Day this week! |
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Those Box Tops are Valuable! |
Please check your boxed and canned goods for the Box Tops for Education logos.
If your box top is marked with the logo to the left, please cut it out and send it to school.
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If it is labeled with the box top logo to the right, please scan your receipt.
Click the button below for more information and to download the Box Tops for Education app to scan your receipt. Be sure to select York Catholic High School as your school of choice.
Box Tops for Education is the major fundraiser for Middle School Student Council and Middle School activities. You don't have to buy anything or sell anything! Please try to join forces with friends, family, and neighbors to collect or scan as many box tops as possible.
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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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There are just two months left for York Catholic to meet our Annual Fund goal of $300,000! Each year, York Catholic is blessed by the generosity of our alumni, parents, and community members who donate to our annual appeal, The YC Fund, which is one of the largest points of funding for YC.
Each donation allows families, alumni and friends to enhance the life of our students through the enrichment of our academic, spiritual, and extracurricular programs. It provides funds that have an immediate impact on the diverse student programs that are the hallmark of the YC experience.
No matter how much you may be able to give, your support of the YC Fund makes a tremendous difference. Participating at an amount meaningful to you is at the heart of our annual appeal and we ask that you prayerfully discern a personal amount to donate.
Please click the button below to use our secure online donation page.
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St. Rose
St. Rose Elementary School’s Winter Gala has been rescheduled for May 14 at 6 PM at the Out Door Country Club. The event features dinner, silent auction, DJ, and more. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased at https://www.saintroseoflimayorkpa.org/ or by calling the school at 717-792-0889.
St. Joseph
The St. Joseph Carnival is June 14-18 from 5-10 PM. There are two shifts each day where volunteers are needed, 5:00-7:30 PM and 7:30-10:00 PM. To sign-up for a time, visit https://www.sjy.org/carnival-volunteers.
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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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