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Athletic Update 5/24/21: Volleyball conditioning is canceled for this week and will begin Tuesday, June 1 following the calendar schedule below. Please note- due to High School League rules, athletes participating in conditioning and summer workouts for fall sports must have an athletic physical that is dated after April 1, 2021 to be in compliance. Please make sure to submit your updated athletic physical to Planet HS prior to attending conditioning. Please contact Coach Ferguson with questions at paige.ferguson@yorkprepsc.org. * June Volleyball Conditioning Schedule (Rising 9th-12th): https://www.yorkprepsc.org/o/athletics/browse/213100 * Athletic Forms: https://www.yorkprepsc.org/o/athletics/browse/144272 * Planet High School Website: https://www.planeths.com/

Congratulations to York Prep 5th grade students, Lenora Parker and Hollis Mozingo who were winners in the York County Solicitor’s Office Anti-Drug/Violence Poster Contest! Each student will have their poster featured in the York County Anti-Drug/Violence School Calendar, attend an awards ceremony, and receive a gift card. Congratulations Lenora and Hollis! #FromRootstoBloom #PatriotPride #yorkprepfamily York County Government Solicitors Office

2021 Board Election Now Open: The 2021 Board Election is now open today from 7:00 am- 7:00 pm utilizing our electronic voting program. All employees of the school and the primary parent/ guardian of each student will be eligible to vote in the Board election. Each employee will have one vote. The primary parent or guardian will have one vote for each student enrolled. Each eligible voter will receive an email with a link to a secure ballot. Voters may select up to two candidates on the ballot. Your selections will be multiplied based on the number of ballots you are eligible to receive. All reports of irregularities, fraud, or concerns regarding an election will be made in writing to the Election Committee within 48 hours of the close of the election, and any concerns not properly presented to the committee will be waived. The Election Committee will not announce the results of an election until all appropriately presented concerns have been satisfied within the sound discretion of the committee. An announcement should be made within 10 days of an election. Please send all election committee correspondence to brian.myrup@yorkprepsc.org.

York Prep will continue to spotlight our 2021 graduates as they finalize decisions on what's next in their journey. Join us today in celebrating York Prep Senior, Ethan Belk who will attending College of Charleston majoring in Business. Congratulations and best of luck Ethan! #FromRootstoBloom #foreverapatriot #2021graduate #SeniorSpotlight #PatriotPride

Congratulations to the following students receiving the South Carolina Academic Honors Award: Matthew Gaston, Jackson Gentry, Sarah-Margaret Porter, and Amelia Smith. This recognition is given by the State Department of Education and recognizes students for their academic achievement. The student will receive an additional certificate along with the State of SC diploma at the time of graduation. To review the requirements for this recognition visit the SC Department of Education's website. #FromRootstoBloom #PatriotPride #NationalBlueRibbon https://ed.sc.gov/districts-schools/state-accountability/high-school-diploma/south-carolina-academic-honors-award1/

York Prep will continue to spotlight our 2021 graduates as they finalize decisions on what's next in their journey. Join us today in celebrating York Prep Senior, Christopher Hopkins who will attending York Technical College majoring in Psychology. Congratulations and best of luck Chris! #FromRootstoBloom #foreverapatriot #2021graduate #SeniorSpotlight #PatriotPride

With excitement and a few tears, we celebrated our Seniors this afternoon cheering them on as they take this next step in their educational journey! Come back and see us soon! #foreverapatriot #yorkprepfamily #2021graduate #FromRootstoBloom

Our amazing Band Directors took one for the team to celebrate the huge success by our band's recent mattress sale. Great job students and families and thank you to our band staff for your amazing dedication to the band program's success! #bandofrevolution #yorkprepfamily https://www.facebook.com/yorkprepacademy/videos/189981429644451

York Prep will continue to spotlight our 2021 graduates as they finalize decisions on what's next in their journey. Join us today in celebrating York Prep Senior, Mason Martin who will attending Winthrop University majoring in Game Design. Congratulations and best of luck Mason! #FromRootstoBloom #foreverapatriot #2021graduate #SeniorSpotlight #PatriotPride

Tune in at 12:30 pm today on York Prep's Facebook page for a live stream of one of our FAVORITE EVENTS of the year, our York Prep's Senior Parade! Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/yorkprepacademy

Bus Applications Open Tomorrow, May 21st: If you are interested in your student riding a bus, please fill out the Bus Rider Application form along with bus policy and bus assignment/contact information form by May 28. Spaces are limited and are first come first serve. If you have questions, please contact Hope Moore at hope.moore@yorkprepsc.org or 803-324-4400 x 1205. Link: https://www.yorkprepsc.org/page/transportation

York Prep athletics has a history of excellence with 18 student athletes playing at the collegiate level. Stay tuned for a BIG announcement for our current and future student athletes later this week! https://www.yorkprepsc.org/o/athletics/article/458177

York Prep will continue to spotlight our 2021 graduates as they finalize decisions on what's next in their journey. Join us today in celebrating York Prep Senior, Azariah Nelson who will be attending USC Lancaster majoring in Pre-Veterinary Science. Congratulations and best of luck Azariah! #FromRootstoBloom #foreverapatriot #2021graduate #SeniorSpotlight #PatriotPride

York Prep will continue to spotlight our 2021 graduates as they finalize decisions on what's next in their journey. Join us today in celebrating York Prep Senior, Emily Bolinger who will be attending Winthrop University majoring in Fine Arts with a minor in Business. Congratulations and best of luck Emily! #FromRootstoBloom #foreverapatriot #2021graduate #SeniorSpotlight #PatriotPride

York Prep will continue to spotlight our 2021 graduates as they finalize decisions on what's next in their journey. Join us today in celebrating York Prep Senior, Abigail Anteneh who will be attending American University majoring in Business, Language and Culture Studies. Congratulations and best of luck Abigail! #FromRootstoBloom #foreverapatriot #2021graduate #SeniorSpotlight #PatriotPride

Vote York Prep Baseball Athlete, Dillon Hutto for the Rock Hill Herald Player of the Week! Dillon Hutto, York Prep baseball: "The Patriots’ junior tossed a complete-game shutout with four strikeouts to lead York Prep to a 1-0 win over Fairfield Central on May 13." #PatriotPride #FromRootstoBloom https://www.heraldonline.com/sports/high-school/article251476243.html

Kindergarten-11th grade families: This Thursday is York Prep's Senior Celebratory Car Parade starting at 12:30 pm on the York Prep campus. This is an opportunity for our seniors to reflect on their time at York Prep and for the students and staff to cheer them on as they take their next step. Because the seniors and their families will be traveling on our campus, we ask the following: *High School Families: Please do not arrive to line up for pickup at the High School this Thursday until 1:15 pm or you might block the senior parade. *Elementary and Middle Families: Please do not arrive for the carline until 1:30 pm or you might block the senior parade. Thank you for your assistance and we look forward to celebrating our seniors!

York Prep will continue to spotlight our 2021 graduates as they finalize decisions on what's next in their journey. Join us today in celebrating York Prep Senior, Elizabeth Jolley who will be attending Clemson University majoring in Business. Congratulations and best of luck Elizabeth! #FromRootstoBloom #foreverapatriot #2021graduate #SeniorSpotlight #PatriotPride

Athletic Reminders: -The Volleyball Interest Meeting is today at 3:30 pm at the Student Union gym for rising 9th-12th graders (current 8th-11th) -Tomorrow is the deadline to RSVP for our All Sports Banquet on Thursday, May 20 at 6:00 pm at the Student Union. The event is free. Please RSVP at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4AAAA62BA46-rsvp by Tuesday, 5/18.

York Prep will continue to spotlight our 2021 graduates as they finalize decisions on what's next in their journey. Join us today in celebrating York Prep Senior, Shemaiah Nelson who will be attending Full Sail University in Florida majoring in Game Design/Development. Congratulations and best of luck Shemaiah! #FromRootstoBloom #foreverapatriot #2021graduate #SeniorSpotlight #PatriotPride