Happy First Day of Spring York Preparatory Academy! Elementary Art Teacher, Ms. Bryant made this fun video showing us how to make Spring Flower Origami. Email a photo of your origami project, spring art or take a spring nature photo to brooke.bruner@yorkprepsc.org to celebrate spring.
Link: https://youtu.be/eew3l9wiZD8
Good Morning Friends! York Preparatory Academy is celebrating Wild About Reading Wednesday! Circle up and listen to Ms. Comer, Elementary Library Media Specialist read "Creepy Pair of Underwear" which won the 2020 SC Picture Book Award. Send a photo of a favorite book to brooke.bruner@yorkprepsc.org and let's celebrate reading! #FromRootstoBloom
Video Link: https://www.facebook.com/yorkprepacademy/videos/489816911697023/
1st Day of E-Learning is going great at York Prep! Happy St. Patrick's Day to our YPA family! #FromRootstoBloom
Happy St. Patrick's Day to our York Prep students and families! Send your e-learning photos wearing GREEN to brooke.bruner@yorkprepsc.org & happy learning!
Today is the LAST DAY for pledges for our Patriot Fun Run and Color Run so make your pledges at FunRun.com! Thank you for your AMAZING partnership! #FromRootstoBloom #YorkPrepTeam
Congratulations to York Preparatory Academy's Indoor Percussion and Indoor Winds for their fantastic performances at the Carolina Winter Ensemble Association on Saturday.
- Indoor Percussion Category: 1st Place
- Indoor Winds Category: 2nd Place
Congratulations to these students, directors and volunteers! Make plans to cheer for York Prep's Indoor Band on March 28th for the CWEA Championships at Winthrop Coliseum. #PatriotPride
York Prep is now accepting dresses and accessories for our Dress Donation Drive. Donate gently used formal or semi-formal dresses at the Student Union or Plato's Closet - Rock Hill, SC until March 13th. Students attending the 8th grade formal or Junior/Senior Prom will have the opportunity to set up an appointment March 14 or 15 to shop for a free dress. Please contact Debra Blanchett at debra.blanchett@yorkprepsc.org to set up your appointment to shop or to volunteer. This event is open to the public.
Make plans to come out to York Prep's Black History Celebration tonight at 5:30 pm at the Student Union. Super Icy Brothers and Ooowee BBQ will be selling items from 5-8 pm at the event! This event is open to the community so please invite friends!
York Prep's Patriot Fun Run is almost here! Check out the Patriot Days schedule for K5-4th grade.
-March 3: Kickoff Pep Rally for Boosterthon Patriot Run Fundraiser
-March 4: Wacky Tacky Day, Book Fair Open
-March 5: Einstein Day-Crazy hair and glasses, Book Fair Open
-March 5, 5:30-8:00 pm: Math and Science Night, Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1711089629048449/
-March 6: Hat Day
-March 9: Career Day-Dress for your future job
-March 10: Spread Kindness Day
-March 11: Wear your favorite Team Gear
-March 12: Patriot Fun Run (Times to Be Announced), Wear our school colors of navy, gray, and white, Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/670855843731409/
York Prep Guidance Counselor, Ms. Ashley Brown did a fantastic presentation yesterday for York Prep families and the community called, "The Connection Crisis- Fostering Authentic Connections in a Digital World." Check out her presentation and feel free to email her with questions at ashley.brown@yorkprepsc.org. https://youtu.be/zUS4IVKw0rA
In anticipation of inclement weather and road conditions, York Preparatory Academy is canceling all after school activities and Patriot's Promise for today, February 20, 2020.
York Preparatory Academy will be operating on a two hour delay on Friday, February 21 with buses operating 2 hours late. There will be no morning Patriot's Promise or breakfast served. Due to the Friday delay, York Prep will not be dismissing on our normal Friday schedule. Elementary (K-4th) will dismiss at 2:35 pm. Middle School (5th-8th) will dismiss at 2:55 pm. High School (9th-12th) will dismiss at 3:07 pm. Patriot's Promise after school will operate on normal schedule. The High School bell schedule will be posted in Schoology.
York Prep will continue to monitor the weather and will keep you updated with changes. As always, please continue to use your judgement when traveling in your area.
"Being a successful teacher takes more than just you working and York Prep gets that." #YorkPrepTeam
Two more days till York Preparatory Academy's Teacher Fair. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9z6rG4f1VwbGApLsEMh5twXnjp77d55o9fKZhVvSU9nZdNw/viewform?fbclid=IwAR3_xQDfSQZXlb2-VeEqKqJuGy6fGDtOLZARqUisYePFkds9LQKNn1UrT5A
We welcome our York Prep family and the community to our upcoming Black History Celebration on Thursday, February 27 beginning at 5:30 pm at the Student Union building. Super Icy Brothers and Ooowee BBQ will be selling items from 5-8 pm at the event! Please make plans to join us and invite your friends!
https://www.facebook.com/events/846334229147115/
Our Patriot Day event begins in just 2 WEEKS! York Prep Patriot Days is a 10 day campus wide celebration filled with activities which starts with our Math & Science Night and ends with our Patriot Fun Run and Color Run.
York Prep partners with Boosterthon for our Patriot Fun Run and Color Run. As our primary fundraiser of each year, we truly appreciate your family's partnership to make this event a success. Please take a moment to watch this video to find out how you can be involved! #Boosterthon
Video Link: https://www.facebook.com/yorkprepacademy/videos/844938609302056
York Prep loves our teachers and the impact they make on each student's life every day!
For more information on working at York Prep, visit https://www.yorkprepsc.org/o/york-prep/page/working-at-york-prep
#YorkPrepTeam #NationalBlueRibbon #FromRootstoBloom
Mrs. Caston's Kindergarten class took their lesson outside! Working in pairs, the students practiced number lines and addition through movement.
Video Link: https://www.facebook.com/yorkprepacademy/videos/1003438003372883/
Summer Camp registration is half way full! Make sure to turn in your registration soon to secure your spot. Please contact Debra Blanchett at debra.blanchett@yorkprepsc.org with questions. REGISTRATION LINK: https://www.yorkprepsc.org/o/york-prep/page/2020-summer-camp
York Preparatory Academy will be operating on a 1 Hour Delay on Friday, February 7, 2020. Buses will also operate on a one hour delay. There will be no Patriot's Promise Before Care in the morning. Please use your judgement and be cautious. York Prep will be flexible with 1st period tardies tomorrow, so please take your time when traveling. School will dismiss according to our normal Friday schedule.
Vote for York Prep Sophomore, Kory Davis for the Herald’s 1st High School Athlete of the Week! #patriotpride
https://www.heraldonline.com/sports/high-school/article239913948.html?fbclid=IwAR39YAlX4rEAixrB37Z7-2_3BbR9-LMq1Ah65pjksdIlWvEkTbtA_JLH-f0
K5-5th Grade Intramural Softball: Deadline Extended to Friday, 2/07
York Prep is excited to announce our 3rd round of Intramural Sports Skills. We are offering softball led by Middle School PE Teacher and Coach, Coach Ferguson. Each of these programs are 6-week coed for grades K5-5th. Athletes will be grouped by grade level (groups may change depending on participation). The cost of the program is $100 and includes a t-shirt. The program fee must be paid in full by the deadline. No late registrations will be accepted.
REGISTRATION LINK: https://www.yorkprepsc.org/o/athletics/page/intramural-sports-skills-program