Tickets and Information for Playoff Games: Please read the following important information regarding the first round playoff games for our Girls and Boys Varsity Basketball teams. We are so proud of both teams! Good luck Patriots!!!
* GIRLS VARSITY GAME: Friday, February 19 at 7:00 pm (date changed), Marion High School,1205 S Main St, Marion, SC 29571, Tickets are limited and ordered online, Ticket Link: https://gofan.co/app/events/243342
* BOYS VARSITY GAME: Monday, February 22, 7:00 pm, York Prep Student Union, Please refer to our Guidelines for Attending Athletic Events, Tickets are limited and sold online only, Ticket Link: https://yorkprepsc.simpletix.com/e/64442
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, Luke Rivers who will be attending York Technical College enrolled in their Electrician program. Congratulations Luke!
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Athletic Update 2/18/21:
* Varsity Baseball: No baseball practice today per Coach Robbins
* Boys Soccer: Meet in the weight room at 3:15 pm, Friday: 7:00 am practice, bring indoor shoes and water
* Girls Soccer: No practice today per Coach Bahr. Friday: 7:00 am practice, bring indoor shoes and water
Please feel free to join us virtually for tonight's Board Meeting at 6:30 pm.
Board Agenda: https://5il.co/pps4
LOCATION: Public May Attend Virtually Through the Following Means:
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/98530395253?pwd=UmRZUkNRdWFnSzY2OXRhdUcrOTRkUT09
Meeting ID: 985 3039 5253
Passcode: pDA39z
Phone Number: (US)+1 646-876-9923
PIN: 204711
Our Girls Varsity Team is headed to the 2021 South Carolina High School League Playoffs! York Prep's Girls Varsity will play the first round this Saturday at Marion High School (time TBA). Congratulations and best of luck Patriots!!!!
#PatriotPride #IBeliveThatWeWillWin
York Preparatory Academy will be celebrating Black History Month throughout February honoring men and women for their impact and legacy. Today we honor Lewis Howard Latimer for his contributions towards engineering and the creation of the telephone and light bulb. Escaping from slavery with his family at age 6, Lewis Howard Latimer taught himself drafting and worked side by side with Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell leading to many engineering breakthroughs. In 1890, he went on to publish a book entitled, "Incandescent Electric Lighting: A Practical Description of the Edison System."
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https://www.biography.com/inventor/lewis-howard-latimer
Tickets are now on sale for Monday's playoff game at https://yorkprepsc.simpletix.com/e/64442
York Prep has 200 tickets available for pre-sale until Friday first come, first serve. With limited tickets available at the door, order your tickets today! #IBeliveThatWeWillWin
Congratulations to our Girls Varsity Basketball team for being one of three teams in Region 4 Class AA to qualify for the SC High School Playoffs! Best of luck and we are cheering for you!
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Athletic Update 2/16/21: Baseball practice has been canceled for today. Please contact Coach Robbins with questions at Athletic Update 2/16/21: Baseball practice has been canceled for today.
Congratulations to York Prep's Boys Basketball team for winning the Region Championship! Best of luck in the playoffs beginning February 22nd!
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York Preparatory Academy will be celebrating Black History Month with a community virtual event on Thursday, February 25th at 8:30 am and 6:00 pm. The virtual link will be posted. This event is open to York Prep families and our community. Please contact Dr. Gallman at melanie.gallman@yorkprepsc.org with questions.
Congratulations to York Prep Sophomore, Camille Bailey who has been selected for the South Carolina All-State Band. This tremendous honor recognizes Camille as one of the top flute players in the State of South Carolina this year. Camille is the first York Prep student to receive this prestigious honor. Congratulations Camille!
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SUMMER CAMP 2021: Registration begins tomorrow, 2/12 for York Prep's 2021 Summer Camp open to rising Kindergarten thru rising 8th grade students. Included in the Summer Camp cost is weekly field trips, fun and educational activities, and a daily snack. York Prep students and our community are welcome to register. Space is limited.
For more information, visit https://www.yorkprepsc.org/o/york-prep/page/summer-camp-2021
Congratulations to Alex Duke, York Prep 9th grade student for winning this week's Black History Month Trivia.
York Prep High School will be celebrating Black History Month throughout February with weekly trivia, a door decorating contest, and content displayed on the common's televisions. On February 25th, York Prep will host a virtual program celebrating the national theme of Freedom, Equality, Diversity, and Unity. Be on the lookout for more information about this important event.
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Vote for York Prep athlete, Kory Davis for The Herald’s Player of the Week! #PatriotPride
https://amp.heraldonline.com/sports/high-school/article249097500.html?__twitter_impression=true
Athletic Update: Varsity Girls and Varsity Boys Soccer Tryouts
Varsity Soccer tryouts for 8th-12th grade girls and boys is Tuesday, 2/09 at 3:30 pm. Athletes should bring tennis shoes, cleats, shin guards, and a water bottle (no water will be provided). Girls should use the back doors of the gym and meet in Coach Bahr's classroom (SU 230) at 3:30 pm to review their paperwork prior to tryouts. Boys should plan to meet on the field with Coach Chad at 3:30 pm to review paperwork. Athletes are required to have all forms and physicals submitted to https://www.planeths.com/ prior to tryouts. Athletes will also be asked to complete the Covid-19 Screen Form.
Coach Contacts:
Varsity Girls: Coach Kelli Bahr, kelli.bahr@yorkprepsc.org
Varsity Boys: Coach Chad Floyd, chad.floyd@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, Kimberley Polk who will be a student-athlete at USC Salkehatchie playing on the Women's Soccer team majoring in Exercise Science. Kimberley will be participating in our Athletic Signing Day this Spring with other York Prep student-athletes.
Congratulations Kimberley! We will be cheering for you- go Indians!
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Athletic Update: Varsity Baseball Workouts and Tryouts
Varsity baseball workouts will begin Monday, February 8, 2021 and continue for two weeks from 3:30-7:00 pm each day. Players will need to bring full baseball attire. Athletes will be utilizing the baseball field and weight room. The tryout date is February 20 at 1:00 pm. Athletes will be notified by Monday, February 22. Athletes are required to have all forms and physicals submitted to https://www.planeths.com/. Athletes will also be asked to complete the Covid-19 Screen Form. For questions, please contact Coach Will Robbins at Will.robbins@yorkprepsc.org.
York Preparatory Academy will be celebrating Black History Month throughout February honoring men and women for their impact and legacy. Today we honor Daniel Hale Williams, a leader in medicine, co-founder of the National Medical Association, and one of the first physicians to perform open-heart surgery.
https://www.biography.com/scientist/daniel-hale-williams
#PatriotDNA #FromRootstoBloom #BlackHistoryMonth
Happy 100th Day of School York Prep!!! Great job students and teachers for all your hard work so far this year!
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