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Congratulations to the following students that have been selected as the 2020 Junior Marshals for this year's graduation: Abigail Anteneh, Jessica Branham, Maria Terceros Claure, Jacob Foy, Matthew Gaston, Jackson Gentry, Kristen Issa, Sarah Margaret Porter, Amelia Smith, Collin Weis, and Sarah Margaret Porter. Junior Marshal is an honor bestowed to the top 10 students who have earned the highest academic averages in their Junior Year. Junior Marshals play an integral role in graduation in an honorary and service capacity. Congratulations to these Patriots! #FromRootstoBloom

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.

Per Coach Drummond: Varsity baseball practice is cancelled today.

Thank you to the Burns Chevrolet team for coming on campus today to take the Business and Personal Finance class car shopping! Burns Chevrolet brought three 2020 cars on campus and educated our students about insurance costs, tax prices and maintenance costs. Thanks to amazing partners like Burns Chevrolet, York Preparatory Academy is preparing students "to excel in their chosen post-secondary pursuits and in life." #FromRootstoBloom

York Prep High School will be offering a free ACT/SAT Crash Course over the next 2 weeks prior to the school test dates. Students should plan to attend all 4 sessions to achieve their best result. Sign up at the High School front desk. * ACT/SAT Prep Course: February 11, 13, 18 and 20 from 3:15- 4:15 pm in High School Room 122 * Testing Dates: ACT-February 25 and SAT- March 4

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

Come cheer on your fellow Patriots as the Varsity girls and Varsity boys teams host Legion Collegiate on Friday, January 31 beginning at 6 pm at the Student Union. All York Prep fans are encouraged to wear WHITE. York Prep students will receive FREE ADMISSION to these games. We hope to see you there!

York Prep basketball in the news #PatriotPride https://www.wspa.com/sports/tuesdays-high-school-basketball-28/

Patriot DNA: Critical Thinking and Collaboration High School Drama students worked in teams to compete in a Greek Theater Escape Room activity. #FromRootstoBloom #PatriotDNA

Reminder for 8th-11th Grade: TONIGHT at 5:30 pm: Current 9th-11th grade students and their families are invited to join us for Patriot Pathways tonight at 5:30 pm at the High School. In preparation for the 2020/2021 school year, we will offer information on high school opportunities and expectations, including AP and Dual Enrollment options. Both teachers and students will be on hand to share their experiences and answer questions. Thursday at 5:30 pm: York Prep High School welcomes current 8th graders (2020/21 freshmen) and their families to join us for Patriot Pathway night on Thursday, 1/30 at 5:30 pm at the High School. In preparation for the 2020/2021 school year, we will offer information on high school opportunities and expectations, including AP and Dual Enrollment options. Both teachers and students will be on hand to share their experiences and answer questions. More information on our High School Pathways can be found at the following link: https://www.yorkprepsc.org/o/york-prep/page/high-school-options-pathways

High School Baseball Conditioning: High School Baseball will offer conditioning on Monday, 1/21- Thursday, 1/23 and Monday, 1/27- Thursday, 1/30 from 4:00-5:30 pm at the baseball field. Please contact Coach Yogi with questions at yogi041953@gmail.com.

It's Chick-Fil-A Spirit Day at the Cherry Road location! York Prep receives a portion of all sales ordered through the Chick-Fil-A App for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Thanks for your support! App Link: https://www.chick-fil-a.com/appdownload

It's almost time for our Patriot 5K Run/Walk this Saturday starting at the Student Union building. There is still time to register at https://raceroster.com/…/277…/patriot-5k-scholarship-runwalk Participants: You will have three opportunities to pick up your race packet: 1) Friday, 1/17 from Noon-3pm at the Student Union, 2) Friday, 1/17 from 5-8pm at the Student Union, 3) Saturday, 1/18 from 8-8:45am at the Student Union. The race begins at 9:00 am and will be held rain or shine. Thank you for your support of this wonderful scholarship run benefiting our students!

Congratulations to the following York Preparatory Academy Band students for their performance in this weekend's SCBDA Region Band Auditions at Blythewood High School: Camille Bailey, Hanna Baier, Lexi Flores, Faith Dalton, Paul Font, Caleb Huggins, Mason Branch, Alexander Fogle, Jayde Hobbs-West, Ben Fogle, Anthony Navarro, and Ben Truitt. A special congratulations to Anthony Navarro and Camille Bailey who both received an All-State call-back which is our first in York Prep's history. Congratulation to these students and best of luck as they prepare for their final audition. #PatriotPride #FromRootstoBloom #NationalBlueRibbon

February Breakfast and Lunch Menus are Open February breakfast and lunch ordering is now open and will close on Monday, January 20, 2020. No late orders will be accepted. All orders, free, reduced, and full pay must be ordered and paid within the ordering period. Fun Lunch menus are also open with options such as: Southern Salads, Moe's, Shane's Rib Shack and Domino's Pizza. Fun Lunch orders do not qualify for free/reduced lunches. Please contact Ms. Adams with questions at hally.adams@yorkprepsc.org. To set up a new lunch ordering account for your student: 1. Go to the website: Orgsonline.com 2. Use school code: 292YPASC. 3. Follow the prompts to add all children at YPA.

Soccer conditioning is cancelled for today due to a wet field.

Attention High School: Soccer conditioning for varsity boys and girls soccer will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 pm beginning today. Soccer tryouts will occur on January 28. Notifications of weather cancellations for soccer will be announced on the York Prep app and website under athletics. To participate in conditioning, athletes must have a current physical. Please contact Coach Bahr with questions at kelli.bahr@yorkprepsc.org.

This Saturday at 7 pm is York Prep's Winthrop Basketball Night. Winthrop has reserved section 117 for York Prep. On arrival, please inform the ticket office at the coliseum that you are with York Prep. You will then receive a reduced priced $5 general admission ticket for section 117 which will allow you to sit in any row or seat number in section 117. Our chorus will be singing the National Anthem. Please make plans to join us for this great family event to cheer on our chorus and our YPA alumni, DJ Burns.

It's almost Homecoming! Homecoming Schedules and Information can be found at the following link:https://www.yorkprepsc.org/o/high-school/page/homecoming--14

The Homecoming Talent Show is hosted by the YPA Beta Club and will take place on Friday, January 17, in the High School Commons. Auditions will be held in Mr. Patterson's room (Student Union 229), as follows: * Middle School Students - January 6 and 7, 3:30pm * High School Students - January 13 and 14, 3:30pm Students interested in auditioning should plan a 1-2 minute performance and be prepared to supply their own materials, such as music. Additionally, any music lyrics must be clean and school-appropriate.