Make plans to cheer on our Patriots tonight at home at the Girls Varsity Soccer game and Varsity Baseball game both starting at 5:00 pm. The full athletic schedule can be found on our York Prep App or on our website at the following link. #PatriotPride
https://www.yorkprepsc.org/o/athletics/events
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.
6th grade scientists at York Preparatory Academy have been using their knowledge of simple and complex machines to create a catapult where they measured, calculated, and graphed the distance of the object thrown. #FromRootsToBloom #NationalBlueRibbon
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!
Today is York Preparatory Academy's 2020 Enrollment Lottery! Our school has received a record number of applicants and are excited to partner with these families in the future!
Applicants will be notified of the results via email and the results will be posted on the windows of the Student Union on Thursday, February 27 by 12 noon. Results cannot be posted on our website. Families calling in prior to this time will not receive lottery results.
For more information on enrollment at York Preparatory Academy, please visit our website at the following link. We are excited to have these families join our York Prep family!
https://www.yorkprepsc.org/o/york-prep/page/enrollment-and-tours
York Preparatory Academy is headed to the University of South Carolina today for the Education Recruitment Day at Pastides Alumni Center from 3:00-8:00 pm. #YorkPrepTeam University of South Carolina
Check out employment opportunities on our website at https://www.yorkprepsc.org/o/york-prep/page/working-at-york-prep
Congratulations to the York Preparatory Academy High School Mock Trial team who competed in the Regional Competition on Saturday in Columbia, SC. The results from the competition will be finalized Tuesday. #FromRootstoBloom
Special recognition to the following students:
- Judges Choice Best Attorney and Peer Choice Best Attorney: Amelia Smith and Parris Gallman
- Judges Choice Best Witness and Peer Choice Best Witness: Gracee Nelson and Leah Watson
Best of luck to York Prep's High School Mock Trial team who is competing Saturday in Columbia at the regional Mock Trial Competition. Good luck and a special thank you to Ms. James, Ms. Butler, Mr. DiMatteo, Mr. Myers, and all of the volunteers for their dedication and support! #PatriotPride
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/
York Preparatory Academy 5th grade students have been researching and following the life of a person who immigrated to America in the 1800-1900s.
#FromRootstoBloom #PatriotDNA #NationalBlueRibbon
The Varsity basketball games scheduled for today vs Uproar Academy have been canceled.
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
