Make plans to attend York Preparatory Academy's campus wide events on Thursday, October 17. Thank you to Comporium and Michelle Ayer At The Stephen Cooley Real Estate Group for sponsoring Literacy Night! #FromRootstoBloom #NationalBlueRibbon
Good luck to the York Preparatory Academy Band of Revolution as they compete in the Blythewood Tournament of Bands on Saturday!
FYI: The Board Meeting scheduled for tomorrow, 10/10 will be rescheduled for a future date.
Limited Spots Left for Our Intramural Skills Program:
York Prep is excited to announce the first of our Intramural Sports Skills programs developing basketball skills. This is a 6-week coed program for grades K5-5th and athletes will be grouped by grade level (groups may change depending on participation). All sessions will be held on Saturday mornings. The cost of the program is $100 and includes a t-shirt. There is no registration fee. The program fee must be paid in full by the deadline. No late registrations will be accepted. Limited openings are available and the deadline to register is October 14th. Please contact debra.blanchett@yorkprepsc.org. Registration Link: https://www.yorkprepsc.org/o/athletics/page/intramural-sports-skills-program
November Ordering Now Open:
November breakfast, lunch and fun lunch ordering is now open and will close on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. No late orders (free/reduced/full pay) will be accepted. All orders, free, reduced, and full pay must be ordered and paid within the ordering period. 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 prompt to add all children at YPA.
Congratulations to our 5th-8th grade students and teachers for their academic growth represented in our 2018/19 Performance Data! Your hard work is preparing you for success in the future! VIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/365026940
York Preparatory Academy is excited to partner with Sweet Tea Refill to offer great new apparel options for students, staff and families. Check out the following LINK to order. Orders placed by October 10th can be picked up at Patriot U- Literacy Night (please choose Patriot U night pick up at checkout). The deadline to order these shirt designs is October 17th.
Order Link: https://www.sweettearefill.com/collections/york-prep-spirit-shop
York Prep is excited to offer our Elementary Book fair as part of our Literacy Night events! The Book Fair will be open Monday, October 14 - Thursday, October 17 from 8:00 am- 3:30 pm with a special evening opening during Literacy Night on October 17 from 5 pm - 7 pm. If you are interested in volunteering for the Book Fair, please email Ms. Comer at renee.comer@yorkprepsc.org.
York Preparatory Academy is honored to partner with businesses in our area to impact students and their education! Today we welcomed Carolina Power Washing who for the last two years has supported the Special Services Department at York Prep. Through their generous support, York Prep has been able to create a dedicated conference space for Special Services to hold important meetings for families and students. Please join us in thanking them for their continued partnership and dedication to education! #FromRootstoBloom #NationalBlueRibbon
York Preparatory Academy is excited to announce the launch of our new Intramural Sports Skills Program for students grades K5 through 5th to develop sports skills.
Registration is now open for our 6-week coed Basketball program for grades K5-5th and will close October 14th. No late registration will be accepted. For specific information, cost, and registration, please see the following link: https://www.yorkprepsc.org/…/intramural-sports-skills-progr…
Please contact Ms. Blanchett at debra.blanchett@yorkprepsc.org with questions.
York Prep 8th grade students have the opportunity to take the PSAT to gain experience for the future and as a requirement to qualify for York Prep's High School Scholars Academy. Based on the results, they may also qualify for various scholarships or the SC Junior Scholar program. The PSAT test is being administered on October 16, but the deadline to sign up and pay is October 9. Please contact Ms. Brown at Ashley.Brown@yorkprepsc.org with questions.
Tomorrow is Middle School Sports Night for fall. Come out and cheer on our MS Girls Volleyball and Boys Soccer teams as they take on Socrates Academy beginning at 4:15 pm!
York Preparatory Academy is excited to welcome Ivory Latta, WNBA player and author to present at Literacy Night on October 17th. Check out more information at our event page link: https://www.facebook.com/events/673979236346372/
Congratulations to the York Preparatory Academy Band of Revolution scoring EXCELLENT at Saturday's Olde English Festival at the Memorial District 3 Stadium in Rock Hill! Thank you to our dedicated families for supporting our band program.
Good luck to our band as they perform in the Henry Laurens Invitational at Laurens District 55 High School this Saturday!
#FromRootstoBloom #NationalBlueRibbon #YPABand
Congratulations to the Middle School volleyball and soccer team for their wins against Charlotte Prep last night!
Middle School Halloween Dance
York Prep Middle School will be hosting our Halloween Dance for 5th-8th grade on Friday, October 25th from 6-8 pm at the Student Union Gym. Tickets are now available on our FEE PAY LINK and includes pizza, snacks and drinks. If you would be interested in donating items or volunteering, please see the following link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050A4FAFAA2BA4FF2-middle
If you have any questions please email debra.blanchett@yorkprepsc.org.
York Preparatory Academy will perform a Lock Down Drill on Wednesday, 9/18/19 in order to test our emergency procedures. As a part of that drill, we will be testing our emergency communication systems. Please read the following information: http://web-extract.constantcontact.com/v1/social_annotation?permalink_uri=30qkrcG&image_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa119414c001%2F0d91269c-d5aa-43b0-b5df-013a2df4ced5.png%3Fver%3D1568402197000&fbclid=IwAR3THdIt_Y4q6xYbBKlrHNTlCTBzSwH2PSn5ETuvrMcw_o0VB_OlYP4Z8ZQ
Patriot DNA: Critical Thinking and Collaboration
Yesterday at York Preparatory Academy Middle School, 8th grade students in the Engineering class built and operated a pulley system working together to lift their fellow students in the air.
#NationalBlueRibbon #FromRootstoBloom #PatriotDNA
Reminder: HS and MS picture day is tomorrow, September 17th.
Attention 5th-12th Grade Students: York Preparatory Academy will begin our after school chorus program launching Tuesday, 9/17 in SU 229. Rehearsals will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 pm from September-December and again March-May. Please contact Mr. Patterson at darrin.patterson@yorkprepsc.org for more information.