Ms. Chesser’s English classes are hosting a “Pancake Breakfast” at Chili's in the Somers Commons on Saturday, March 13 from 8-10am. Tickets are available for students of Yorktown and their families: $10 for adults, $5 for children under 10. Tickets are on sale in the YHS cafeteria. All proceeds go to The American Red Cross to help Haiti. Ms. Cone's French students will also be selling t-shirts at the breakfast for Kids to Kids International to help Haiti.
Yorktown High
School will present the stage version of the Disney classic, "Beauty and the Beast," with three performances Friday, March 19, Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21 in the school's auditorium. Featuring a talented and exuberant cast, this is family entertainment at it's best. >> More
The 
Foundation for Excellence in Yorktown Education raised over $26,000 at it's annual fundraising dinner dance, Viva La Foundation, on Saturday, March 6, 2010. The event also honored the Yorktown Central School District Board of Education.
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Yorktown
High School students Joseph Sloan, Laya Rajan and Elbert Heng have been named National Merit Finalists, a distinction that places them among the top graduating seniors in the country. Students earn finalist distinction as a result of SAT scores and academic merit. Congratulations to this trio of outstanding students.
Thomas Donatelli, a resident of Yorktown for sixteen years, took the oath of office as a Trustee of the Yorktown Central School District Board of Education on March 1, 2010. Mr. Donatelli is filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Judith Huntington.
Save the Children and the American Red Cross are the two humanitarian organizations whose work in Haiti is being supported by more than $11,000 in donations collected through the efforts of the Yorktown Central School District. During the last month, the schools have continued to fund raise for Haiti with programs like "Hearts for Haiti" and a "A Night of Altruism," and through bake sales.
The Class of 2011 is leading the Yorktown
High School drive to collect toothbrushes that will be distributed in Honduras by CAPE Cares, an organization that brings free medical and dental care to areas in Central America where people have limited access to these services. The campaign is ongoing through Friday, February 12. Community members are invited to join in this public service effort. Please bring your donation to the main office of Yorktown High School.
The legacy of Rachel Scott, whose young life was cut short 
by the tragedy of Columbine High School, lives on in Yorktown High School. Rachel had "this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion it will start a chain reaction..." See the lessons learned about character, kindness and one person's capacity to influence the world in a positive way. >> Rachel's Challenge
Come see the artwork of Crompond young artists on display 
in the Superintendent’s Art Gallery in the Administration building. If you can’t make it, take a look at the rich variety of art movements, media and styles from Fauvism paintings and Glue Textured Self Portraits to Storytelling Lunch Bags, Snow Globes and Winter Trees. >> Gallery
In a 
collaboration between the Library Media Specialist, Carole Clark, and the YHS English Dept’s Christine Johnsmeyer and Barbara Williams, the High School is integrating blogs with reading and writing. The novel approach to the outside reading assignment encourages students to read literature and then open up communication about what they have read. The blog engages technology and develops the understanding that learning is a collaborative process. >> Watch
Take a look
at the beautifully renovated lockers rooms at Mildred E. Strang Middle School. You'll see the extensive work done during the construction period, and how the locker rooms look today -- beautiful, well lit, functional and safe for our middle school students and community. Thank you!
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