Northern News

April Sports Schedule - https://www.arbiterlive.com/School/Calendar/16473

April 15, 2025 - School Board Meeting; Administration Building; 6:30PM

April 17 -April 18, 2025 - School Closed for Easter Break

April 21, 2025 - Act 80 Day; No School

Please click on the links below to view the upcoming Superintendent Vacancy and to complete the Superintendent Community Survey.

Upcoming Superintendent Vacancy: https://edcareergateway.com/job-post/185430

Community Survey: https://psba2.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e3T2ndyNtT5N8b4

Come join the High School Football Coaches and player at the Northern Pigskin Camp July 21st through July 24th, 2025. This camp is open to ages 8 - 14 of any skill level. If interested, please review the brochure and complete the registration using the form.

On April 2nd, 2025, from 5:30-7:00PM, Northern High School held its annual Opportunities Fair. The event provides students and families an opportunity to meet with colleges, trade schools, businesses, and military.

The Fair can open doors for internships, part-time employment, or full-time employment. Many students were hired on the spot!

There were 40 Vendors who set up information tables and approximately 200 students/families in attendance. Vendors consisted of 10 colleges, 3 technical schools, and 27 local businesses. The High School Counselors did a great job coordinating this successful event.

For a video of the fair, please click the link below.

Opportunities Fair 2025 4.mp4

On March 24-26th, 2025, the Mobile Dentist Unit set up shop in the NHS Polar Bear Lobby and delivered dental services to our students. The team of District Nurses did a great job coordinating this valuable service.

They provided a variety of services to 70 NYCSD students including:

• Exams, cleanings, restorative care, silver diamine, sealants, varnish treatment.

NHS Mini-THON held our annual event last Friday. With many fun games and activities, our students were able to complete the challenge to stand, or 'dance' for 10 consecutive hours, in hopes that one day we will dance in celebration of a cure! With the help of students, staff, family members, and donations from supporting organizations, we were able to surpass our fundraising goal of $30,000! In total NHS's 2025 Mini-THON raised a total of $30,851.86!!

We want to give a HUGE thank you to everyone that helped make our event possible and those who have continued to support us through the year!

For the Kids!!

Mini-THON will be hosting Powder Puff, on Thursday May 29th, 2025, at 6:00pm. Any junior and senior girls can play, and we are also looking for upperclassmen to coach. In order to coach, you must be a member of our high school football team. In addition, we are also looking for male cheerleaders to attend our event! Each player must pay $20, and you can get your form from the main office. All forms are due by May 9th, 2025.

For The Kids!!

Mr. Lehman, Principal, and Mr. Mowery, Teacher, agreed to bedazzle their heads if $500.00 was raised by Caitlin McCauslin and Maura Simpson. The girls reached their goal and the good sports that they are, were bedazzled. The support of the administrators and staff to help the kids reach their goals for Mini-THON is greatly appreciated!

For the kids!!

The 8th grade Special Interest Program students recently completed a Paper Ball Run Challenge.

Materials for each of the five teams included up to 30 sheets of copy paper, tape, scissors, a ruler, a timer, and a ping-pong ball.

The students were tasked with creating a paper ball run with an entrance point at least 10in above the surface and an exit point at least 1in above the surface. The goal was for the ping-pong ball to move the SLOWEST through the structure without leaving the structure and without stopping for more than 10 seconds at any given point. Not only did the students explore such concepts as friction and slope, but they learned about both the benefits and challenges of collaboration.

The final score of the project was calculated as 4 x time (secs) - # sheets of paper utilized in construction.

The winning team was made up of Tyler Spahr, Tyler Nell, and Reuben Smith.

The first runner-up team included Connor Long, Macon Thomson, Ryder Miller, and Levi Pierce.

Northern Middle School Select Choir singing at a Harrisburg Heat Soccer game on Saturday, March 29th, 2025, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show complex. The singing was fabulous but if you see one of these kids ask them about the rest of the crazy night at the game!

Third grade students at Dillsburg Elementary had the opportunity to celebrate Dental Health Month in February by participating in the Pennsylvania Dental Association's annual poster contest. This project required students to create a poster that promoted good dental health habits. Over 300 students across Pennsylvania participated in the contest. Connor Xenidis, in Ms. Kopac's class, created the 3rd place poster. He will receive $100 and a certificate from PA Dental. He will also be recognized at the school's monthly awards assembly. Way to go, Connor!

Wellsville Elementary students were honored for their collaboration skills. In addition to collaborating daily with their peers, they completed tasks that required collaboration at an assembly. Collaboration is one of the traits from NYCSD Profile of a Graduate.

Back row (l-r): Avalyn Thompson, Averie Snelbaker, Hattie Shultz, Juliana Mixell, Michael Brussese, Quincy French-Gayer

Front row (l-r): Elijah Hengst, Leah Frey, Logan Miller, Vivian Newman, Trey Shaffer, Addison Wright

When weather conditions dictate that unscheduled closings, delays, or early dismissals are in the best interest of student and staff safety, the District will use several communication channels to notify parents, students, and staff as quickly as possible. Notifications for each weather-related event will specify whether extracurricular activities including athletic games and practices will be canceled for the day.

Communication:

• Blackboard Alert Messaging System – Notification will be sent via automated phone calls and emails
• District Website – Information will be posted as an on-screen alert when you visit the District website at www.northernpolarbears.com
• Social Media – Information will be shared on the District’s Twitter feed @NorthernYorkSD
• Other – Details will also be reported to local radio and television stations

School Closing Directions:

1. For the first winter-weather closing, students and staff will have a “traditional snow day” – that is, there will be no instruction and all students and staff will simply be off. This first snow day will not need to be made up by students.
2. For the second and additional winter-weather closings, we will have virtual snow days – that is, instruction will take place at home and will be provided through remote learning. Each principal will be following up with families about what instructional delivery will look like on virtual snow days.

Wishing everyone a safe and fun winter season.

Northern has partnered with Care Solace to support the well-being of students, staff, and family members. Care Solace is a complimentary and confidential care coordination service that can help you find mental health or substance use treatment options matched to your needs regardless of circumstance.

Care Solace has Care Companions (customer service) available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week to assist. Care Solace is not a treatment provider. Alternatively, it acts as a coordinator by connecting the user with a provider. There are several ways to access Care Solace to help you find a provider:

Call 1-888-515-0595;

Visit www.caresolace.com/northernyork and click the “Search On Your Own” button, or

Visit the Care Solace link found on our District Homepage: https://www.northernpolarbears.com/Page/14714

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to your child’s school counselor with any questions regarding this service.

The Polar Cares Closet collects gently used clothing, toiletries and new cleaning supplies which are shared with students and families in need. The current needs are: feminine products, sweatpants (all genders/all sizes) and socks (all genders/all sizes). Also needed are Giant or Weis brown paper bags. All donations can be dropped off in any of the Polar Cares bins located in the lobby of each school building.

Donation questions? Please reach out to donatepolarcares@gmail.com. Thank you, as always, for your support of our NYCSD families!

Northern has a discount program for Dell computers and accessories to all district staff, students and families. Look for Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals listed in the Polar Bear's TechConnect.

Link to website for discount pricing: http://www.dell.com/epp/NorthernYork

PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Check out the district website here for a complete list of openings!

Current Openings:

Spanish Teacher - HS

Openings for 25/26 School Year:

Elementary School Teacher (Primary K-2) DES

6th Grade Social Studies Teacher - MS

8th Grade English Teacher - MS

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Apply online: https://jobs.willsubplus.com/jobs?districtIds=623

NMS Instructional Aide / Learning Support 7:15-2:45 / $110/day

NHS Instructional Aide / Learning Support 7:15-2:45 / $110/day

SME Instructional Aide / Emotional Support / 8:30 - 4:00 / $110/day

SME / NES Instructional Aide / Library Aide / 8:30 - 4:00 / $110/day

Refer a friend and make $100!! See the below QR code for details.

Please see the below flyers for more information on our contracted transportation providers, Kauffman and Rohrer.

All community flyers are posted online. Please visit the following link to view all flyers: https://www.northernpolarbears.com/domain/11

For those who wish to volunteer in our schools, the Volunteer Information Packet is located on the district website. All new volunteers must submit a TB test result obtained within 90 days or less of the volunteer application. TB test information including locations and cost may be found on the district website. Please allow adequate time for clearance processing! TB test results may take as long as 72 hours to obtain.

Already a volunteer and not sure if your clearances are up to date?? Check with the secretary at your child’s school or contact Maureen Ross at the District Office at mross@northernyork.org, 717-432-8691, ext. 1104.

Don't miss out on the fun activities for the 2024/2025 school year!! Be sure your clearances are on file and up to date!

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Get all the latest Northern York County School District school news at the following Twitter handles:

https://twitter.com/DearOldNorthern (Northern High School)

https://twitter.com/NMS_PolarBears (Northern Middle School)

https://twitter.com/DESPolarBears (Dillsburg Elementary)

https://twitter.com/NESPolarBears (Northern Elementary)

https://twitter.com/SMEPolarBears (South Mountain Elementary)

https://twitter.com/WESpolarbears (Wellsville Elementary)

Email: ssentman@northernyork.org
Website: www.northernpolarbears.com
Location: 650 South Baltimore Street, Dillsburg, PA, United States
Phone: 717-432-8691