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Polar Bear Spotted at WES on January 25th Snow Day!

We recognized and thanked our Board members at the January 24th School Board meeting for their work and contributions to our district.

Lindsay Hellmold, 4th grade at DES, presented her artwork titled Triangular Crystal to the Board.

On January 9th, Gifford Pinchot FFA members attended Farm Show. Two freshman were awarded FFA Jackets through the PA FFA alumni jacket scholarship program: Isaiah Brickhouse and Jaylin Thoman. Other members entered horticulture displays. Sarah Roy placed 3rd and Kylie Fletcher placed 5th for their matching prom themed corsage and boutonnieres. Two members also received awards for their mini landscape pieces: Morgan Sober placed 4th and Maddie Beck placed 3rd.

The highest award received that day was the coveted Keystone Degree. Students invest several hours into work experience, FFA involvement and community service. Below are the individuals who received the degree.

Raven Eisenhour, daughter of Gloria and James Eisenhower, was a recipient. She currently has 1,280 hours worked in her SAE project and 26 hours of community service. She plans on working at Cedar Hill Farms after graduation,

Kiera Mull, daughter of Jonathan and Tammy Mull, has over 450 hours worked in her SAE project involving working with alpacas and other work experience. She has over 30 hours of community service. Her future plans are to pursue a career in Agricultural Education.

Theresa Feese, daughter of Christine Nace, is a junior at Northern High School. She currently has 380 hours worked in her SAE project between working at a veterinary office and volunteering at Walnut Grove Therapeutic riding center. She also has over 30 hours of community service. Her future plans are to go to college for an agricultural degree.

Paige Sullivan, daughter of Angie and Patrick Sullivan, has worked over 560 hours in her SAE project. She also has over 160 hours of community service. For her future, she plans on attending Wilson college for vet nursing and then continue on to veterinary school to work with large animals and equine.

Two 8th grade students, Sara Gunning and Adelaide Young, were recently recognized by the annual Scholastic Art and Writing Awards program, for their writing talents.

Sara’s science fiction story entitled “When It All Fell Apart” has earned a SILVER KEY award.

Adelaide’s short story called “Waiting, Watching, and Listening” has earned an HONORABLE MENTION.

Congratulations to Sara and Addy!

Pictured: Sara Gunning, Adelaide Young

NES Polar Bears have been hard at work building their character and focusing on what it means to lead by example. Using our 6 character words and our 8 C's representing profile of a graduate, a display was constructed by Miss Carlson and each of the students at NES. Each grade level was assigned a character word to use in their photo an gave amazing examples of how to lead in these ways. Our character words include responsibility, respect, courage, care, integrity and inclusiveness. We are so proud of the leaders at NES!

Pictured above: Miss Carlson

The Northern HS National Anthem Project singers sang the Star-Spangled Banner to a crowd of over 10,500 people at the Hershey Bears Teddy Bear Toss Game on January 29, 2023. Even though the Bears didn't score, with five seconds left on the clock a new record of over 67,000 teddy bears were thrown onto the rink which will be donated to local charities. Congratulations to the Northern National Anthem Project Singers for representing the Northern York County School District and being a part of this record-breaking night!

Pictured below: Morgan Sober, Kiley Heltzel, Evelyn Bushey, Kylie Oyler, Megan Ingraham, Nasaria Reza, Adeline Lusk, Nicholas Keilholtz, Jerry Ketterer, Winifred Haller, Nala Yates, Jocelyn Valdez, Lauren Harriman, Ella Falck, and Sam McCarty

Congratulations to the following NMS spelling bee champions:

Elyse Hock (6th) – 1st place

Abigail Kim (8th) – 2nd place

Joel Artman (6th) – 3rd place

Lila Worley (6th) – 4th place

All four of these spellers were able to take the written portion of the annual WITF spelling bee. And in doing so, two of our spellers---Joel Artman and Elyse Hock---qualified to advance to the WITF Grand Championship Spelling Bee to be held on March 18. We are Polar Bear Proud!

Pictured: Left to right - Elyse Hock, Abigail Kim, Joel Artman, Lila Worley

Five Students from the middle school and high school P.A.C.E. classes competed at the Area M Skiing Competition on January 24, 2023 at Roundtop Mountain Resort. High schoolers Lucas Maylock and Sierra Ramsey, middle schoolers Dalton Day, Logan Pressel, and Landon Pressel, took to the snow against skiers from all throughout Area M. Lucas, Sierra, and Dalton qualified to represent Area M at the Special Olympic Winter Games being held February 14-16 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort. Sierra will compete in the Intermediate Division, Lucas will compete in the Novice Division, and Dalton will compete in the Skills Division. Way to go and good luck!!

Northern Middle School collectively raised $1,832.14 for the American Heart Association this year through our Physical Education Dodge for Heart event! Thank you to all the students, teachers, and staff that helped us raise money. We couldn't have done it without you!

Students in Mrs. Hull and Ms. Holtzman’s 4th grade class at South Mountain Elementary took a field trip to Harrisburg on Friday, January 27th. The students toured the state museum and state Capitol building. Students were greeted by Representative Dawn Keefer who also conducted a question and answer session with the students.

Pictured below: Mrs. Hull and Ms. Holtzman’s classes with State Representative Dawn Keefer

Congratulations to the following Northern High School athletes who signed letters of intent to play at the collegiate level:

Jaiden Augustine – Baseball – PA College of Technology

Jill Bender – Volleyball- University of New England

Maddox Davies – Soccer – Shippensburg University

Nathan Deller – Volleyball – Hobart and William Smith

Kade Kitts – Baseball – West Virginia Wesleyan

Shay Kolivoski – Volleyball – Shippensburg University

Kiera O’Brine – Softball – Wilson College

Joe Ryan – Track and Field – Shippensburg University

Glenn Sadler – Football – Misericordia University

Jocelyn Stiffler – Soccer – Waynesburg University

Leah Youtzy – Volleyball – Messiah University

Pictured above: NHS Athletes

Tickets for Northern High School's musical, "Fiddler on the Roof" are available on www.showix4u.com beginning February 1, 2023. Tickets are $12 Adults and $10 Students/Seniors

Winner of nine Tony Awards when it debuted in 1964, Fiddler on the Roof is the brainchild of Broadway legends, Jerome Robbins and Harold Prince; songwriters, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick; and bookwriter, Joseph Stein. Touching audiences worldwide with its humor, warmth and honesty, this universal show is a staple of the musical theatre canon.

Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, Fiddler on the Roof's universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality, and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness. With iconic and beloved songs such as "Sunrise, Sunset," "If I Were a Rich Man" and "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," Fiddler on the Roof is the perfect mix of audience-pleasing humor and heart.

The HS Cast consists of: Tevye-Joshua Bissell, Golde-Adeline Lusk, Tzeitel-Jocelyn Valdez, Hodel-Evelyn Bushey, Chava-Leonie Westbrook, Shprintze-Megan Ingraham, Bielke-Kylie Oyler, Yente-Gabby Galino, Motel-Elijah Clark, Perchik-Nicholas Keilholtz, Fyedka-Ron Saunders, Lazar Wolf-Sam McCarty, Mordcha-Taylyn Wolfgang, Rabbi-Becca Purnell, Mendel-Lee Snyder, Avram-Olivia Mains, Nachum-Nala Yates, Grandma Tzeitel/Russian-Ella Falck, Fruma-Sarah-Wini Haller, Constable-TJ Miller, Shaindel-Nasaria Reza, and Ensemble-Ella Fetrow, Hannah Gelbaugh, Morgan Sober, Anna Gamble, Willow Slothour, Alyssa Zahurak, Avary Falck, Lucas Maylock, Persia Bishop, Hannah Boyce, Fiona Grimm, Zoe Spahr.

The Polar Cares Closet collects gently used clothing and new cleaning supplies which are shared with students and families in need. The greatest needs are: underwear, socks, girls leggings, boys athletic pants, and detergent. 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.

Thank you, as always, for your support of our NYCSD families!

Northern recently introduced a new discount program for Dell computers and accessories to all district staff, students and families.

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

For their Annual Campaign, the Polar Bear Foundation is sharing the district's message of BeCome BeLong Be Northern by offering a yard sign to those who donate $30 or above. Donations can be made at http://www.polarbearfoundation.net

PBF is beginning to plan for the gala after a three year hiatus! If you are interested in helping please reach out to smoose@northernyork.org.

Northern York County School District is currently in need of substitute nurses. Must hold an R.N. Rate of pay: $30/hour. Please contact Vangie Unti at vunti@northernyork.org to apply.

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We're hiring full-time Aides! Refer a friend - make $100. See attached for details.

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