Grizzly Gazette

York Families,

As we welcome November, a season of gratitude and reflection, I want to express how truly thankful I am for our York families. Your partnership, encouragement, and continued trust are essential to the success of our students and our school.

Gratitude reminds us to appreciate not only the big accomplishments but also the small moments of growth, kindness, and perseverance that happen every day. At York, we have so much to be thankful for; our incredible students, dedicated staff, supportive families, and the community that makes our school special.

As we move through November, I encourage our Grizzlies to lead with kindness, show appreciation, and extend grace to others. Together, we are building more than academic success; we are building character, relationships, and a culture of excellence.

Thankful for our past. Grateful for our present. Excited for our future. Together, we ELEVATE! 💙🧡

Dr. Kelli McWashington

8th graders who were in attendance on October 22nd took the PSAT. Scores will be available beginning Thursday, November 5th. Please refer to the attached information for instructions on how to access your student's results through College Board.

Conroe ISD invites our community to join us for Salute to Our Veterans on Wednesday, November 11, at 10 a.m. at Woodforest Bank Stadium. This special Veterans Day program will honor the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces and recognize the veterans who continue to make a difference throughout our schools and community.

The program will also feature a JROTC pass-in-review, with cadets coming together in a special military-style formation to honor our veterans.

We hope you will join us as Conroe ISD comes together to show our gratitude and celebrate all who have served.

We’re excited to introduce our next community event — the inaugural Better Together – Turkey Trot, taking place on Thanksgiving morning, November 26, 2026, at Kids R Kids Woodson’s Reserve! 🦃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Our goal is to create a fun, family-friendly Thanksgiving morning tradition for our community — a chance for families to get outside, be active, spend time together, and start Thanksgiving Day Better Together!

The event will feature a family-friendly 5K and our Lil Turkeys 1K for kids 12 and under, making it an event the whole family can enjoy.

Better Together - Turkey Trot

Child Nutrition offers meal service for breakfast and lunch to the children of Conroe ISD from EC-12th grade on a daily basis during the school year. Per CISD Board of Trustees Policy CO (Local), students are allowed to charge 15 days of meals, one breakfast and one lunch, or $78.00. After the 15 days of meal charges have been reached, the student is no longer allowed to charge.

Alternative Meals

Students in EC-6th grade will receive an alternative meal. The breakfast alternative meal is cereal and milk. The lunch alternative meal is a turkey sub with mustard and milk. Students in 7th-12th grade will not receive an alternative meal after the charge limit has been reached.

York Junior High will implement a campus-wide morning tutorial plan designed to provide students with consistent and accessible academic support. Students will have opportunities to receive targeted assistance from their classroom teacher or any teacher within their grade-level/content team, creating a collaborative approach to intervention and enrichment.

Morning tutorials will focus on reteaching essential TEKS, addressing identified learning gaps, providing additional practice, supporting assignment completion, and extending learning for students who have demonstrated mastery. Grade-level teams will use student performance data to identify students needing additional support and coordinate tutorial opportunities across the team.

This shared approach ensures that student support is a collective responsibility, increases students’ access to academic assistance, and provides multiple opportunities for students to receive the targeted instruction necessary for continued academic growth.

York PTO Spirit Night at Chickfila is coming soon! Mark your calendars for the always fun spirit night at Chickfila on November 17th ALL DAY! Online Code is YORKJR

We have a limited amount of York JH PTO Spirit Wear available in our inventory! Support the PTO by purchasing your Grizzly spirit wear directly from us: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/2026yorkspiritwear/items

York JH PTO is looking for local businesses to partner with! We offer Community Sponsorships that offer great visibility to our community, while supporting the PTO. We have several different levels for our business partners. Please email fundraising@yorkpto.com or visit https://www.yorkpto.com/sponsors-and-fundraising to partner with us today!

Please consider purchasing items off of York PTO's Wish List which is filled with fun prize ideas for York Admin to reward our amazing teachers and students throughout the year. Every item helps celebrate their hard work! https://a.co/0hkXHQmh Items can be shipped directly to York Junior High. If you choose to drop off at the front office, please label York PTO.

Connect with us! We post frequently on our York Junior High PTO Facebook page. Make sure to give us a follow to stay in the loop: https://www.facebook.com/YorkPTO. We also have a website: www.yorkpto.com (http://www.yorkpto.com/). Both are great sources of information!

We post frequently on our York Junior High PTO Facebook page. Make sure to give us a follow to stay in the loop: https://www.facebook.com/YorkPTO. We also have a website: www.yorkpto.com. Both are great sources of information!

Attendance contacts:

Email: yorkattendance@conroeisd.net

Phone:832-592-8616

Attendance clerk: dhurd@conroeisd.net

Arriving Late:

YJH classes begin at 8:50 a.m. Students who arrive late, but by 9:00 a.m., are considered tardy. Students who arrive at 9:01 a.m., or later, are considered absent from their first class of the day.

Remember, students who arrive at campus after 8:50 a.m. need to check in through the Attendance Office in the front lobby.

Class Attendance:

YJH class attendance is taken every class period daily. If a student leaves early for any reason, they will be marked absent for those missed classes for the day. In the parent/student portal under attendance, each missed class will constitute an absence for that class period on the students' attendance record.

Parents will receive an automated email/notification of the absence for the classes a student misses when he/she is checked out early.

Absence Notifications:

If notification of an absence is not made within 48 hours, the absence will be considered unexcused. Please only use one form of notification:

1. Use the attendance email: yorkattendance@conroeisd.net

2. Report an absence by visiting the Parent Portal at http://parents.conroeisd.net and select “Student Absence Reporting”

3. Contact the attendance office at 832-592-8616 and please leave name of student, student ID # and reason for absence

• Students riding the bus will be dropped off in the back of the school.
• Students riding their bike may LOCK their bike in front of campus, at the bike racks.
• Car Riders- please have patience and be nice to your neighbors. Use the "zipper" approach- one enters the front drive from the west side of Waterbend Cove, then the east side, and so forth and so on.
• Car Riders- we will allow "double stacking" of cars in both lanes to help more traffic flow on Waterbend Cove.
• Car Riders- follow the signage on the sidewalk and in the street. Pull all the way forward before dropping your child off from the passenger side.
• Car Riders- There will be several staff members outside to help you the "York Way." Most importantly, PULL ALL THE WAY UP, PAST THE FRONT DOOR, UNTIL ASKED TO STOP. The more cars we have pull all the way up, the more we are able to get kids out efficiently.
• Car Riders- Please pay attention to the county signs on the street that prohibit parking and pickup/drop off on Waterbend Cove. Police officers will be out there to provide citations to those who do not follow this rule.

• York JH dismisses at 4:05 PM.
• As soon as buses begin to arrive, bus riders are called from their last period class to load.
• Car riders, walkers, and bikers, will be released out the front doors closer to 4:00-4:05.
• Car Riders- follow the same procedure as arrival. Drive SLOWLY and look for your child. Pull all the way forward and allow your child to enter from the passenger side.
• Do not CUT or PASS others in order to move to the front of the line.
• Do NOT pickup your child on Waterbend Cove. All students are to be picked up near the front doors, next to the flag pole.
• At 4:15 PM, any remaining bus riders will be released to wait in the cafeteria.

CHARGING UPDATES

During the school year, we are limiting the amount of charges that a child can make on their account. After a child charges 15 days of meals, they will no longer be able to charge, and will NOT RECEIVE A LUNCH. Please make sure you are up to date on payments.

Breakfast Meal Prices

· Student Breakfast $2.00

· Student Reduced Breakfast $0

· Non-student Breakfast/2nd Student Breakfast $3.10

Lunch Meal Prices

· Student Lunch $3.20

· Student Reduced Lunch $0.00

· Non-student Lunch/2nd Student Lunch $4.70 (Teachers, Parents, Siblings)

My School Bucks

Beginning August 1, 2026, payments may be made online at https://www.myschoolbucks.com

Free and Reduced Meals

Parents can apply online for Free and Reduced meals NOW!! https://www.myschoolapps.com

Transportation cannot change addresses for students. All student information is uploaded from campuses, and it is used to route our students. Parents, you will need to contact Shelita Hebert, Registrar, if needing to change your address. Once the campus makes the address change, it takes about 48 hours for Transportation to process the change.

Parents or guardians must submit an Alternate Stop Request Form each school year for service to an alternate stop. Students who are not eligible for transportation services may not be allowed to request or utilize an alternate stop. Parents can request an alternate stop when they request transportation for their child (register). They can do that at the following link: https://apps.conroeisd.net/AlternativeTransportation/

We do not offer transportation to students who live under a mile from the campus. Our one-mile measurement is made from the point at which the residence’s driveway meets the public road to the nearest point where any campus driveway meets the public roadway or where any pedestrian walkway (greenbelt) provides access onto campus property (through a gate or driveway). The distances are measured using the District’s dedicated school bus routing software and the Montgomery County Appraisal District (MCAD) maps to determine distances if necessary.