Northern News

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

February 14, 2025 - Teacher In-Service; No School

February 17, 2025 - Winter Break; No School

February 18, 2025 - Committee Meeting; Administration Building; 6:30 PM

February 25, 2025 - School Board Meeting; Administration Building; 6:30 PM

February 27, 2025 - Budget Committee Meeting; Administration Building, 6:30 PM

February 28, 2025 - High School Musical; NHS Auditorium; 7:00 PM

March 1, 2025 - High School Musical; NHS Auditorium; 7:00 PM

March 2, 2025 - High School Musical; NHS Auditorium; 3:00 PM

The 2025 Feeding School Kids initiative is underway! From January 1 through March 31, 2025, The GIANT Company invites customers to join in supporting Feeding School Kids by rounding up at the register. The GIANT Company will directly support customers’ generosity by matching all donations up to $100,000. Northern York County School District will be included as a beneficiary of this initiative with the goal of enhancing the district’s efforts to eliminate childhood hunger. The GIANT Company looks forward to raising funds to help eliminate hunger and nourish school children in need. We can make a bigger difference when we work together.

Chorus students in 8th and 9th grade attended the Junior High York County Chorus Festival on January 31st, 2025, at Dover Area Middle School. It was a wonderful day of singing with a concert for the community in the evening.

Front Row L-R: Lucas St Clair, Reuben Smith, Brooke Lehman, Charlee Gibson, Hannah Keilholtz, and Mattea Perry

Back Row L-R: Noah Mains, Dylan Guinn, Michael Kertis, McKenna Moran, Ace Lynn, Ari Benko, Caleb Greenawalt, Annley Ayers, Kinley Thompson and Elise Hock

The PMEA District 7 Choral Festival took place on February 7th and 8th, 2025, at Central York High School. The students sang under the direction of guest conductor, Dr. Kimberly Dunn Adams, Director of Choral Activities at West Chester University. The concert was moved to earlier in the day on Saturday and featured a beautiful program of mixed repertoire including:

• The Heavens are Telling – Joseph Haydn

• Locus Iste – Anton Bruckner

• How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place – Johannes Brahms

• Entreat Me Not to Leave You – Dan Forrest

• Salvation is Created – Pavel Chesnokov

• My Heart Be Brave – Marques L. A. Garrett

• Lay a Garland – Robert Pearsall

• Unclouded Day – arr by Shawn Kirchner

Congratulations to our outstanding participants, Nicholas Keilholtz (Tenor 2) and Noah Dunlap (Bass 1), for representing our school with excellence. A special congratulations to Nick, who advanced to Regional Choir! The PMEA Regional Choir Festival will be held on March 20th, 21st, and 22nd, 2025, at the Bethlehem Area School District. Best of luck to Nick as he continues his musical journey!

The Bill Gillett annual Special Olympics Swim Meet was held at Big Spring HS on Tuesday, February 11th, 2025. Students from the MS and HS PACE classes attended. They had a great time swimming in various events.

Front row L-R: Beth Morgret, Mary D'Antonio, Bentley Conner, Loucas Linsenbach and Kayden Eppley.

Back row L-R: Zak Wenger, Brayden Decker, Rose Bieber and Josh Glace.

Get ready for the high school musical! They will be presenting "Anastasia". Mark your calendars for February 28th, March 1st, and March 2nd, 2025, to come out and support our wonderful actors.

The High School is proud to announce that senior, Collin McDonald, has advanced to Finalist Standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program. His demonstration of distinguished performance and high potential for future academic performance has been recognized at a national level. Moving from a Semi-Finalist to Finalist opens doors to a variety of scholarship opportunities for Collin as he looks ahead to his future at Elizabethtown College. Congratulations Collin!

NHS Mini-THON held their annual Kickoff Assembly on January 31st, 2025. Students had the opportunity to hear the inspiring story of Northern's own Cali Silbaugh, along with other powerful stories of children affected by childhood cancer as well as benefiting from the support of Four Diamonds. This assembly was a meaningful way to launch our upcoming Mini-THON, and we are very excited for what is to come with this event!

If you are interested in sponsoring or donating, please contribute through our NHS DonorDrive site or

email hzerby@northernyork.org.

High School students, mark your calendars! Mini-THON will take place on March 28th, 2025, from 8pm to 6am - register now and join us For The Kids!

The high school counselors are looking for guest speakers to volunteer time to present their career to high school students during their Flex Period (2:10 PM - 2:40 PM). One of the reasons Flex was added was to allow time where students could focus on career exploration. Last year, speakers included a State Trooper, the military, a real estate professional, a doctor, a registered nurse, and an engineer. Students sign up for career presentations based on interest. The presentations are given in a classroom and typically range from 10 to 20 students. The counselors would love to offer more opportunities this school year. If interested in volunteering your time to talk about your job/career, please click on this link and fill out a short form. Someone from the high school will reach out to set up a time to visit.

Wellsville Elementary School recognized students for showing critical thinking skills. Critical thinking is one of the traits from the NYCSD Profile of a Graduate. The critical thinking students are:

Front row L-R: Ellie Pristine, Bodhi Himes, Cameron Grumbine, Luke Starner, Parke Bentzel, Sammy Baum, Rupert Bryden, Myla Valent

Back row L-R: Althea Ebbert, Jack Book, Joanna Snyder, Olivia Shaffer, Leyna Spangler, Vivian Soltis, Parker LeBlanc, Blake Gundermann, Ryder Yonek

On January 31st, 2025, Dillsburg Elementary School celebrated our monthly Profile of a Graduate Winners for the trait of Conscientious. Each student was nominated by their homeroom teacher. Congratulations to our winners!

Kindergarten, First, and Second Winners

L to R: Chloe Mittel, Judah Lininger, Austin Davis, Wesley Thoreson, Aria Bruno, Abriella Guardascione, Everly Sheaffer, Madelyn Heiges, Audrina Lamberti, Deneve Meck, Kendell Baglio, and Jovi Witmer

Third, Fourth, and Fifth Winners

L to R: Hunter Randalls, Faith Kessler, Lydia Perkins, Jules Olson, Avery Sweeney, Carly Walters, Maggie Galloway, Kaelynn Delaware, Lyla Kertis (Not Pictured: Eliza Umayam, Elly Misicko, Wyatt Lindemuth)

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

Social Studies Teacher - HS

Physical Education Teacher - WES and DES

Openings for 25/26 School Year:

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) - District Wide

See the district website for a complete listing.

Apply Online

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

WES Intensive Instructional Aides / 8:30 - 4:00 / $140/day

NMS Intensive Instructional Support Aide / 7:15-2:45 / $140/day

SME Intensive Instructional Support Aide / 8:30 - 4:00 / $140/day

NES/SME 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