News and Announcements

Applications Currently Being Accepted for the Director of Facilities January 19, 2021 We’re hiring! Applications are currently being accepted for multiple positions, including the Director of Facilities. More information can be found at http://bit.ly/ys-jobs. Recent News Summer Office Hours Community Engagement Night: High School Renovations Notice of Act 34 Public Hearing for the New Intermediate…

January is School Director Recognition Month January 18, 2022 January is School Director Recognition Month. We’d like to acknowledge the current and former school directors who have selflessly devoted themselves to the District. Your hard work continues to prepare York Suburban for excellence. Thank you! If you’d like to send your own note of appreciation…

A Letter from the Board President to All York Suburban Residents January 14, 2022 Dear York Suburban Residents, First and foremost, I’d like to extend my apologies to those who were inconvenienced by the postponement of Wednesday’s Future-Focused Planning community meeting. Unfortunately, some members of the audience refused to comply with the District’s Health and…

YSMS Students Perform Well in County Competition January 13, 2022 15 York Suburban Middle School students competed in the York County MATHCOUNTS Invitational last week, and we had some very high finishers! Jonathan Stermer – 1st Alexia Purkanto – 5th Emma Bates – 8th Mack Rowand – 27th Jacob Tedesco – 33rd Students who finished…

Tonight’s Future-Focused Planning Community Meeting is Postponed January 12, 2022 Unfortunately, due to attendees refusing to follow the District’s Health and Safety Plan, the Future-Focused Planning meeting scheduled today, January 12, 2022, has been postponed until April 7, 2022. More information will be sent out prior to the meeting in April. We apologize for the…

Reminder: Future-Focused Planning Community Meeting Tonight January 12, 2022 There will be a special Future-Focused Planning meeting tonight at 6 p.m. in the York Suburban High School auditorium. Information about the administration’s long-term recommendation will be shared. Visit https://bit.ly/yssd-sb and click on the Livestreams tab to attend virtually. More details about the recommendation and the…

Important Masking Update January 11, 2022 Dear York Suburban Families, During last night’s Planning Committee meeting, the Board of School Directors approved an update to the 2021-22 Health and Safety Plan. The change makes masking required whenever the seven-day rolling new case rate in York County is above 400 per 100,000 people. Since the seven-day…

Letter from Dr. Williams About Health and Safety Plan Recommendation January 7, 2022 Dear York Suburban Families and Staff, School districts have a statutory obligation to review their health and safety plans within six-month periods. For York Suburban, that means we must do so by February. Therefore, the Administration will be recommending some revisions to…

Battle of the Buildings Event Postponed Until 2023 January 7, 2022 The Battle of the Buildings event, which was originally scheduled for January 22, 2022, has been postponed. York Suburban Dollars for Scholars, the organization that coordinates this event, provided the following statement. “Please be advised that the YS Dollars for Scholars Board has decided…

Byrnes Health Education Center Instructor Visits YSMS January 7, 2022 Eighth-grade students recently benefited from an engaging presentation by Miss Nicole, an instructor from the Byrnes Health Education Center. The session promoted social and emotional wellness, and the students learned to identify signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships. Thank you, Miss Nicole! Recent News Summer…