York's Illinois State Scholars for 2017

District 205 and York High School are honored to announce the names of our 159 students who have been chosen at Illinois State Scholars.  This prestigious recognition, given annually by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), honors the academic achievements of approximately 19,300 high school students from across the state this year. They join the ranks of thousands of top Illinois students honored as State Scholars since the designation began in 1958.

Illinois State Scholars represent approximately the top ten percent of high school seniors from 765 high schools across the state. Illinois State Scholars possess strong academic potential and are chosen based on a combination of exemplary ACT or SAT test scores and/or class rank at the end of the junior year. High school guidance counselors work with ISAC to determine the winners.

York seniors named as Illinois State Scholars for 2017 are:

Irin Abraham, Carla Abreu, Jake Adams, Daniel Aguilar, Samiyya Ahmed, Jacob Allen, Nimisha Antony, Winona Asher, Eileen Baird, Amanda Bardhoshi, Mark Bashqawi, Tarryn Becker, Gillian Berg, Michael Bergheger, Jacqueline Biggins, Madelyn Birch, Sydney Bonthron, Hannah Borrows, Theodore Boskov, Alaina Bottens, Amy Bowles, Samuel Brennan, Elizabeth Brown, Spencer Bunch-Hotaling, Camille Butler, Vincent Cahill, John Carey, Ryan Casey, Joelle Chiu, John Chlystek, Amy Choi, Savanna Clements, Olivia Condon, Peter Connor, David Cooke, Burke Corcoran, Alexander Crum, Jessica Cwik, Collin Czech, Hanna Czeladko, Jake Czernik, John Davis, Madeline Davis, Nicolina Despinich, Julia Doherty, Sara Fejes, John Fetscher, Samantha Flesch, Grace Foster, Robeson Gall, Alyssa Garelli, Dominic Gatti, Kasey Gelsomino, Sabin Gianelloni, Louis Gianneschi, John Golen, Claire Gornick, Jack Gornick, Benjamin Greenfield, Leah Gregory, Abigail Gundrum, Rebecca Hammond, Andrew Harman, Meggie Rose Hart, Thomas Hartley, Adam Hassler, Evan Haug, Alexandra Hennessy, Timothy Herrmann, Lauren Heslop, Liam Hill, Glory Jacquat, Madeleine Jaras, Michael Johnson, Samuel Jordan-Wood, Jason Juarez, Kyle Kaminski, Christian Karwowski, Andrew Kelley, Atheer Kokaly, Natalie Kosanovich, Madelyn Lacek, Andrew Ladd, Emily Landreth, Tatum Langley, Kara Larsen, Ella Lee, Raymond Lesus, Sarah Lewand, Kevin Lipkin, Emily Locke, Frank Luse, Thomas Manning, Erik Martenson, Ashley Mastronuzzi, John Mathews, David May, Elizabeth Mazzocco, Grace Mazzocco, Sean McAdam, Finn McCarthy, Magdalene McDonough, Mark McGovern, Megan McGReal, Meaghan McIntyre, Taylor Millette, Christine Millins, Bridget Mitchell, Mark Molayal, Maria Muehleis, Noah Neidigh, Kamil Nocon, Megan Nolley, Janae Nutter, Emmett O'Brien, Amelia O'Halloran, Evan Obal, Brandon Opfer, Ailie Orzak, Ashil Patel, Kristie Paus, Edward Pedote, Michael Pennel, Grace Que, Kevin Rachwalski, Mackenzie Ray, Eric Roeschlein, Michael Rouzer, Jaclyn Saco, Kira Sampson, Mateo Sanchez, Colin Sandstrom, Amanda Shafer, Taral Shah, Matthew Shiley, Amalia Siavelis, William Sikich, Meghan Sly, Nicholas Soldano, Brian Strauch, Erin Strauss, Barrett Sullivan, Ella Summer, Lauren Sussman, Alexander Swintek, William Tait, Morgan Taylor, Sehe Tinfang, Kylie Travers, Gabriela Uribe, Gavin Vandenberg, Gabriel Vanryn, Juan Vega, Thomas Vogt, Flanagan Waldherr, Austin Waterwall, John Wheeler, Whitney Wood and Brianna Zientara.

Congratulations, Dukes!!

Winter Reminders

Attention York Families: this time of year inspires me to send out a few reminders to both parents and students. First and foremost, the safety of our students remains our top priority. We ask that student drivers exercise caution on the surrounding side streets and in the parking lot as conditions are icy. We also ask the same of parents. Please understand that students are crossing surrounding side streets, and we want to insure the attentiveness of all driver's as they are dropping off and picking up students. Additionally, we want to ask that students dress weather appropriately. With temperatures recently dropping into the teens and below, it's imperative that students avoid shorts and t-shirts while walking to school. Coats, scarves, gloves, and hats are recommended and can be stored in lockers. Finally, we ask that all handicap parking spots remain open for student / parent vehicles with the appropriate stickers or insignia. Handicap parking spaces should NOT be used to drop students off or to park in while waiting for students to come out of the building. We appreciate your efforts to support these endeavors. Stay safe and stay warm!

College of DuPage Information Night

Seniors planning to attend College of DuPage after graduation are encouraged to attend: College of DuPage Information Night Monday, December 12th at 7pm in York’s Auditorium Information covered: - Student Life - Academic Opportunities - Steps to Apply - Steps to Register & Enroll - Scholarships & Financial Aid = And MORE! Students and parents welcome!

Congrats to York's Model United Nations Club

Thirteen York delegates traveled to the Canadian-American Security Councils Model UN Conference in Lansing Michigan last week.  The York delegation had a highly successful conference.  Cambria Khayat and Alex Norgle earned Highest Honors in their respective committees, while Annie Grasse and Sam Toreja earned Second Honors in their committees.  Way to go York Model UN!