YJHS and YHS Parent Newsletter
April Update
Our Vision
Yorktown ISD Vision
Our vision is that our students will be prepared academically, socially, intellectually and emotionally for a continually changing world.
Upcoming Events
Junior High STAAR Test Prep Session
8th grade students will rotate through sessions of math and reading. 7th grade is invited to practice their writing from 4:15-5:15. Attendance is voluntary. Snacks will be provided.
High School English Study Session
English I and II will have all day review sessions the day before testing. They will be rotating through groups in the English wing at the HS.
English I testers and retesters will be in a Review Bootcamp on Monday, April 8 and English II testers and retesters will review on Wednesday, April 10.
On these days, the students participating in the Review sessions will have lunch from 12:00-12:45.
STAAR Testing
Next week, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th grade students will be taking STAAR tests.
Tuesday, April 9
7th Grade Writing
8th Grade Math
9th Grade English I
Wednesday, April 10
8th Grade Reading
Thursday, April 11
10th Grade English II
During the English I and English II tests, students will not be allowed to leave campus for lunch. Students may bring their lunch or get a lunch from the cafeteria.
6th Grade Field Trip
HS Prom
The Yorktown High School Prom is scheduled to take place Saturday, April 13, 2019. The doors will open at 7:45 p.m. and will be locked promptly at 9:00 p.m. If students are unable to be at prom when the doors lock due to an emergency, they are asked to please let Dr. Chandler know via a text message through the YHS Remind system. You must subscribe to remind by texting the phrase “@yorktownhs” to the number 81010.
THe Student letter is attached below.
8th Grade Parent Meeting
Saturday School for Credit Hours
April 6
April 13
April 27
May 4
May 18
End of the Year Activities
Prom - Saturday April 13
SAT School Day for Juniors - Tuesday, April 23
FFA Banquet - Thursday, May 2
HS Athletic Banquet - Tuesday, May 14
High School Awards - Friday, May 17Baccalaureate - Sunday, May 19
Junior High Awards - Tuesday, May 21
Senior Walk - Wednesday, May 22
8th Grade Promotion - Thursday, May 23
Graduation - Friday, May 24