Welcome Back Letter from Dr. Ron Hattar

August 2025

Dear Yorktown School Community,

Welcome to the 2025-26 school year!

Our entire school community looks forward to welcoming our students in Pre-K through Grade 9 to a new school year on Tuesday, September 2nd.  Students in grades 10-12 begin on Wednesday, September 3rd.  

The first day of school is like opening the cover of a brand-new book.  The pages are crisp, the story is unwritten, and the possibilities to create a new journey are limitless.  This year, each of us (students, staff, and families) holds a pen in hand, ready to help write the next chapter in our story.

As we embark on the 2025-26 school year, the story will begin to take shape.  Some pages will be filled with laughter and triumph—moments when learning deepens and friendships strengthen.  Other pages may hold challenges—where we grow stronger through perseverance and maximum effort.  Like any great book, each chapter will build upon the last, leading us toward a deeper and more meaningful conclusion.

The beauty of this story is that it’s ours to create together.  Every student brings unique talents and perspectives, each faculty and staff member offers guidance and inspiration, and every family adds support and encouragement.  And, as we move through this year’s pages together, I am hopeful that we can celebrate each success and learn from every challenge.

For the families who are sending their oldest child to pre-kindergarten and kindergarten, I understand how you are feeling.  As we put pen to paper to start the first chapter of your child’s educational journey in our excellent school district, I assure you that your children are in the most capable hands.  We will celebrate their unique abilities, support their academic growth, and foster a climate of kindness and empathy.  

For families who have children entering their senior year of high school, this is the final chapter of your child’s educational journey in our district.  I am hopeful that you will enjoy every moment because in less than one year, the feeling you had when seeing your child off to kindergarten will return.  Please try to enjoy every moment.  

Whether you are sending your 5-year-old off to their first day of school, your 18-year-old off to their last first day of school in the YCSD, or any grade level in between, I wish us all a year of success, hard work, and shared purpose—a year where the story we write together will be one that we look back on years from now with great pride and joy.

The 2025-26 school year promises to be an excellent one! 

Respectfully,

Dr. Hattar