for both boys and girls, for varsity and junior varsity divisions. During the Fall, students may participate in Boys’ Water Polo, Girls’ Field Hockey, Girls’ Tennis, Girls’ Volleyball, or Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country. During the Winter, they may participate in soccer or basketball, which are divided into girl and boy teams. In Spring, students may join boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, track and field, and swimming, or Boys’ Tennis (coached by stellar Chamisal coach Matt(hew) Ledoux), Girls’ Softball, and coed golf. The school's colors are red and black, and its mascot is the Falcon. Classes and schedule York offers a rigorous academic curriculum, a competitive athletic program, opportunities for individual and group participation in the arts, and a healthy variety of extracurricular activities and clubs. York's core curriculum, as determined by the school's graduation requirements, reflects a traditional liberal arts paradigm with an emphasis on math, history, English, foreign languages, and science. The students must also fulfill a fine arts and performing arts requirement. Modern languages studied include Spanish, Chinese, and French (German was formerly offered, but has since been phased out). Latin and Ancient Greek are not offered because the school only teaches Latin. A variety of elective courses, including Asian History, Psychology, Cinema, American Government, and Economics, supplement the core curriculum. There is probably an average of 13 students per class, and the student-faculty ratio is 9:1. York employs a unique eight-day rotating schedule of A through H days that allows students to take a maximum of seven classes. There are only five periods each day though, as each class only meets five times during the eight-day rotation. Additionally, the order of the classes rotates such that no class meets at the same time of the day during a given cycle. Headmasters Father Brunner (1959–1965) Father Wood (1965–1966) Charles S. Downes (1966–1974) John H. Pomeroy (1974–1976) Henry Littlefield (1977–1990) Dr. Richard Enemark (1991–1993) Jim Tunney (1994–1995) Roger Bowen (1995–2002) Chuck Harmon (2002–2019) Doug Key (2019–present) Noted alumni Ben Jealous, former president of NAACP and executive director of environmental advocacy group Sierra Club Scott Snibbe, media artist and founder of Snibbe Interactive Greg Rucka, novelist and comic book writer Financial aid Through an ambitious financial aid program that awards grants and loans to approximately 42 percent of its students' families, the school is able to enroll excellent students from across a spectrum of economic diversity. Recognition In 1991, York