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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
LCHS Plans Homecoming Celebration By Ann Mead Ash
Ten Lancaster Catholic High School students will compete for the title of homecoming queen when the school holds its annual homecoming on Oct. 18. The queen will be crowned at halftime of the varsity football game against Donegal High School, which will begin at 7 p.m.
On Friday, Oct. 18, Lancaster Catholic High School (LCHS) will hold its annual homecoming celebration. The 2019 homecoming queen will be crowned during halftime of the varsity football game against Donegal High School, which will begin at 7 p.m. The 2018 homecoming queen, Ellie Bryce, will crown the 2019 queen at the conclusion of the ceremony. A homecoming dance will be held at the high school on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. The 10 LCHS homecoming queen candidates are Nuo Chen, Bedei Gibala, Sydney Kirchner, Claudia Linkey, Zoe Orihuel, Sommer Reeser, Kelixa Rivera, Kat Sahd, Angelle San Jose, and Hannah Schmidt. Nuo Chen, known as Promise at school, lives with host parents, Matt See LCHS pg 3
Making Shakespeare Modern
Trunk Or Treat Will Feature An International Theme
LMHS To Stage “Romeo and Juliet”
Michelle Shertzer (left) and Heather Leicy are preparing to take Trunk or Treat attendees on a trip around the world when they visit Faith Church on Oct. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. By Ann Mead Ash
Between 150 and 200 area children attended the 2018 Trunk or Treat held at Faith Church. This year’s fifth annual free event will be based on the theme “Take a Trip Around the World,” and up to 15 decorated car trunks will line the church parking lot to give attendees a simulated journey around the globe. Area children who attend are encouraged to dress in costume for the festivities, which will be held at
the church, 2124 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, on Friday, Oct. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event, which is scheduled to take place both outside and inside the church, will include free food and other activities, and it will be held rain or shine. “Each trunk will be decorated to represent a different country,” explained Heather Leicy. As the children visit each trunk, they will have their passports marked. Leicy noted that as the attendees visit trunks and have their See Trunk Or Treat pg 6
When director Dean Sauder chose “Romeo and Juliet” as the Lancaster Mennonite High School (LMHS) fall play, he wanted to present the show to audiences who may have never seen the entire play, and he set it in the present with contemporary scenes of students in high school using cellphones. Megan Esch, who plays the Nurse, has caught Sauder’s vision. “I feel a lot of people (think) Shakespeare is old and boring, but a lot of this show is really funny,” she said. “I want people who come to see it to have a new understanding of Shakespeare.” “Romeo and Juliet” will be staged at LMHS in the Fine Arts Center, 2176 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17; Friday, Oct. 18; and Saturday, Oct. 19. A matinee performance will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20. Leads in the tragic tale of starcrossed lovers from feuding families will include Noah Schnabel as Romeo and Noelle Stringer as Juliet. Josiah Esch will play Friar Lawrence. See LMHS Play pg 2 The
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