Conestoga Valley townlively.com
DECEMBER 6, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 50
Written in the stars Zion to bring seasonal program to Leola pointed out that the night sky will be projected onto the ceiling of the his story is appropriate for dome. “(The presenter) has the ability the season,” said Keith to maneuver it from day to night Shetter of Zion Lutheran and across the sky to show the Church. “I think people will be progression over the course of the captivated by knowing what the evening,” Shetter explained. According to Shetter, this is not the magi saw in their quest to see baby first time the inflatable planetarium Jesus.” Shetter is looking forward to the has visited Zion Lutheran. “(Cosmic church presenting “Following the Adventures) did a different program for us a few years ago,” Star of Bethlehem,” a said Shetter, who planetarium experience presentation by “I think people will recalled that for the Cosmic Adventures be captivated by “Stars and S’mores” Traveling Planetarium knowing what the presentation, teleof Maryland that will magi saw in their scopes were set up in be held at the church, quest to see baby the church parking lot, and fire pits 18 Quarry Road, Jesus.” were lit for toasting Leola, on Saturday, marshmallows. “The Dec. 9. “We will have showings at 5, 6, 7, and 8 p.m.,” presentation was really insightful,” Shetter recalled. explained Shetter. Calling the planetarium experience Cosmic Adventures will bring a 20foot-high inflatable dome to the “perfect for this season,” Shetter church. “There’s a door that zips open noted that the focus will be on and closed, and we will be able to seat examining the idea of how the Star 40 people inside,” said Shetter, who of Bethlehem progressed and what BY ANN MEAD ASH
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Cosmic Adventures will bring an inflatable planetarium to Zion Lutheran Church for a presentation called “Following the Star of Bethlehem.”
Creating safe spaces
Education foundation awards grants
Responding to the mental health needs of teenagers CON
BY ANN MEAD ASH
Ambur Gregorio (left) and Susannah Moore are working to help create safe spaces for teenagers to share mental health issues.
Today’s teenagers are facing issues unfamiliar to their parents and grandparents, and according to Susannah Moore, clinical social worker/therapist with Integrate Therapy and Wellness Collective in Bird-in-Hand, that can make it hard for generations to relate. “Those of us who graduated high school before COVID-19 hit and before social media took over the way it has, simply can’t understand what it means to be a teen today,” said Moore. As a former school social worker, Moore is especially familiar with the issues facing students. “(Teenagers) have had their entire world shifted over and over,” Moore commented. “They haven’t had the sense of stability that most of us had.”
The Conestoga Valley Education Foundation (CVEF) has awarded nearly $50,000 in grants during its 2023 fall grant cycle. CVEF officially approved the grants at its Oct. 17 meeting. Among the grants are those encouraging enrichment in music, community service, and displays of student art. Grants pertaining to education in music included the Tech Integration for Real World Applications and Reflective Processes in Music for students at Brownstown Elementary School. The goal of this grant is to help bring students’ learning into
the 21st century with a more enriching and efficient learning environment. Recording equipment will allow students to listen to their performances, as well as integrate with teachers’ laptops and students’ elecronic tablets. At Fritz Elementary, students will benefit from the Drums Alive! Grant, which will allow for the creation of cross-curricular lessons in physical education and music classes. The program combines fitness and drumming in a format that promotes physical, emotional, and social health. At the Gerald Huesken Middle School (GHMS),
See Mental health pg 8
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