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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIII • NO 44
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Student’s Hand-Painted Shoes Earn National Recognition Vincent “Vinny” Corradi, a junior at Middletown Area High School (MAHS), recently participated in the annual Vans High School Custom Culture contest for highschoolers, where students can customize blank Vans shoes with their original artwork.
Third-graders enjoy the new Nature Lab that was recently completed at Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic School.
School Dedicates Nature Lab, Sets Craft Fair BY FRANCINE FULTON
t was a fitting way to celebrate Earth Day on April 22 when Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic School (SSBVM) in Middletown unveiled its new outdoor Nature Lab. The lab, located on the east side
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of the school building, includes raised garden beds for planting vegetables and fruits; bat, bird and butterfly houses; and equipment for studying the weather. Native perennial plant species have been planted around the lab. “The lab is open for all teachers, prekindergarten through eighth grade, to utilize for lessons, as well as specials. Students have already had music lessons in the lab,” stated Mindy Kennedy, SSBVM director of development. “It is primarily geared towards our young elementary students’ science studies.” The hands-on classroom was the vision SSBVM principal Rebecca Harvey, who partnered with landscape
The sixth annual Hummelstown Hunger Run/Walk, featuring a 5K run and walk, as well as a newly added 5-mile run, is scheduled for Saturday, May 8, at Schaffner Park, located at the corner of Poplar Avenue and Water Street in Hummelstown. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Hummelstown Food Pantry. Race-day registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. The 5K and 5-mile runs
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See Run/Walk pg 4
See Shoes pg 3
Vinny Corradi was chosen as one of 250 student artists to advance to the next round of competition in the Vans High School Custom Culture contest.
Hunger Run/Walk To Benefit Hummelstown Food Pantry
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Orchestra Plans Fundraiser . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Playhouse To Host Open House . . . . . . . . . . .3 St. Peter’s Kierch To Be Open On NDOP . . . . . . . .4 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .9
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Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the school’s new Nature Lab, Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic School principal Rebecca Harvey filled a planter with the help of a prekindergarten student.
designer Kevin Boustead of Stauffers of Kissel Hill to create the Nature Lab, which is designed to supplement the students’ indoor, teacher-initiated model with outdoor, child-initiated activities. “Children will be able to engage in all sorts of STEM activities, (such as) the study of pollination in the wildflower garden, insect life cycles in the woodland garden, the study of weather patterns using the various instruments and gauges and even chiropterology, the study of bats,” said Harvey at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “They will be able to grow and taste herbs and vegetables, all in an effort to encourage healthy living.” Volunteers, including members of the Knights of Columbus from the Monsignor George V. Lentocha Council 3501 and Eagle Scout Michael Astfalk from Boy Scout Troop 594 helped construct the outdoor learning space, which was fully funded through donations from the community.
Vinny has always loved art, and prior to entering the contest, he turned his creative talent into a profit by selling his hand-painted shoes through his Instagram account. As a Blue Raider wrestler, he was particularly excited to be contacted by wrestlers from Cornell University, Penn State University, University of Wyoming and Ohio State University to create custom wrestling shoes for them. Vinny’s shoes also caught the attention of one of his father’s friends, who informed Vinny and his father about the Vans design competition. With the help of MAHS art teacher Liz Strite, Vinny completed the contest application. Since the contest recommended that several students take part in the process, Strite gathered a small group of students to collaborate on the themes to provide ideas for Vinny’s designs.
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