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MARCH 19, 2025
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Rutledge named a state Teacher of the Year semifinalist BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Book sale will benefit Mountville Library BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Bookworms in the area can help their local library and find their next good read at the same time. Friends of Mountville Library, which support the Lancaster Public Librar y - Mountville Branch, will hold their spring
book sale Friday, March 21, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, March 22, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Mountville Church of the Brethren, 60 Clay St., Mountville, which is across the street from the library. “We will have a wide variety of books,” said Karen Denlinger, president of the Friends of See Library pg 2
Karen Denlinger reads a book at the Lancaster Public Library Mountville Branch.
Hempfield Foundation supports local students Landisville Middle School teacher Andrea Rutledge is a state Teacher of the Year semifinalist.
value them, and because of that connection, I think they are willing to engage with me more deeply. It’s meaningful for us all. … This is my school. It’s full circle for me, and I love what I do and that shines through.” Rutledge believes it’s her responsibility to do for her students what her teachers did for her. “I’ve had such a good experience at Hempfield. I’m just paying it forward now,” she said. “I had teachers that saw things in
me that I didn’t see at the time. You nurture it, and as confidence builds, it’s realized. I know I’m doing that for students.” One reason she knows about her impact on students is the number of people who have congratulated her after her achievement was posted on the school district’s Instagram page. “It’s meant everything to me,” Rutledge said. “Former students have reached out to me. It was so unexpected, but it just affirms
Applications sought for scholarships BY GEORGE DEIBEL
The Hempfield Foundation is accepting scholarship applications from Hempfield High School g raduating seniors through Friday, March 28. Seniors should contact their school counselor for an application, and they may go to www .hempfieldfoundation.org for more information. Joel Janisewski, Hempfield F o u n d a t i o n ’s g r a n t s a n d
scholarship chair, said the scholarships are generally funded by specific members of the community. “Generous donors in our community make these scholarships happen that transform students’ lives,” he said. Many of the scholarships are for general use. Janisewski said there is a targeted scholarship for students who demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit and who are pursuing secondary education outside of a four-year institution,
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ndrea Rutledge is dedicated to giving Hempfield School District pupils the same kind of encouragement and nurturing she received as a student. That’s a big reason the Landisville Middle School (LMS) ELA (English language arts) interventionist is a PA State Teacher of the Year semifinalist. “It was an absolute honor and delightful surprise to be nominated by a colleague,” Rutledge said. She submitted a résumé and three letters of recommendation and answered three essay questions as part of the initial process. Rutledge found out in February she had advanced to the next round. Rutledge will record a lesson that will be reviewed and judged, and she will be interviewed. The state finalists will be announced in May. Teacher of the Year is a national competition connected locally to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. As an EL A interventionist, Rutledge provides reading and writing support. “I think about my own experience (as a student),” she said. “I went from Farmdale (Elementary School) to LMS to HHS (Hempfield High School), and it was such a good ride for me as a student. I’ve walked these same hallways. I’ve sat in these same desks. I’ve had some of these same teachers that my students have. I feel like I truly see them. I hear them. I
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