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The Black Pearl races past team Lightning McQueen. Photo by Logan Moyer
Perry the Platyboat almost immediately collided with team Moana. Photo by Logan Moyer
The Banana Boat team members, adorned in monkey outfits, race to the finish line ahead of their competition. Photo by Logan Moyer
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unctionality or style? That was the question that faced Lampeter-Strasburg (L-S) High School science students during the annual Cardboard Boat Regatta, which was held on May 26 at the Lampeter-Strasburg YMCA’s outdoor pool. Students were tasked to make a boat out of cardboard and duct tape, no longer or wider than three
“cubes” or cardboard boxes. They were also asked to decorate their boats with a theme, then write and perform a “sea shanty” that went along with their theme. Some teams, like The Black Pearl (Isaiah Jones, Cole Shehan and Lilah Schwartz), went with functionality. The Black Pearl, with a hastily drawn pirate skull on the side of their boat and an edited version of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” theme song as their
sea shanty, completed the 50-yard race in only about 40 seconds, the fastest time of the morning. “We don’t need a good theme when we have a good boat,” Jones said. Students were judged in four categories: song/cheer, distance, design and construction. They were awarded anywhere from three to 10 points in each category, depending on their performance. Off-duty teachers made
up most of the judges. The Black Pearl’s strategy for their boat constr uction was simple. “We built it as big as we were allowed to,” said Shehan. Other teams were more creative with their designs. Perr y the Platyboat (Emerson Holsinger, Shrey Singh, Kayla Downing and Gavin Elias-Lizardo) designed its boat to mirror the iconic character from the Disney Channel animated series “Phineas and Ferb,”
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F l a g Day i s a n i m p o r t a n t moment of remembrance in the United States, especially for those who fought for it. T h e E p h rat a - R e ad i n g E l k s Lodge No. 115 and Lancaster Elks No. 134 will host its annual Flag Day ceremony on Sunday, June 14, at 1 p.m. The event will be held at Faithful Living Home,
2015 N. Reading Road, Denver. This year’s event holds extra value for a multitude of reasons. Along with it being America’s 250th anniversary this summer, Faithful Living has nearly two dozen veterans living at the facility, including 101-year-old World War II veteran John Fry, originally from Brecknock Township and Reamstown. “I really wanted this to be
something special,” said Pat Conner, exalted ruler of Lodge No. 115. “The importance of this ceremony to our organization is one thing … (the veterans) will get the most out of the service. They understand what the flag means to be an American.” The ceremony will detail the history of the American flag, all the way from the “Don’t Tread on Me ” f lag used during the John Fry, a 101-year-old World War II veteran, is pictured with his two
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