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JANUARY 26, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 52
Night To Shine To Offer Prom Experience BY CATHY MOLITORIS
In 2014, the Tim Tebow Foundation began hosting Night to Shine, providing a prom night experience for people with special needs. At the time, Joell Ketcham’s son was graduating from high school. “He attended his school’s prom and the IU 13 prom, and I said to his aide, ‘We need to do something like this once people are out of school,’”
Ketcham recalled. She reached out to the foundation and started the work to bring the program to Lancaster County. This year’s Night to Shine will be held in two parts. A Shine-Thru Parade will be held on Thursday, Feb. 10, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at LCBC Manheim, 2392 Mount Joy Road, Manheim, followed by an at-home virtual experience on Friday, Feb. 11, beginning at 6 p.m. See Prom pg 5
Teacher Michael Esch (back, far left) with his entrepreneurship class
Making A Difference, One Hoodie At A Time BY CATHY MOLITORIS
tudents in Michael Esch’s entrepreneurship class at Manheim Central High School earned real-world experience in marketing and selling a product, supporting a charity, and even writing and performing a rap song. As a class, the students designed and sold school spirit hoodies to raise money for Oceana, an organization dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans. Senior Barend Oostdam create a rap that was performed during morning announcements. Thanks to his efforts and those of his classmates, the class raised $5,500 for the charity in the process. “The rap focused on the due dates for the sale and the importance of the organization we were supporting,” Barend noted, adding that he believes Oceana’s work lobbying for new laws and focusing on vulnerable areas is making a difference.
on the spreadsheet was a challenge, but it was a lot of fun,” she said, adding that she often stayed after school to work on the project. This year presented some unique challenges for the class, Esch noted, including global shortages of inventory and supplies and having to pick and pack orders in Esch’s temporary classroom while the high school is under construction. Still, the class persevered and together they sold about 875 hoodies, generating $22,000 in sales. The profit of just over $5,000 will be donated to Oceana. Esch said he’s proud of the leadership skills demonstrated by the students throughout the project. “We had students who helped on Saturdays and after school,” he stated. “Some of them were super conscientious to make sure it all came together. It takes maturity and responsibility to pull off a project like this.”
The tale of Aria and Ducky began on a seashore boardwalk when Aria, who is now 7, was only 18 months old and she received a stuffed duck as an arcade prize. Aria, who lives in Manheim, often told her grandfather, André Renna of Leola, of her adventures with her best friend Ducky and of the activities they had planned.
See Entrepreneurs pg 2
See Creativity pg 3
David Smith enjoys Night to Shine.
Intergenerational Creativity Grandfather And Granddaughter Collaborate On Story BY ANN MEAD ASH
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Business Directory . . . . . .3 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Sportsmen Plan Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Ruhls Church Posts Movie Night . . . . . . . . . . . .6 House Of Worship . . . . . . .7 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .8
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The 10th-, 11-, and 12th-grade students in the class chose to sell hoodies after voting as a class on a variety of proposed items. In the past, students in the class have sold T-shirts, hats, travel mugs, and more, raising a total of $33,000 for charity since 2009. This is Esch’s first time teaching the course. The entrepreneurship project was the vision of Edward Herbert, who retired last year. “The goal of this class is for the students to experience in a small way what it’s like to operate a real-life business from start to finish,” Esch stated. They did everything from creating the hoodie design to marketing and selling to the Manheim Central School District community, handling money, creating a spreadsheet of orders, and working with Elizabethtown Sporting Goods for supplies. Junior Morgan Kreider was instrumental in the project. “Keeping all of the information straight