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IU13 Announces STEM Educators Of The Year When the Lancaster-Lebanon IU13 announced the winners of this year’s STEM Educators of the Year award in early June, Manheim Central and ELANCO school district teachers were honored for their work implementing STEM curricula that is innovative and inquirybased, integrates real-world applications, and utilizes assignments that include students from a variety of backgrounds and at different levels. Amy Carter, elementary STEM coach at Doe Run Elementary School in the Manheim Central School District (MCSD), was named elementary STEM Teacher of the Year, and Joseph Steinmacher, who teaches at Garden Spot High School in the ELANCO School District, was named secondary STEM Teacher of the Year. The STEM School of the Year was the Elementary
Division of the Palmyra Area School District. Carter said she was honored and humbled to have been chosen. “I have been so inspired by other STEM professionals in Lancaster County and around the nation,” she said, noting that in the past year, a new STEM curriculum was created for all kindergarten through fourth-grade learners in MCSD. “We grew our program to not only include integrating STEM in the classroom, but also added STEM as a dedicated part of our cycle day rotations for all grades,” explained Carter, who said that she is proud to be a small part of our larger STEM ecosystem looking to inspire the next generation to be the creators and innovators of their world. Carter was asked to apply for the award by her MCSD colleagues and other STEM professionals. She submitted an updated resume and completed See STEM Educators pg 4
Church To Offer Free Sweets Thirstdays
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Ready to greet drivers who stop for coffee and snacks at Speedwell Heights Brethren in Christ Church, Lititz, on Free Sweets Thirstdays are (from left) pastors John Courchesne, Bonner Davis, and Brian Willison. The events will happen two Thursdays a month through November. By Ann Mead Ash
Brian Willison, lead pastor of Speedwell Heights Brethren in Christ Church, 413 W. Brubaker Valley Road, Lititz, is very specific about the reasons behind the church’s new ministry called Free Sweets Thirstdays. “ We want (those who travel Brubaker Valley
Road) to know if they need help - physical, emotional, spiritual - (that) we’re here for them,” said Willison. “That’s what we want to communicate.” To reach into the community, Willison, along with community impact pastor Bonner Davis and Willison’s growth group, have planned Free Sweet Thirstdays for the two Thursdays each month See Free Sweets Thirstdays pg 4
Amy Carter, who was named elementary STEM Teacher of the Year by the Lancaster-Lebanon IU13, stands outside her classroom at Doe Run Elementary School. Carter was encouraged to apply by her fellow Manheim Central School District educators.
Schreiber Rubber Duckie Race Moves Online Center Receives Matching Grant According to Dan Fink, director of marketing and public relations for the Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development, 625 Community Way, Lancaster, this is just the second time that Schreiber has received a $250,000 matching grant in its 84-year history, and both times it has come from the Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation. “This one comes at a critical moment for us as we work to navigate a COVID-19 world,” Fink remarked. “Like many nonprofits, we’re facing a challenging period in the next 12 months.” The grant will provide a dollar-for-dollar match for all the money raised by
Schreiber starting June 11, when the Stabler Foundation forwarded its approval. Stabler has committed up to $250,000, and Schreiber has one year to raise the matching funds. The initial $250,000 See Schreiber pg 5
Schreiber’s 32nd annual Rubber Duckie Race will be virtual for the first time in its history. Souvenir duckies with a “Choose Your Own Adventure” theme will accompany ticket sales, which will end on Sept. 12. Ticket proceeds will be matched by a grant from the Stabler Foundation.
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