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MAY 19, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXIX • NO 16
Morgantown Resident Wins WCU Student Leader Award BY FRANCINE FULTON
A yearbook is a treasured keepsake that documents students’ academic accomplishments, their life on campus and special activities. So how does a yearbook get completed during a pandemic, when all classes are virtual and many programs have been postponed or canceled? “It really was a terrific feat to get that yearbook out last year,” stated Lionel McCulloch of Morgantown, a
sophomore at West Chester University (WCU), who recently was honored during a virtual ceremony with the Madeleine Wing Adler Emerging Leader Award. “I knew nobody would blame me if I just quit, but I also knew that I could do it if I just kept working on it.” The award, named after a former WCU president, is given to a first- or second-year student, who has fewer than 60 credits and who takes part in a leadership role or is an active participant in student organizations, academics or service. When WCU closed to in-person learning in March 2020, McCulloch was a freshman who was working on the sports section of The Serpentine Yearbook. Due to WCU’s switch to remote learning, most of the staff of the 2020 yearbook was unable to continue working on the publication. McCulloch stepped up and offered to finish the book and was named editor-in-chief. He was named yearbook editor again for the 2020-21 school year. See Student Leader Award pg 3
Lionel McCulloch of Morgantown was honored with the Madeleine Wing Adler Emerging Leader Award at West Chester University.
OJR Graduate To Compete For Miss Pennsylvania Title BY FRANCINE FULTON
enna Martorana, a 2013 graduate of Owen J. Roberts High School (OJR), recently won the title of Miss Red Rose City 2021, which qualified her to compete for Miss Pennsylvania. Martorana will represent the city of Lancaster during the state pageant, to be held in York in June.
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Because she was a college student in Lancaster County, Martorana first competed for the title of Miss Red Rose City in 2018 when she was a senior at Millersville University. She graduated from Millersville University in 2018 with a degree in applied disability studies. She is currently a graduate student at Kutztown University, where she is studying for her master’s degree in school counseling.
United Veterans Council Slates Memorial Day Pilgrimage BY ANN MEAD ASH
For the talent portion of the upcoming pageant, she will perform a dance routine from color guard, complete with flags, that she perfected while a student at OJR. “I started baton twirling when I was 4. In the ninth grade they no longer had twirlers in the band, so I switched to color guard,” she said. “I am the only person doing color guard (as my talent).”
The cancellation of last year’s Memorial Day Pilgrimage, a local tradition, was heartbreaking for organizers Alan Noll and Mike Martin. So heartbreaking in fact, that a small delegation representing the United Veterans Council of New Holland went forth to the locations reading a prayer and observing a moment of silence. “This started in 1922,” said Noll.
See OJR Graduate pg 2
See Pilgrimage pg 2
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Jenna Martorana will compete for the title of Miss Pennsylvania during the state pageant.