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MAY 25, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVIII • NO 1
Exploring The New Normal MTHS Commencement Exercises Planned BY ANN MEAD ASH
hen Manheim Township High School (MTHS) graduation speakers were chosen, they were given writing prompts based on the theme “New Normal.” The three students who were selected will give their speeches on Thursday, June 2, at Calvary Church, 1051 Landis Valley Road, Lancaster, at 7 p.m., when the school graduates more than 450 members of the Class of 2022. Rachel Herr, daughter of Rebecca Herr of Lititz, was given the subject of “New Identity.” “(My speech is about) barriers (we all face) because of the identities that we don’t choose,” explained Herr. “But it’s the identities we get to choose that make us proud to be ourselves.” In the fall, Herr plans to attend Gettysburg College to major in international studies, with hopes of working at the United Nations or as a foreign
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officer. Calling her time at MTHS “amazing,” Herr said that the education she received and the people she has met have impacted her the most. Sophia Yost, daughter of Michelle Yost and Andrew Yost of Lititz, wrote about “New Mindset.” She said her talk will expound on “learning from past exeriences and learning not to dwell on the negative moments.” Yost said she will discuss using a “growth mindset to focus on the positive for a better future moving forward.” In the fall, Yost plans to attend Duke University in Durham, N.C., to major in public policy with hopes of going to law school in the future. She said that her MTHS experience has been marked by an all-around supportive community, including faculty, students, and administration. “Everybody is very welcoming, and that adds to the academic and extracurricular environment,” Yost said. See MTHS pg 6
Cavod Schedules Dance Concerts BY ANN MEAD ASH
Connie Dienner, founder of Cavod, a performing arts school located in New Holland, likes to point out that one of the organization’s missions is to value the God-given gifts in each person and then to work to develop those gifts under Cavod’s goal to “Create With Purpose.” Those concepts will be on display when Cavod holds its annual spring dance concert at Lancaster Mennonite School’s Calvin and Janet See Cavod pg 2
Summer Of Good News BY ANN MEAD ASH
“We reach more children in the summer than during the school year because each week we are in a different location,” said Nadine
Welk, children’s ministry specialist coordinator with Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF), perhaps best known for the Good News Clubs the organization runs after school. Over the summer, CEF organizes
Child Evangelism Fellowship will hold Good News Clubs, vacation Bible school programs, and Five-Day Clubs throughout Lancaster County this summer.
Five-Day Clubs, vacation Bible school (VBS) programs, and Good News Camps. This year, summer programs will be held at 17 locations in Lancaster County. Welk explained that the basic ministry curriculum is the same for all programs, which begin with a 90-minute activity period including large group game time, welcome and prayer, a Word Up period with a catchy phrase concerning the main lesson, Bible verses and songs, a Bible lesson, a review, and closing games. Five-Day Clubs, which use the 90-minute basic format, are held in host homes. See CEF pg 3
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Manheim Township High School seniors who will speak at the Class of 2022’s graduation ceremony are (from left) Carina Bruno, Sophia Yost, and Rachel Herr.