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VOL XXXVII • NO 2
Surviving The Storm MTHS To Hold Graduation Ceremony BY ANN MEAD ASH
hen Manheim Township High School (MTHS) graduates more than 450 students at Calvary Church, 1051 Landis Valley Road, Lancaster, on Thursday, June 3, three of the students will be prepared to address family, friends, and fellow classmates, as well as school staff members, on topics based on the theme “The Storm.” Jane Bowen will speak on “The Quiet Before the Storm.” Grace Bowman will speak on “The Midst of the Storm,” and Brenna Fyfe will complete the theme when she expounds on “The Rainbow After the Storm.” “My speech is about preparing for the storm with the storm as a metaphor for a challenge,” said Bowen. “Sometimes you have time to prepare, but other times you are caught off guard,” she said, adding that she will recall experiences and
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events pertinent to the MTHS Class of 2021 and remind her fellow students to not take what they have for granted. In the fall, she will play Division 1 soccer at Fordham University in New York City, where she will major in biology. She said that during her time at MTHS, she has appreciated her fellow students, her teachers, and the learning environment. “There have been so many opportunities. I can’t express how grateful I am,” she said. Bowman said that she will focus on who and what gets us through a storm, exploring different ways to persevere and keep hope alive. “I will be looking back to see how we got through previous storms and how to prepare for more storms in the future,” she said, adding that she will touch on things she and her classmates missed during the COVID-19 storm, but she will also talk about individual storms. “We have been through a big storm together, but we have our own
County Treasures: Seiverling Museum Specializes In Pedal Cars
Manheim Township High School seniors (from left) Jane Bowen, Grace Bowman, and Brenna Fyfe will speak at the graduation ceremony on June 3.
Linden Hall To Bring Back Adaptive Tennis
BY ANN MEAD ASH
At 66 Lancaster Ave., Ephrata, just a stone’s throw from Ephrata Hospital, is a small building that holds treasures to make the eyes of most children and many adults grow large with delight. The Seiverling Museum - Car and Pedal Car Museum holds 150 pedal cars from all over the world, plus three fullsize classic cars. “This was put together by my great-uncle Richard Seiverling,” said Darren Seiverling, who, along with See County Treasure pg 3
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BY ANN MEAD ASH
Melissa Landis (left) and Elijah Pierce are looking forward to the restart of the All-In Tennis adaptive tennis program at Linden Hall.
Lititz Area Mennonite School student Elijah Pierce was several weeks into All-In Tennis, an adaptive tennis program held at the Anne Brossman Sweigart Sports & Fitness Center Gymnasium at Linden Hall, when COVID-19 restrictions forced the program to close in the winter of 2020. Undaunted, 11-year-old Elijah, who uses a wheelchair, was back at the gym in May of 2021 to test his muscle memory. Linden Hall athletic director Julia Parmakian bounced a few balls for Elijah, which he missed, before he sent one sailing over the net.
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