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MAY 6, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 4
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Penn Manor Opens Registration, Receives Honor Penn Manor School District has released several announcements. Student registrations for the 2020-21 school year for grades one through 12 opened on May 1. Registrations will be conducted remotely until further notice. Parents and caregivers with students entering grades one through 12 in the fall must complete an online registration form at www.pennmanor.net/parents/registration/. Since in-person appointments are not permitted at this time, remote appointments must be scheduled with the registrar’s office. A scheduling link will be sent after the registration form is completed. Anyone with questions may email registration@ pennmanor.net. Penn Manor High School is among the top five high schools in Lancaster County, based on academic and enrollment data, according to U.S. News & World Report. Penn Manor was ranked fifth in Lancaster County among
18 public high schools and 105th in the state out of 754 high schools in the magazine’s 2020 Best High Schools issue. The county ranking improves upon the sixthplace finish Penn Manor earned in 2019. This is the sixth year in a row that Penn Manor High School has earned a ranking of sixth or higher. “This award is a testament to the Penn Manor staff members and community that care so deeply about the school and its students,” said high school principal Baron Jones. “I am very proud to be a part of the longstanding tradition that has been established at Penn Manor.” The 2020 standings are based on a school’s graduation rate; students’ math and reading proficiency and whether those scores met expectations; the participation level and performance of students on Advanced Placement tests; and the performance of underserved students, including low-income and minority students.
Students entered Marticville Middle School on the first day of school last year. Registration for the 2020-21 school year opened on May 1.
Bridge of Hope has been serving families experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Lancaster County for more than 30 years. The organization seeks long-term stability for its clients, so each family receives professional case management services along with tangible and emotional supports from a group of six to eight trained, churchbased Neighboring Volunteers. The Neighboring Volunteers have been particularly important during the continuing shutdown, said Anne Dunnenberger, director of outreach.
Every family Bridge of Hope Lancaster serves has been impacted by recent events. As it is, families facing or at risk of homelessness - predominantly single mothers with two or three children often struggle to find sustainable employment and reliable transportation. Now, many adults have lost their jobs or had their hours reduced to below life-sustaining levels. Some parents have lost child care or access to transportation, jeopardizing their ability to work. The stress of the shutdown and the threat of the coronavirus has compounded the trauma and stress families facing homelessness already lived with. Dunnenberger shared the story of Carmen, who joined Bridge of Hope last fall after fleeing an abusive relationship. Carmen began working at a local retirement See Neighboring Volunteers pg 4
Neighboring Volunteers have served an important role in helping Bridge of Hope Lancaster clients get through the pandemic.
Preventing Scams In The Time Of Coronavirus By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Tests, treatments, and cures for the novel coronavirus are advertised online and even by text or phone call, but those products may only leave buyers with less money and no good outcomes. “Fraudsters prey on public fears during times like these,” said Master Trooper Kelly Osborne, community service and public information officer with Troop J - Lancaster of the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP). She added that scammers often target seniors, and worry about contracting COVID-19 may cause people to make decisions they would not make in other circumstances. Osborne noted that recent scams that have surfaced involve the economic stimulus, claims about products marketed as coronavirus treatments, or the promise of services related to the virus in an attempt to distract someone in order to commit theft or another property crime. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has published a long list of frauds that have sprung up around COVID-19 and good strategies for avoiding them at www.justice.gov/coronavirus/combattingfraud. See Scam Prevention pg 2
Pennsylvania State Police Master Trooper Kelly Osborne has provided information about how to avoid scams related to COVID-19.
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