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Penn Manor High School marching band will perform its production of “Rebirth” this season.
Carrying A Tune At Band Camp arching band provides a safe place where students can develop discipline, teamwork, and the love of making music together. After two years without a normal season, the members of Penn Manor High School marching band have been able to gather for band camp. From Aug. 2 to 19, the band practiced every week on Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Manor Middle School, 2950 Charlestown Road, Lancaster. Andrew Johnson, director of Penn Manor High School band, noted that he is looking forward to many things this season. “I think the biggest is providing the students with the opportunity to have
Elizabeth Lebo. Lebo said the role of a drum major is a trinity of conducting, leadership, and teaching. Lebo is responsible for providing commands to the marching band, leading band members while marching, and directing them, by indicating what to play, when to play, and what tempo to keep. In addition, the drum major serves as the liaison between the band director and the band. “Ever since freshman year, I knew I wanted to be drum major,” she said. “I’m ready for a great season. By the looks of how we’re performing at band camp, we’re making a lot of progress and that foreshadows how our season is going to go. It’s looking really great!” To stay updated on the marching band, visit https://blogs.penn manor.net/johnsona/.
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a marching band program,” he said. ballad is ‘New World’ by Icelandic “Whatever happens at the end of artist Björk.” The color guards will the day with competitions and have different flags during the placements, that’s not the focus. performance, and the band will use props, such as It’s about the process mirrors. The band and the lessons “I’m impressed and members first learned.” Every season, the proud of their level learned the music, band typically begins of dedication to then the drills, and planning a new show working so hard last brought these in December or Jan- after a year that was two components uary. This year’s pro- very challenging together. “I’m impressed duction is titled and disappointing at and proud of their “Rebirth.” The the same time.” level of dedication to marching band used working so hard in-house designs and wrote its own drills rather than after a year that was very challengpurchasing a stock production. ing and disappointing at the same “We’re making it appropriate with time,” said Johnson. “They were a physical, group, and personal very hungry for a season, even if rebirth of coming out and starting that meant scaling back the length anew,” explained Johnson. “We’re of the show.” This year’s drum major is senior pulling original material, and one
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Every year, the Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development, 625 Community Way, Lancaster, serves more than 4,000 children. The Schreiber Center provides outpatient and in-home pediatric therapy services, such as occupational, physical, and speech-language therapy, for children from birth to the age of 21. In addition, the Schreiber Center offers early education preschool and child care services, recreational programs, behavioral health services, summer camps, and specialized classes for parents. “The people at Schreiber are amazing,” said Lititz resident Michael Mengel. When Michael’s youngest daughter, Nicole Mengel, was 2 years old, she received speech-language therapy from