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MARCH 2, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 10
Grant Buys Opportunities For Students C.O.R.E. Enhances First Choice At PVHS BY ANN MEAD ASH
ack in 2020, former Pequea Valley School District (PVSD) school board member Tim Malloy saw an opportunity in the grants offered by Arkema, the parent company of Sartomer, the specialty chemical company he works for in Exton. Focusing on PV’s First Choice program, which endeavors to give each student opportunities to follow his or her first choice in a career path, and its C.O.R.E. (Career Occupation Relevancy Education) Academy, which teaches skill development while also offering integrated academic instruction, Malloy worked with principal John Trovato to submit an application. Malloy and Trovato gathered information required by the Arkema Fund for Education, including details of the program and the equipment that C.O.R.E. teachers Rob King and Josiah Moon needed to teach the variety of skills as they determine their career paths. “I put
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the application in for $20,000,” said Malloy, adding that the grant was submitted on Dec. 3, 2020. In January 2021, Arkema representatives in France, where the company is located, responded with interest in the program and a request for a budget. Trovato asked C.O.R.E. for a list of requests and a budget was submitted. In the middle of March 2021, Malloy was informed that a grant of 16,500 euros had been awarded. “I called John and said, ‘Do you have a calculator?’” recalled Malloy. “I need you to do a conversion.” He and Trovato were thrilled to learn that the grant was for nearly $20,000. Trovato reported that when all the contracts were signed and the bank transfers completed in August of 2021, the final total was more than $18,806. King is pleased that the funds will help him to continue to introduce students to skills and trades they may not have considered. One way the academy has been reaching
“Remember America” To Emphasize Education
New Life Preschool Is At Home At Old Road Montessori Program Thrives In Gap BY ANN MEAD ASH
“Back in 2010, members of the (Old Road Mennonite) Church felt led to start a preschool, so they started to pray about it to see what they felt God might want to have happen here,” said Pam Supplee, director of the New Life Community Preschool, located in Old Road Mennonite Church, 5795 Old Philadelphia Pike, Gap. Starting the school was an act of faith, according to Supplee, who noted that two weeks before the first semester in 2011, the school had no students. “They said to God,
Charlie Kirk Scheduled To Speak At Annual Event BY ANN MEAD ASH
“The mission (of Remember America) is to remind Americans of their unique heritage of liberty that was founded upon biblical principles,” said Dayspring Christian Academy events manager Lisa Becker. “Our hearts first need to be See Dayspring pg 2
Teachers and students alike enjoyed a visit with puppies at New Life Community Preschool.
See New Life pg 3
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See C.O.R.E. pg 4
The Pequea Valley High School C.O.R.E. Academy program introduces students to career choices by teaching repair, building, and manufacturing skills, among others.
