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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVI • NO 27
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Retirement Parade Honors Paradise Staff Members Learners Say Goodbye To Reinhart And Johnston
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When Gov. Wolf closed schools in compliance with COVID-19 restrictions on March 13, the ending was especially abrupt for Paradise Elementary School students. “We were having teacher conferences that week, and there was no school on Friday,” recalled second-grade teacher Jennifer Everly. “So the students just never came back.” The impact of that action was especially sad for Paradise principal Beth Reinhart and Marie Johnston, who worked as multi-tier system of support coordinator for English language arts, since the two women had planned to retire at the end of the school year, each having more than 30 years of service. Everly and her colleagues wanted to do something to honor the pair, and they also wanted
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Retiring Paradise Elementary School principal Beth Reinhart (left in top photo) and Marie Johnston (right in top photo), multi-tier system of support coordinator for English language arts, received greetings and gifts (bottom photo) at a parade held in their honor on May 30 at the school.
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Despite the coronavirus pandemic, members of Boy Scout Troop 20 in Atglen have remained connected and involved in Scouting by participating in online meetings and instruction and
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virtual camping experiences. Troop 20, composed of boys who reside in the Pequea Valley and Octorara Area school districts, began meeting virtually, via Zoom, when they realized the stay-at-home order of Pennsylvania’s Gov. Tom Wolf would last more than the initial two weeks. First, the troop held its elections for senior patrol leader through email. Then, under the direction of new leader and Scoutmaster Cory Peters, the Scouts began meeting online. They were invited to participate via email, which included the Zoom link and password. See Boy Scout Troop pg 3
Boy Scout Troop 20 in Atglen, composed of boys who reside in the Pequea Valley and Octorara Area school districts, has been participating in Zoom meetings and virtual camping experiences during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Located throughout Lancaster County are seven centers that exist to give adults and children with special needs from the Plain community a chance to learn, socialize, and take part in productive work. The workshops also offer the families of these individuals respite. The centers are Sunny Sunbeam, Caring Hearts, Penn Johns Sunbeam, Special Hearts Circle, New Horizons, Valley Workshop, and Shady Hollow. The more than 80 students who attend the centers range in See Special Needs Auction pg 9
Students at the Sunny Sunbeam center in Georgetown, a workshop that serves the needs of individuals with special needs in the Plain community, make candy keychains (bottom photo) and are reminded of where all good things originate. Sunny Sunbeam is one of seven centers that will benefit from an auction on July 6.
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the retirees and teachers to have a chance to say goodbye to learners. About mid-May, a Paradise staff member made a suggestion. “We were trying to think of a way to celebrate them,” recalled Everly. “One of my colleagues came up with the idea (of holding a parade).” Everly asked Cathy Koenig, director of student services for Pequea Valley School District (PVSD), to assist with the event. The teachers also joined forces with staff members from Salisbury Elementary School, where Reinhart and Johnston had also worked, and then utilized the communication platforms they had been using to send lessons to students to invite them to take part. They planned the event for a Saturday so that parents who work during the week would be able to drive their children to the school. At 1 p.m. on May 30, Reinhart and Johnston were seated on the sidewalk in front of the Paradise Elementary main entrance. A decorated table laden with flowers and gifts was set up between them and See Retirement Parade pg 2
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