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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 41
PVHS Plans Homecoming BY ANN MEAD ASH
n Friday, Oct. 1, Pequea Valley High School (PVHS) will hold its annual homecoming celebration. The 2021 homecoming queen and king will be crowned during halftime of the varsity football game against ELCO (Eastern Lebanon County) High School, which will begin at 7 p.m. at the school stadium, 4033 E. Newport Road, Kinzers. The 2020 king, Josh Jarvis, and queen, Alexandria Martelli, will crown the 2021 king and queen at the conclusion of the ceremony. If the 2020 king and queen cannot attend, crowning will be done by princess Elli Stoltzfus or PVHS Student Council officers Tre Rosa and Kianna Winey. The five 2021 homecoming queen candidates are Emily Ammon, Caroline Fisher, Sierra Fisher, Celeste Huyard, and Julia Shaubach. The five 2021 homecoming king candidates are Sam Arena, Jamison Castor, Colton Mann, Dylan Ratjavong, and Regan Thomas.
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Emily Ammon is the daughter of Bruce and Deanna Ammon of Gap. At school, she serves as senior class president, National Honor Society (NHS) president, and Student Council treasurer. She is a member of chorus, chamber singers, World Language Honor Society (WLHS), Learners Helping Learners, and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). She has taken part in musicals, and she plays field hockey and softball. Outside school, she plays travel softball with the Coatesville Lady Steel, and she serves as a softball catching coach. She teaches first-grade CCD classes at Our Lady of Consolation Church. She is also involved in the church Christmas bazaar, the children’s Christmas pageant, Operation Christmas Child, and the Thanksgiving food drive. Following graduation, she plans to attend Neumann University, where she hopes to play softball and eventually pursue a master’s degree in forensic accounting. See PVHS pg 6
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BY ANN MEAD ASH
Lancaster Mennonite School (LMS) is planning to host its annual family-friendly Fall Festival and Homecoming at the Lancaster Mennonite High School campus, 2176 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, on Friday and Saturday , Oct. 1 and 2. Events will include the varsity girls’ soccer and field hockey games, the Iron Bridge 5K, food, a carnival, and live music. Activities planned for Oct. 1 will include takeout pork and chicken barbecue meals from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., with outdoor picnic areas open to enjoy. Organizers suggest Representatives of nonprofits and fair trade organizations will be at the Gifts That Give Hope fair on Dec. 12.
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Founder Jenn Knepper is excited about holding a live Gifts That Give Hope (GTGH) fair this year. The fair will feature about 30 nonprofit organizations, including more than a dozen marketplace vendors with fair trade items, and several food trucks. Knepper has noticed a buying trend toward locally made items and concern for a greater cause. “People are being more intentional about shopping,” she said. “There’s something for everyone at this fair.”
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