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MARCH 19, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 48
Solid Rock youth group claims Souper Bowl trophy BY GEORGE DEIBEL
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embers of Solid Rock Youth Ministries’ youth group are the Souper Bowl champions. They have a trophy as proof. Solid Rock collected 234 pounds of food and supplies for Solanco Neighborhood Ministries (SNM) to win the annual competition. C o m p e t i t i o n co o rd i n ato r Melissa Herr said that SNM holds the Souper Bowl challenge around the time of the NFL’s championship game. “It was originally developed as a friendly competition between local businesses. It is growing to include kids and youth,” she explained. “ This year, through SNM, I tweaked the program to make it a challenge between local youth groups. I did a presentation on the needs in the community and
challenged the youth to help and have fun doing it.” The youth groups from Solid Rock, New Providence Church of God, Encounter Church, and Wesley Church combined to collect 590 pounds of food and supplies for SNM to give to its clients. Herr said she hopes to get more youth groups involved in the future. N a t u r a l l y, s o u p i s t h e sought-after item, but SNM happily accepted other foods. The youth groups packaged the goods in boxes based on whether they were rooting for the Eagles or Chiefs to win the NFL’s big game. The Eagles claimed the SNM competition as well as the NFL’s championship. Herr said the food drive’s MVPs were brothers Brandon and Ethan Haverstick, who both used their birthdays to collect Solid Rock youth group members show off their trophy.
SkillsUSA has positive influence on LCCTC - Willow Street students
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
SkillsUSA is not “just a club” to members of the Willow Street chapter. Several students who attend the Willow Street campus of Lancaster County Career & Technology Center (LCCTC) believe the organization offers a chance to be part of something special. “SkillsUSA is the No. 1 workforce development organization for students,” explained Airamis Condé, a patient care technician student from Conestoga Valley,
who is one of the chapter’s five officers. “(It) empowers students to become skilled professionals and career-ready leaders. SkillsUSA encourages students to step out of their comfort zone, have fun, and be themselves.” Natalie Yang, a medical assistant student from Garden Spot, said the group has organized 25 Thanksgiving dinners for families in need, provided a holiday meal for LCCTC students and faculty, and sponsored a hat and mitten tree with the clothes collected donated to Water Street Mission. See SkillsUSA pg 2
IU13 conference slated for June 12 BY GEORGE DEIBEL
The 29th annual LancasterLebanon IU13 Education Conference will be held Thursday, June 12, at Conestoga Valley High School, 2110 Horseshoe Road, Lancaster. “We want people to be aware of what we offer, but we also want to give them evidence-based practices to use with students,” said Chanda Telleen, who is an associate program director and supervisor of the training and consultation team for the
IU13. “People are coming to our conference as a way to enhance their professional learning. We have presenters from our partner PaTTAN (Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network). We have presenters from institutes of higher education. We have practitioners presenting. We try to expose our audience to the latest evidence-based practices to support our students.” Registration and a continental breakfast will run from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m., followed by a welcome and opening remarks. Participants
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