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Edition Graduation Keepsake
June 22, 2023
HERALD
G R A D U A T E S Graduates
LOOK InsIde
the C L A S S
OF 2023
the best and brightest
Celebrating the
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Art illuminated on H.s. wall
Ceremony for new cannon at Legion
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Baldwin High senior, aspiring Eagle Scout, raises new flag at Historical Society By Ben FIeBeRT bfiebert@liherald.com
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THe ReV. RUss Roth, far left, Eagle Scout hopeful Connor Carpenter and fellow scouts Alex and Ethan Duffy scrape the old paint off the flagpole at the Baldwin Historical Society and Museum.
Connor Carpenter may have burnished his family’s multigenerational legacy in Baldwin with his Eagle Scout project. Two weekends ago at the Baldwin Historical Society and Museum, Carpenter, 17, his family and fellow scouts from Troop 36 began working on a project that he hopes will help him earn the Eagle rank. They took down the museum flagpole and loaded it into a truck for refinishing. Afterward, the scouts installed a roll
of low-voltage wiring that will connect to a light that will shine on a new American flag. “The flagpole, which happened to be wood, needed to be refinished and reinstalled,” Connor’s mother, Jessica, explained. “The light that would go on the flagpole had to be rewired.” Carpenter, a senior at Baldwin High School, had not only willing volunteers, but some expert help. His father, Curtis, is a contractor, and he brought tools with him to help with the project. Continued on page 7
At Lenox, first-graders create first-rate cookie business Selling treats to staffers and donating proceeds, they learn basics of financial literacy By Ben FIeBeRT bfiebert@liherald.com
The aroma of fresh-baked goods — coupled with the spirit o f ch a r i t y — h a s w a f t e d through the halls of Lenox Elementary School for the past six months. Teacher Renee MacDermott’s first-grade class has been taking part in a cookie charity event o n c e a m o n t h . T h e cl a s s launched the event in December, with the funds from the cookies earmarked for a different charitable organization every month. The students learn not only
about charity, but also about financial literacy, MacDermott said. “The students and I had a lot of discussions that the money wouldn’t go towards us to buy things for the classroom, because the school district does that already,” she explained. “But I asked them, ‘Wouldn’t it be great to give money to charities that need help from people in the community?’” This idea was passed along to Principal Sheilah JeffersonIsaac and the students’ parents. MacDermott then invited parents to her class to brainstorm
the mission — what they want to achieve, and what the class would do with the money that was collected. The information gathered at this meeting was presented to Jefferson-Isaac, and a day later she green-lighted this cookie business. “So then, starting in December, we as a class brainstormed which cookie flavor we would want to sell,” MacDermott said. “Being that it was wintertime, the children chose a hot cocoa flavor cookie. Then we went around door to door, taking orders from all the teachers and staf f that work at Lenox
school.” After collecting the orders, the students worked with MacDer mott, using their math skills, to determine how many cookies she had to make. MacD e r m o t t , wh o i s a s t at e approved baker, baked all of the cookies at home, and by the fol-
lowing week, they were ready for delivery. The students pushed a cart full of cookies through the halls of the school and delivered them. “The children then delivered the cookies and they calculated how much the teachers owed,” Continued on page 16