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What are the first thoughts thatcome to mind when one thinks ofweed? Most people conjure up imag-

es of troubled teens and shady drugdeals. However, most fail to see thebenefits that medical marijuana canbring to individuals. Medical mari-

juana should be legalized through-out the country because of the manyproven effective benefits that out-weigh the negative effects.

Marijuana is illegal in almost everystate mostly because of the dangersthat the “high” can cause to the brainand to the user. High amounts of thechemical THC found in marijuanacan affect the brain causing the userto feel lethargic, paranoid, uncoor-dinated, and anxious. However, CBDis a different chemical also found inmarijuana that has the ability to pre-

vent diseases and alleviate pain with-out the user experiencing a high.

In a documentary that CNN pro-duced, WEED, they focused on ayoung girl, Charlotte, who suffers

from severe seizures up to 300 timesper week. Her parents tried variousmedications, but nothing worked.They then purchased medicinal mar-ijuana high in CBD and treated theirdaughter with it. The marijuana re-duced her seizures from 300 timesper week to only once per week.

Medical marijuana treats manyother diseases and disorders as well,such as cancer and Alzheimer’s dis-ease. The CBD in marijuana can pre-

vent the spreading of cancer and alsoease the pain moreover; the THCfound in marijuana slows down the

formation of amyloid plaques that

cause Alzheimer’s disease. Medica-

tions other than marijuana treats

diseases such as these, but manytimes they are addictive or harmful

to one’s body.

A solution to preventing and cur-

ing many diseases that harm one’s

body without the toxicity that many

other medications contain, is to le-

galize marijuana in America solely

for medical purposes. Much research

and many cases similar to Charlotte’s

have proven that medical marijuanais an effective, non-toxic drug that is

beneficial for many purposes.

Works Cited:

“CURE Epilepsy: Research: CBD andEpilepsy.” CURE Epilepsy: Research:

CBD and Epilepsy. CURE, .d. Web. 2 Dec.2014.

http://www.cureepilepsy.org/research/cbd-and-epilepsy.asp.

Loria, Jennifer Welsh and Kevin. “23

Health Benefits Of Marijuana.” BusinessInsider.

Business Insider, Inc. 20 Apr. 2014. Web.29 Nov. 2014.

“BalancedPolitics.org.” - FreeBalanced, Non-Partisan Discussion of

Political & social

Issues for Debate (Pros and Cons.) N.p.,

n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.

“Dr Sanjay Gupta’s CNN Special

“WEED” YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web.02 Dec. 2014.

Miracles ofMedical Marijuana

1st PLACE • EDITORIAL

EMIILY STOLTZFUS

GRADE 12

Lampeter-Strasburg HS

Teacher: Susan Fetterolf

Dear Readers,

Enclosed within these pages, you will find the winners of LNP AlwaysLancaster’s 31st Annual NIE Week Design an Ad & Journalism Contests.The purpose of this special section is to promote literacy, to showcaseoutstanding student writing and graphic ability, and to recognizeclassroom teachers for their efforts and encouragement to the nextgeneration of creative thinkers.

The printing of this 40-page special section is made possible due tothe financial support of 25 local businesses listed on the last page. Manyof these advertisers support this project year after year. We are gratefulfor the encouragement they give to the young artists that compete in ourDesign an Ad Contest.

Over 1,300 students from grades 2 to 12, in 84 different classes inpublic, private and home schools submitted hand-drawn and computer-designed ads for the Design an Ad Contest. Each class was assigned oneof the 25 advertisers, who in turn selected the ad which would representtheir own business in this special section.

This year, a brand new online voting component was added to theDesign an Ad contest. Every winning ad was featured in an online galleryand public vote determined four Best In Show winners (one winner ingrades 2-4, 5-6, 7-8, and 9-12). Best In Show winners are revealed insidethe pages of this tab.

Roughly 2,000 students participated in our Journalism Contests. Over170 classrooms submitted entries for our Illustrating Headlines (gradesK-1), Writer’s Choice (grades 2-5), News Feature (grades 6-8), Editorial(grades 9-12) and Photojournalism (grades 7-12) categories.

Our literacy partner, the Lancaster-Lebanon Reading Council

(LLRC), tackled the task of selecting approximately 10 finalists fromeach grade level in each category of the Journalism Contest. The LLRC,in collaboration with the editorial staff, judged the finalist entries andselected the winners that you’ll find within these pages.

You, the readers, will see the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and honorable mentionplaces. Additionally, the NIE staff gave the teachers the option of selectingone entry from each of their classes which they thought deserved specialrecognition in the final publication if the piece was not selected as afinalist.

Each year the LLRC and LNP Always Lancaster host a reception forthe 1st place Journalism and Design an Ad winners. Turkey Hill Dairy,

as well as the LLRC, generously provided the refreshments for thisreception.

LNP Media Group, Inc. is proud of all of the entries and appreciatesthe efforts and enthusiasm of both the students and teachers who spendcountless hours brainstorming, editing, and submitting their work.Please turn the pages and enjoy the creativity and talents of our localstudents.

The LNP marketing team, from left: Sophia Efthymiades, marketing andevents supervisor Lauren Ditmore and Janis Harrington.

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HinkleInsurancead designed by

Amber Floyd

Pequea ES

Teacher: Lisa Frazier

Representation and exposure breed

normalization. The lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) com-munity has made undeniable progressin terms of being represented and ac-cepted, even taking back the formerslur “queer.” Unfortunately, bisexualrepresentation in mainstream mediais lacking.

Youths, as demonstrated in BradleyJ. Bond’s “Sexuality in the Media andEmotional Well Being Among Lesbian,Gay and Bisexual Adolescents” havea healthier self-image when they areable to identify with fictional charac-ters. The positive portrayal of gay andlesbian characters is growing by theday. Unfortunately, bisexual teens getlittle affirmation or recognition.

Often, examples of bisexuality aresimply erased. Take Willow Rosen-berg, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer,for example. Writers and fans werewilling to label her a lesbian after she

began her relationship with Tara, inspite of her previous, heterosexual re-lationship with Oz. Willow was a leap

forward in representation, but in the

show’s haste to be inclusive of lesbians,they shunned bisexuals.

Another form of bisexual erasure isthe “straightwashing” of an adaptedcharacter. In other words, writerschoose to change a previously estab-lished queer character’s sexuality tosanitize their adaptation. NBC origi-nally planned to do this with JohnConstantine, the main character oftheir “Hellblazer” adaption. However,when fans took to social media andraised their voices, reprimanding NBCand creating the hashtag “biblazer,”the network was swayed.

Constantine’s confirmed sexual-ity has brought a bisexual leading manto the small screen, providing muchneeded affirmation for bisexual teens,who can now see themselves in a hero.

This is a shining example of the abil-ity of the conscious to abolish erasure.Making voices heard where none were

to be heard before is an essential steptowards demolishing erasure and fos-tering the acceptance of bisexuality.

The importanceof bisexual visibility

ABIGAIL VAN ROY

GRADE 11

Ephrata HS

Teacher: Gemma Rasmus


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Once upon a time, standardizedtesting was a useful way to give edu-cators a rough estimate of students’knowledge in relation to that ofstudents nationally. However, thisuseful tool is now a way to judge thequality of education while punishingeducators.

The National Research on Evalu-ation and Standards found thatteachers have started planning theircurricula around tests. Test makershave a difficult job of fitting a year’sworth of information into one shorttest, but they need to understandthat tests are not one-size-fits-all asdifferent schools teach different cur-ricula.

Childhood obesity has becomean increasingly larger problem in

America over the past 30 years, butare we really trying to combat it inthe right way? According to the CDC,over one third of adolescents andchildren in 2012 were overweightor obese. The percentage of youngpeople struggling with obesity from1980 until now has jumped by nearly20%. Now we must ask ourselves,why aren’t these numbers dropping?Many people believe better nutritionis the solution, however, it is yieldingno results. More physical activity inteens and children is where the di-

minishment of obesity lies.The majority of American youth do

not meet any of the recommendeddaily amounts for fruit, vegetable,and whole grain intake. Instead, theyfar exceed the maximum sodium in-take and find 40% of their calorie in-take in fats and sugars (“Adolescentand School Health”). Why is thishappening? The problem lies withinour schools.

Even with the “Let’s Move!” pro-gram launched by First Lady Mi-

chelle Obama, which introducedmore fruits, veggies, and wholegrains into school meals, studentscan still find just as many unhealthyoptions at lunch time (Let’s Move!).Even within my own school, I see thecause of childhood obesity every dayin the lunch line. Bacon cheeseburg-ers, cheese fries, cookies, cakes, largesugary teas. Sure, they might be lowfat teas, and the buns are made ofwhole wheat, but kids are eating thisevery day, and the alternate option,the regular line, can hardly be calledfood at all. Clearly “healthier” dietsaren’t the solution to childhood obe-

sity, so what is?The CDC states that regular physi-

cal activity has a plethora of positiveimpacts on children and adolescents,including building healthy musclesand bones, improving cholesterollevels and blood pressure, and, mostimportantly, helping control weight.However, in a survey done by theCDC, less than 30% of students tookpart in physical activity for even 60minutes a day. Physical educationclasses are a perfect way for kids to

get the exercise they need, but insome cases it isn’t even offered to allgrades of students, or students onlytake a gym class for half the schoolyear (“Physical Activity Facts”).

Changing children’s diets will onlydo so much to help control theirweight. The true solution to child-hood obesity is physical activity. Ifwe really want to see this problem re-moved from our country, all schoolsin every state should provide physi-cal education classes to all grades,year round. If this protocol is imple-mented in our schools, we will trulystart to see a change in the weight of

the youth of America.

Works Cited

“Adolescent and School Health.”Centers for Disease Control andPrevention. Centers for Disease Controland Prevention, 07 Oct. 2014. Web. 24Nov. 2014.

“Healthy Schools.” “Let’s Move! TheWhite House, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2014.

The Fault in Our Lunch Lines

Feeling Testy

VERONICA CAZILLO

GRADE 9

Penn Manor HS

Teacher: CeCe O’Day

SARAH JOHNSON

GRADE 10

Ephrata HS

Teacher: Gemma Rasmus



As a result of “teaching to the test”,instruction time is being consumedby test preparation. The Center onEducation Policy found that since2001, 44% of school districts re-duced the time spent on science, so-cial studies and the arts by an aver-age of 145 minutes per week in orderto focus on reading and math scores.

To test makers, the ideal test ques-tion is one that is answered correctlyby only 40-60% of test takers, re-sulting in a variance of scores. Thismeans that the better job a teacherdoes at teaching material, the lesslikely it is to be on the test. Testingwith assessments that deliberatelyavoid important items is pointless

and unproductive. A study at Michi-gan State University found a sig-nificant mismatch between contentin textbooks for grades 4-6 and thestandardized test for each topic.

In 2002, California state tests in-cluded instruction on what to do ifa student vomits on the test. “Teststress” creates an environment offear in the classroom rather thandiscovery.

A solution is a “portfolio-basedassessment”, where students’ workis collected throughout a period oftime and evaluated at the end of a se-mester or year. Test makers have theright task but the wrong tools.


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Teacher: Megan Quinn

Gaile Gehman, a physical educa-tion middle school teacher, has been

teaching for 27 years. Often she findshumor in her job, but sometimes it’sthe humor that finds her.

“The funniest story was years ago,”she explains. “We were walking downthe sidewalk to our field. The studentshad to wear uniforms for PE. I noticedthat this one young lady’s shirt wasextremely long. As a joke, I said to her,‘you have shorts under that shirt don’tyou?’ She stopped, lifted her shirt partway up, and then screamed. She hadforgotten to put her shorts on!”

Teaching middle school PE is anadventure, but it also helps studentslearn valuable skills for later on.Gehman explains, “While some peo-

A Day in the Life ofa Physical Ed. Teacher

AARON EBY-GOOD

GRADE 8

Reynolds MS

Teacher: Karen Morrisette

1st PLACE • NEWS FEATURE

ple think PE is just for fun, studentslearn more than just games. They

learn how to work together, show goodsportsmanship, and how to deal withtheir peers.”

Each year, 300 students are enrolledat Gehman’s school, and Ms. Gehman,along with PE teacher Greg Hender-son, teach them all. “Even though weonly see the students ever other day,”she explains, “We have many more sec-tions to grade than the core teachers.”

Ms. Gehman is committed to her stu-

dents and job, even if she jokes aboutthem. “Middle-schoolers are ‘hor-mones in sneakers,’” she says, “andthat’s why I love teaching this gradelevel. It’s an adventure every day!”

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If you’re walking along North Queen Street in Lancaster,it’s easy to miss #342, since it’s a rear warehouse you accessthrough an alley. However, if you do find it, you will be atBuilding Character, a treasure trove of over 40 shops undera 1,000 square foot roof.

Building Character was an old warehouse due for demoli-tion in the late 1990’s before the City denied the request. In2007, it was bought by Marty Hulse and Tony Nies, and soonthe store was open for business. In October of 2009, Hulsebecame the sole owner. “I really just wanted to open a busi-ness that mixed vintage and handmade items with recycled,upcycled, and handmade.” says Hulse when asked why heopened Building Character.

Today, at BC, any vendor can rent a space in the warehouseto sell handmade art, clothing, furniture, jewelry, and much

more! Currently, there are 40+ vendors selling to the public,

many of them using environmental friendly methods to cre-

ate their merchandise. BC also offers many live events in-

store for days like the first and third Fridays each month. (BC

is open 7 days a week!) At these events, many vendors meet

and interact with their customers. “It’s more than a store,”

says Hulse. “We are really involved in the community. We

offer live music and food events as well.” So, if you are ever

walking in Lancaster with time to spare, check out Building

Character and all the cool things they have to offer.

Building Character Adds Character to City

LIZZIE WEAVER

GRADE 7

Landisville MS

Teacher: Scott Feifer


Lancaster County’s Central Marketis a unique place in Lancaster County.Many people who visit Lancaster Coun-ty make sure to stop by Central Market.

Located at 23 N Market Street in PennSquare, it has been around since 1889. It

is a special place to meet people, eat deli-cious foods, and buy unique goods.

Vendors and farmers set up stands inthe building to display foods and goods.

Many of the stands are family-ownedand have been passed down generationto generation. Some of the stands havebeen around for a long time like StonerFamily’s Vegetable, which has been atCentral Market for over 100 years. Thisis the oldest stand. Thomas Producehas been at Central Market for over 80years.

The Central Market started as a “roughshed” that was built in 1757. Then, about120 years later, the current building wasbuilt and opened. As the “Cornerstoneof Lancaster’s living history”, it has beena wonderful attraction to people allaround Lancaster.

This amazing market in downtownLancaster offers a wide selection offoods and goods such as flowers, col-lectibles, and dairy. A frequent visitorof Central Market, Emily Loney, says

Central

Market


VICTORIA MORRALL

GRADE 6

St. Leo the Great

Teacher: Ellen Tucker

“Central Market has many intriguingitems in it.” Kristen Woratyla says,“My family visits there very oftenand the food there is wonderful!” It ischeaper than a regular grocery store,and the foods are fresh. Central Mar-ket is a wonderful and fun place, somake sure to visit there!

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Cleaner Sales& Servicead designed by

Aurora Thrasher

Central Manor ES

Teacher: Jerrell Birch

Buffalo Traffic Jam

My face was jammed against the window of my uncle’s car. I was in CusterState Park, South Dakota. In the distance, massive dark shapes lumberedacross the tar black road. As we drove closer, my mom realized they were colos-sal buffalo with their innocent calves. My brother, grandmother, uncle, mom,and I were stuck in a buffalo traffic jam. Hundreds of bison meandered aim-lessly, pausing to graze. My chest thumped. The beauty of this majestic sceneawed me. The giant boulder-like creatures were calm yet threatening. Cows,young calves and strong bulls alike stood in a long, wide parade. It was truly amagnificent site.

Suddenly, a jet-black bison swung his lumpy head to face my mother’s openwindow. She let out a cry of pure terror and quickly shut her window for pro-tection from the beast. Everyone in the car laughed at my crazy mom’s reac-tion.

Earlier we had seen one buffalo and had been wowed. Now we were tricklingthrough a huge herd of bison. No sooner than we crossed through, the buffalobegan to turn around. This was a unique experience I would never forget, abuffalo traffic jam.

1st PLACE • WRITER’S CHOICE

OLIVIA HEIM

GRADE 5

Centerville ES

Teacher: Cara Greer

DERRIK CADAVID

GRADE 4

Resurrection Catholic School

Teacher: Sylvia Buller

I never thought I would have sucha perfect football coach. Coach Tom-my would gently yell at us, but in away that we would know to do right.He loved when my teammates andI would participate well at practice.I liked my coach because he wouldsupport me and my teammates.

When we would do something goodlike tackle, cause a fumble or sack thequarterback, our coach would giveus a high five. When I scored my firsttouchdown and sacked the quarter-

back five times, he was so proud ofme. I liked how my coach was funny,silly, fun and a good coach. In pre-game he would put music on for us tolisten to. Some practices were hardbut our coach said, “All this hardwork you’re doing right now will payoff. I guarantee it.” At the end of ev-ery pre-game our coach would tell uswe played a nice game. My coach waslike no other coach I knew. My coachwill be in my memory when I play inthe NFL.

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A First Airplane RideThe motor roared to life. Slowly, the plane rolled down the

runway and took off into the beautiful blue sky. I held ontothe plastic armrests tightly. It was my first time on an airplaneand I was traveling to sunny San Francisco with my two aunts.

Rapidly, the airplane kept rising until we were in the clouds.I bravely looked out of the window and the tiny cars remind-ed me of working ants scuttling around. From above, every-thing seemed tiny on the ground. Suddenly, the ride startedto feel bumpy. My stomach flip-flopped with worry but after

talking to my aunts I soon realized that an airplane ride canbe as bumpy as a car ride.

We flew quietly for about six hours, and then the motorstarted to sound like the low grumbling voice of a tiger. Fromour window, the buildings looked tilted. The airplane sloweddown until the wheels bumped onto the runway. Excited, Isighed a huge sigh of relief because I escaped the danger ofcrashing. My feet touched the ground and I was thankful tolearn that airplane rides were safe and fun!


DANNY ROMANYUK

GRADE 3

Lancaster County Christian

Teacher: Tammi Dodson

Alone At The Top

1st PLACE • ILLUSTRATING HEADLINES

KAEDEN ALMODOVAR

GRADE 1


Teacher: Anne Hull

Chili Weather

PAISLEY IRVINE

Grade K

Veritas Academy

Teacher: Jacqueline Lake

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Woodcarver’s Art

Takes Flight

IVONGELIN MILLAN

Grade 1 • Central Manor ES • Teacher: Patti Shover

2nd PLACE • ILLUSTRATING HEADLINES

The CrayolaFactory

I did something amazing when I wasin Kindergarten. I went to the CrayolaFactory with my Mimi, Mom, Lia, Kay-la, and Mrs. Jen. I was so excited!

When I saw the building, I wasamazed because I saw big crayons onthe building! It looked like a giant yel-

low crayon box. First, we got tokensand made our own crayon labels. Weused crayon machines that had cray-ons in them. We used a pad to type inwhat name we wanted and also a littlepicture to go with it. Then we went toa different section and made markers.There were colors of the day, and youcould even make a marker with twocolors in it!

After that we went to watch how they

make crayons. They poured hot waxinto crayon molds. Then we played


DREA RICE

GRADE 2

Lampeter ES

Teacher: Kimberly Smith

with Crayola play dough. A lady useda special stamp to make it into a puz-zle. After playing on the indoor play-ground, we sat on big crayons whileMom took our picture.

I loved going there because I keptall of the things I made. I was excited

when my mom said that we could goback again sometime soon.

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Woodcarver’s Art

Takes Flight

LAURA KLEIS

Grade K • Rheems ES • Teacher: Melissa Clark

2nd PLACE • ILLUSTRATING HEADLINES

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CAROLYN BAKER

GRADE 12



The decline of arts education inschools due to budget cuts and prepa-ration for standardized tests couldpose as a detriment to students’ gradesand behavior. School music and art

programs lead students to discovernew interests while also keeping theirgrades up and teaching them precisionand discipline.

Public schools grant students thefreedom to learn an instrument, joina choir, study art, and participate ina theatre production beginning in el-ementary school. Presented with these

options, students then have the au-tonomy to dabble in the arts at theirown interest. School music and artprograms provide children with theopportunity to discover new interestsand talents: an opportunity that otherinstitutions may not afford to them.

Like with sports, many schools allowonly students with passing grades toparticipate in extracurricular art andmusic programs. Students involved in

music and art must then devote timeto schoolwork in order to remain in-

volved. Arts programs give studentswho might not otherwise care abouttheir grades a reason to succeed inschool.

Along with providing students with amotivation to pass their classes, musicand art teach precision, discipline, and

creativity. In order to develop a newskill, one must practice and study tire-lessly. In order to put on a production,students must rehearse repeatedly andadapt to working together. Arts pro-grams can not only motivate studentsto pass classes but also equip themwith the work ethic necessary to excelin school.

Although the programs require

funding, the beneficial impact of thearts on students outweighs the costof maintaining them. Ticket sales forplays, musicals, and art shows also atleast partially cover the cost of the pro-grams. Implementing the arts in publicschools would pose a small monetarycost and an immense benefit to stu-dents.

Resuscitating the Arts

CHRISTOPHER DETWILER

Grade 11

Hempfield HS

Teacher: Pamela Felegi

When entering high school, mostteens are in the middle of their growthspurt. Because of this rapid growth,they require more calories than nor-mal, especially if they are involved insports.

According to kidshealth.org, teens

who participate in athletic activitieswill require somewhere between 2,000- 5,000 calories every day. An easy placefor teens to get those calories is duringtheir school lunch. The only problem isthat schools are only allowed to serve850 calories in every lunch. That is lessthan 25% of the total calories neededby teens daily!

I believe that school lunches shouldbe allowed to have more calories, giv-ing teens more energy throughout the

day, and creating a more filling and de-lectable lunch.

If teens don’t eat enough calories,

their bodies will not be able to reachtheir maximum potential and may

start breaking down muscle instead ofbuilding it up. They won’t be as fast orstrong as they could.

Many people may say that more cal-ories causes obesity in teens. This istrue, but there are also many more fac-tors that cause obesity. One is physicalinactivity. No matter how many calo-ries teens eat, if they do not burn off those calories, they will gain weight.

Physical activity and healthy eating

go hand-in-hand. The healthier youeat, the more energy you have to stayphysically fit, which is what keeps bodyfat low and muscle growth high.

If the government wants healthierand smarter kids, serving more calo-ries may be the answer. More caloriesgive teens the energy to get through theschool day with smiles on their faces,and then be able to excel in their sportor activity.

Lower calories in a meal does notmean the meal is healthier, especiallyfor teens.

School Lunches Important

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SOFIA RIVERA

GRADE 10

Manheim Township HS

Teacher: Marty Pflieger

Some people believe that groupingstudents based on their ability has neg-ative effects on their self-confidence;however, throughout the nation, in-class ability grouping and tracking

are used to give all students the besteducation possible. Despite the argu-ments against ability-based grouping,it is very effective in allowing studentsof all ability levels to succeed.

In-class ability grouping or placingstudents in separate groups withinone classroom, is generally used in el-ementary schools. It allows students

Separation of Students by Ability

TARA ANTHONY

Grade 9Manheim Townshp HS


When you hand your child a book,you want him to have fun reading it, butyou also want him to learn something

valuable from it. Children’s books canhave positive and negative effects onchildren. According to Shelton L. RootJr., when a child’s brain is still develop-

ing, the child can easily be influencedby the objects and people around them,especially what they read or what theirparents read to them. Not just the plotof the book can influence them, but asingle character with a larger role inthe book.

When you read to a child about acharacter being disobedient or unruly,the child might want to take on thepersonality of the character and actlike him or her. The book may not even

have a bad influence on the child at all.Sometimes it’s a good influence, rath-er than a bad one. In Dr. Suess’s “The

Lorax” the Lorax is trying to keep th

clothing manufacturers from cuttindown all of the trees to produce thei

“snoods,” a clothing article that ca

be pretty much anything that a perso

can wear. The book might influenc

the child to help the environment, o

to take better care of our world so w

don’t have to worry about things lik

that. Take Roald Dahl’s “Matilda,” fo

example. The main character, Matilda

stands up for herself and her fellostudents and teachers, using her ‘pow

ers’ to give a message to her principal

Miss Trunchbull, to leave them alon

and exposing the way she poorly treat

the students.

So when parents are trying to pic

out a nice book for their children, the

should think about how they wan

their children to act, how they want t

influence their children, or how the

want their minds to develop and groBecause a book’s influence might jus

have a huge impact on a child.

How Children’s BooksAffect Children’s Behavior



to learn at their own pace while stillallowing for interaction between thegroups. Tracking, or placing studentsin separate ability-based classes, ismore common in secondary schools.This allows students to receive moreindividualized attention from teachersand work at their own pace.

Some opponents to ability group-ing argue that separating students byability can be harmful to lower-level

students. However, they often feel in-timidated and less self-confident inheterogeneous classrooms; higher-level students also become frustratedbecause they are prevented from ad-

vancement. In heterogeneous class-rooms, teachers are forced to teachtoward the average students, who re-ally only make up a third of the class. In

ability-grouped classrooms, however,

the curriculum can be structured for

all of the students.

Ability-based grouping is advanta-

geous for both students and teachers.

Not only does it allow higher-level stu-

dents to advance in their stronger sub-

jects, but it also provides lower-level

students with more self-confidence

and the opportunity to take more time

to learn difficult topics. This method of

grouping students also allows teachers

to approach the majority of their class

with lessons of true meaning and sub-

stance. Both in-class ability grouping

- at the elementary level - and tracking

- at the secondary level - should be used

to optimize the results of education.

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CHRISTOPHER HYRB

GRADE 8

St. Leo the Great


Schools all over America are taking part in a newmethod of recycling. This process saves schoolsthousands of dollars each year and helps the envi-ronment too. Who would have known this method iscomposting?

What is composting? Why are so many schools tak-ing part in this world-wide phenomenon? Simplyput, composting is recycling decomposing materials(such as vegetables) into a rich soil. This is put intogardens to help plants and vegetation grow.

Many schools are now actively composting. St. Leothe Great School in Lancaster has an active compostprogram. Michele Zachary, St. Leo’s compost manag-er, has set up a compost line for students. Before the

children walk through the compost line, they sepa-

rate their trash. Then, they put their plastic baggies,

tin foil, milk cartons, yogurt containers, and anything

else you can think of into different bins. Then they

put the food part of their lunch into compost bins.

Why does St. Leo compost? One reason is it

fuels the school’s garden, eliminating the need to buy

expensive and harmful fertilizer. The school garden

provides fresh fruits and vegetables for lunches. Ac-

cording to Michele Zachary, big companies such as

Target buy yogurt containers and milk cartons fromSt. Leo’s compost program. Composting also reduces

the school’s need to buy garbage bags and pay for

trash fees.

Composting has had a huge effect on St. Leo. Many

schools are now following their program. Who

knows, maybe in the next twenty years every school

will be composting.

Composting’s Effect on Schools

CASEY DECK

Grade 7

Centerville MS

Teacher: Laura Wentland

You have probably heard of a therapydog, even a therapy cat, but you haveprobably never heard of a therapypig. KPETS- Keystone Pet Enhanced

Therapy Services, an organizationcommitted to providing therapeuticbenefits through use of animals, has anew member, a female pig named Ar-nold who belongs to the Rhoads family.She’s Lancaster County’s first regis-tered therapy pig.

The family had many reasons forgetting a pig. “Adam [Mrs. Rhoads’sson] really likes pigs, ever since he waslittle.” Mrs. Rhoads said. One benefitis they are nonallergenic, because pigs

have the same type of skin and hair ashumans do. After extensive research,Mrs. Rhoads arranged to have Arnold

shipped from Texas.

Caring for pigs is similar to caring for

dogs or cats. “As long as you’re able to

take care of both you’d be able to take

care of a pig,” says Mrs. Rhoads. Pigs

are intelligent, like tricks, and keep

themselves busy.

Mrs. Rhoads decided to train Arnold

to be a therapy pig, because their dog is

already a therapy animal. To be regis-tered, Arnold had to pass a health test.

Next KPETS officials evaluated her in

settings, like nursing homes or schools.

The process can take up to six months.

Since then, Arnold has been to many

places, bringing happiness to those in

need. Recently, Arnold visited an Au-

tistic Support Classroom at Centerville

Middle School. It was a great experi-

ence for everyone. One thing’s for sure, Arnold’s just getting started making

people smile.

Meet Arnold: Lancaster’s1st Therapy Pig

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EMMA CHARLINE ORTIZ TORRES

GRADE 6

Edward Hand MS

Teacher: Jane Capriotti

Did the students forget what dayof the week it was? Can you believe

100 students would give up their Sat-urday morning to help the commu-nity? It was 8:30 in the morning andthe students at Edward Hand MiddleSchool had volunteered to help beau-tify downtown Lancaster. The day iscalled Ruth Thomas Day of Communi-ty Service. Ruth Thomas lost her fightagainst breast cancer, but always had a

Exit Lancaster: Working to Make

Our Community Great

DELANEY MINDER

Grade 5

Centerville ES

Teacher: Ric PetroskyThe calm, cold, salty water rocked

me and my friend back and forth. Sit-ting on my boogie board, I waited foranother wave to come. Looking back atthe shore, I realized we were far away.

Suddenly, the ocean water becamechaotic and ruff. Eager to look back,I was hoping to see the perfect sizedwave, I realized I was wrong. A mon-ster sized wave was hurtling towards

us! Trying to drag and kick my body

away only made it worse and the wav

was getting closer!

Before we knew it, the wave struck u

and everything turned to a dark blur

My muscles were stiff and I felt nothing while twisting and turning unde

the water but, scratches, bumps, bruis

es, and sores covered my body.

Finally, I awakened, cheek down t

the salty shore. My knees were cut an

sore while my eyes were red and puff My mom was racing toward me, help

ing me up to the beach chairs.

The monster wave is one thing in m

life I will never forget.

The Monster Wave


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love of giving back to her community.Exit Lancaster is a program at Ed-

ward Hand Middle School. It is rep-resented by five principles. The prin-ciples are education, communityservice, wellness, business, and an ap-preciation for the arts. Mr. Bair, oneof the two creators of this program

says, “Our program is for any studentwho is willing to embrace those fiveprinciples.” That Saturday in October,with joy and pride, the students startedwalking downtown. With their bucketsof mulch and their wheelbarrows ofpicked up trash, you could see that theywere off to a good start that day.

Exit Lancaster students also travel to

many places, often based on a book they are reading. For example, the studentsread a book called Surviving Hitler andtraveled to Washington, D.C. to the Ho-locaust Museum. Another example isthey read a book called Miracle Boysand traveled to New York City to seea Broadway show. They also traveled

to Cincinnati, Ohio to visit the Under-ground Railroad Museum. Dependingon how many students actively partici-pate, they can do these trips withouthaving the students pay too much outof their own pocket.

Exit Lancaster provides studentswith so many learning opportunities,

very few programs can compete!

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KYLA MASON

Grade 4

Lititz Christian School

Teacher: Nancy Hackman

One freezing cold afternoon, Eddie, my Dad and I bundledup in our fuzzy, warm jackets and went outside to play in thecold snow. I could taste the snowflakes floating gently on mytongue. We decided to have a snowball fight. My Dad was onone side of the driveway and Eddie and me were on the other.

Hit, bam, whack! We smacked each other with the snowballs!

After a while it was time to shovel the driveway. We shoveledthe snow into one enormous pile. Eddie and I packed it alldown and then we dug a deep hole in it. It was super deep!My friend Rebeckah came and we played inside the fort. Wemade secret holes in it so we could store food inside. Afterour toes were frozen and our noses were bright red, we wentinside to drink some warm, hot chocolate. Then we wentback outside into the freezing wind and made a snowmanthat was four feet tall! We made slippery slides on the topof the snow fort. We pretended we were silky, slippery seals.

What an extraordinary fun day in the snow!

A Snowy Day


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GRETA BORNMANN

Grade 3

Lancaster Mennonite

Teacher: Sylvia M. Weaver

This past September, we were clean-ing out my dad’s apartments, when Ifound a mysterious trap door. When Iasked my dad about it, he said we couldgo explore. So my dad said he would go

in first. After we both got down there,we saw movement on the floor! Wecouldn’t see what it was, because itwas in the shadows. Then, my dad real-ized it was a snake! My dad whisperedsomething. It sounded like “Run!” So,

I raced right up the steps and escaped

through the trap door. My heart was

pounding like a drum!

As soon as Dad slammed the door

shut, he called That Fish Place. When

they came, we showed them where we

had seen the snake. Only minutes after

we led them down there, they brought

the snake up in a cage. Then my dad

closed up the trap door.

This snake had been a pet of some

former tenants. I was glad the snake

was gone, but a little part of me wished

we could have kept it.

A Mysterious Discovery


JACOB ZURIN

Grade 2

Lancaster Mennonite


“Whoosh!” Hear that wind blow! Itis a good day with no tornados. Let’sget those windmills rolling. Go ahead!You may go inside the windmill. Whoa!Look up at the top and see those gi-gantic gears. They almost touch thetop of the windmill. Two giant straightlogs, with all their bark taken off, turn

around inside the windmill. When the

wind blows, the sails on the windmill

move. The sails are attached to one log

that has a gear on it. The other log also

has a gear, but it goes to an attachment

that grinds wheat to make flour. Flour

is one of the ingredients for making

bread. When the wind blows the sails,

it can make electricity for turning light

bulbs on, or for other electrical uses.

Some people have windmill farms.

Windmills help many people. A lot of

people think windmills are very handy.

Old-fashioned Windmills


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TEACHER’S PICK

VERONICA RINGLEIN

Grade 8

Sacred Heart School

Teacher: Ann Weaver

Security Cameras and privacy arecontroversial in our society. Are thesecameras keeping us safe or violatingour rights?

In Lancaster City and around the

world privacy issues are an ongoingdebate. The Lancaster CommunitySafety Coalition tries hard to protecttheir residents. The cameras in Lan-caster are placed at intersections.They keep a close eye on the city.

Many people believe these cam-eras are there for our protection, butsome people believe these camerasare violating the rights we have underthe fourth amendment. A resident on

Race Avenue states that these camer-

as are invading his privacy and are notnecessary for our protection.

Lancaster City security camerashave helped catch criminals. Themonitors in the Lancaster Safety Co-alition have operators watching therotating cameras at all times. Thesecameras watch and record every moveof each person within the span of the

camera’s view.Local high schools and colleges suchas Lancaster Catholic High school andFranklin and Marshall college haverecently put in security camera oper-ating systems. These security camerason campuses are said to be for the pro-tection of faculty and staff.

Do you feel safe having cameraswatching you? Is it contradicting ourrights under the fourth amendment to

privacy?

Are You Being Watched?



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ETHAN MELDRUM

GRADE 12

Hempfield HS

Teacher: Pamela Felegi

From the moment he was elected inMarch of 2013, Pope Francis’ papacyhas been surrounded by controversy.The Pontiff has worked as a bouncerfor a nightclub, a technical chemist,and really enjoyed dancing (scandal-ous!) before becoming pope. In his

short time as pope, he has done an in-credible job of setting the example forthose who practice Catholicism, andall those who just want to be a goodperson.

The humility of Pope Francis issomething to be admired. Shunningthe (literal) gold trimmings that oneusually associates with the electedpope, the new Pontiff has chosen to

wear a silver (instead of gold) pisca-tory ring, keep the same pectoral crosshe had when he was a cardinal, andrefuse to don the papal mozzetta capetraditionally worn by popes of thepast. He is willing to make sacrificesfor the downtrodden, including self-less acts such as raffling off personalgifts given to him (four-wheel driveFiat Panda included) and approvingpublic showers at the Vatican for thehomeless.

In his short time as the religiousleader of 1.2 billion people, Pope Fran-cis has made several controversialstatements that have angered many(including some in the church). Called“pure Marxism” by radio personal-ity Rush Limbaugh, his critiques ofcapitalism have upset many conserva-tive followers. However, his economicpolicy of putting people before profit

reflects not his own views, but thoseof Christ himself, whom all Christiansprofess to follow.

However, as the head of the Catho-lic church, Pope Francis has been do-ing a phenomenal job of promotingwhat it truly means to be a Christianin today’s society. Preaching love andtolerance, he is doing his best to be theexemplar of what people all over theworld, religious or not, should striveto emulate.

Works cited

http://www.chicagotribuen.com/news/nationworld/chi-pope-raffle-20141119-story.html

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-pope-myths-perspec-1125-20141124-story.html#page=1

A More Progressive Pope?

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BRANDON ROARK

GRADE 11

Ephrata HSTeacher: Gemma Rasmus

One bad comment has the same ef-fect as a hundred good ones.

According to Stopbullying.gov andnobullying.com, over 3.2 million kidsare currently being bullied all overthe country. 160,000 kids skip school

just so they don’t become a victim ofbullying. 1 in 10 students drop out of

school because of bullying. 4,400 teenscommit suicide with over half of themare directly or partly caused becauseof bullying. And with every teen whocommits suicide, another hundred at-tempt suicide.

Bullying is underrated and needsmore attention. Bullying can havedrastic effects, such as depression,self-harm, mental issues, and anxietyproblems. Most people who are bul-lied don’t report it to a teacher or par-

ent because most don’t know how totalk about it or fear the problem eitherwon’t be solved or will only worsen.

Most times a child is severely bulliedand no one knows until it’s too late.

Feeling lost, alone, and abandoned,some choose suicide as a way out, a fewretaliate, but most just sit back and donothing.

That is why it is up to friends andstudents to do something about it. Sev-eral groups such as Aevidum, STOMP,Think Before You Speak, and manymore have been made with the goal toend bullying nationwide. Even the UNdeclared May 4th as the official Anti-

Bullying Day, with 25 countries recog-nizing it including, the United States.49 states and DC, along with severalother countries, have laws against bul-lying.

It is astounding the attention anti-bullying is getting, it’s not enough. Itis important for bystanders to report ifanother kid is being bullied.

The only thing worse than causingabuse is letting it go on. So do some-

thing. Because if you don’t, one daythere may be an empty seat in yourclassroom.

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BREANNA WINGENROTH

GRADE 10

Manheim Township HS


Bullying is a serious problem that affects peopleall over the world every day. The average person re-ally doesn’t take the time to think about it or evenimagine what it would be like if it was happening tothem. Bullies can be relentless and will do whatev-er it takes to gain power so that they can feel better

about themselves.Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying

each year. Every 7 minutes a kid is being bullied.

There are three different types of bullying, includ-ing verbal, social, and physical. The most commontype of bullying is verbal, which includes teasingand name calling. Social bullying is when someonepurposely harms another’s reputation by spread-ing embarrassing rumors or through cyberbully-ing. Physical bullying is when someone purposelycauses violent, physical harm to one another.

Kids are taking their own lives and there is astrong link between bullying and suicide incidents.Studies by Yale University show that victims of

bullying are between 2 to 9 times more likely toconsider suicide than non-victims.

Dana Schrodel, assistant principal at Manheim

Township High School, states that staff is only no-

tified when a teacher reports an incident of bully-

ing and administrators would investigate everyone

involved. “Consequences for bullying vary from a

warning to OSS depending on the severity of the

incident,” he said.

Awareness of this issue can lead to changes. Bul-

lies need to stop and bystanders need to step up

and stop acts of bullying when they see them. One

step at a time we can all make this issue disappear.Bullying is a worldwide problem that needs to be

stopped now.

Bullying


KARINA QUINONES

GRADE 9

Manheim Township HS


Some people say that music negatively affectskids, especially teens. They say it can lower theirgrades, but it’s actually the reverse. Music is a goodthing especially with teens because it can improvetheir attitudes. Music helps with creativity and

even problem solving. According to an article by Quantum Jumping,

at the University of California at Irvine, some sci-

entists conducted a study with preschool-agedchildren. Some children received daily lessons foreither playing an instrument or singing. The chil-dren with the lessons were significantly better ableto complete a puzzle compared to those who don’treceive lessons. It also may create a highly focusedlearning state in which vocabulary and readingmaterial is absorbed at a great rate, according toa Johns Hopkins School of Education article. Thearticle also says that music can also help with in-

creasing attention, improving memory, and providing inspiration and motivation.

A teacher playing a classical song during a test is

a great example of this. The music helps childrento concentrate more on the test. If the studentsfocus more on the test, they have a better chanceof getting a better grade. The music playing in thebackground of the test, though, can also ease thestudents’ nerves.

According to the same John Hopkins article, mu-sic, aside from helping to learn, also helps with at-mosphere. It builds a sense of anticipation, releas-es tension, and adds fun. The music helps to make a

positive and desired atmosphere in the classroom.Making a connection again with learning, kidslearn, focus, and remember more while having fun.

Music and Its Effects on Kids


MAX AUKAMP

GRADE 8

Centerville MS

Teacher: Jennifer Axe

Three-year-old Kennedy Stevenson was born inLancaster, Pennsylvania with a rare disease thathas threatened her life. She is only one in eightpeople in the world that has been diagnosed with

the metabolic disorder called S-adenosylhomo-cysteine hydrolase deficiency, or AdoHcy. It affects

her brain development, muscles, nervous systemand liver.

A liver transplant was Kennedy’s chance for acure. Her mom, Donya McCoy, sent out a plea onFacebook. In July, Donya sent out this request toher 800 Facebook friends, “This is the request ofa lifetime. Is there anyone out there who has O+blood and would be willing to donate 25% of theirliver to save Kennedy’s life?” Her prayers were an-

swered when a high school acquaintance said hewould donate the quarter of his liver that Kennedy

needed.The transplant took place at Children’s Hospi-

tal of Pittsburgh on October 28. On December 1,metabolic tests came back and the doctors believethat Kennedy’s transplant has cured her. Each dayshe is making progress. More and more tubes arebeing removed from her and she is now able to eatand move around. Kennedy is still going to need toremain in Children’s Hospital for the next month.

After that, she will be released to stay close by withher mom, Donya, in The Ronald McDonald House.

Talk About Making a Friend Request

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COURTNEY MYER

GRADE 7

Landisville MS


Soil Secret Incorporated is one-hun-dred percent natural earthworm cast-ings. It is odorless, chemical-free, con-tains many micro-organisms that arecrucial to healthy root systems, and is

non toxic. Earthworm castings are na-ture’s most effective and purest formof soil. Nellene and Jay Myer are theproud owners of Soil Secret. “Not onlyare you feeding the plants, you are alsofeeding the soil,” says owner NelleneMyer.

The soil from Soil Secret is organicsince it is not a fertilizer. Fertilizer issynthetic and causes fertilizer runoff,which is when nitrogen from the fer-tilizer runs into water polluting it. SoilSecret gives a stronger, healthier plantwhich means the plant won’t contain

as many diseases. The castings contain

humus, which helps aerate the soil.

Aerated soil allows water to get to the

plant system quicker and easier.

Using this soil saves time because

you don’t have to tend to or water the

plant as much. “It’s hard to tell, but I’d

say there are about one-million worms

in our barn,” explains Nellene. “It takes

about one-thousand worms to makeone pound, and we sell by the pound.”

Happy and healthy worms can

double their population every three

to six months. As long as the worms

have moisture, food, and the cor-

rect temperature, they will be happy

and healthy. “My favorite parts of the

process are learning more about the

worms and the pretty flowers you get

from them,” Nellene says. Using Soil

Secret will make your plants healthy,

strong, and beautiful.

The Secret of Soil


EMILY LONEY

GRADE 6

St. Leo the Great


The Taj Mahal is an Indian restau-rant that can transport someone fromLancaster County farmlands to a for-eign world. The restaurant, whichserves Indian food, is located at 2080

Bennett Ave. right off of RohrstownRoad. Voted one of the best restaurantsin Lancaster, PA, no one will go awayhungry or unhappy.

When a person walks into the TajMahal, they are greeted by a friendlyhost wearing traditional Indian garb.The walls are covered with tapestriesand Hindu sculptures are presentthroughout the restaurant. After beingseated, warm towels are given for handwashing.

A polite waiter will offer to bring

drinks. The strawberry lassi is espe-cially delicious. It tastes like a swirl ofcream and strawberry with a pinch ofsourness.

For less daring Americans and youngchildren, the Taj chicken is an excel-lent choice. This chicken is cookedin a cylindrical clay oven called a tan-door. The naan bread is a great food tocombine with this chicken and jasmine

rice. Naan is an Indian oven-baked flatbread that resembles a pancake.

Besides the wonderful food andfriendly service, the Taj Mahal offersgreat entertainment. The citar playeris talented and willing to make friendlyconversation. The citar is an Indian in-strument that looks like a guitar with along handle. The music is peaceful andrelaxing.

If one is interested in escaping daily life and traveling to a foreign land, theTaj Mahal is the perfect place to go.

The Taj Mahal


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A Special Thank You to All the Participating TeachersPUBLIC SCHOOLS

COLUMBIA

Taylor ElementaryChristina Warfel

CONESTOGA VALLEY

J.E. Fritz Elementary

Khris Brubaker

Sue Gehman

Smoketown Elementary

Steve Scheidt

DONEGAL

Donegal Intermediate

Sarah Lawrence

ELIZABETHTOWN AREA

Elizabethtown Area High

Kevin Goss

ElizabethtownArea Middle

Mary Jane Davies

Rheems Elementary

Melissa Clark

EPHRATA AREA

Clay Elementary

Beth Garrison

Alycia Kauffman

Deborah Sheaffer

Ephrata High

Gemma Rasmus

Fulton Elementary

Matt Becker

HEMPFIELD

Centerville Elementary

Cara Greer

Sylvia Kilheffer

Ric Petrosky

Centerville Middle

Jennifer Axe

Cristin Kramer

Laura Wentland

Hempfield High

Pamela Felegi

Chris Hanusa

Andy Wise

Landisville Intermediate

Clare Daher

Jess Wise

Landisville Middle

Diane Anderson

Scott Feifer

Christine LeFevre

Kim Petrosky

Landisville Primary

Sandy McConnell

Nancy Neff

LAMPETER-STRASBURG

Hans Herr Elementary

Beth Hendrix

Lampeter Elementary

Lauren Burns

Suzanne Mannix

Gini Sitler

Kimberly Smith

Allison Wagner

Lampeter-Strasburg High

Angela Depew

Susan Fetterolf

Benjamin Krothe

Martin Meylin MiddleJennifer Risser

Timothy Shoff

LANCASTER COUNTY

CAREER AND

TECHNOLOGY CENTER

(LCCTC)

Brownstown Campus

Randy Hess

Willow Street Campus

Mark Maisano

MANHEIM CENTRAL

Doe Run Elementary

Leisa Bowman

Carol Hess

JoAnn Sunderland

Manheim Central MiddleJulie Hibsman

Keisha McCauley

MANHEIM TOWNSHIP

Landis Run Intermediate

Emily Wood

Manheim Township High

Julie Frey

Marty Pflieger

Manheim Township MiddleBrooke Hall

Hilary Horst

Nathan C. Schaeffer ES

Allison Zell

William E. Nitrauer ES

Nancy Cooper

PENN MANOR

Central Manor Elementary

Jerrell Birch

Jenna Boyd

Tracy Cornell

Karen Devenburgh

Becca Eichler

Laura Heverling

Allison Horning

Shelly Kyle

Jen Loreto

Beth Mader

Emily Mattern

Heather Piatt

Carol Purzycki

Megan Quinn

Casie Saxton

Beth SchoelkopfPatti Shover

Laura Stephan

Johanna Treier

Stacey White

Amy Wiggins

Emily Wise

Conestoga Elementary

Meridith Eckroat

Fred S. Eshelman ESElizabeth Kaplan

Wendy Terry

Martic Elementary

Candy Steiner

Penn Manor High

Cece O’Day

Pequea Elementary

Lisa Frazier

PEQUEA VALLEY

Paradise Elementary

Jodi Shenberger

Pequea Valley High

Tim Hess

Salisbury Elementary

Aftan Fisher

SCHOOL DISTRICTOF LANCASTER

Burrowes Elementary

Barb Heister

Stephanie Mowery

Jeanne Oakes

Hand Middle

Jane Capriotti

J.P. McCaskey High

Lisa Wolf

Lafayette Elementary

Christine Kowalski

Martin Elementary

Darrell Yoder

Reynolds Middle

Karen Morrisette

Ross Elementary

Eilene Euston

Wickersham Elementary

Angela DiTomasso

SOLANCO

Bart-Colerain Elementary

Melissa Evans

Greg Schmitt

Sheila Schmitt

Clermont Elementary

Christina Olindo

George A. Smith Middle

Emily Ritholz

WARWICK

Kissel Hill Elementary

Barb Jones

NONPUBLIC

SCHOOLS

LANCASTER COUNTY

CHRISTIAN SCHOOLTammi Dodson

Jessica Hoover

Bethany Rineer

Alecia Weaver

LANCASTER

MENNONITESylvia Weaver

LINVILLE HILL

CHRISTIAN SCHOOLJoe Luethy

Karen Donaldson

LITITZ CHRISTIAN

SCHOOLBetsy Echternach

Nancy Hackman

OUR MOTHER OF

PERPETUAL HELPNatasha Drum

RESURRECTION

CATHOLICSylvia Buller

Annemarie Hull

Kim Ingram

Kimberly Kramer

Kristy Legenstein

Mary Scaccia

SACRED HEART

SCHOOL

Erin AgueJackie Muchleisen

Ann Weaver

ST. LEO THE GREATStacey Berger

Jan Bixby

Jennifer Harrington

Dagny Heidig

Ellen Tucker

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SOPHIA ROEDEMA

GRADE 5

Centerville ES

Teacher: Ric Petrosky

I waited for the whistle, and I was fo-cused on the water. I could not see any-thing around me. Then a sharp noisecame into my ears and up to my brain.It was time to swim. I formed a point

over my head with my arms and dived.The water was cold, but I didn’t care.

I gradually rose from underneath thewater and started kicking. I immedi-ately started pulling one arm out fromthe water. Then I would make my arm

go as far as it could reach. After my armdid that, it gracefully traveled back tomy side underwater.

I would then take my other arm anddo the same thing. I would keep re-peating these movements, kickingthe whole time. Every three or fourstrokes, I would quickly turn my headto the side and grab a breath of freshair.

My muscles were starting to achenow. When I got to the end of the pool,I did a flip turn. I swam to the other endof the pool. I got out, shivering.

The judges told me I had won theswimming race!

Swim!

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JAYDON BACHMAN

GRADE 4

Lancaster County Christian School

Teacher: Alecia Weaver

BAM! It was adoption day. Leah (myalmost sister) was about to be adopted.I woke up believing it was a normalschool day, but wait....Leah! It’s adop-tion day! “NO SCHOOL!!” I thought.

I leapt into my dress and helped Leahwith hers. Leah had no idea what washappening or that it was a special day.She called my mom, “Mommy” as wellas my dad, “Daddy”. She was only 1 yearold. We ventured to the Courthouse,

our whole family, including grandpar-ents and a few close friends. The judgeasked, “What is her name and what willit become?” We declared, “She is LeahMarie Bachman and will be Leah Ma-rie Bachman” because her birth momis our cousin. I had such a phenomenaltime in the court room, we sat in spin-ning chairs and the kids twirled roundand round. It was an amazing day.

Leah’s name means delicate or weary.She is not usually very delicate but, sheis all ours and we love her very much!!I’m thrilled to finally be a big sister tomy third sibling. God knew Leah wasmeant to complete our family!

Adoption Day


MORGAN HOUCK

GRADE 2

J.E. Fritz ES

Teacher: Khris Brubaker

Second grade goes to specials everyday. Here are three of our specials.One of the specials we go to is gym. Wehave an awesome gym teacher. He letsus play lots of games. In gym we runaround the gym five times. We run atour own pace. We do gym Olympics ingym. We get in shape. We climb on therock wall. In gym we play Hungry Hip-pos. It is fun! We go on the scooters. An-other special we go to every week is art.

In art we wove a mat to put food on. W also draw and color in art. We use claand Model Magic. We research animals

and draw them and write about theanimals. We weave stuff like baskets. Inart we do not do free draw. Instead, w use different kinds of rulers. Anotherspecial we go to is music. We play dif-ferent instruments like zylophones.

We play different songs every day. Inmusic, if we get stars we get a prize. W play different games in music. Oh, anour music teacher is nice. She shows usthe different signs for music. Those arthe things we do in our specials.

Our Cool Specials


REBEKAH FREUND

GRADE 3

Lancaster County Christian School

Teacher: Bethany Rineer

“Come on guys,” said grandpa. I wasexcited! We were going to meet some-one special tonight. The car ride waslong, but it was satisfying becausesongs filled the air. When we arrived Iscampered into the hospital and wait-ed to see which room my parents werein. I was nervous. I had never been to ahospital before.

Soon we were in my parents’ room.Cheerfulness filled the air and I was

not afraid anymore. I spotted my dad

and raced into his arms and gave him

a gigantic hug. Then he asked, “Do you

want to meet your new, baby sister, Ra-

chel?” She looked so tiny and cuddly,

bundled up in my mom’s arms. I wished

that I was snuggled up there with her. I

couldn’t calm down. Caleb and I kept

turning on and off the lights. Finally, it

was my turn to climb up in the bed and

snuggle my sister in my arms. We had a

birthday cake to welcome my sister! It

was a wonderful day I will never forget.

The Big Surprise


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ELLA TICE

GRADE 12



Imagine a world in black and white.

Without color the world would be bor-

ing. Color is found to improve andstimulate the human brain. So why isn’tcolor used in classrooms? If color stimu-lates the body to increase the amount ofinformation it can receive, then why areschoolrooms grey? After all, to achievethe best learning environment in schoolis the goal. In short: Color in the class-room is crucially important in increas-ing learning productivity from students.

Grey is most often found to have nointellect-stimulating powers. School isa place where students should be stim-ulated to learn, so grey walls are nothelping with stimulation. “Color is themost powerful stimulus for the brain.It opens up other areas of the brain andallows greater and easier learning andremembering ” ( Jana). Certain colors,in fact, stimulate different areas of thebrain. Orange is a color that stimulatesthe brains mental activity by increasingoxygen supply. Orange is also found to

increase social interaction. Pale blue isfound to increase productivity, intuitionand creative thinking. “A research study

by the University of British Columbiahas proven that blue color enhances cre-ativity and the color red helps create fo-cus and has positive effects on memory”(“Effect of Different...”). If all of thesecolors help to increase things like pro-ductivity and creativity then why aren’tschool classrooms painted in color.

Color is the first thing to stimulate thebrain and once stimulated a person’sworking memory runs much more effi-ciently. In turn, the sensible solution isto spread color into the classroom. Paintis relatively low in cost so the solutionto add color is very feasible. Just a dashof color in the classroom can stimulatea student’s brain and that will lead tomore efficient students.

Work Cited “Effect of Different colors on HumanMind and Body : Human N Health. “Effectof Different Colors on Human Mind andBody : Human N Health. Editorial Staff, 5Oct. 2014. Web

04 Dec. 2014. http://humannhealth.com/effect-of-different-colors-on-human-mind-and-body/243/.

Jan, Jana. “How Colors Can EnhanceMemory Performance?” The Edynco Blog.N.p., 13 Jan.

2014. Web. 04 Dec. 2014. http://blog.edynco.com/instructional-design/how-colors-can-enhance-memory-performance/.

Color in the Classroom

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JUSTIN BURKETT

GRADE 11


Teacher: Angela Depew

It is two o’clock, Friday, in the Lampeter-Strasburg schooldistrict. In L-S High School, the seniors are leaving on seniorprivilege, some students go to clubs or band, and still otherswork busily in study hall.

And then there are those in remediation. Those souls who didnot live up to expectations on their Keystones. They toil awayin specially created classes made at the expense of the school

at large. For forty-five minutes a day, the school is turned intoa mental pressure cooker, with teachers furiously trying to setthe dials all the same.

It’s time to face facts. Common Core is doing more harm thangood, turning places of learning into intellectual factories. Re-moving Common Core is becoming the nation’s only option.

A system that provides the targets for instruction and studentlearning essential for success in all academic areas is a charm-ing thought, one easy all-subject system, until you realize onedoesn’t learn chemistry in Shakespearian rhyme (Brady). InNew York alone, only 31% of students, grades three througheight, actually passed the Standard’s test. The abysmal show-ing was because of the system being put to work before it waseven ready. Some states even “adopted them without seeing afinished draft” (Ravitch).

Just look at the facts and statistics, ironically the one thingthe Standards love. In 2013, 76% of teachers supported Com-mon Core. Within a year, that number had dropped to 46%,

while opposition grew from 12% to 40% (Bidwell). In anotheryear, opposition may well overtake support.

So what is the answer? Already eight states have either re-pealed or refused to adopt the standards. Personally, I’m quiteconfident in my teachers’ abilities to teach me. What I’m leeryof is why a politician wants me to be educated...and with what.

Common Rotten Core

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Eagles in Holiday Mood

JACK ROSS

Grade 1 • Lampeter ES • Teacher: Suzanne Mannix

Plenty of Options for Local Giving

ABBY MILLAY-STIPE

Grade K • St. Leo the Great • Teacher: Dagny Heidig

JOSEPH VALENT

GRADE 10

Ephrata HSTeacher: Gemma Rasmus

With all the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, it is currently debated in the countryif there is still racism in this world, and if there are any progressive steps beingtaken to eliminate racism.

On Aug. 9, Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed 18 year-old Michael Brown,who was unarmed, says the St. Louis County Police Chief Joe Belmar in a confer-ence. A total of six shots were fired into Brown, four to the right arm, and two tothe head. Autopsy reports declare that he was shot from the front, contradictingeye-witness statement saying he had been shot fleeing the scene.

Yet despite these facts, no actions were made against Wilson. The most press-

ing fact is a white police officer claims he felt “threatened” by an unarmed, 18

year-old black teen enough to not take him into custody. But to murder him?

Many riots have plagued the city, with hundreds of arrests. Not all protestorsare criminals, so the police should not treat them as such. It is widely speculated

if the police force is operating inside the law and work ethic that is supposed to

be used in a government-sanctioned occupation. Many wonder if police are re-

ally acting in the public’s best interests-including the interests of blacks.

It is a gray area to some, but countless instances exist where it is simply black

and white. Ferguson is a predominantly black community; however, the grand

jury presiding over the indictment had only three black jurors and six white: a

clear statement showing where the judicial system truly lies. An actual investi-

gation and jury from the highest echelon of the government should preside over

this obvious violation of human rights and the right of a fair trial.

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YASIRA TEJEDA

GRADE 8

Reynolds MS

Teacher: Karen Morrisette

An autistic person is someone witha developmental disability caused bybrain abnormalities. Someone with au-tism typically has difficulty with social

and communication skills. There are au-tistic students like this in almost everyschool, yet not everyone really knowsabout them. Mrs. McDonnell, an autis-tic support teacher from Reynolds Mid-dle School, understands what it’s like tohave students who sometimes can’t ordon’t know how to express themselves.

Mrs. McDonnell discussed the chal-lenges of her career and the true re-wards of being a teacher of autistic

children. For any other teacher with a“normal” class it might be easy for themto know what their students need, butfor Mrs. McDonnell and many other au-tistic support teachers, knowing theirstudents’ needs is a little harder, espe-cially when sometimes things could getphysically demanding or even violent.

For teachers like Mrs. McDonnell, it’s

more than just teaching reading andwriting. Her students have a mentaldisorder and often “act out.” They needmore help with the everyday tasks wetake for granted.

All students are part of our schooland the environment. Other studentssee students with a disorder and thinkthey’re “acting weird.” They are quick to

judge because they are too confused orscared by the behaviors.

Autistic Support

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JISELA TERON

GRADE 7

Resurrecton Catholic School

Teacher: Kim Ingram

Caitlin Prater-Haacke from Alberta,Canada, was a victim of severe bullying.

Bullies from George McDougall HighSchool bullied her by breaking into herlocker and posting hate comments onher Facebook telling her to die. Rightaway Caitlin knew that something hadto change! She didn’t get mad, or even,but she did get positive.

Caitlin bought over 100 post-it stickynotes and spent her time writing posi-tive thoughts and sayings on each stickynote. After that, she posted them on ev-ery single locker at her school. She gotinto trouble because the post-it noteseverywhere was considered vandalism.When she was interviewed she said, “It

takes two seconds and it shows some-

one you really care.”

Her city council of Airdrie passed the

positive sticky note as a campaign day.

After Caitlin’s moving story and won-

derful reaction, tons of high schools and

workers started spreading her move-

ment. Jennifer Ferguson put sticky

notes everywhere at her job. Kristina

Weenink did the same.

These people are great because they

are setting a great example for the peo-

ple who bully others because the whole

point of why Caitlin did this was be-

cause she wanted to show everyone that

you can make something positive out

of something wrong. It also makes the

world a much better place. That’s whywe should appreciate and thank people

like Caitlin Prater-Haacke.

The PositivePost-It Movement

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BRYCE JORDAN

Grade 1 • Landisville Primary Center • Teacher: Nancy Neff

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CYANNIE CORONADO

GRADE 6


Teacher: Kim Ingram

Scared, nervous, sad; everyday many kids wake up with thefear of going to school. This is because they are being bullied.Bullying can happen anywhere; on the internet, on the street,on the bus, but it happens mostly in school. It can be done by agroup or just one person. Whether it’s with words, pushing orhurting others feelings, this abuse can be very dangerous.

Feeling jealous of others, not getting enough attention, ortaking their problems out on others causes kids to become bul-lies. A bully feels in control because they are hardly ever alone.

They always have a group of friends to back them up with what

they say or do. Most of the time bullies are usually stronger and

taller than the other kids. Some ways of bullying are teasing,

name calling, threatening, hitting, and there are many more. Why do kids become bullies? It can be because they live in

homes where violence is used to fix problems or have parents

that don’t pay enough attention to what they are doing. Also,

school can lead to bullying because many students have their

own groups of friends and others feel left out. Bullies could

have also been a victim of bullying at one point in their life, so

they feel that they should let their anger out on others.

Bullying has a serious effect on the bullies themselves, those

being bullied, and the ones who watch it happen.

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ELISE GONZALEZ

GRADE 5

Ross ES

Teacher: Eilene Euston

There was a repetitive ding at my door.I thought it was the Ding Dong Ditch-ers, who ring doorbells and run, but itwas raining out and lightning. Usuallythey don’t come when it’s pouring and

there’s lightning. I opened the door. Noone was there. Boom! There was a loudnoise in the cellar. I felt the vibration onmy feet. The electricity went out. I washaving second thoughts about goinginto the cellar. I started to walk through

the hallway....there was a squeaky noise.

I grabbed a flashlight but it wouldn’t

turn on. I headed down the steps very

slowly. I heard a creak in the floor. I

panicked and ran into a corner. I heard

a voice, “Amanda?” My heart pounded

fast! “Who is there?” I asked. I turned

on the power. There was an old lady in

front of me. “Grandma, why are you

here”? I asked. “I didn’t want to stand

outside in the rain so I came to your

back door,” she replied. “Why were you

making scary noises?” “I wasn’t. I was

tripping on your junk.” “Grandma you

scared me!”

The Cellar

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TYLER BURTON

GRADE 4

Hans Herr ES

Teacher: Beth Hendrix

Boo! It’s Halloween. On the last dayof October, put on your costume, gettogether with friends, decorate yourhouse, and go Trick-Or-Treating. Ithink that the spookiest night of the

year is Halloween.To begin with, you have to pick out ormake a costume for trick-or-treating.You can dress up as a goblin, Batman orSuperman. Design is scary, huge mon-ster by knitting or yarning. Pick out ascary costume at Party City or Target.

Additionally, you can always decorate

your house in a spooky way. A lot of peo-

ple love to carve horrifying pumpkins

and make a face. Some people make

their house really scary by putting wrap-

ping paper on a bush to make it look like

spider webs. Also, you can create a little

graveyard from plastic and mulch to

scare the trick-or-treaters.

Also, going Trick-Or-Treating is one

of the best parts of Halloween. Some

people are so pumped to go Trick-Or-

Treating they sprint to every house in

the neighborhood. You can get lots of

your favorite candy like Twix or Kit Kat.

Going trick-or-treating is a blast.

In conclusion, out of all of holidays,

Halloween is the best holiday ever.

Trick-or-Treat

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Baking Delicious CookiesLILIANA LEHMAN

GRADE 3

Lancaster Mennonite


One fall evening, I was as bored as abear waiting to hibernate. It was my

sister’s birthday, and so we decided tobake some delicious cookies. First wemade the dough for the cookies. I likedtaking huge finger dips of it. Then wehad to add in chocolate chips. We putthe dough in the freezing refrigeratorfor it to hold its form more easily. Afterabout one hour, we took the dough out

and spooned the cookies onto a pan.

It felt like it would take forever until

they were done, so I watched TV. Be-

cause I was so sleepy, I curled up like a

cat and took a nap. When it was time to

take them out of the oven, they were all

baked, but smooshed together. I wanted

to taste them so badly, but by then it was

9 o’clock, and so I did not.

The next day, I went flying out of my

bedroom to eat some of my cookies, but

they had disappeared! And guess what?

There were in the oven being warmed-

up.

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Nitrauer ES

Teacher: Nancy

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Waiting for Santa Paws

JULIA RAYBOLD

Grade 7-12 • Elizabethtown Area MS

Teacher: Mary Jane Davies

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