Donegal JUNE 19, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Input sought on Little Chiques Park BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Covering 24 acres in Mount Joy, Little Chiques Park provides recreational opportunities including fishing, picnicking and birding. To make the park even more enjoyable for the public, the Mount Joy Borough Park Advisory Board has created
a survey, encouraging residents to submit their feedback on what enhancements they’d like to see on the property. The survey is part of a master plan to update and improve the park, located at 229 Park Ave., and the surrounding area, said David Christian, a member of the committee. “We didn’t want See Park pg 2
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Donegal Class of 2024 celebrates graduation
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lass president Andrew Steinkamp infused his speech at Donegal’s 2024 graduation ceremony with a bit humor. He thanked all of the people who have helped him over the years, including his parents. “I know my parents were my biggest help, from waking me at 8:02 so I could be at school at 7:50, to always keeping money in my lunch account so I could eat eight slices of pizza every week,” he said at the ceremony held on June 5 at the high school. He reminded his peers that although high school may be over, the students have really only completed a small portion
of their lives, and there are lots of adventures to come. “As my favorite race car, Lightning McQueen, also had to learn, ‘You can’t turn back the clock, kid, but you can wind it up again,’” he said. T he graduation ceremony included a per for mance of the national anthem sung by senior Zoe Snyder, members of the senior chorus performing “I Lived” by OneRepublic and speeches from principal John Haldeman, superintendent Gregory Kiehl and school board president Oliver Overlander III. Hannah Slobozien was named valedictorian. She will attend Schreyer Honors College at Penn State University this fall, where she plans to major in
communications and political science. She began her speech with a surprising statement: “In sixth grade, I almost burned down the school library.” She went on to explain that she had accidentally left a glue gun plugged in over the weekend, and she worried it would catch on fire. It didn’t, but she burned her hand on that same glue gun, and she compared that story to the future the graduates face. It’s important, she told her classmates, to know when to let go, even though it’s not always easy. She encouraged her peers to look at the own hand and see their past, from holding onto their parents’ fingers to using
“Music Mondays with Mr. Matt” blend instruction and fun BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Music is entertaining and fun, but it can also be an effective learning tool. Students at Donegal Primary School (DPS) experienced that firsthand this past year during an initiative called “Music Mondays with Mr. Matt.” For the program, singer-songwriter Matt Wheeler presented monthly videos featuring his original songs focused on social emotional learning
(SEL) vocabulary students were learning in class. Songs featured topics including exploring emotions, self-control and solving problems. “I love listening to music, as I imagine you do, and I also love to make music,” Wheeler told students in his introductory video in September. “Music is a great way to express your thoughts and feelings, and also it’s simply fun!” This is Wheeler’s fourth year See Music pg 4
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Advisory board members (from left) Dennis Nissley, Barry Geltmacher, David Christian and Alyssa Zevallos in Little Chiques Park
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