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Hempfield High students swim circles around sharks BY GEORGE DEIBEL
H
empfield High School students in teacher Chris Hanusa’s Entrepreneurship II class supplied the “sharks” with business ventures they could sink their teeth into during presentations at the school on Jan. 15. Hempfield’s “Shark Tank” event is modeled after the ABC reality television show of the same name, where aspiring entrepreneurs pitch products to potential investors, who are referred to as “sharks.” The sharks then decide if they wish to invest in the product. In Hempfield’s version, the dollar figures discussed are not real, but the products most certainly are. T he students’ proposals were impressive enough to transfor m the sharks from
blood-thirsty carnivores to congenial complimenters. “It was fantastic,” said shark Jeff Bertoni of Market Street Sports. “We’ve now done this for 10 years with the different classes. Every year, the kids come up with new ideas and better ideas. Their presentations are better, to the point that, this year, the four presentations we watched, each one of them I think could have gone on the real ‘Shark Tank.’ For us, it’s really exciting to see that and the energy the kids bring to it.” Ber toni’s colleagues from Market Street Sports, Jason Jesberger and Keanen Fraley-Hogg, and Abby Kiebach from Wheatland Federal Credit Union, also served as sharks. “ I t ’s r e a l l y e x c i t i n g ,” Fraley-Hogg said. “I haven’t been doing this as long as the other guys, but it’s always exciting when we see districts we work
Hempfield students (from left) Jennifer Maldonado, Isabella Ames, and Karly Flores demonstrate their app,
Whitaker on Wheels brings science to Centerville Elementary
CAPLC promotes economic opportunity for all
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
BY JEFF FALK
Centerville Elementary School first-graders did not need to take a field trip to Harrisburg to find out what the Whitaker Center offers. Whitaker on Wheels brought the science experience to the students. W hitaker on W heels, the center’s mobile lab, visited Centerville Elementary on Jan. 24, sponsored by the school’s PTO. “This is the first year we’ve had
There are a great many Lancaster County nonprofits seeking to fulfill basic needs. But there’s so much more to life than bare necessities. Not only does Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County (CAPLC) want its clients to survive, but the nonprofit also wants them to thrive. “There are folks in our community who are living with low incomes,” said Kristy Aurand,
Centerville Elementary School students (from left) Samuel Flurry,
See Whitaker on Wheels pg 5 Mitchell Canetti, and Henry Sommers team up to build a structure.
who’s been CAPLC’s chief development officer for eight years. “When any one group of people do better, we all do better. Every person has value, and we’re all members of the same community. We get to do this work, and we hope that everyone sees this work as important, not just the people receiving our services. Lancaster County is a strong community, but we know that not everyone is benefiting from the growth and development. It’s all of our responsibilities to be a See CAPLC pg 2
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