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onathan O’Maille and Wilder Long are buddies in real life. In the Hempfield High School production of “Les Misérables,” the relationship is reversed. Jonathan portrays Jean Valjean,
the man whose tale of redemption is at the heart of the story. Wilder plays Valjean’s nemesis, Javert. “Jonathan and I are best friends,” said Wilder, who is a senior. “But in the show, we are enemies. We hate each other. I’m relentless. I’m trying to get him under my thumb
to keep him there. My character is very hard-headed. He’s very black and white. He is married to the law, and he believes he’s doing the right thing, but he doesn’t see himself the way he wants to. He’s not as good of a person as Jean Valjean is, so he wants to take control of this See Musical pg 5
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The Arc Lancaster Lebanon’s goal is to empower and improve the lives of residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism. The Arc executes its mission and achieves its goals by advocating for and educating the families of individuals with disabilities. It’s both a grassroots and holistic approach that focuses on the importance of home and relationships. “Where I really see the empowerment is through education and being a resource center for people who are gaining
Employees of The Arc Lancaster Lebanon (front, from left) Amy Fisher, Abby Morris, Dana Henry, (back) Amy Austin, (not pictured) Ian Gebhard and Brenda Moreno take a family See The Arc pg 2 approach to the services they provide.
Registration is underway for the spring season of the Girls on the Run Lancaster-Lebanon. Girls on the Run (GOTR) is an organization for girls in third through eighth grades. “We have our Girls on the Run curriculum, which is third through fifth grades, and we have our Heart and Sole curriculum, which is for girls in sixth through eighth grades,” said program director Kylie Homan. “Girls should register because we are a program that utilizes a research-based curriculum to support girls in understanding their emotions, fostering friendships, and expressing empathy.” Homan prefers that girls register by the start of the season on Monday, March 9. Sign-ups will close on Saturday, March 14. Go to www.gotrlancasterlebanon.org to sign up or for additional information. There is a standard fee to participate in GOTR, but there is some flexibility. “We emphasize families pay what they can given their current circumstances,” said Homan. “We want to make sure that our program is accessible to girls and that there’s no barriers for anybody to participate. There are no forms, no applications to fill out. Their selection of financial assistance is just part of the registration process, and they have the opportunity to select their payment amount.” The fee includes the cost of training coaches, the curriculum for Girls on the Run International, and all of the lesson materials that are provided to the coaches. Girls receive a take-home journal with See GOTR pg 3
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