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FEBRUARY 28, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIX • NO 47
All basketball, all the time BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
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n Ja n . 5 , D a y s p r i n g C h r i s t i a n A c a d e my ’s varsity girls’ basketball team faced off against New Covenant Christian School for Dayspring’s homecoming game at Lancaster Bible College. At halftime, assistant coach Krista Hurley started for the locker room as she hatched a plan to take the lead in the second half, but she was stopped by head coach Erick Aiken. Hurley, who graduated from Dayspring in 2005, assumed the interruption was due to the school’s annual tradition of recognizing alumni who attend the homecoming game. But Aiken, the team and Dayspring’s athletics department had something else in mind. Anxious to return to the locker room and strategize with the team, Hurley followed Aiken and the players onto the court, where they formed a line beside a covered easel. Instead of
recognizing alumni in attendance at that time, assistant athletic director Eric Lee pulled the cover from the easel to reveal a framed jersey with the number 42, the same jersey Hurley wore when she was a player on Dayspring’s varsity girls’ basketball team. The school presented Hurley with the jersey, along with a card and gift from current team members, to honor her for serving as an assistant coach at Dayspring for 12 years, making her the longest-tenured coach in the athletics department. “I was speechless,” Hurley said. “It was such an honor, and I was grinning ear-to-ear.” Hurley ’s career as both an accomplished basketball player and coach began with a single game. When she was 2 years old, Hurley and her family returned to the U.S. on furlough while serving as missionaries in Thailand to visit extended family at Christmas. A Chicago Bulls game was playing on her grandmother’s TV, and young Hurley became On Jan. 5, Dayspring Christian Academy surprised varsity girls’ basketball assistant coach Krista Hurley
Help sought for Aaron’s Acres summer camp BY JEFF FALK
It’s more than just a summer experience. It’s an altruistic adventure, a chance to step outside the proverbial box, an oppor tunity to make a difference. A aron’s A cres is seek ing applicants to help fill a handful of important and meaningful roles. The work is steady and the benefits are out of this world. “It becomes about the experiences and getting to see the
campers’ growth,” said Becky Miller, a summer group leader for Aaron’s Acres. “It just kind of turns into being there and growing a sense of pride in yourself. The amount of love shown at these camps is amazing. That’s what keeps counselors coming back for as long as they can.” Located at 1861 Charter Lane, Suite 114, Lancaster, Aaron’s Acres is a nonprofit that works with individuals ages 5 to 21 with physical and mental disabilities. The organization is seeking
Recognizing students who raise the bar
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Hempfield High School (HHS), 200 Stanley Ave., Landisville, is a big school. With more than 2,000 students roaming the halls, it’s easy for many kids to feel lost, either in a figurative sense as they navigate social dynamics or in a more literal sense as they try to find their next classroom. This year, the HHS Student Council introduced a series of initiatives aimed at making the school a positive environment and to celebrate Members of Hempfield High School’s Student Council have recently
See Aaron’s Acres pg 4
introduced multiple initiatives to create a more positive environment
See Student Council pg 8 for students and teachers.
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See Basketball coach pg 3 (sixth from right) with a framed jersey to honor her for her commitment to the basketball program.
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