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Hempfield High School puts on dodgeball tournament
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Pilot Club will hold fashion show fundraiser BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Fashion trends are always changing, but helping people never goes out of style for the Pilot Club of Lancaster. The Pilot Club will hold its annual Derby Day Fashion Show & Luncheon on Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Palm Court at DoubleTree Resort, 2400 Willow Street Pike, Lancaster. Mainstream Boutique will bring the latest fashions, which will be wor n by volunteer models. T he luncheon will include soup and salad, bread and butter, dessert, coffee, and iced tea. There is a cost to attend. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the group on Facebook by searching for “Pilot Club of Lancaster.” Entertainment will be provided by Adriano, a one-man band playing an organ and singing songs performed by
Pilot Club of Lancaster president Kelly Osborne shows a tool used to search for missing people who have cognitive conditions.
Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and others. T here will be chances to win items and a hat contest for ladies. “Wear your most outlandish Derby hat to win a prize,” Pilot Club president Kelly Osborne said. All proceeds will benefit the organization’s community service projects, said Osborne. The Pilot Club was chartered See Pilot Club pg 5
Hempfield High School student Piper Miller plays in the Dodgeball Classic tournament.
team and throw balls at each other.” The team consisting of Nathan Louie, Mason Koehler, Cole Ferchalk, Grant Slutter, Marcel Boyreau, and Ethan Ashba won the championship, and the prizes included six Army gym bags with Army swag, six entrees from Texas Roadhouse, Lancaster Stormers tickets, and gift cards from Café East, Friendly’s, and Sharp Shopper. Wise said, “The champions will live on throughout history by having their picture taken w i t h t h e He m p f i e l d B l a c k Knights FBLA Dodgeball Classic Championship school trophy.”
The team consisting of B ennett A llg yer, Nick Schoelkoph, AJ Georgelis, Justin Ly, Luke Over, and Isaac Kelchner placed second. Hempfield High principal Bill Brossman even joined in on the fun, competing in his work attire when a teacher team was shorthanded. “Sometimes as a leader you have to jump in when needed,” Brossman said. “It’s a great event. I love that it’s a student-led event. It really fits into our vision for Hempfield High School. It’s exciting to be a part of something that reaffirms the culture we have here.” Brossman added, “It ’s an
IU13 conference slated for June 12 BY GEORGE DEIBEL
The 29th annual Lancaster -Lebanon IU13 Education Conference will be held Thursday, June 12, at Conestoga Valley High School, 2110 Horseshoe Road, Lancaster. “We want people to be aware of what we offer, but we also want to give them evidence-based practices to use with students,” said Chanda Telleen, who is an associate program director and supervisor of the training and consultation team for the
IU13. “People are coming to our conference as a way to enhance their professional learning. We have presenters from our par tner PaT TAN (Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network). We have presenters from institutes of higher education. We have practitioners presenting. We try to expose our audience to the latest evidence-based practices to support our students.” Registration and a continental breakfast will run from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m., followed by a welcome See IU13 pg 4
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early 100 Hempfield High School students jumped at the chance to have spherical objects hurled at them at speeds more than 50 miles per hour. It was all part of the school’s annual Dodgeball Classic, which was put on by teacher Andy Wise’s marketing class and the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club. The event, held in Hempfield’s older g ym Feb. 27, featured 16 teams, each comprising six players. Logan Pennell, a member of the FBLA, could not play because he injured his shoulder playing lacrosse, but he still worked the event as a photographer. “We put out announcements throughout the school,” said Logan. “The teams are made by the students.” Student Elli Yaeger participated in the dodgeball event for the first time. “I think it’s a great way to build school spirit,” Elli said. “I’m part of the business club, the FBLA, and it’s our job to fundraise and advertise this.” Elli played on a team alongside fellow FBLA member Nora Small, and Small recruited lacrosse teammates Aubrey W haley, Kacey Klinger, Sam Earheart, and Haley Knouse. Student Junior Abiola did not have a team moments before the competition was set to start. He was prepared to play as a one-man team but fortunately bumped into a friend who needed another player to fill his team. “It’s just fun,” Junior said. “It’s fun to get together and have a
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