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I t promises to be an e g g- citing egg-stravaganza. The Lampeter-Strasburg YMCA will host its annual Splish, Splash, Easter Egg Bash on Sunday, March 15, from 12:30 to 3:15 p.m. in the indoor pool, which is located at 800 Village Road, Lancaster. Registration is required and can be done as late as the day of the activity. Go to www.rosesymca.org/programs to register or for additional information. Everybody is welcome. Nonmembers
must pay a nominal fee; there is no charge for members. “This runs a lot like any other Easter egg hunts,” said event organizer Cora Minder. “We have children come in by age at different times, and we throw hundreds of (plastic) eggs in the pool. The whole surface of the water is eggs. For the older children, we have eggs that sink, so they have to go looking for them. The kids bring in their own baskets, and they gather as many eggs as they can. Really, it’s about the fun of doing it.” There will be one golden egg in every group, and the child who finds the golden
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t’s never too early to start considering a STEM-related career. Freshmen at Lampeter-Strasburg (L -S) High School were given an ideal opportunity to conduct research and experience hands-on activities during a STEM summit in the gym Feb. 11. Local professionals served as presenters for the event, which featured stations in chemistry, manufacturing, biology, engineering, the environment, math, technology, and trades. “This event is designed to teach students about STEM careers,” said Dawn Gerhardt, who is the director of Junior Achievement STEM summits for southcentral Pennsylvania. “We do that with our volunteers talking about their careers and these hands-on activities that we have set up for the students.” The activities are meant for younger high school students. “All of our STEM summits are geared for freshmen or sophomores,”
Gerhardt said. “ We allow the school to select which program they use. We have programs (for kindergarten through 12th grade), and this is the one that we feel like hits that good spot for those ninth- and 10th-graders. They’re trying to figure out classes to take and what directions they want to go for their future.” Gerhardt stated that the summits are designed to encourage students to think about careers. “I think they’re great in getting the wheels spinning for students and for the volunteers as well,” she said. “I think it allows students to think, ‘Wow, maybe I should take a class in this more. I want to look into this further and have further conversations.’ A lot of schools do it around course selection, so students can then say, ‘Oh, I really enjoyed taking that. Maybe I should take another science class, or maybe I should look into this further, or I think apprenticeship’s the way to go. Maybe I should look into a VO tech school.’” Gerhardt added that the feedback is positive. “Our goal is to