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JUNE 19, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 21
Lectures, concerts and more highlight Pennsylvania Chautauqua BY CATHY MOLITORIS
enjoy where we are in life and who we are with,” she said. “No matter what path we take, we must remember to appreciate where we are.” Assistant principal Rodney Brenize presented a variety of senior awards, and superintendent Ryan Axe offered his congratulations to the Class of 2024. Mike Williams, a member of the Class of 1963, gave the keynote address. Julianna Lindberg was named valedictorian. She talked about the challenges the Class of 2024 has faced, including attending school during the COVID-19 pandemic and enduring ongoing construction at the high school. “It is safe to say as a class, we See Manheim Central pg 3
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Manheim Central Class of 2024 encouraged to practice gratitude
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embers of the Manheim Central High School C l a s s o f 2 0 2 4 we re encouraged to practice gratitude, to take personal responsibility and to stay in the moment in remarks given at their graduation ceremony. The ceremony was held on June 6 at LCBC Manheim. Class president Andrew Stuart told his classmates about his struggles freshman year in high school, when he felt apathy toward almost everything. He credited his friends and his faith with helping him overcome his struggles, but he also noted it required that he do the work himself. “Our problems don’t just magically fix themselves,” he
said. “I had to make the conscious middle school, all of which led her decision to not let my struggles to where she is today. She caube what defined me.” tioned her peers against focusing High school principal Joshua too much on the future, however. Weitzel presented a variety of “Throughout this time, in my awards and scholarships to the anxious waiting for whatever seniors. “Every graduating class is next in life, I have recognized writes a chapter a ver y impor tant t h a t ’s w o v e n lesson: how vital into the story of “We can be proud it is to live in the Manheim Central moment,” she said. of all we have High School,” he “If we are only lookaccomplished.” said. “ The 2024 ing to the future, we chapter continues can easily overlook the legacy of what the present and its it means to be a Baron. This precious gifts.” includes a commitment to excelShe emphasized that the Class lence and strong support for the of 2024 should remember the community.” ordinary moments that made up S a l u t a to r i a n Da n i e l a d e l extraordinary memories, such Carmen Cruz spoke about her as attending football games or memories of elementary and rehearsals for the musical. “Let’s
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Lectures, concerts, children’s programs and more will be part of the Pennsylvania Chautauqua happening this summer in Mount Gretna. Chautauqua, an Iroquois word with several meanings, began in the late 1800s as an adult education movement designed to bring programs and lectures to rural areas, said Sue Hostetter, chair of the PA Chautauqua Summer Programs Committee. The program was created by Sunday school teacher Lewis Miller and John Heyl Vincent to train teachers and educate the middle classes, Hostetter explained, adding, “The Sunday school here is not what most of us think of today. It was an actual school that met on Sundays for children who worked the other six days of the week.” At the turn of the 20th century, there were more than 200 Chautauquas across the country, with some traveling and some settled in one place. Mount Gretna’s Chautauqua is one of about 15 that remain, she said. W hile the pro g ram has changed over the decades, some things have remained consistent, including a focus on programs based on four pillars: religion, recreation, arts and culture and education. All summer programs at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua are open to the public and funded entirely by donation. Highlights