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anheim Central rising junior Hailey Dougherty got a firsthand look at journalism in action this summer when she represented Manheim as a National Youth Correspondent to the 2025 Washington Journalism and Media Conference (WJMC) at George Mason University in Virginia. Hailey, who is the daughter of Jason and Krystal Dougherty of Manheim, attended the conference from July 7 to 12. Participants were nominated or invited to attend, and while Hailey is unsure who nominated her, she received her invitation in January. “I was one of 575 in the country in attendance,” she said. Knowing the conference was expensive to attend, Hailey was determined to make it work, so when she discovered scholarships were available, she applied. “Originally I was just going to
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apply for the one that gave you some of the tuition, but I saw that there was a scholarship to honor the woman who created the program, Amy Takayama-Perez,”
Hailey recalled. “I spent a few hours researching who she was and her legacy, and I then decided I wanted to apply. I remember reading the prompt (include any events, See Journalism pg 2
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Executive director Jennifer West stated that Girls on the Run (GOTR) Lancaster-Lebanon is designed to help girls achieve whatever goals they set. “We like to say girls join for 100 different reasons,” she said. “Some like to get faster in a sport on their offseason. Some are new to the area, and they want to make friends. Some have friends, and See GOTR pg 4 A Girls on the Run team at last year’s 5K at Franklin & Marshall College
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The world would be a pretty dull place if we were all alike, if we all did the same things and if we all thought the same way. Lancaster Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (Lancaster AAPI) promotes diversity and celebrates all the things that make us different. But the social group also salutes the things we have in common. In the process of acceptance, understanding and familiarity are essential early steps. “ That’s what it’s all about, finding people with whom we have things in common,” said Cindy Lam Guo, president and one of the founding members of Lancaster AAPI. “If you don’t have that sense of belonging, it’s not home. I don’t want my kids to feel like they’re different. That sense of connection is what Lancaster AAPI is all about.” Lancaster AAPI is civically minde d and advo cates for inclusivity, but the group does not conduct regular formal meetings in an office or a brickand-mortar building. Instead, the organization hosts four seasonal potluck meals each year - “breaking rice together” - and partners with similar nonprofits to advocate for the group’s interests through a handful of events held in various locations around Lancaster County, including Manheim Township and the city of Lancaster. On Feb. 2, more than 3,000 individuals attended Lancaster See AAPI pg 5
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