Manheim Township FEBRUARY 25, 2026
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With New Center, LCHS Students Reimagine Learning
Program Participants Grow From Connections, Kindness
BY JEFF FALK
BY JEFF FALK
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ancaster Catholic High School (LCHS) i s e vol v i n g a nd changing with society, all the while staying true to its vision and mission. It’s a strateg y that’s designed to provide the best possible educational experience for its students. “There was a generation at Lancaster Catholic High School that was on the secretarial track,” said Kyla Hockley, LCHS’ president for the past Students work on projects at LCHS’ new multimedia learning center. two years. “At that point in our Lancaster County need from our connected with before.” Recently, LCHS, which is located at history, our females were on that students?’ We hope (the new mulpath because that’s what the com- timedia learning center) is a way 650 Juliette Ave., Lancaster, created munity needed. We’re constantly for our students to connect with its new multimedia learning center asking ourselves, ‘ W hat does organizations they may not have as an avenue for enhancing and
It sounds like something way out there. It sounds like something impersonal. It sounds like something space-age. Robotic surgery may not be exactly what it sounds like, but it does represent an advancement in medicine, a step forward in treating people. “When I talk to patients, I think a fair number think that a robot is performing surgery, which is why I don’t like the name,” said Dr. David Vaughn, a board-certified general surgeon. “There is no robot doing surgery. What I do is laparoscopic surgery, which involves cutting small holes in the abdomen area. Robotic surgery is an advancement in laparoscopic surgery.”
Aaron’s Acres isn’t intentionally and deliberately expanding. But by responding to the needs of the community, Aaron’s Acres is growing organically. One of its newer programs, Kindness Konnections, is taking a different approach to giving back to the same community that Aaron’s Acres is already serving. “I like the phrase ‘natural evolution,’” said Madison Heider, the program coordinator at Aaron’s Acres. “We’ve had discussions about how this program can continue to grow. There’s a need for it in the community. I think it’s a natural progression of Aaron’s Acres mission to support participants in our community.” Located at 1861 Charter Lane, Suite 114, Lancaster, Aaron’s Acres serves and enriches the lives of children and young adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. A community service group, Kindness Konnections works with other local nonprofits to provide participants ages 22 to 40 opportunities to work in the community, explore new social skills in new settings and elevate confidence levels. “Our group is getting together, and we’re giving back to the community,” said Heider. “It’s a way for our participants to get out there and do something meaningful. It’s a new expression of our programs. We reach out to organizations and go out and do some work.” Aaron’s Acres offers its Kindness Konnections program twice a year,
See Dr. Vaughn pg 3
See Kindness pg 2
See LCHS pg 4
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Dr. David Vaughn demonstrates how to use robotic surgery equipment.
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