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wo teams comprising Octorara Area School District (OASD) students won first place at a regional STEM Design Challenge and have punched tickets to the state competition in Harrisburg. The regional competition, held in March by the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU), brought fourththrough eighth-grade students together from the local area to com- Team Citrax, including (from left) Ryan Mitman, Gavin Bowen, Marreitt Zavacki and pete in elementary and Haydin Yoon, won first place in the middle school division. middle school divisions, both of Team Citrax - won the middle victory in the elementary division. Working in teams of three to four, school division while Nathan which were won by Octorara. Ryan Mitman, Merritt Zavacki, Campos, Eli King and Seamus the students were presented with Gavin Bowen and Haydin Yoon - Ralston - Team E-Bricks - claimed the prompt to build a sustainable
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Eagles Player Visits Octorara HS BY LOGAN MOYER
Philadelphi a E a g les safety Andrew Mukuba visited Octorara Junior-Senior High School on April 10 to speak with students about his journey to the NFL and about leadership, resilience and acceptance. T he event , a collaboration between the Eagles Autism Foundation, the Parkesburg POINT and JB Sports Ventures, saw students from Octorara Intermediate School and Octorara Middle School have Mukuba stayed after his remarks to take photos with students. R127331
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The Way Back to One Another BY LOGAN MOYER
The way back to one another is through community. On the morning of April 10, the Factor y Ministries held its fourth annual Community Leadership Summit. Business leaders, ministers and community members from Lancaster County and the surrounding areas gathered at the Factory, 3293 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, for breakfast and discussion centered around the loneliness epidemic and how to build community in the modern age. Phil Smith, senior development ambassador at HOPE International, gave remarks centered around his recently released book, titled “The Way Back to One Another,” which he co-wrote with Jeff Galley and Jill Heisey. Smith’s book is a seven-chapter, 184-page piece published in March by InterVarsity Press that focuses on studying Scripture and forming deep relationships by undergoing a return to countercultural practices. Attendees at the summit were given a complimentary copy of the work. Smith’s remarks centered around what he calls a “loneliness epidemic,” quoting statistics that 54% of Americans say that they are lonely at least once a week and that 15% say they are lonely all the time. The figures aren’t better for those involved in the church. “They’re sobering statistics,” he said. “Across the board, we live in a culture that is lonely. We’re spending less time together ... we are spending half as many hours each week with family and friends than we were 12 years ago.” See Summit pg 4
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