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JULY 2, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Penn Manor Students Recognized For Being Good Citizens
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nn L eTor t E lementar y School fifth-grader Alice Je n k i n s - R o u s e b r i e f l y believed she might be in trouble. “My teacher, Mr. ( Tanner) Shertzer, called me into the office and told me the principal, Mr. (Brian) Malek, needed to talk to me,” Alice recalled. Malek had good news for Alice: She had been selected as one of 10
Penn Manor School District students to win a Good Citizenship Award. “I was really excited,” said Alice. Alice added that LeTort is “a good environment to be around” and that she enjoyed Shertzer’s class. Malek stated, “Alice is a great example of a student who cares about her classmates. She models respect and responsibility throughout the day in all areas of school both academically and
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LeTort Elementary School students Clara Kantz (left) and Alice Jenkins-Rouse (right) received Good Citizenship Awards from Sen. Scott Martin. Photo by George Deibel
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socially. Most days you can find her greeting you with a smile and making sure she says goodbye in the afternoon.” LeTor t four th-grader C lara Kantz also received a Good Citizenship Award from state Sen. Scott Martin in a ceremony at the school June 5. “I was really excited, but I also kind of couldn’t believe it,” Clara said. During Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) exams,
A local Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) boys’ basketball program is playing its cards right. With teams mostly made up of players from Lancaster-Lebanon League schools, the Lancaster Aces are entering the summer on a heater. At the E ast Coast Super Regional Showdown in King of Prussia on May 24 to 25, the Aces’ 16U team finished first and the 17U team placed second. Both squads will participate in the AAU World Championship on Thursday, July 3, to Sunday, July 6, at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando. “ The 17-under team did that last year for the first time, and the boys really loved it,” said Abby Tillie, who operates the Lancaster Aces with her husband, Darren. It was a highly successful spring for the Aces. The 17U squad won the title at the Mid-Atlantic Super Showdown in West Chester on April 5 and 6. Both Aces teams won the Zero Gravity Empire State Showdown title in New York and excelled at the Philly Clash in Oaks. The Lancaster teams have not needed an ace up their sleeves. “I think the success is because of a lot of heart, determination, and willpower to give all their effort,” said Darren, who is the head coach of both squads. He also credits his assistant coach, Elijah Robinson Sr. The Aces 17U roster is composed of Solanco High School students Kayden Tillie, Isaiah Wright, and Kiran Ludgate; Hayden Martin from Lampeter-Strasburg (L-S);
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