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Pequea Valley School District (PVSD) families are invited to attend a presentation titled “Youth, Social Media & Mental Health” on Monday, Feb. 23, at the Pequea Valley Secondary School. The presenter will be Ryan Klingensmith, who will address topics such as how social media affects mental health, managing screentime and dealing with cyberbullying. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and free dinner will be provided to PVSD families from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. The presentation Members of Freedom Life Worship will follow from 6:30 to 8 p.m. original songs written in-house, director at Freedom Life. Klingensmith’s program is for and one cover song. “The team “The music that we put out is adults only and targets parents all of the singers and musicians songs that we wrote together as a and guardians of elementary and - put together the album. They team that really capture the heartsecondary school students. volunteered their time and talents beat and the sound of church and Although he previously preto create the sound,” noted Caleb our worship team,” Bullock added. sented a program virtually, Masteller of Cochranville, creative “We were singing these songs on this will be the first time that Klingensmith has visited the See Album pg 2 school in person. “He presented a program two or three years ago, and it was very well received,” noted school social worker Meredith Burnett. “At that time, the format was different. We did a round robin with different pre-SOFA $ BIXLER sentations, and almost everyone went to his presentation.” Child care will again be provided for this session as it was organization, now known as SchHOT“We had a number HOT of HOT previously. reiber Center for Pediatric DevelBUY BUY high school students andBUY adults opment, has routinely authored who led activities, like coloring over the last nine decades. and crafts and games for chil“I really garbled my words; it dren,” said Burnett. “(Child care wasn’t just a stutter,” said Denenwas provided) so it would not be berg, clearly and succinctly. “You BIXLER SOFA BIXLER SOFA $ for people to come.” $SOFA $ a barrier could really not understand what 499 499 BIXLER 499 Klingensmith, a licensed proI was saying. My time at Schreiber fessional counselor and nationally opened the door to a successful HOT certified counselor, is the founder K-through-12 experience. It opened BUY HOT BUY Media pg 7 Dennis Denenberg See Schreiber Center pg 4 See Social

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