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Employment is not just about a paycheck. Jobs can affect our self-worth, our relationships and our confidence. Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit (IU) 13 is in the education business, and at least two of its programs are specifically designed to prepare young people for the workforce.
“For these students, work is especially important,” said Gina Guatta, who’s been the supervisor of IU13’s Lancaster secondary transition programs for 12 years. “For some, they’ve been told they can’t work. They feel proud when they make a contribution. Part of it is growing up, going to school, going to work and taking the next step.” Lancaster-Lebanon IU13, which
is located at 1020 New Holland Ave., Lancaster, sponsors four work immersion programs and three school-to-work programs, all secondary transition programs created to teach specific work skills and soft skills and prepare students for life. The programs are designed for students with intellectual and Conestoga Valley High School learning disabilities. “We do a lot of modeling,” said student Derrick Herr cleans as part Guatta. “Work ethic is difficult of his housekeeping internship at Moravian Manor through IU13’s
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repertoire,” Williams said. “Because we’re ver since Mark doing it on a Friday Williams retired night, we don’t have as Pequea Valthe option of doing ley’s music teacher an all-day rehearsal in 2014, there was dur ing the d ay ... substantial interest we’d like this to be in holding an alumni an annual thing, and choir event. we’re feeling our way The can kept being as to what people kicked down the road, really want to do.” all the way through the There will be an COVID-19 pandemic optional rehearsal until Pequea Valley from 7 to 9 p.m. on High School was set to Wednesday, May 6, in be shut down in 2025. the new choral room L ast year, the at PVS. Warmup on Pequea Valley Choral the day of the concert Alumni Association Former Pequea Valley music teacher Mark Williams instructs a crowd of alumni choral singers at a will start at 6 p.m. rehearsal. finally held its first backstage. performance, and it was a resound- Chamber Singers’ spring concert. concert choir, upperclassmen The big draw for last year’s ing success. Both Williams and No admission fee will be charged chorus or chamber singers are alumni choir was the chance to perwelcome to participate in the form on the closing high school’s current music instructor Nathan for the event. “Immediately, people were saying event. Last year’s alumni choir stage for the last time - the choir Bankert instantly became inundated with requests to do it again. that we have to do this again,” Wil- was a standalone event on the day was the last performance of any So, they are. There will be liams said. “So this is a response to after the Chamber Singers’ spring kind on the stage. This year, it’s another alumni choral at 7:30 p.m. that, but on a more limited basis concert, but the choirs have been the opportunity to take the stage combined this year. on Friday, May 8, at Pequea Valley than what we did last time.” at the shiny new digs. All PVHS alumni who sang in “We’re not doing nearly as much Secondary (PVS) as part of PV’s “Singing in our community runs