Pequea Valley townlively.com
MAY 10, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 20
Pequea Valley holds STEAM Flite O
that offered the chance to see who could design and construct the tallest tower possible with certain materials in a given amount of time. The capabilities of a laser engraver were also demonstrated. PVSD gifted learners devised shows in the PVIS planetarium, including comparisons of ancient Central American civilizations with photos from that area. Salisbury Elementary gifted students created and filmed a Rube Goldberg machine, and photography students showed their work on the dome ceiling. Another station focused on 3D printing with the opportunity to make a nametag, and a Legos station offered the chance to make a tower, among other creations. Coding was explored at an Ozobot station, and virtual experiences from around the world were offered. Science projects made by students in kindergarten through sixth grade were on display, and hands-on science activities related to the outdoor classroom were available. All activities were offered with background music provided by the PVIS Brave Sounds jazz ensemble. Readers who would like to know more about the district may visit www.pequeavalley.org.
Visitors of all ages took part in the second annual STEAM Flight Night held at Pequea Valley Intermediate School.
Library Friends set plant sale, chicken barbecue
Get the Jesus Advantage Open house to celebrate two years of freedom
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BY FRANCINE FULTON
Organizers include (from left) library director Trish Vandenbosch and Friends members Karen Woods, Kate Valentino and Joan Esworthy.
The Friends of the Moores Memorial Library will hold their annual Mother’s Day plant sale and chicken barbecue on Saturday, May 13, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lions Community Park, 325 N. Bridge St., Christiana. The plant sale will feature a large assortment of hanging baskets, premade planters and geraniums. All plants will be on display in the pavilion at the park. In the case of rain, plants will be available in the Lions Community Building at the park. No bedding plants or herbs will be sold.
BY ANN MEAD ASH
Ron Buch, senior pastor with Breakout Ministries, traces the organization’s Jesus Advantage addiction recovery to the emotional healing offered by the Spiritual Boot Camp the ministry has offered since 2008. “A friend who works for Teen Challenge called it JA (Jesus Advantage). “In the recovery world, we are presenting it as JA,” said Buch. “We said, ‘Let’s do the Jesus Advantage and teach how to get free.’” Buch explained that while many people try to willfully stop addiction, JA includes a
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spiritual component that can lead to transformation. JA, which opens with a meal, has been offered each Saturday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for two years now. On Saturday, June 3, from 5 to 8 p.m., JA will hold an anniversary open house at Breakout, 2400 Anita Court, Leola. The event will feature a free meal with coffee and tea. “There will be fellowship, and we will talk about what we do,” said Buch, who added that the evening will include testimonies from people who have been positively influenced to stay free from addiction.
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n April 27, Pequea Valley School District (PVSD) students held a celebration of creativity when the second annual STEAM Flight Night was observed at Pequea Valley Intermediate School (PVIS). The event was a showcase of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) that gave visitors the opportunity to experience firsthand how students learn about those subjects in Pequea Valley schools. Activities included a focus on project-based learning, hands-on stations, and a chance to visit a Makers Market filled with art, baked goods, crafts, accessories, and more. Funds raised by items sold in the market benefited the Pequea Valley Education Foundation. Visitors were able to take part in activities including an art showcase, which featured works by students from all PVSD schools and grades. A miniature golf course designed by sixth-grade students was part of the program as were inventions created by fifth-graders in the Pequea Valley STEM lab. The PVSD art team worked to create an interactive mural that grew as the night went on. Attendees could test their engineering skills and time management at a tower challenge
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