Pequea Valley townlively.com
MAY 24, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 22
Kicking off summer Intercourse Library plans Family Fun Day BY ANN MEAD ASH
HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, in the fall has not yet given her speech a title, but she will focus on perseverance and adaptability. “(It’s about) adapting to change and persevering through any hard challenges you have faced or might face in the future and doing the best you can as life goes on,” said Karli, who noted she was partly inspired by her sister, Marina, who spoke at the Class of 2021’s ceremony.
“This is the second (Family Fun Day and Summer Reading Kickoff),” said Catherine O’Sullivan, director of the Intercourse Library. “(The first event) was held in 2022 to kick off the library’s Summer Reading Program and offer a day for families.” The event was so successful attracting about 200 people - it is planned again this year. The 2023 Intercourse Library Family Fun Day and Summer Reading Kickoff will be held on Saturday, June 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the library, 31 Center St., Intercourse. The event will include games, food, and the start of the used book sale, which will be held in the Perella Schoolhouse area of the library that day and during regular library hours through Saturday, June 10. Patrons of the Salisbury Township Public Library in Gap are invited to attend. Activities scheduled for the Family Fun Day will include face painting, giant yard games such as Connect Four and an inflatable dart game with a large bullseye. Children’s librarian Christy Burke said there will be a scavenger hunt inside the library. “(Participants) will answer questions and then pick out a book to take home for free,” she said. O’Sullivan added that blank bookmarks will be available for a “design your own” craft. Cookie decorating will also be held, with one free cookie available per child.
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Finding the BIG in small PVHS plans graduation ceremony
hen asked why they are glad they attended Pequea Valley High School (PVHS), the three seniors who were selected to speak at this year’s graduation ceremony had similar answers. “All the relationships I have made stand out for me,” said Tre Rosa, son of Rebecca and Ben Rosa of Gordonville. Tre noted that with only 96 members, the PVHS Class of 2023 is one of the
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smallest in decades at a school that is smaller than many others in the county. Kyleigh Jarvis, daughter of Kari and Jason Jarvis of Kinzers, agreed. “Connections and relationships,” she said, adding she has built amazing friendships at the school. Karli Martin, daughter of Tanya Martin of Paradise, credited the school with fostering the chance to build friendships by offering a variety of activities. “I feel like no
matter what you’re involved in, you will find a family to have good experiences with,” she said. All three students will address family, friends, and fellow classmates at the PVHS graduation ceremony at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, on Wednesday, May 31, at 6:30 p.m. Tre will offer opening remarks and accept diplomas on behalf of the class. Karli, who plans to major in medical laboratory science at
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Pequea Valley High School seniors Karli Martin (left), Kyleigh Jarvis (center), and Tre Rosa will all speak at the school’s upcoming graduation ceremony.