Pequea Valley SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
SEPTEMBER 24, 2025
VOL LXI • NO 40
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his is (the event) when we get the most creative liberty,” said Pequea Valley High School (PVHS) chorus vice president Liv Hostetter. “We get to choose our solos.” Chorus director Nathan Bankert agreed. “(For the choral benefit concert), I let the kids pick a solo and sing it,” admitted Bankert. “This is the one time of year, there are no auditions. I tell them, ‘This is a chance to sing and just showcase your voice,’ and we have amazing talent.” “We are small, but we’re fierce,” added chorus treasurer RJ Forsythe. For about a decade, the family and friends of PVHS choir members have attended the free choral benefit concert, where they can hear solos, duets, trios, and full choirs. The 2025 event will be held at the new Pequea Valley Secondary School, 4033 E. Newport Road, Kinzers, on
Sunday, Oct. 5. The event will feature food trucks, music, and prizes. Doors will open at 5 p.m. Solos and small groups of singers will perform starting at 6 p.m. At 7 p.m., the full choir will sing, and at 7:30 p.m,. prizes will be announced. According to Bankert, the theme began as strictly movie musicals, but as students suggested song selections for the event, he decided to broaden the focus. “That gave the kids more options to choose from,” noted Bankert. Chorus treasurer RJ Forsythe said that he will sing a song from “Phantom of the Opera,” and chorus secretary Josiah Fisher said he had chosen a song from “Newsies.” Chorus president Bella Biddle has selected a song from “Grease,” and Hostetter will perform a piece from “Les Miserables.” Bankert shared that the full choir will do a song from “La La Land” along with a medley of songs from “The Greatest Showman.” Because Looking forward to performing at the upcoming Pequea Valley High School Bankert now oversees the seventh benefit concert are (from left) RJ Forsythe, Josiah Fisher, Liv Hostetter, See PVSD pg 2 and Bella Biddle.
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Paradise Township Lions Club member and organizer of the upcoming Dinner in the Dark fundraiser Bill Dodds knows the history of the club’s dedication to helping individuals who are blind or vision impaired. “At the Lions International convention in 1925, Helen Keller challenged the Lions to be “knights for the blind in the crusade against darkArea residents who attended past Paradise Lions Club ness,’” said Dodds. “The Dinner in the Dark had a unique eating experience.
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