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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 47
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Girl Scout to receive Gold Award Promise Players to present BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
his summer, Solanco High School senior Abigail Mosteller will receive a Gold Award, the highest award that can be earned by a Girl Scout. In June, Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania (GSHPA) will present the award to Mosteller and other Scouts from across the state who have met various requirements, including completing a community service project. Mosteller is a member of Troop 71152, which
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will also hold a local award ceremony for her friends and family at Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church. Mosteller started her project last fall with a six-week program at Bart-Colerain Elementary School to help students learn Spanish. During the program, Mosteller took students outside and helped them practice their vocabulary and learn the Spanish words for things on the playground. Mosteller brought the program to Clermont Elementary at the begin-
Abigail Mosteller
ning of the spring semester. Each week, students focused on a specific topic that is relevant to their age group. The winter weather prevented Mosteller from taking her group of students outside, so she printed pictures of things that students would find on the playground and placed them around the school library. Mosteller gave the students a word in Spanish and asked them to locate the corresponding image for in the library. Each week of the program covered a specific topic that related to the students’ school day. Mosteller also incorporated educational games, booklets and activities with her program to get the kids motivated to learn. “I loved seeing how exciting the kids were to learn a new language,” Mosteller said. “We received a lot of positive feedback from both parents and teachers about the program.” Mosteller is a member of the Spanish National Honor Society and was first inspired to create her program while helping Spanishspeaking students with their homework. She noticed that many of the students had difficulty relating to their peers and decided to use her service project as an opportunity to bridge the gap between English- and Spanishspeaking students. “It clicked for me that I could do a project to help younger kids learn a new language and connect with each other,” Mosteller said. To earn a Gold Award for the project, Mosteller needed to make her program sustainable. She created a lesson plan, templates and resources so that after she graduates, someone else can continue the program. Mosteller has been a member of Girl Scouts for 13 years and she knew early on that she wanted to achieve the Gold Award. “It feels good to reach this goal, but I’m sad that it’s ending,” Mosteller said. “I’ve really enjoyed getting to know everyone, and I’m proud of all that I’ve accomplished through the program.”
“High Cotton”
have a 2:30p.m. matinee and a 7:30 p.m. show, and Sundays will have a The Promise Players theater 5 p.m. show to close the weekend. Tickets are able to be purchased in group will present “High Cotton” for its spring production at Lam- advance but will be sold at the door peter Church of the Brethren, on a first-come-first-served basis if 1900 Lampeter Road, Lancaster, on they are still available. Admission for Friday to Sunday, March 17 attendees 12 years old or younger through 19, and Thursday to may be paid with a donation of a Sunday, March 23 through 26. The canned good, which the Promise Thursday and Friday shows will be Players will donate to Solanco Neighheld at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays will borhood Ministries’ food bank. Child care will be available for young children during the show. To reserve a ticket, visit https://tiny url.com/highcottonshow. “High Cotton” takes place in the year 1929, just before the crash of the stock market. The play follows the lives of a wealthy mill owner and his workers and explores the disparity between the upper and lower classes. The story highlights the dynamics between the “haves” and the “have-nots” in a small town, while its characters wrestle with their pride and prejudices toward one another. The production is accompanied by the lively and jazzy music that is characteristic The Davenport family is portrayed by of the Roaring ’20s. (from left) Tim Strawser, Sarah Noss BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
and Michelle Coblentz in “High Cotton.”
See Promise Players pg 5
Scholarship available to Lancaster County students BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Several years ago, two local families donated a large amount of money to The Salvation Army. The organization decided to use the donation to create The Olga Ruth Stratton and Thomas E. Wolf Scholarship, which will benefit a select group of applicants from schools across the county. The scholarship was created to assist students of low- to moderateincome households to receive a higher education, whether through earning a college degree or earning a trade. In order to be eligible to
receive the scholarship, students must be Lancaster County residents, demonstrate a need for financial assistance, have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher and be graduating seniors, among other requirements. Each student must submit a high school transcript, an academic recommendation letter, a community service-related recommendation letter and a one-page essay describing his or her career goals. For more information, visit www.salvationarmylancaster.org or contact 717-397-7565. The deadline to submit an application is Monday, March 20. See Scholarship pg 2
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