Church to offer summer SPARK program

BY FRANCINE FULTON

A scavenger hunt, bingo, yoga and an outdoor movie night are just some of the activities that will be featured at SPARK in the Park, a weekly program being offered this summer by Penningtonville Presbyterian Church. SPARK in the Park will kick off on Wednesday, June 21, from 7 to 8 p.m., and it will meet every Wednesday through Aug. 23 at Atglen Community Park, 400 Ridge Ave., Atglen.

The event is open to the community, and it will feature activities and games for people of all ages. Summer backyard games will be the activity on opening night. Featured on June 28 will be a scavenger hunt and Trivia/Quizzo Night.

This is the second year that the church has offered the outdoor summer program. Pastor Eric Dorville explained that the program was meant to be an offshoot of Midweek Encounter, which meets on Wednesday nights at the church from October through May. That program includes free dinner and

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Dayspring Christian Academy (DCA) recently recognized student achievements at the annual honors ceremony. Student award recipients included senior Cole Ployd, Landisville, who received the Rosalie J. Slater American Valedictorian Scholar Award, and senior

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Caroline Hostetter, Pequea, who received the Verna M. Hall American Salutatorian Scholar Award.

Six students were inducted into the National Honor Society. They are Josephine Huyard, grade 11, Lancaster; Daniel Mullin, grade 10, Strasburg; Maya Romanyuk, grade 10, Lititz; Alayna Self, grade 10, Lancaster; Grace Stoltzfus, grade 10, Landisville; and Katelynn Myer, grade 10, Manheim.

The following awards were given to the student with the highest grade percentage average in grades six to 11: Abigail Beiler, grade six, Millersville, Abraham Lincoln Scholar; Anderson Graybill, grade seven, Pequea, Anton Van Leeuwenhoek Scholar; Konrad Poniatowski, grade eight, Lancaster, William Penn Scholar; Ava Marhevka, grade nine, Lancaster, Noah Webster Scholar; Malachi Weaver, grade 10, Wrightsville, Sir Robert Boyle Scholar; and Alexander Hussar, grade 11, Lancaster, Frederick Douglas Scholar.

Abigail Straub, grade 12, of Millersville, received the J.S. Bach Choral Music Award, which is given to the student who best exhibits gifts, talents, and discipline in music and whose character and work glorifies the Lord.

Mina Cooper, grade 12, of Millersville, received the Rembrandt Award, which is given to the student who best exhibits gifts, talents, and discipline in fine art and whose character and work glorifies the Lord.

Jackson Stone, grade 12, of Lancaster, received the William Shakespeare Drama Award, which is given to the student who best exhibits gifts, talents, and discipline in drama and whose character and work glorifies the Lord.

American Christian Athlete Awards were given to Caroline Hostetter and Cole Ployd. The award is given to students who have participated in at least two DCA sports (if offered). Students must have demonstrated high athletic ability, integrity, sportsmanship, and respect for others, including coaches, officials, competitors, and team members. This award is presented to both a male and a female student.

The PIAA District III E. Jerry Brooks Academic Excellence Award was presented to seniors Jonathan Moynihan, Elizabethtown;

Austin Myers, Lancaster; Daniel Opala, Marietta; Cole Ployd; and Zachary Smoker, Atglen. These athletes must be seniors who have maintained academic excellence throughout their high school career and participated in at least two varsity sports and earned a minimum of three varsity letters during their high school career. These students must also possess good citizenship and sportsmanship as defined by “The Fundamentals of Sportsmanship” in the “PIAA Handbook.”

The PIAA District III Fackler-Hower Sportsmanship Award was given to Caroline Hostetter and Cole Ployd. The student-athletes must be seniors who possess good citizenship and sportsmanship as defined by “The Fundamentals of Sportsmanship” in the “PIAA Handbook.”

Caroline Hostetter was also awarded the American Christian Leadership Award,