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Early on the morning of November 9, news organizations all over the country projected Donald Trump as the winner of the 2016 presidential election. After nearly seventeen months of campaigning, the Republican businessman defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Along with reclaiming the White House, Republicans also won majorities in both houses of Congress. Image courtesy of  Liberty News After his unexpected victory, Trump delivered a speech in which he pledged to be president for all Americans: "To all Republicans, Democrats, and Independents across this nation, I say it is time for us to come together as one united people." He continued, "As I've said from the beginning, ours was not a campaign but rather an incredible movement comprised of Americans from all races, religions, backgrounds, and beliefs who want and expect our government to serve the people. And serve the people it will." Donald Trump was not my first choice...or my tenth. Ho...

The Lampeter-Strasburg Varsity Club is holding their second annual Sneaker Drive. Varsity Club Sneaker Drive commercial. The sneakers are Philadelphia bound for poverty stricken youth. Without sneakers, these Philadelphia students are unable to participate in gym class. Sneakers can be new or slightly used. Place your sneaker donations in a bag, write the name of the homeroom teacher on the bag and put the bag inside one of the boxes located around the school. The sneaker drive run now until Thursday, December 8.

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Missing You By Shyla Boose Every second that goes by Another tear I cry. And every single night I keep fighting the fight. The pain I feel I’m sure will never heal. And I pray and I wait For when I’ll see you at the Golden Gate. I ask myself why Though never do I get a reply. Why you had to go Only God will ever know. I love you, I miss you And I hope to see you soon. In honor of my little brother, Antonio “Peanut” Cortes     Related:   View other weekend edition content

Did you know that approximately 22 percent of Lampeter-Strasburg students live at or below the poverty level? This is your opportunity to help by donating food items to student council's annual food drive which concludes tomorrow, November 18. Where is your donation? Student council is hoping for at least four more pallets of food donations. In the past, the high school has been able to fill six pallets of food. But currently the donations are only filling two. These donated food items will directly support local families in need here in the L-S community to be distributed by local food banks at Strasburg Presbyterian Church and Lampeter United Methodist Church. Items are being collected beginning at 7:20 until 7:35 am each day in the high school cafeteria.  The total points will be divided by the number of people in each homeroom. There will be two divisions this year. Homeroom's with fewer than 15 students, will be in the small homeroom competition, and the top...

Yesterday, Lampeter-Strasburg High School students and eighth graders had the privilege of hearing guest speaker, Marion Blumenthal Lazan, discussed her experiences during the Holocaust. Marion Blumenthal Lazan speaking to grades eight through 12 in the LSHS PAC. As a child, she was moved to different places, including the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. She was separated from her father and brother, so her mother was her main source of strength. Lazan explained how difficult life was in the concentration camps and how she survived. She also stressed the importance of remembering the Holocaust. Highlights from Guest Speaker Marion Blumenthal Lazan: Holocaust Survivor Assembly One of the ways Lazan coped with the harsh conditions in the camps was by playing a game, which was the inspiration for the title of her book, Four Perfect Pebbles . To feel a sense of safety, she would look for four pebbles of similar shape and size. If she could find all four, she believed ...

On Friday night, the Lampeter-Strasburg football team blanked York Suburban in a stunning 48-0 defeat. The victory improve the Pioneers' record to 7-4. L-S will now square off against number one seed Berks Catholic (10-1) in next week's semifinals game. See all of Maya Pieters' football pictures. --Maya Pieters,  LS News  Photographer

Opening night.  Just like any other opening night, energy was high. I happened to catch preparation for curtain call, and I heard the cast sounded off with mysterious grunts and yells, presumably of excitement. They joked and laughed with each other, almost like a family. Many of these crew members spent time working together for the entirety of their high school careers, but even the new additions seemed to fit right into the energetic group. The cast of Arsenic and Old Lace performing their curtain call. Regrettably, before this year (my senior year), I had never seen any of the school’s productions, neither plays nor musicals. I always had “other things to do”. Now, I see how big of a mistake I had made missing out on our school’s performances. Even from the back row, every aspect of the stage, from the impeccable set to the talented cast of characters, was electrifying. Because of this cast’s camaraderie, all interactions between actors and actresses appears natural,...

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On Saturday, November 19, Aevidum is planning their second annual Pancake Breakfast/5K Race for Awareness . The event is designed to promote awareness about mental health issues facing teens. Proceeds from this event go towards supporting Aevidum projects throughout the Lampeter-Strasburg School District, including helping fund Susquehanna Service Dog Maya. Maya joined the staff at the high school last month. You can read more about her here.  If you are interesting in making a direct contribution for Maya's future care, contact Mr. Kristin Glass. Proceeds from the Pancake Breakfast and 5K help to support Aevidum activities and SSD Maya. Here Maya demonstrates how she can lay on a student's lap.  The Pancake Breakfast runs from 8-10:30 am with the 5K run/walk starting at 8:30 am. For more information visit their event page on Facebook.  You can register for the event online at www.aevidumlshs.org  or download the registration form here .

Last night, several Lampeter-Strasburg athletes were honored at the 2016 Lancaster-Lebanon League Cross Country Coaches Association banquet. Cross Country members at the L-L League banquet at the Double Tree in Willow Street. Among those honored included cross country head coach Mrs. Mari Cunningham as Section Two Coach of the Year as the girls team went undefeated and the boys tied in Section Two play. The Girls Cross Country team were crowned Section Two champions after going undefeated.  Jasmine McClintock received several accolades this season including Section Two All Star, Scholar Athlete, Leagues medalist, and achieved an overall 17th place ranking in the entire L-L League.  Kelsey Kimmel was also honored as a Section Two All Star and achieved an overall 22nd place ranking in the entire L-L League Noah Pritchard was named as a Section Two All Star. On the boys' side, Noah Pritchard was a Section Two All Star. Section Two Second Team All-Star...

This morning four Lampeter-Strasburg athletes signed National Letter of Intent commitments. Olivia Martin  Division I National Letter of Intent  for  Women's Lacrosse  at  Temple University Autumn Peters  Division II National Letter of Intent  for  Field Hockey  at Millersville University   Leah Wieland  Division II National Letter of Intent for Volleyball at   Georgian Court Tyler Zameroski  Division II National Letter of Intent  for  Lacrosse  at Seton Hill The National Letter of Intent is a document used to indicate a student athlete's commitment to participating National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) colleges and universities in the United States.

Every family has a skeleton in the closet. The uncle you don’t talk about. The vacation everyone has agreed not to mention. The cousin who has had a run in with the law. But Mortimer Brewster (played by Brendan Massar) is about to discover a closet or in this case a basement full of skeletons in the Lampeter-Strasburg High School Thespian Society’s presentation of  Arsenic and Old Lace opening next week. Brendan Massar discovering a dead body (expertly played by Al Williams) hidden in the dining room of his aunts' home. For those unfamiliar with  Arsenic and Old Lace  here is a brief introduction. Mortimer Brewster has been living a fairy tale. His loving spinster aunts (played by Emily Sidelinger and Ashely Crutcher) fill the role of surrogate mother. He has a dream job as a Broadway critic. He has just gotten engaged to his childhood sweetheart and neighbor (played by Caroline McEligot). Life is perfect. However, Mortimer’s calm reality is about to be sha...

Last night the Lampeter-Strasburg Field Hockey earned a ticket to states when Laura Horner scored off a corner as time expired beating New Oxford, 3-2. The Pioneers needed a win at Wednesday's contest played at Lower Dauphin Middle after losing 3-0 to last year's state champion Twin Valley on Saturday. In the game L-S was able to take the lead, 1-0 in the first half with 9:21 left on the clock. New Oxford was able to tie the game before halftime. Both teams put another point on the board with the Pioneers scoring first. It was Horner, who has had 13 goals and six assists before last night's game that gave the Pioneers the victory in the final moments of overtime. Here's video of the game winning score. Berm won't have the biggest heartbreaker of the night. With time expired, Lampeter Strasburg scores on a corner. Laura Horner on the goal. pic.twitter.com/3RlpkZLVYb — Adam Michael (@GoodOleTwoNames) November 3, 2016 The Pioneers (13-7) will now fac...