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Regular Features...Students of the MonthSept./Oct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . 15

Student Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

A newsletter to theresidents of NorthernLebanon School District

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Regular Features...Students of the MonthNovember-December . . . . . . 3-7Upcoming Events. . . . . . . . . . 16

NL FFA Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Middle School News . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Jonestown Journal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Limelight at Lickdale . . . 10/11East Hanover at a Glance . 12/13Fredericksburg Focus . . . 14/15Viking For Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

A newsletter to theresidents of NorthernLebanon School District

��WINTER 2020/2021

* Happy New Year and Best Wishes for a safe andhealthy 2021! ~Mr. Rizzo

Season’s Greetings from our SuperintendentI am sure that all of you are looking forward to the Holidays this year. 2020 has been a year like noother and I see the toll it has taken on our families and staff. It is my sincere hope that all of youhave a restful, joyous, Holiday season. Take some time to work on a project, read a book, catch upon Netflix, play some games as a family, whatever it is that you enjoy. Thank you all for your sup-port and hard work this fall as we worked to have students in buildings. It has been an adventure,but we are grateful to see students in classrooms and we look forward to their return after break.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!– Gary Messinger

New Year wishes from Staff to fellow friends;wishes for health & happiness that never ends…

* I wish that all PIMS reports upload with green checks forthe year 2021! ~Wendy Reardon

* As we end 2020 and begin 2021 I would like to thank the staff of NL who have been flexiblein helping with coverage ~ Chris Fellows

* Happy New Year from the students and staff at East HanoverElementary! Our New Year wish is for our country to havepeace and health in 2021!!!!

* Wishes for a year of health and happiness!* Happy New Year to you! May you find peace and

happiness as you begin your journey into 2021!

* ¡Les deseo a todos un año lleno de gozo, tiempo con familia,y muchas aventuras! (“I wish you all a year full of joy, timewith family, and many adventures.”) ~Mrs. Natalie Snyder

* May the people we love and thefriendships we cherish follow usthrough this year that is nowhappily upon us! – Amy Hoke

* Happy New Year to all fellow Vikings!* It is a pleasure to be able to experience the fantastic learning and the amazing teaching in the NL SchoolDistrict. This learning community is a real blessing. Wishing each one of you a wonderful new year filledwith joy, fun, and peace! Happy 2021 to all of NL!! - Cheryl Burt (substitute teacher)

* My New Year wish is to have a better year for my son and me (lots of good news) and that everyonestays safe and gets their New Year wishes. – Tara Yordy, PCA-NLHS

* Happy New Year, my friends.

* My wish for my family and friends is the same all around– health and happiness.

* Let this year be full of fun as we say goodbye to2020 and we welcome 2021! – Amy Hoke

#HappyNewYear! #Welcome2021withopenarms

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The Fundraisers andSales:The NL FFA has many fund - raisers and sales throughoutthe school year. They benefitthe members and animals, andcan help assist the due feealong with costs. The FFA soldmums, fruit and cheesecakes,subs and pretzel sandwiches,along with poinsettias andhomemade wreaths. Through -out the years, many of thefundraisers have stayed thesame, but as a group, we areworking on adding new thingsand becoming more creative.

The Food Drive:This holiday season the NLFFA and the NL StudentCouncil are coming together tocollect canned and preservedfood items for the JOY FoodPantry. This is a fun way anda friendly competitionbetween all homerooms toprovide a holiday meal forthose who need it most.

The FFA ChristmasParty:This year’s NL FFA Christmasparty might look a little differ-ent than previous years, butour chapter is putting on twodifferent Christmas parties foreach group of students whocome different days. We willstill have food, fun, andgames. All you have to do ispay your FFA dues to partici-pate in all of the holiday fun!We hope to see you there!

Despite COVID – NLHS Ag Department Continues with Good Deeds

Meet the Officer:ChloeBomgardnerChloe Bomgardner is 2020-2021chapter Treasurer. In FFA sheenjoys the experiences, events,and opportunities. Outside ofschool, Chloe spends her timemilking cows, playing volleyball,and spending time with herfriends and family.Agri culturally, she enjoys

showing dairy cattle and helpingout on her grandparents’ familyfarm. She is looking forward tosee what the new year has to offer.

NL’s Volunteer Club Helps to Make the Season Brighter to All!It’s that time of year again and eventhough this year is a little different thanyears in the past where we could travelto NYC to deliver the generous amountof donations we had collected in person

as well as help in the soup kitchens, the Volunteer Club continued withtheir quest to collect coats and blankets for those less fortunate. All dona-tions that have been collected will be distributed in both Lebanon Countyand New York City. This year has been especially hard on everyone…financially, mentally and physically; however, the need is greater thanever to help others in need and that’s where NL always seems to step inand show their compassion to others! We have collected coats, blankets,hats and scarves to give to those in need and with your help we madethis year as successful as the years in the past. The Volunteer Club would like to thank each one of you for your con-

tinued support and generous contributions. You are truly a blessing in somany lives.

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Meet the Officer:Grace BomgardnerGrace Bomgardner is 2020-2021chapter Sentinel. In the FFA, sheenjoys competing in differentevents, meeting new people, andhanging out with friends.Outside of school, Grace spendsher time playing volleyball,being outside, hunting, ridingfour wheelers, and being withfriends and family.Agri culturally, she enjoys

showing dairy cattle, helping outon her grandparents’ farm, and gardening. She is looking for-ward to many new opportunities and what life has to offer.

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November/December – STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

High SchoolNovember

(sponsored by Northern Lebanon County Rotary Club)

Josiah England Kevin Lowen Emma Bomberger Emily Hauck

Middle School

High SchoolDecember

November December

(sponsored by the Fredericksburg and Jonestown Lions Club)

Hannah England Kathryn Eisenhauer

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East Hanover


Jonestown Elementary

Students of the Month

November- Brenna Engebretson, Mykenah Johnson, Myles Horst, Madyson Gilbert

December- Mariangeliz Castro Ramos, Anthony Wise, Katelyn Bell, Madison Keiser



Lickdale



FredericksburgStudents of the Month

(L-R): Baylee Gavin, Paige Klepper, Angelina Disla, Nicholas Oliver



MIDDLE SCHOOL

The 6th grade ELA students were given anopportunity to help with a huge, altruistic projectcreated by former Jonestown Elementary teacher,Rita White and her family. Rita’s son, Kevin, wassent to Kuwait with the PA guards for a nine-month deployment and she wanted to sendChristmas stockings to him and his troop forChristmas. She didn’t know at the time that shewould have to send 1,300 stockings to completeher project. Rita and her family accepted thechallenge and bought supplies and goodies to fillthe 1,300 stockings. Then with help from familyand friends; made all the stockings out of recy-cled Christmas cards. She then reached out tovarious teachers to have their students write outindex cards with special messages to the troops.That’s where 6th grade came in. Along with the3rd, 4th, and 5th graders at Jonestown, 6thgraders wrote over 140 positive and supportivemessages for thetroops. They wereextremely honoredand excited to bepart of such anamazing project!

Stockings for Troops

The NorthernLebanon WellnessGroup helped theJOY Pantry bydonating 245pounds of foodin October.

The Joy Pantry’s mission is to ease thestruggles of the working poor and tomake sure no one in our communitygoes to bed hungry. This past year JOYPantry helped 2,662 individuals, includ-ing 928 children. They also helped 48new families in the Northern LebanonSchool District. They’ve been averaging86 households each month.

The Northern Lebanon Wellness Groupis humbled to be even a small part ofthe JOY Pantry’s outreach program tohelp feed our community.

Northern LebanonHelps JOY PantryHelp our Community

Driver Safety Education

On the tenth of November, TraciLinn from the Center for TrafficSafety gave an informative presenta-tion to all Driver and SafetyEducation students. This powerfulpresentation gave the students thereal-life dangers of distracted driv-ing. The students were moved asshe shared her personal and emotional story of her son who waskilled in a car crash.

Students in Mrs. Plummer’s classes will be participating in a county-wide billboard challenge that focuses on discouraging aggressive anddistracted driving as well as promoting seat belt use. In Marchthrough May, the Center for Traffic Safety will be on school groundsobserving and monitoring whether drivers and passengers are wearingseatbelts as they enter and exit school property.


Miss Yingst’s Kindergarten class learned how to cast a ballot on election day. The results are in. Golly is thefavorite Super Kid! #VikingPride

Kindergarten Election Day

Balloons Over Broadway Mrs. Marinkov’s 5th Grade Class read the book ‘Balloons Over Broadway’ byMelissa Sweet. They then made their own unique balloons!

2nd Grade’s Candy ElectionMiss Stine’s 2nd Grade class had a blast learning about elections on November 3rd. Their class participated inthe 2020 Candy Election. Team Reese’s won this year!

Jonestown Journal



Students at LickdaleElementary had the oppor-tunity to shop the widevariety of books offered atthe fall Scholastic Book Fair.With so many titles tochoose from, students cameaway with some greatbooks to keep them busyreading in the upcomingwinter months. Remember – even when weather or other things out of your control keep you at home, youalways have a “place to go” when you are reading a book!

Students at Lickdale Elementary Enjoy the Annual Scholastic Book Fair!“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.”

– Mason Coonley

Compass RoseAlong with Latitudeand LongitudeFourth graders at LickdaleElementary School have beenlearning about map skills in SocialStudies class. They have discov-ered how to use a Compass Rosealong with Latitude and Longitudelines to locate places on a globe.We have used all our knowledge about map skills to create a Map and Globe book.We are proud of all of our hard work! VIKING

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IN THE LIMELIGHT AT LICKDALE

Exploring an M&M Chocolate Cookie – Third GradeThird graders were exploring an M&M chocolate chip cookie as part of our rock unit in science.The smell in the classrooms made us all hungry for a cookie!!


Throw KindnessLike Confetti World Kindness Day is celebrated onNovember 13. Second graders in Ms.Isbell’s class talked about the importanceof being a kind and caring student.World Kindness Day is a day to celebratekind things that are done each day inour communities. People encourageothers to be kind and show that it makessuch a difference in the world. Studentsspent time sharing new ideas for how tobe kind and writing Kindness Cards forfamily members.



EAST HANOVER AT A GLANCE

NL Fire andEmergency ServicesVisit East Hanover

East Hanover had a wonderful day recognizing our Veterans! Our day was filled with lots of red,white & blue, and thankful hearts!!!!! Patriotism runs through the halls of East Hanover! We respectand honor our veterans each and every day.

EH Honors Our Veterans!

Students and staff had a wonderful visit from NLFES! Everyone was ableto check out the fire trucks, learn about fire safety and talk with the fire-men to ask questions. Thank you to the fire company for taking the timeto see us!!!!!!! We have a better understanding of the importance of afire company in our community!!!!!! The fire trucks were so cool!!!!!!!



In February of 2020, the 5th Gradestudied two sculptors, plaster casterGeorge Segal and mobile inventorAlexander Calder. We combined ourknowledge of the two artists into“Proud to Be Vikes,” a sign-languageplaster cast sculpture with mobileelements. Students plaster cast onestudent volunteer’s arms and handsin sign language positions, manufac-tured letter forms out of cardboardand plaster, and engineered themobile components to createbalance between forms.

Mason Adams, Colton Rhoad, Jaxon Rhoad andDaniel Bomberger (pictured L-R), were the top fourstudents who turned in the most BoxTops, Redners& BG’s receipts. They and other students raised atotal of $146.40 during this collection. Way to goguys!!!!!! This helps the school so much!!!!!!!!

About Art….

Congratulations to our BoxTops Contest Winners:

Ms. Varvel’s firstgrade class workshard every day todo their very bestwork. They earnpoints on a chartfor this each day.They finallyearned their firstreward on thechart... It wasHAT DAY!

Hat’s Off to Our First Graders!!

East Hanover’s Student of theFirst TrimesterSawyer Hartman has been an exceptional studentthroughout the first trimester of the 2020-2021 schoolyear. He has been a hard-working and dedicated studentin the classroom. Sawyer has consistently strived toachieve at his highest potential and has been a good rolemodel for other students. It is my honor to nominateSawyer as the student of the first trimester.Congratulations, Sawyer! We are so proud of you!!

Hauntingly Good Work in Mrs. McCarrick’s 3rd Grade ClassThis Halloween in Mrs. McCarrick’s 3rd grade class, the students worked on persuasive writing to try and sell theirhaunted house! We created a listing for a very spooky house and then brought it to life with the paired craft! Thestudents had a great time creating their writing piece and would love to “show” you some of their houses!


First Graders at FB Get Ready for the Holidays!

All Votes Count at Fredericksburg Elementary!On Tuesday, November 3rd, while the entire country voted for the next president of theUnited States, students at Fredericksburg Elementary School also had a chance to maketheir vote count. Although no student is eligible to vote in the real election, we decided tohave students learn about the importance of voting by participating in a mock presiden-tial election. Students created their own voter registration card to bring to vote, they were required to sign in whenreporting to the polling station, students were then directed to a private booth to cast their ballot, and after castingtheir vote they received an “I voted” sticker to proudly wear all day long. Votes were tallied and by the end of the daythe students heard who Fredericksburg Elementary School elected as the next president of the United States. Thisactivity got the students aware of the election and voting process and peaked their interest to then go home and hearif the candidate who won at school, also won America’s vote. The goal of this day was to make the students aware ofhow important it is to vote and have your voice heard!


FREDERICKSBURG FOCUS

On December 3rd, All first graders participated in a Fredericksburg tradition: painting giant ornaments to hang fromthe ceiling in the hallway. Students used their creativity and art skills to decorate the different ornaments any waythey chose. As they shared watercolor paint sets, they talked about how the holidays make them feel, what they aremost excited for, and traditions their families carry out. They even sang along to some holiday tunes!”

Needless to say, the year 2020 has been nothing but abnormal for all of us.Whether it is wearing a mask, working from home, visiting family and friendsvia Zoom only, or simply scheduling a time slot a week in advance to take apicture with Santa who is nine feet away and behind plexiglass; things are justnot life as we knew it. In the midst of the pandemic, we have had people whohave experienced great loss, along with the struggle to economically survive.

As we enter the 2020 holiday season, it seems like joy and comfort need to bespread more than ever this year. There are people out there who believe muchthe same, even in the most unlikely of places.

This past fall, it was a routine trip to a mechanic’s garage for an oil change thatset the wheels in motion (no pun intended) to help aidfamilies in need. Because this mechanic volunteeredhis time to help a nonprofit groupkeep their vehicles on the road,the nonprofit group shared withthe mechanic that they had toysto distribute to deserving children.From there, the mechanic had asimple conversation with aNorthern Lebanon staff memberwho then linked the nonprofitgroup with nurses in the NorthernLebanon elementary schools. Thenurses provided the ages of stu-dents from families in need. Thenonprofit group then donated atoy to be given to each of thesechildren in addition to those gra-ciously donated by NorthernLebanon elementary faculty andstaff members each holiday season.

So, as we find ourselves trudging through the rest of 2020, remember, some of the joy andcomfort that people need during this holiday season can come from the most unlikely ofplaces, at any given time, or any given place. You could be the one that just happened to bein the right place at the right time to make a positive impact.

We wish you the happiest of holidays and the best 2021 that anyone could ever have!


Do you know a graduate of Northern Lebanon who has contributed positively to the legacy of the district andits community? We would like to highlight his/her story on NLSD’s website. You can find a nomination formand view current Viking for Life features at https://www.norleb.org/community/viking-for-life.Let’s take pride in the accomplishments of our NL alumni!

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2020 Holiday Season Different than in the Past –But the Spirit of Giving Remains the Same!


The Northern Lebanon School District is an equal op por tu ni ty ed u ca tion in sti tu tion and will notdis crim i nate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, and disability in its activi-ties, pro grams, or em ploy ment practices as required by Title VI, Title IX, and Section 504. District con-tact person is Su per in ten dent of Schools, 865-2117.

NorthernLebanonWeb Site

http://www.norleb.k12.pa.us

Board MembersMrs. Michelle Bucks, PresidentMr. Barry Naum, Vice PresidentMrs. Rachel Sekellick, TreasurerMr. Nathan ErdmanRev. Robb FallerMr. Glen GrayMr. David KlineMr. Michael MarloweMrs. Staci Murray

Northern Lebanon Mission Statement“Building on time-honored traditions, ourmission is to instruct, inspire and challenge.”

• Compassion• Kindness• Courage• Loyalty • Courtesy

• Perseverance• Fairness• Respect • Honesty• Responsibility

At this time all events have been either postponed orcancelled due to COVID 19. We will keep our websiteupdated with changes.Thank you!

UPCOMING EVENTS

EMERGENCY SCHOOLCLOSINGS/DELAYSCancellation of school because ofinclement weather or other emergencieswill be announced on local radio andtelevision stations. Emergency closingsare announced on the following stations:

WLBR – 1270 AMWQIC – 100.1 FMWGAL-TV – Channel 8WHP-TV – Channel 21WHTM-TV – Channel 27WITF-TV – Channel 33WPMT-TV – Channel 43

Email and Text Alerts are also sentfrom the district.

Senior CitizenLuncheon for Decemberhas been cancelled!

SUBSTITUTE STAFF NEEDED!The district is in need of instructional assistants,personal care assistants, secretaries, nurses andcustodians.

If you’re interested in working as a substitute forthe Northern Lebanon School District, please visitour website at www.norleb.org –Our District/Employment/Forms to completethe necessary application. Please call 865-2117ext. 2502 for more information.


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