SUSQUEHANNA BULLETIN Vol, 75 No, 33 August 27, 1975 Judy Stolzfus Here’s Judy again: She’s Poultry Queen! Judy Stolzfus, Mount Joy, was crowned Poultry Queen of Lancaster County last week. Judy, a senior at Donegal High School, was a member A big vote vs. State Secretary of Educa- tion, John Pittenger, has asked Lancaster County Courts to rule against the petition of southern Rapho Township residents, to transfer their children from Manheim Central to Done- gal Schools. The reason Pittenger gave for his decision was that Donegal schools lacked faci- lities to house more stu- dents. Pittenger’s letter to Judge William G. Johnstone, Jr., was read at last week's meeting of the Donegal School Board. The petition to send their children to Donegal rather than Manheim school had been signed by 266 resi- dents of lower Rapho Township. Reason for the request was that their of a team that won the state 4-H poultry judging contest two weeks ago. Judy raises capons, for fun and profit. Rapho petition homes were much closer to Donegal than Manheim schools, and that their children had to spend too much time travelling back and forth to Manheim and were unable to participate in many school activities. Pittenger wrote that 207 more students would have to be introduced into the Donegal schools, if the petition would be granted. Donegal High School would be overflowing its capacity. Moreover, the Manheim District would lose $58,976 in tax revenue if the petitioned move would be approved. The Donegal Board took no action on Pittenger’s recommendation. The courts will make the final decision. hiss T.onyder R. J. 2 “Mount Joy, Pa. Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA. Meetings on zoning ordinance A Zoning Ordinance, to implement the Comprehen- sive Plan adopted last summer, has been drawn up by the Planning Commission of East Donegal Township. Last night members of the Planning Comission were at the Maytown School to answer questions residents had about the new zoning ordinance. A public hearing on the ordinance is being planned for Tuesday, September 9 at 8 p.m. at Donegal High School. Residents can legally pe- tition concerning the ordi- nance prior to the public hearing. Pregnant seniors can graduate If a senior girl at Donegal High School has to drop out of school because of preg- nancy during either the first or second semester, she can earn her diploma with her graduating class by com- pleting a program of study- ing at home. The home study must give the student enough credits to meet minimum gradua- tion requirements. The new policy for preg- nant seniors was adopted at last Thursday’s meeting of the Donegal School Board. State requires sewage tests for E. Donegal developments The future of two large planned housing develop- ments in East Donegal Township depends on the results of tests to be carried out at the sewage treatment plant. The State Department of Environmental Resources is requiring the tests to insure that the plant could handle the sewage from the two large developments. The two developments in question are those planned for the Sipling Farm along Route 441 and for the site near Maytown School. Members of the East Donegal Sewer Authority are confident that the tests will prove that the plant can handle the additional load from the two proposed developments. It was announced at the last meeting of the East Donegal Sewer Authority that Maytown Shoe Company could be liable for a $25 per day fine, because it has not yet tied into the sewer system. The board has taken no action as yet, but asked their engineers, John Saylor, to contact the contractor for Maytown Shoe about the company’s request for a change in their pumping facilities. Four Donegal teachers resign Elementary school libra- rian Janice L. Spickler, Maytown first grade teacher Donna Murray, elementary teacher John P. Gerstenlau- er, and interim teacher Barbara C. Brannen have resigned their positions in the Donegal School District. Donegal School Board approved suspending May- town teacher LeRoy Strine, pending the outcome of hearings on unsatisfactory ratings he received during teacher evaluations. Susquehanna forever Over a month ago the Susquehanna Bulletin an- nounced that it was consi- dering changing its name to ‘‘Donegal Bulletin.” Since then the paper has received numerous letters about the proposed name change — almost all of them opposed to the change. Because of this public opinion, and because the publishers also like the name ‘‘Susquehanna’’ — the newspaper will retain its present name, Susquehanna Bulletin. Ten Cents Gloria Alice Fisher ‘“Gloria’’ became of Gloria Alice Fisher? Florin, Pa. Whatever Commercial The above photograph was taken from the 1949 Donegalian, yearbook of E. Donegal High School, Maytown. The girl shown in the photo, Gloria Alice Fisher, was graduated that year from the Maytown high school. To find out what happened to her, turn to page two. Five Donegal The following new teach- ers have been hired in the Donegal district: Charles R. Koerner, high school English and social studies; Mary Y. Royer, Maytown irst grade; teachers hired Teresa Walton, junior high home economics; Elizabeth A. Maile, high school home economics; Rudelle Ann Durci, high school business education (a federally funded position). The French crisis at D.H.S. Recently, the Donegal School Board decided to eliminate introductory French from the high school curriculum. This decision was criticiz- ed at the board meeting last Thursday by Ted Greider, president of the Donegal Education Association. Greider questioned the legality of the decision to eliminate French. He quot- ed a section of the Pennsyl- vania School Code which requires a school to retain any course that 1S or more students want to take. According to Greider, 30 students have asked to take introductory French this fall. Greider also pointed out the high percentage of students who go on from the first course to the second and third courses in French. He said that * ‘if the school board and the administra- tion continue this course of action, the association will be forced to find recourse in the courts.’’ Carol Ann White, French teacher, who had been told she would teach only part- time as a result of eliminat- ing beginning French, re- signed Thursday night as a Donegal teacher. She said it was ‘‘financially unfeasible to accept a part-time posi- tion.”
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