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Whether he is seen
acting, dancing, or singing,
Ted Hershey gives the
impression that he is right at
home on the stage. A
four-year member of Dram-
atics Club, Ted has played a
variety of roles in different
school plays. He has also
acted in both the Junior
Class Play and the Senior
Class Play, in which he had
one of the leading roles.
A member of the chorus
for four years, Ted currently
serves as Vice-President.
For the past two years, he
has participated in the
Rhythm Singers, a twelve-
member song-and-dance
group. He has been honored
musically by his selection to
the Lancaster County Chor-
us Festival.
An actor, singer, and
dancer for both ‘‘Briga-
doon’’ and ‘‘Camelot’’, he
displayed all three of his
performing talents in one
show. Ted gained new
insight into the performing
arts during his weeks spent

Ted Hershey
Behind the Scenes
by Melody Mumma
in the summer theatres of
1974 and 1975. One of his
favorite aspects of the '7S
workshop was that part of
the time which was devoted
entirely to tap dancing. A
great admirer of many
dance forms, he has recently
begun ballet lessons with
Eleanor Hildebrandt in
Mount Joy.
During the summer, Ted
works as a lifeguard at the
Mount Joy pool. He has
been a member of the
town’s swim team for eleven
years.
Ted is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Amos D. Hershey of 43
Springville Road in Mount
Joy. He is a member of
Chiques United Methodist
Church, where he sings in
the choir. His future plans
are to attend Millersville
State College as a biology
major. But, according to
Ted, no matter what major
field of study he chooses,
“music, drama, and especi-
ally dance, will always be
avocations.’’

Time goes by
’ by Nanette Pinto
Time goes by
so quickly
Days fly by
so fast
The new year that’s
just celebrated
Is a year that’s
soon our past
I can’t believe
how time goes by
I can’t believe
the way
How fast a day
can come and go
When we think it’s
here to stay.
December 17, 1975
news, features, art, poetry composed
by and for the students of Donegal schools.

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SCHOOL NEWSPAPER STAFF
MANAGER: Jody Bass
FEATURE WRITERS: Melody Mumma,
Jeanne Freed, Nanette Pinto
STAFF WRITERS:
Lyndia Gestewitz, Wendy
Hawn, Gail Hunter, Mary Kanoff
TYPISTS: Deb Bender, Wayne Erdman,
Deb Evans, Deb Predrick, Sue Williams
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Eisenhauer,
Beck
ADVISOR:
Holly Baker, Dale
Steve Hassinger, Jim
ART: Tim Roaten
J. B. Siberski
DHS students travel to Lititz to entertain senior citizens
by Mary-Margaret Peraro
On Thursday, December
4, twenty students and their
advisors, Mrs. Lau and Mrs.
Peraro, traveled by bus to
Luther Acres, Lititz, to pre-
sent a one hour program to
the Senior Citizens who are
confined to the nursing
facility. Upon our arrival, all
of the guests had been
seated or wheeled into the
beautiful dining hall for the
presentation. Approxim-
ately S0 guests and staff
members were in attend-
ance.
Our program was divided
into three segments: per-
forming .acts from our
Summer Theater program;
excerpts from the 1975
Veteran’s Day Assembly
(*“Voices of Liberty’ and
Rhythm Singers numbers);
and a short Christmas seg-
ment. The program ran ex-
ceptionally smoothly, and
our audience was a most
appreciative one. Following
the students’ presentations,
the group sang ‘‘We Wish
You A Merry Christmas’’ to
our hosts, and presented
them with an over-sized
Christmas card which all of
the performers had signed.
(The card was made for the
group by freshman Drana-
tic Club member, Floyd
Runkle.)
At the conclusion of the
program, an elderly gentle-
man who served as spokes-
man for the residents made
a delightful speech in which
he recalled his participation
in a patriotic program 75
years ago, and in which he
commended our students
both on their talents and on
their fine spirit of patriot-
ism. It was obvious that our
efforts were most sincerely
appreciated by this fine
group of senior citizens.
After the program, our
students mingled briefly
with the guests, and made
many new friends. We were
surprised to learn that many
of the residents were former
schoolteachers.
Our stay was extended
when the bus driver an-
nounced that the bus had a
flat tire, and that we would
have to await a replacement.
This provided an additional
opportunity to meet and talk
with more of the guests, and
the time passed rather
quickly. We departed from
Luther Acres at approxim-
ately 4:40, arriving , at
Donegal at about 5:10 p.m.
As advisor to the Drama-
tics Club, I feel that this was
a most beautiful opportunity
for our students to perform a
public service as well as to
develop friendships among
our senior citizens. From the
comments of the students, I
know that they enjoyed
performing to this most
appreciative audience, and
they particularly enjoyed
sharing conversation with
this too-often neglected
segment of our society. I
wish that we had unlimited
funds to be able to take
programs to nursing facili-
ties throughout the county,
as it is only in the eves of
these elderly folks that one
can truly appreciate how
much it means to them to
have among them young
people who care. I was very
pleased with the conduct of
our students and the
warmth which they radiated
among the guests.
Mrs. Kurz, the activities
director for Luther Acres,
spoke with Steven Hassing-
er about the possibility of
our stage band’s playing for
the Luther Acres New
Year's Eve party (The
guests welcome 1976 at 8:30
p.m. on New Year's Eve.)
Diversified Occupations Program in full swing at Donegal
by Carole Gibason
Vocational education
has and is becoming more
and more a part of our
schools’ curriculums. Why,
and is there a need for it?
Out of the four million
students who graduate year-
ly, more than half have no
saleable skill or training to
earn a living.
Are schools preparing the
majority of students for life
after high school? The
Lancaster County Area Vo-
cational-Technical Schools
and the Diversified Occupa-
tions Programs are a large
part of this answer.
The Diversified Occupa-
tions Program is an exten-
sion of a student’s vocation-
al education. There are so °
many students who want to
enter a Vo-tech school. But
there are very few openings
in the Vo-tech programs as
compared to the number of
students wishing to attend a
Vo-tech school. Consequent-
ly many of these students do
not get a chance to enter
Vo-tech. These students
would like to learn a trade so
that they will be prepared to
make a living for themselves
following graduation from
high school. The Diversified
Occupations Program was
created to provide work
orientation and school-
supervised on-the-job train-
ing for these students.
This program combines
classroom instruction with
on-the-job experiences in an
industrial setting. The pro-
gram entails a method of
instruction that involves the
student, his parents, the
school, and cooperating
industries in Lancaster
County.
The primary objective of
the program is to increase
the student’s employability
through supervised on-the-
job experiences in an
industrial setting. This pro-
gram involves the commun-
ity work force in providing
the vocational student-
learner with an educational
experience of his or her
career objectives. The
school facilities serve as the
center of the instructional
program. In this way, the
student experiences the
realities of occupational
activity paralleling the
school instructional pro-
gram.
Student learners are paid
for their work. Consequent-
ly, they are subject to the
same rules and regulations
as regular employees. The
successful student learner
not only ‘‘earns while he
learns,”’ but is an excellent
candidate for full-time em-
ployment following gradua-
tion.
The Diversified Occupa-
tion Coordinator at Donegal
High School is Mr. Joseph
Sciortino. He is employed by
the Lancaster County
Vo-tech at Donegal and
Manheim Central High
schools. As Coordinator, Mr
Sciortino contacts employers,
visits the job site once a
month and discusses the
student’s progress.
This program provides
the conscientious business-
man and public spirited
employer with an opportun-
ity to discover suitable
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God’s only son
by Jeanne Freed
He was born in a stable bare,
He was given to all who cared,
He was, and is, without compare,
He’s always been God’s only heir,
He was sent to warn us to beware,
But He was judged by men who weren't fair,
He was taken to a hill where,
Was crucified on Cal’vry there,
He died on the cross as those men stared,
And then was buried by those who cared,
He is now alive and with us here,
And will love all of those who care,
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