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sc h o o l n e w sLauren KradyAbove: Remy MacKay, second grade,takes a break from playing during theafter-school program at the Locust GroveCampus.Below: Ivana Dougherty, first grade, usestime during the before school program atthe Locust Grove Campus to read a book.Centered in ChristTransforming LivesChanging our WorldBefore and After School CareFinding flexibilityLooking back, Kendra Hartman isnot sure how she would have managedwithout the Before and After SchoolCare program offered at the LocustGrove Campus.Hartman’s daughter, Sarah, attendedthe program throughout her time at thePreK-8 campus and is now a freshmanat the Lancaster Campus.The program, which allows studentsto come early and stay later than theschool day, gave the Hartman family theflexibility it needed to mesh schedules.“It was a necessity,” Kendra HartmanXiaodong Fan, M.Ed.said. “With work, I couldn’t leave beforeAssistant to the Superintendent美 国 宾 西 法 尼 亚 州 a certain time.”LMS 学 区 区 长 助 理 范 晓 东In a commitment to help morefamilies, LMS expanded its Before andAfter School Care programs to theKraybill and New Danville campuses.Judi Mollenkof, principal of the LocustGrove and Kraybill campuses, said theexpansion is the result of interest andrequests from parents.“This enables parents who need theseservices, particularly those who work,Lauren Krady2176 Lincoln Highway EastLancaster, PA 17602Phone: 717-299-0436, ext. 432fanx@lancastermennonite.orgwww.lancastermennonite.orgto enroll their children to stay at theschool instead of having to make otherarrangements for after school care,”Mollenkof said.Hartman said the program gave herdaughter extra time to play on theplayground and burn off energy beforeshe had to go home to do homework.As she got older, the program providedquiet time to do school work and assistthe instructor with younger students.“It seemed to work out really well,” shesaid. “I don’t know what I would havedone otherwise.”Lauren KradyStudents in the before school program at LocustGrove Campus work with iPads.Eagle Scout projects spiffy up campusesJ. Daniel Martin1 0 | BridgesStephanie WeaverThe Lancaster and Kraybill campuses underwent some outdoor renovations throughout thesummer as part of two students’ Eagle Scout projects.Sophomore Ryan Kindelberger placed a pathway at the Kraybill Campus from theplayground to the school while junior Jon Harker installed a patio and picnic tables outsidethe Gym A lobby and the concession stand by the turf field at the Lancaster Campus.“Kraybill has done so much for me and has beensuch a huge influence on my life … that I just wantedto give back,” Kindelberger said. “I’m hoping thatit’s just something that makes life a little easier foreveryone.”Harker said he heard people talking about how therewere no places to sit to eat by the concession standand came up with the idea.“It was cool to be able to help out,” he said.