It took volunteers eight months to restore an Ephrata apartment building that had been all but destroyed by fire two years ago, but a local Christian organization says that hard work will be put to good use giving a temporary place to live for homeless families.
The new Homes of Hope facility at 233 East Main Street will be used to temporarily house homeless families with children until they can find permanent residences, said Barry Kreider, Homes of Hope Ephrata chairperson.
âWe have waited a long time for this day,â Kreider said at a dedication ceremony at the new apartment building on Friday afternoon.
One day in early December, Ephrata High School math teacher Kris Miller took a rather peculiar approach in class.
He had his students read an article from a recent edition of Scholastic News. âCould You Clone Your Pet?â the headline read.
Miller then went around the room and asked students to share their petsâ names and decide whether theyâd consider cloning them. After all, who doesnât want their pet to live forever?
âCharice? No,â Miller said, uncharacteristically fumbling on the studentâs name.
âCharis,â the student said, correcting him.
âCharis. Darn it,â Miller said.
âI used to have, um, three cats, but now I only have two because one of them died,â Charis said.
Which Pa. schools had the largest number of arrests in 2019-20?
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s annual Safe Schools report for the 2019-20 school year showed a noticeable drop in reported arrests.
Districts are required to submit their misconduct reports, both criminal and academic infractions, to the state every year. Reporting sometimes changes from year-to-year, but no changes were made last school year.
Last year, the top three criminal reasons why students were in trouble statewide were:
Possession, use, or sale of tobacco or vaping 8.34 percent
Fighting 8.14 percent
Minor altercation 5.42 percent
Here’s a list of the schools that had the largest number of arrests, and the crime that was most common at each school.
Will snow days become a thing of the past?
With virtual learning going from a niche to the norm this year, students and parents are now wondering if snow days could be a thing of the past Author: Samantha Galvez Updated: 4:22 PM EST December 15, 2020
PENNSYLVANIA, USA With virtual learning going from a niche to the norm this year, students and parents are now wondering if snow days could be a thing of the past.
One superintendent in Lancaster County believes students have had enough taken from them already.
For Dr. Brian Troop, superintendent of Ephrata Area School District, making the decision to call a snow day is one he dreads. But after this past year -