Kids get a turn to build at the York HomeBuilders Show. http://youtu.be/Iw93xuVYrvc

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These stories were submitted to the Junior Dispatch by Kid Scoop, a Newspapers in Education program at the York Newspaper Co.

Topic: Needs and Wants

Three things that I absolutely NEED in my life are my family’s love because without it I would be heartbroken. Next, I NEED my family. Without my family I would not be able to do the activities I wanted. Last, I NEED school because I could not have a job in my future without it. Three things that I want are a video camera, to be an awesome singer when I get older and my family to be healthy and happy. — Jordyn Altland, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

I want a phone. I want a laptop. I want a rat. I need baby clothes. I need an umbrella. I need my Dad to stay around more often. — Mia Christensen, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

Three things I need in my life are love, food and care! These things are important in my life. Three things I want are lots of money, good grades in school because grades are important and a new I-pod touch because mine broke! — Morgan Kemper, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

Three things I need are a mansion, Internet and a buffet. Three things I want are a unicorn, a dragon and Play Dough. — KJ Keane, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

I need love from just about everyone. I need friends. Most importantly I need food. I WANT a cell phone so badly so I can text my friends when I’m alone. I want a disco ball for a party! I want a new MP3 player. — Tiffany Carter, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

Three things I need are food, water, and shelter. Three things I want are an Etch-a-Sketch, an Apple laptop and bacon, lots of bacon. — Everest Robinson, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

I want things, but you don’t always get what you want like a dog, a trip to New York and a cat. Some things I will need during life are clothes, shelter and food. — Heidi Spencer, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

Three things I want are a dog, my brother to be nice and a monkey. Three things I need are food, shelter and a pretty, fluffy pony. — Gabby Messenger, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

Three things that I need in my life are my family, my pets and love from every single one of my friends. Three things that I want in my life are my video games, TV and soda. — Charlie Hagan, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

The three things I need are money, clothes and shoes. The three things I want are money, a phone and laptop. — Tyler Phan, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

Three things I need would be clothes, food and friends. Three wants would be a dirt bike, fried chicken and a RC helicopter. Andrew Schott, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. MyersThree things I need are food, water and shelter, and three things that I want are a laptop, an iPod 4S and a Unicorn. — Chase Gillis, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

I absolutely, positively need clothes, shoes, and new glasses because it’s 100% necessary to have. I want a new I-pod touch, a kindle fire and everything Justin Bieber because they are awesome and I would like to have them. — Bri Perez, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

The three things I need in my life are shelter, food and water to live. The things I want are lots of pet fish, a remote control boat and a swimming pool. — Ricky Dumais, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

Three things I need are my family, friends and food. Three things I want are movies, books and an electric scooter. — Morgan Hartlalub, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

I need shelter, clothes and food. I want an iPod, a mansion, a Mac Book Pro. — Patrick McCullough, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

I need my mom’s love, my dad’s hugs and my siblings’ comfort. I want a laptop, some games and highlights. — Julia Fiordimondo, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

I need food, water, and shelter. I would die if I don’t have those things. Stuff I want is chocolate, x-box and Call of Duty Black Ops. — Trevor Henderson, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

Three things I need in my life would be clothes to keep me warm. I would need my family because they are always there for me. Last, I would need a home so I have a shelter. Three things I want is an I-pod touch because it has fun written all over it. Second I want a laptop so I can surf the web and do projects. Last, I want a Playstation 3 so I can play video games. — Joshua Ridgely, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

I want a healthy life, Uggs and an iPod. I need stockings, water, and food. — Hannah Culp, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

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Model airplane enthusiasts create a special kind of flyer. http://youtu.be/dcDN409ZBv4

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Violinist Caryn Lin educates and entertains students at Mount Wolf Elementary. Lin says she’s played since she was nine and has performed internationally and on motion picture soundtracks.

http://youtu.be/N1g07rkDUBs

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In the early evening sky Jupiter shines brightly in the south. Learn how to find the planets and constellations that are visible in York’s February night sky during three shows presented by the York County Astronomical Society on Feb. 10.

The planetarium shows are:

– “Two Small Pieces of Glass,” an educational program about telescopes, 7 p.m.

– “StarWatch,” an exploration of the current night sky, 7:40 p.m.

– “Space Dreams,” a look at Native American star stories, the ancient Greek ideas of space travel as well as the present realities and future hopes of our eternal quest for the stars (for ages 12 and older), 8:20 p.m.

The planetarium is in the York Learning Center, 300 E. 6th Ave., North York. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for children and seniors. Admission to any second or third show is $1 each.

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York County Department of Parks and Recreation will present a Bee Keeping program from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11 at Richard M. Nixon County Park in Springfield Township.

Beekeeper Morrell Sipe will introduce attendees to the fascinating world of honeybees. Participants will learn how to get started with a hive at home.

The program is free but registration is required. Call the Nature Center at (717) 428-1961 to register or for more information. For more information on park events, go to www.yorkcountyparks.org.

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The York County Department of Emergency Services is inviting students across York County to participate in its annual poster contest.

The focus of the contest each year is to help educate children so they are prepared when an emergency arises. Winners are announced in April during National Telecommunicators Week.

For this year’s contest, children in grades K-8 are asked to focus on the role of 911 dispatchers. They should create a poster that shows the importance of dispatchers in an emergency.

Children in grades 9-12 are asked to create a poster exploring one or more actions to take when flooding occurs. Contestants can visit www.ready-york.org to learn more about flood response.

All posters need to be submitted on or before March 31.

The contest is open to all York County students in grades K-12. One winner will be selected from each grade. Each winner will receive a prize package.

Posters can be mailed or delivered to Amy Smith at the York County Department of Emergency Services, 120 Davies Drive, York, Pa., 17402.

Those wishing to participate are encouraged to read the full list of contest rules by selecting Poster Contest at www.ycdes.org. Students, parents, or teachers with questions should contact Smith at 840-2948.

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Check out how one police officer is still making moves and dancing in traffic at 64 years young. http://youtu.be/1tLOb8puQHg

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A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes — and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor.

It’s believed to be the first-ever transplant of an esophagus and the largest number of organs transplanted at one time in New England.

Spunky and bright-eyed as she scampered around her family’s farmhouse outside Portland, Alannah Shevenell said Thursday that she’s glad to be feeling well again and able to go sledding, make a snowman, work on her scrapbooks and give her grandmother a little good-humored sass.

The best part, though? “Being home,” she said. “Just being home.”

Medical trouble: It was 2008 when Alannah, then 5, began running a fever and losing weight while her belly swelled. Doctors discovered the tumor that year and twice attempted to remove it, as it made its way like octopus legs from organ to organ. But it was difficult to access what turned out to be a rare form of sarcoma, said Debi Skolas, Alannah’s grandmother, and chemotherapy didn’t do the trick, either.

All the time, the growth — known as an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor — continued to grow in her abdomen, causing pain, making it hard to eat and swelling her up with fluid. Surgery was the

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These stories were submitted to the Junior Dispatch by Kid Scoop, a Newspapers in Education program at the York Newspaper Co.

Topic: Star of the Game

I would play soccer! My special moment will be to score a goal in The World Cup! — Matthew Smyser, Grade 2, Roundtown Elementary, Mrs. Kelly

I would play soccer, and I would score 20 goals in the first half of the game, and I have 64 goals at the end of the game. That would be my moment. What’s yours? — Madison Dicely, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

If I were a professional athlete, I would be a rally racer. An amazing moment in my career is in my first race. It would be neck and neck at the finish. He gets a little ahead of me but I catch up. At the finish, I get ahead by a teeny bit and win. That would be my amazing moment in my career. — Dominique Ullrich, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

If I could be a professional athlete, I would be a swimmer. One time that was awesome in my swimming career was, when one of my teammates was being drowned by unconsciousness, I dived down and grabbed her hand and pulled her up. Pretty Cool! — Jara Mumma, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

It’s the 4th quarter, the score 38 to 33. We’re on our 15-yard line and I’m the quarterback. I call a Hail Mary. Hike…the play starts. Nobody’s open. Then my wide receiver jukes his guy. I pass it and it’s a perfect one. “TOUCHDOWN,” boomed the announcer. — Garrett Moore, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

I would play basketball, and my amazing moment would be if I got the ball in the hoop 32 times. — Gabby Messenger, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

Softball pitcher! I was in the last inning, pitching. The crowd was so silent that you could hear your own heart beating. The batter walked up to the place, ready, focused and fierce. I took a deep breath. If I didn’t strike this person out, the other team would score and we would lose. My team would be devastated. “Foul,” yelled the umpire as the pitch flew off the bat. “Foul,” he yelled again. I took one more deep breath. “STRIKE!” he yelled. He was out. We had won. — JoAnne Grosskopf, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

I would like to play NFL football. One game I dived for the ball in the back of the end zone and I caught it one handed. — Jaden Henline, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

I’m a softball player. Two outs. It’s the bottom of the 7th inning. I’m pitching. Bases loaded. We’re up by one. Pitch one…she hits it! It’s foul. Pitch two…strike. Pitch three…strike! She’s out! We win! — McKenna Baker, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

I don’t like sports, but if I were a good golfer, I’d get a par. — Cayden Healy, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

As a pro-lacrosse player, I would make the last goal. The score is tied 7 to 7. One more point and we would win. Halfway down the field someone would pass me the ball. I would shoot and miss with 30 seconds still on the clock. Someone would pass me the ball. I would shoot. I made the last goal to make our team win. Everyone would cheer and clap. We had won the game! — Jordyn Altland, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

I would swim because it’s refreshing and very fun. That’s why I would swim. — Patrick McCullough, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

The sport I would play is field hockey! I would make an amazing goal and win the game. Everyone would yell “Yay” or “Go, Alyssa!” It would be a perfect win. That’s my amazing moment. — Alyssa Conaway, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

If I were a pro athlete, I would be a pro athlete in cheering. A good moment that happened in my pro sports career is when I won a trophy for the best cheerleader. — Mia Christensen, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

This is the X-games. I have to pull off something great. “Jordan Flander,” the loud speakers called. I pulled my BMX bike up and dropped down the quarter pipe. I flew off the ramp and did a double tail whip into a grinding pull and did an icicle grind down it. I got a score of 10 and won first place in X-games BMX!!!! — Jordan Flanders, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

In my baseball experience, I had one amazing experience. I had 99 runs. I ran and touched the base and I got 100 runs. — Everest Robinson, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

If I were a professional football player, I would be on the Pittsburgh Steelers. I would be a left side receiver like Troy Polamalu. It is 27-26 against the Ravens. They’re at the 5-yard line about to get a touchdown. They hike it. I tackle Ray Lewis. There are only two seconds left in the game. It was over. The Steelers have won. Whopee! — Kia Andrews, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

I would play football. It is fun. A great moment would be to get to win the Super Bowl and get the MVP Award. — Trevor Henderson, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

“Go, Go, Go, Go!” shouts the crowd. And Olivia Hanlon wins the race. Everyone shouted and whistled and cheered. If you haven’t guessed yet, I’m a professional track and field star. The biggest moment in my career would have to be this one, winning my first race just barely. Well, bye. I’m off to claim my prize. — Olivia Hanlon, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

If I were a professional athlete, I would be a cheerleader. The best moments I’ve had so far in cheerleading is getting my running round-off backhand spring tuck. I could never have done it without the support of my friends. — Caylynn Beinhower, Grade 4, Fishing Creek Elementary, Mr. Richcrick

It’s the first time my cheerleading squad entered a competition. We go through the routine one last time before it’s our turn. It was perfect except for the last part – the stunts! We only had two weeks to practice the whole routine and every time we tried we failed. The coach mixed us up with different people. They called our names and we were very scared. We stepped out on the mats. One little mistake and my team goes back a level, so far so good. It’s time for the stunts. The crowd is screaming our names and the judges look impressed, time for the stunts. The first one is okay, but the back one is perfect. Everyone in the crowd is cheering! — Grace Couse, Grade 6, E.H. Markle Intermediate, Mrs. Myers

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The “Life of Lincoln” series is an abbreviated biography of President Abraham Lincoln that Junior Dispatch and the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association has created in an effort to celebrate the United States of America’s 16th president.

This guide features all of the chapters, posters and teacher’s guides, plus a few additional items of interest.

LIFE OF LINCOLN

Each of these chapters includes a “Question of the Day,” where readers can talk about history and its effects on modern life. To answer them, just leave a comment or e-mail your response to juniordispatch@yorkdispatch.com or send it by regular mail to:
The Junior Dispatch
c/o The York Dispatch
205 North George St.
York, Pa. 17401

• Chapter 1: The Wild West
• ‎Chapter 2: The Early Years
• Chapter 3: In Indiana
• Chapter 4: The Second Journey Through New Orleans
• Chapter 5: Entering Politics
• Chapter 6: Entering the Law
• Chapter 7: On the Circuit
• Chapter 8: The Birth of a New Political Party
• Chapter 9: The Nomination of 1860
• Chapter 10: Lincoln as President

VIDEOS

Junior Dispatch recommends these YouTube videos to get to know Abraham Lincoln and the world he lived in.

• Lincoln’s Tough Choice — http://youtu.be/akfQ7TfAQVY
• Why the Emancipation Proclamation Mattered — http://youtu.be/b5JTxFIRxWY
• The Gettysburg Address — http://youtu.be/V4bM9geY0do
• Every Known Photo of Abraham Lincoln — http://youtu.be/8YpV0-faTpM
• The Assassination of Lincoln — http://youtu.be/6qAeFjCscRY
• The Mask of Lincoln — http://youtu.be/PsTtHiX8ey4
• Bill & Ted’s take on Abraham Lincoln — http://youtu.be/idz70hx-WGA
• The Fantabulous Life of Abraham Lincoln — http://youtu.be/s0QcTYYzqB8
• Lincoln Biography — http://youtu.be/7xtviHoJGyI

POSTERS & MORE

You can use these PDF posters and lesson guides from the “Life of Lincoln” series.  (Coming soon! Check back!)

• Independence Hall — Teacher’s Guide PDF, Speech Handout PDF, Speech Poster PDF
• Pre-Emancipation – Teacher’s Guide PDF, Speech Handout PDF, Speech Poster PDF
  
• Emancipation — Teacher’s Guide PDF, Speech Handout PDF, Speech Poster PDF
  
• Gettysburg Address — Teacher’s Guide PDF, Speech Handout PDF, Speech Poster PDF
  
• 2nd Inaugural — Teacher’s Guide PDF, Speech Handout PDF, Speech Poster PDF
  

PROJECT OVERVIEW

The Pennsylvania Newspaper Association presented the results of their Life of Lincoln project in a 2009 seminar. This link takes to the PDF version of their PowerPoint Presentation.

 

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