5 MIN FILLER

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INTRO

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Good Morning Ephrata NAMES today is Thursday April 15, 2021. Please rise for a moment of silence and the pledge to the flag.

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SILENCE/FLAG VIDEO

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On Tuesday freshman Rebecca Abraham competed in the first ever virtual regional public speaking contest for FFA. She had to compete and qualify in the county level contest in order to earn a spot to advance to this level of the competition and go head to head with other students from Lancaster, Berks, and Lebanon counties. During the contest, she recited the 5 paragraph FFA creed from memory and answered 2 extemporaneous questions about the meaning of the creed. We are extremely proud to announce that she placed 6th in the region! If you see her in the halls today, please congratulate her on this major accomplishment.

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Attention Freshmen, Sophomore and Juniors: If you are looking for an extra-curricular activity for next year, please consider writing for the Mountaineer newspaper.  We need writers and photographers.  Stop in Room 135 or Room 318 to pick up an application, or see Olivia Schlinkman.

We will be accepting applications until the beginning of May.

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And now over to ____________ with the news

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NEWS INTRO

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In today's news, President Biden said on Wednesday that he will withdraw all remaining troops from the "forever war" in Afghanistan. His plan is to pull out all American forces, which is numbered at around 2,500 now, by this Sept. 11. The U.S. cannot continue to pour resources into an intractable war and expect different results, Biden said. Biden’s announcement is probably the most significant foreign policy decision in his presidency so far. On this day in history, in 1865, Abraham Lincoln died from John Wilkes Booths bullet, while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C."

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Now to the juniors with the lunch

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LUNCH VIDEO

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SPORTS INTRO

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yesterday, baseball won at Cedar Crest. This win was number 300 for coach Shelley. Boys Lacrosse won 18-9 at Lancaster Country Day. Brock Boyer had 7 goals and Hunter Mortimer had 5. Tennis won 7-0 at Garden Spot. Chase and Lance Wilson each defeated their opponents in shoutouts in both singles and doubles. The doubles team of Colin Zucchi and Tyler Martin also came up with a shutout win. Girls lacrosse lost vs Manheim Township.

today, boys lacrosse is at Cedar Crest and volleyball is at Lancaster Mennonite.

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Now back to the main desk

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Attention Seniors: Today is your final chance to pick up your Class of 2021 yard sign if you have not already done so from 2:00-3:30pm at the cafeteria.

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The FFA chapter will be holding a spring takeout dinner sale. They will be pre-selling tickets until Friday, April 23rd and the meals can be picked up at the EHS gym entrance on Saturday, May 8th from 11 am to 1:30 pm. Tickets are $12 each. The dinners will be made by Sei’s Catering of Lititz and each will include:

    Stuffed chicken breast with gravy

    Mac & cheese

    Roll with butter

    Applesauce

    Brownie

    tea, lemonade, or water

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Have a great day Ephrata!

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