January 25, 2018 - Elizabethtown Advocate

E-Town School Board Votes on Maximum Tax Rate

Diane M. Bitting/Special to the Advocate Posted on January 25, 2018January 24, 2018

Correction: An earlier version of this article erroneously reported that the budget in question was for the 2017-18 school year. The Elizabethtown school board has voted to advertise a preliminary $62.7 million budget for the 2018-19 school year that could raise taxes by more than 5 percent, though business manager George Longridge emphasized that the […]

Community Featured News

State’s Latest Effort to Fight Underage Drinking Introduced at Bear Creek School

Dan Robrish Posted on January 25, 2018January 24, 2018

Parents, educators and others gathered with officials from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and the head of the state Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs for a discussion of youth drinking prevention at Bear Creek School after the state announced a new public awareness campaign designed to spark conversations about alcohol use with children as young as age 8.

At a meeting of parents and community leaders at the Elizabethtown Area School District’s Bear Creek School, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced a new public awareness campaign designed to spark conversations about alcohol use between parents and their elementary to middle-school-aged children. The Know When. Know How. campaign is a statewide, research-based education and […]

EAHS Bears Featured Sports

Girls Basketball Beats Foes McCaskey, Warwick

Sara Eberly/Special to the Advocate Posted on January 25, 2018January 24, 2018

The Elizabethtown Lady Bears varsity basketball team convincingly beat the McCaskey girls team Friday, Jan. 19, by a score of 52 to 29. After the game, head coach John Myers said he was “really pleased with how the girls came out in the second half. The kids were focused. They executed well. All of our […]

EAHS Bears Featured Sports

Hershey Escapes Daubert Gym With Slim Boys Hoops Victory

Sara Eberly/Special to the Advocate Posted on January 25, 2018January 25, 2018

The Elizabethtown Varsity boys basketball team lost a very close non-league game to the Hershey Trojans, on Saturday, Jan. 20, at Elizabethtown. The final score was 58-54. The first period ended with Hershey on top 16-17. After fast-paced intense play, from both squads, the home-team Bears led at the half-time buzzer 26-22. The Elizabethtown boys […]

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Fifth Graders Shine in ‘Hot Shots’ Tournament

Sara Eberly/Special to the Advocate Posted on January 25, 2018January 24, 2018

The 32nd annual Elizabethtown Hot Shots Basketball Shooting Contest, for all fifth graders in the school district, concluded with a trophy presentation, during the varsity boys basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 20. Barbara Shenk, physical education teacher, started the Hot Shots program during her first year as an educator. The tournament has been held consecutively […]