CANSTRUCTION 2012!
LCDS will once again participate in the Central Pennsylvania Region Canstruction Build-out on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. The Engineering firm David Miller/Associates, Inc., will again mentor our team in this year’s competition.
In September and October, K-12 students submitted designs for this year’s sculpture. Students were asked to create designs based on the theme of stopping hunger. They were encouraged to think of titles with the words “Can” (for Canstruction) or “Hunger” in them. Another avenue the students could go in was to link the hunger theme to the school’s winter theatre production of Alice in Wonderland (e.g. “Don’t be Late to Help Stop Hunger!”) The Canstruction team received so many good ideas that the panel of judges had a very difficult time choosing a winner. After much deliberation, sixth grader, Jillian S.’s “Canstrict Hunger” design representing a large snake coiled around a huge can of food was chosen.
In December the Canstruction team evaluated the nutritional content of various canned foods that will be used to build the structure, and met to finalize the design and calculate the number of cans needed to build the large can sculpture.
In January, LCDS holds a canned food drive. As in past years, all students (Preschool - grade 12) are asked to bring in specific cans of food. Since Giant Food Stores sponsors the Canstruction event in Harrisburg, all cans used in the structure need to be Giant brand. By early January parents receive their child’s can assignment. Families can purchase those items and bring them to school or they can send in a monetary donation to have the Canstruction team purchase canned food.
On Saturday, February 11 a practice build session will be held at LCDS. The Canstruction sculpture will be on display in the school’s lobby for several weeks in February. After dismantling the sculpture the team will rebuild it at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg on Thursday, March 1. The sculpture will remain on display for a week during the Home and Builders Show in Harrisburg, then it will be dismantled and the cans of food donated to area food banks.
Due to the economic conditions there is an increase of those in need, and it is more important than ever to support our area food banks. We need everyone’s support to make this project a success. Any additional monetary contributions will be gladly accepted.
For more information about Canstruction contact Diane Wilikofsky at 392-9216 ext. 657 or e-mail
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On Thursday November 10, Head of School Steve Lisk read Fly, Cher Ami, Fly! to Carrie Haggerty's first grade class. This true story is about Cher Ami, a carrier pigeon, who saved a battalion of men in World War I. The book was given to the Lower School Library by The Western Front Association, a group dedicated to "remembering 1914-1918".
