For my E-Portfolio, I have decided to attempt to make a website from WordPress. I have used Weebly in the past, and I found it somewhat more difficult to create quality websites compared to other platforms. Also, I like having the freedom to change my website theme if needed, and I cannot do that with […]

For my advocacy project, I intend to advocate for saving what little farmland, specifically the Hempt farm, that is left undeveloped in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Most likely, my advocacy project is going to be a continuation of my issue brief since I intend to focus on the issue of developing the Hempt property and its consequences […]

Haven Harrington Saving Mechanicsburg from Downfall: Taking a Stand Against the Development of the Hempt Property Introduction On August 3, 2020, the Silver Spring Township Board of Supervisors conducted a virtual town meeting to decide the fate of the Hempt Property which rests on the highly trafficked Carlisle Pike across from the Cumberland Valley High […]

Ending Our Township’s Downfall: Taking A Stand Against the HSS Development of the Hempt Property Agreement On August 3, 2020, the Silver Spring Township Board of Supervisors conducted a virtual town meeting to decide on the fate of the Hempt properly which rests on the highly trafficked Carlise Pike across from the Cumberland Valley High […]

For my issue brief, I am taking advantage of the Cumberland Valley school district’s uncertainty and the fact that the development of the Hempt Property has not begun to bring this to the attention of nearby residents, especially parents of students of Cumberland Valley. As the local school district battles to keep up with its […]

As you all know, I am passionate about preserving historical property and doing what is right for our community. For my issue brief, I will discuss the development of Hempt Farms in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and how the public needs to address this as a safety issue for our community’s children. Hempt Farms lies across the […]

Sons, daughters, mothers, fathers. Words most children associate with family. But what if a family doesn’t have just a mother, father, and their children? On the verge of adolescence, I struggled to piece together the ways of the world. After all, how much does a nine-year-old really know about the world? Sitting in the noisy […]

Passion Blog Because of my love for Disney’s Hercules and deep interest in ancient gods, my passion blog topic for this semester will be mythology. Every blog post will have an overview of a god or goddess from a variety of cultural mythologies (Greek/Roman, Egyptian, Norse, etc). via GIFER Civic Issues Blog My civic issue […]

As the new semester rolls in, I am considering another theme for my Passion Blog: mythology. Each week I would research one god or goddess and type up a summary about them. Ever since I was a young kid I’ve loved mythology, especially ancient Egyptian and Greek mythology (this may or may not be one […]

Overall, I’m pretty pleased with my TED-style talk. I practiced more for this speech than the last and also somehow managed to do it with no notes! I thought I did a better job with transitions than in my first speech, and I thought my presentation was better organized and researched than the last. I […]