Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver attended the Josh Mantz book signing event at the Shikellamy High School in March, where she had the honor of introducing him. Each of the students received a free copy of the book. Josh is a Shikellamy alumni and the author of “The Beauty of a Darker Soul,” which is dedicated to helping people overcome emotionally traumatic experiences. He is a graduate of West Point, served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army for nearly a decade, and is the recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star with Valor. Josh was injured while serving and actually flatlined for more than 15 minutes in the operating room. He said he wrote this book to begin conversations about mental health across the nation and the importance of human connections.

Here are some photos from Rep. Culver’s Student Art Open House, which was held on March 22, at the district office in Sunbury. Thank you to all our students who submitted artwork to be displayed, and to everyone who attended the open house. And thank you to Service 1st Federal Credit Union for sponsoring this special event. The show included more than 300 pieces of artwork, from talented students from across the district, in grades K-12, with various themes and types of art.