{"id":2593,"date":"2015-03-11T15:56:08","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T20:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=2593"},"modified":"2015-03-12T11:21:50","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T16:21:50","slug":"first-time-in-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/?p=2593","title":{"rendered":"First time in Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pasd.com\/Page\/3374\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN6077.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6077\" width=\"500\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN6077.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN6077-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nOkay, not my first time visiting Pennsylvania, but definitely my first Pennsylvania school. Today I was fortunate to be the honored guest for the annual Author Day at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pasd.com\/Page\/3374\" target=\"_blank\">Barkley Elementary<\/a> in Phoenixville, PA! There, I performed two shows in front of all the great Barkley students in their cool auditorium. What a great group of students!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pasd.com\/Page\/3374\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN6100.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6100\" width=\"500\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN6100.jpg 500w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN6100-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAfter lunch, I gave a writing workshop to the Barkley Elementary All Stars! Thanks for coming and for all your good deeds that let you be an All Star today: Abigail, Angel, Brendan, Corinne, Cory, Efe, Isiah, Kayla, Kiernan, Lauren, Lilly, Matthew, McKensie, Nathan, Ronald, Santana, Tristan, Tristen, Will, and Zachary. And an extra thanks to McKensie for playing a serious part in our silly story!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN6104.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN6104.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6104\" width=\"500\" height=\"289\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN6104.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN6104-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThanks to Mrs. Patterson for inviting me. Thanks to Mrs. Champane-Lee for the great introduction. Thanks to Mrs. Dooley for all the tech support. Thanks to Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Shaw, and all the parents and teachers who helped set up everything and provide the great lunch. And a big thanks to all the Barkley Elementary students. Keep reading and keep writing those stories!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN6108.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN6108.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6108\" width=\"500\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN6108.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/michaelanthonysteele.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSCN6108-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Okay, not my first time visiting Pennsylvania, but definitely my first Pennsylvania school. Today I was fortunate to be the honored guest for the annual Author Day at Barkley Elementary in Phoenixville, PA! 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