The story of L-S's first Mini-THON in five years through the eyes of those who attended.
Photo Gallery
The cafeteria featured dancing with special lighting, food, balloons, and fun!
Students from Lampeter Elementary and Hans Herr combined to raise $2938 for the kids
The auxiliary gym featured a bouncy house, an inflatable obstacle course, and
the wrecking ball, seen here
The competition gym was open for games and general recreation early in the evening
Everyone returned to the gym for more dancing before the middle school total
was announced
The middle school raised $3391; it would have been easier to photograph
if they weren't constantly waving the signs!
Bear Shank and Nate Patterson play ping pong in the upstairs lobby
The Tonight Show featured an opening monologue, thank you notes, and Family Feud
After an unscripted Tonight Show, students glow danced in the grand lobby
Perhaps the highlight of the evening, at 2 AM, bubble soccer began!
In total, the Mini-Thon raised $17,753, shattering its $10,000 goal
Videos
A speech from Mr. Will Torres, patriarch of a "Four
Diamonds Family", who spoke at the event:
"For The Kids, Hallelujah!" - an adapted version of
"Uptown Funk" written specially for L-S Mini-Thon:
Bubble soccer in the gym:
Quotes
"I thought that Mini-Thon was really fun even though at some points I could fall asleep wherever I was. I also thought it was astounding how much we were able to make as a HS and how much we raised total. I do hope that there will be another Mini-Thon in the near future." -- Sean Burke, 10th grade
"It's the best night of my life. I don't usually get to stay up this late." -- Sawyer Lancaster, 7th grade
"It was awesome ... staying up all night!" -- Maggie Swarr, 5th grade
Photos and Video by David Johnson, LSNews.org Co-Director of Photography and Benjamin Pontz, LSNews.org Editor-In-Chief Content curated by Benjamin Pontz, LSNews.org Editor-In-Chief
Saturday evening held many long faces in the Out of the Box Robotics (OBX) pit at East Super Regionals. After nine matches OBX ranked 17th in their division, not high enough to win them the right to be an alliance team captain, a privilege provided to only the top four ranking teams in any one tournament.
Things took a turn for the better however Sunday morning when the third place alliance captain chose OBX as their first pick, OBX would be advancing. Four alliances each consisting of three teams advanced to the division final rounds.
The rounds consist of a two team alliance against another alliance in a best of three matches sudden elimination. The OBX alliance won the first two matches of both the semi and final round making them the Tesla division alliance champion of the East Super Regional qualifier, a title that comes with a bid to the world championship in Detroit.
The division final round was very close however the OBX alliance came out on the losing end to the Hopper …
Yesterday, the Lampeter-Strasburg High School Thespian Society inducted 12 new members. In a time honored tradition, inductees are given crazy hats to wear.
New members include Ansley Yost, Kyle Johnson (missing from photo), Kenzie Krebs, Gabe Sanderson, Julie Stinson, Joey Long, Joel Lapp, Melissa Long (missing from photo), Josh Chambers (missing from photo), Jessica Heisey, Jarrett Emmerling, James McMichael, Ellie Crumpler, Katrina Herrera, and Luke Broderson.
Join in the fun on Saturday, April 7 at 7:00 p.m. as eight Juniors from L-S HS compete to be named the "Pioneer of the Year 2018"!!
You will also be entertained by talent from students in all Lampeter-Strasburg Schools as part of the Model UN Talent Showcase.
The stakes are high! The winning Junior in the Pioneer contest will receive a front row parking space, Prom tickets, Post Prom tickets and a Spirit Pass to be used during their Senior year!
Vote for your favorite person, $1 = 1 vote. Proceeds benefit Doctors without Borders and the Spring Blast & Post Prom events to be held Saturday, May 19th. Tickets at the door are $5 each.
We hope to see you at this fun & entertaining event, Saturday, April 7, 7:00 p.m. in the L-S HS PAC!!
