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
Spring sports are have arrived! Here are some images from a recent baseball scrimmage against Cocalico. Photos by Jonathan Klein, LS News Editor-in-Chief.
651 days ago the Pioneers were at Lubrano Park fighting for what would have been the program's third PIAA title. They haven't played a competitive game since. After a very long wait, the Pioneers have finally begun their Section 3/L-L League title defense. Despite the near 50 MPH wind gusts, it felt like a beautiful day for baseball. Derek Brynildsen started on the bump for the visiting Berks Catholic Saints, while senior Caleb Guyer was handed the ball for the Pioneers. Caleb Guyer in Scrimmage vs Cocalico (Jon Klein) The Pioneers struck first, with Andrew Whitehead scoring on a ground ball hit by Owen Fikkert in the bottom of the second inning. Guyer had his best stuff going, striking out 9 batters in 4 innings of work. The Saints were unable to enter the hit column until the fourth inning, when Russell Emrich hit a ground ball up the middle for a single. The serious damage came in the fourth inning, with the Pioneers scoring 7 runs and hitting around the batting order. Giov
The Lampeter-Strasburg High School Thespian Society is proud to announce this year's spring musical-- Godspell . You can watch the broadcast from home on April 8-10 and 15-17 at 7 pm. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased through showtix4u.com . The Story Godspell is a classic and timeless musical. It revolves around a troupe of traveling performers that consider how to build a community. To do this they reenact several biblical parables with a contemporary view. The music is by Stephen Schwartz of Wicked and Pippin fame. The show begins fun and funny, but it becomes more serious in tone as it looks at the sacrifices that must be made to create and sustain faith, love, and community. The cast is an eclectic mix of personalities with differing musical and comedy styles. It is good for the entire family. Click here to view the Playbill.
