The story of L-S's first Mini-THON in five years through the eyes of those who attended.
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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
On Friday, January 4, the ninth grade Lampeter-Strasburg Boys Basketball team played against Manheim Central. The Pioneers won the tip-off and started off strong on an 8-0 run but the lack of defense gave Central the edge to come back and make it 8-8.
By the end of the quarter, L-S had the lead 16-12. As the game went on in the second quarter both teams went back and forth with scoring and great defense. At halftime, L-S had the lead with a score of 22-20. Central managed to bring the deficit to two points.
L-S came out of the locker room strong to keep the lead at 34-30 at the end of the third quarter. If Central wanted any chance at winning the game they would need to tighten up on defense to get some stops for them to be able to score on offense.
With the fourth quarter winding down both teams were fighting hard but L-S found themselves getting the edge over Central with better defense, smart passing on offense, and being able to hit their free throws late in the game when they m…
On Friday night the Lampeter-Strasburg Boys Basketball team traveled to Manheim Central where the Pioneers continued their winning streak defeating the Barons, 48-29.
The Boys are now 5-0 in league play. On Tuesday, the Pioneers host Solanco (2-3).
--Photos by Jonathan Klein, LS News editor-in-chief
Solanco
Latitude: 39° 51' 50.58" N
Longitude: 76° 9' 35.712" W
Solanco girls varsity basketball team, one of the toughest teams to beat. Shooters. Strong. Aggressive. Determined.
These are all words you can use to describe the girls' team. Coming from a loss, they are ready for the win. This game to them is one of the most important games of the season for them and they want that win. They've been waiting for the day that they could beat the Lady Pioneers. For 25 games straight they have lost to them. This win could be the beginning of something new and great for this team.
Lampeter-Strasburg
Latitude: 39° 59' 44,628" N
Longitude: 76° 13' 55.452" W
Lampeter-Strasburg Girls Varsity Basketball team, number one in their division. Fit. Athletic. Fast. Aggressive. All around good players.
Every L-S female basketball player can be described as these words. District Champs two years in a row and now ranked the top team in the district. They plan o…
