This week the students and teachers of Lampeter-Strasburg High School came together to dance in the halls, lip-sync to “Footloose”, and raise awareness for the upcoming Mini-THON.
Students lined the hallways, preparing for the lip dub.
Together they created an epic lip dub, which is a music video in which lip-syncing and audio dubbing are combined. The main goal of the lip dub was to get even more students to take part in the Mini-THON, which raises money for childhood cancer.
Mr. Shockey had his head shaved while the lip dub was filmed!
Excited to get out of fourth period on Friday, the students happily gathered with their teams or clubs, dressing up in crazy costumes and dancing around to “Footloose”, creating an amazing video which you can view on YouTube or see during the morning announcements on Monday.
The Lampeter-Strasburg Mini-THON will take place February 9-10, where students will raise money for the Four Diamonds Fund, which supports families battling childhood cancer at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center.
Cheyanne Waller and Steven Greenwood lip-syncing as the lip dub was filmed.
But meanwhile, a group of students is hard at work, preparing for the event. During one of the recent Mini-THON meetings, the group was brainstorming a way to get more students to attend. When a student suggested creating a lip dub, everyone jumped on board. Every morning and afternoon students were reminded to gather every crazy prop they could, and discuss with their fellow team and club members how they could participate in the video. In only four days, LSHS teachers and students pulled it off. This creative and entertaining video will for sure raise more awareness for the Mini-THON.
Students smile as the camera approaches.
Mrs. Shehan supervised the lip dub creation, as well as the Mini-THON committee. She says the students really did all of the work, with Thomas Shockey and Sarah Capoferri as the unofficial chairpersons, and Kelsey Kimmel, Xynthie Ortiz, and Morgan Bucher helping with the practice rounds. Jonathan Klein, Bobby Bennethum, and Ethan Sauder worked together as the videography crew, filming and editing the video. Additionally, 15 more students offered their help to lip-sync for the lip dub.
Band members gathered together to play music in the background of the lip dub.
Mrs. Shehan said she loved seeing these students step up to take on leadership roles to make this happen, and hopes the lip dub helps create more school spirit. She wants to say a thank you to Dr. Westphal for her support, Mrs. Shockey for having a lot of props and costumes to include, and to all the students and staff who participated!
L-S faculty team
That Friday night a faculty game against Solanco was also held to raise over $500 money for the Mini-THON, and an upcoming Parent’s Night Out for elementary students will also be held for Mini-THON awareness next week. All students are encouraged to take part in the Mini-THON and help raise money for childhood cancer!
During halftime of the Pioneers' game against the Lancaster Catholic Crusaders, the Homecoming King and Queen were crowned. Ian Herr was crowned King, while Daisy Frank was crowned Queen. Elijah Carr and Bradey Cunningham were first and second runner-ups for King, while Kiana Sweger and Lizzie Deardorff were first and second runner-ups for Queen.
Students voted on the King and Queen this past week, choosing one out of eight candidates for both King and Queen. The King candidates were Elijah Carr, Bradey Cunningham, Drew Harris, Ian Herr, Jon Klein, Colin McDonald, and Austin Stoltzfus. The Queen candidates were Lizzie Deardorff, Sophie DiCamillo, Daisy Frank, Olivia Harris, Lane Kopelman, Kiana Sweger, Kylee Waller, and Nasya Warfel.
Ian plans to attend a four-year college to study engineering and play football. Daisy will be attending Syracuse University, where she will study exercise science and play on the field hockey team. Ian was escorted by his mother, Karen Herr and Daisy…
Last night, the Lampeter-Strasburg Boys Soccer team loss 2-1 to McCaskey. The loss was a difficult one as the Pioneers had been undefeated. The team now has an overall record of 3-1-1.
The boys will face off against the Red Tornadoes again before the end of the season. Good luck! Photos by Logan Thompson, LS News photographer
On Homecoming night, the Pioneers came to play. Shortly after the opening kickoff by Andrew Reidenbaugh, the Pioneer defense forced a 3&out against Lancaster Catholic, leading to a big 25-yard punt return by Alex Knapp. The Pioneers then scored on their first offensive play, a 26-yard run by Austin Stoltzfus on an end around play call. The two teams traded punts multiple times until Drew Harris found the end zone late in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Conner Nolt swooped in to catch his 3rd interception of the season deep in Crusader territory, which was turned into a touchdown by Sean McTaggart on a QB keeper. The Pioneers then added to the lead with a pair of touchdown receptions by Ian Herr, who was named Homecoming King during the halftime ceremony. One of Herr's touchdowns was set up by a Parker Owens interception after a bad throw by Mason McClair, who was pressured by Evan Sellers. McTaggart added to the L-S lead early in the second half, scoring on a QB keepe…
