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VOL XXXV • NO 48
County commissioners laud student musicians The Dauphin County commissioners recently recognized several Hershey High School and Lower Dauphin High School students who earned selection to the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) 2023 All-State Festival. Two students from Hershey High School were chosen for the All-State Concert Band: Jesse Mullins was selected for alto saxophone, and Matias von Louw was selected for tenor saxophone. The All-State Orchestra included violist Emma Starr and violinists Claire Tian and Alicia Xie, all from Hershey High School, as
well as Lower Dauphin student Joseph Goduto on viola. Lower Dauphin student Aden Weigle was selected to the All-State Chorus, as well as the 2023 All-Eastern and All-National Choirs. The students were joined by their teachers, Liz Colpo, director of choirs at Lower Dauphin; Brandon Buterbaugh, director of bands at Hershey; and Brian Buterbaugh, orchestra director at Hershey. Also at the PMEA All-State Festival, Brian Buterbaugh received the 2023 Orchestra Director of the Year Award from the Pennsylvania-Delaware String Teachers Association.
The Krypton Cougars recently competed at the FIRST World Championship in Houston.
he Krypton Cougars, a robotics team composed of high school students from the Hershey and Palmyra region, had a very successful season, qualifying to compete in the 2023 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) World Championship in Houston, Texas. The competition, which ran from April 19 to 23, involved more than 600 teams from more than 25 countries. Leading up to worlds, the Krypton Cougars had taken first place in their first two competitions of 2023, then at the districts championship competition the team climbed to first-place alliance captain for the
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finals rounds. As alliance captain, the team chose two additional robots (teams) to be part of its three-robot alliance that competed in each subsequent finals match against other three-robot alliances. In the MidAtlantic District Championships, the Krypton Cougars were an alliance captain in playoffs and were ranked first for individual performance. The team finished as finalists and scored the highest unpenalized score of the competition. Worlds was marked by fierce competition, with a tremendous amount of damaging hits taken by all of the robots. A lot of the losses came from robots breaking down or
falling over. The Krypton Cougars’ robot, however, was one of the most resilient robots on the field, successfully competing in 16 matches and suffering minimal injuries. The team successfully finished its first day of the competition ranked first out of 77 teams in its field. Other first-day rankings, based on wins and points scored, included 12th-best robot in the world out of more than 3,000 robots; 11th in the United States out of more than 2,500 robots; first in the MidAtlantic District out of 127 robots; and first in Pennsylvania out of 58 robots.
The Dauphin County commissioners honored students and teachers from Hershey and Lower Dauphin high schools.
Library to kick off Summer Reading Program Middletown Public Library will kick off its Summer Reading Program on Monday, June 12. This year’s theme will be “All Together Now,” and it will revolve around kindness, friendship and unity. Separate programs will be offered in children, teen and adult categories, and those who track their reading progress will win prizes. The library is partnering with Middletown Area School District (MASD), Middletown Area Recreational Alliance and Together Y.O.U.T.H. to bring children up to age 18 free programming
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throughout the summer. The library has received many donations for the Summer Reading Program from local businesses and organizations, including the Frey Trust and the Hershey Chocolate Company. Prizes will include Twin Ponds ice skating passes and gifts cards from Karns Quality Foods, Sharp Shopper and Giant. New children and youth services librarian Madelyn Sheridan and cataloger Daphne Hess are putting together the Summer Reading Program.
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