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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVI • NO 13
Students and alumni perform in State Honor Choir Five current Lower Dauphin High School students and three alumni performed in the 130-member High School/Collegiate State Honor Choir at the American
Choral Directors Association (ACDA) summer conference at Messiah University. The current Lower Dauphin students who participated were See State Honor Choir pg 9
Leading the mural project were (from left) Linda Billet, John Davis and Susan Cort.
Glass mosaic mural to be unveiled in Derry Township he community is invited to attend a celebration of a diversity, equity and inclusion glass mosaic mural on Thursday, Oct. 12, from 4 to 5 p.m. near Farmers Market in Hershey and the former Cocoa Beanery at 1215 West End Ave., Hummelstown. The mural - which is 20 feet long by 5 feet high - is called “Bloom and Belong,” and it celebrates the diversity of the community and stands as a reminder to respect and welcome all people. It features approximately 10,000 glass tiles, including 1,000 tiles made by more than 500 students from Milton Hershey School, Hershey High School, Lower Dauphin School District and the Vista School. “It’s important that the youth of our community have a voice in the
“It’s important that the youth of our community have a voice in the important message of this mural.” of creating positive change in our community.” The mural was designed by Hummelstown glass mosaic artist Linda Billet. Billet worked with Cort and John Davis, who is the visual arts coordinator at Milton Hershey School and an
accomplished artist, to create the vision for the mural. The team chose the theme of wildflowers in the garden to remind people to celebrate the beauty of all flowers, regardless of their differences. “We hope that the artwork is inspirational and educational and that everyone is reminded of the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging,” said Davis. “The mosaic was designed to showcase the students’ amazing tiles,” Billet added. “In this imaginary flower community, the beautiful dandelion takes center stage and shines among other flowers.” Cort said she was inspired to create the mural after seeing one in Raleigh, N.C., that read “Everyone’s Welcome in Raleigh.” “I knew that we
Lower Dauphin choir teacher and ACDA-Pennsylvania president Elizabeth Colpo (front, third from left) and guest conductor Andrea Ramsey (front, third from right) gather with Lower Dauphin students and alumni (front, from left) Andrew King, Mason Barrick, Abigail Foran, Mauricette Musser, (back) Wren White, Silas Howard, Emma McQuinn, and (not pictured) Addison Fisher.
Annual Walk for Autism planned in Hershey Vista Autism Services will hold its 16th annual Walk for Autism on Friday, Oct. 13, at 12:30 p.m. at the Vista School, 1021 Springboard Drive, Hershey. This year, for the first time, three satellite walks will occur on the same day. These events will take place at Vista’s CoVE location in Carlisle at North Dickinson Elementary School;
See Mural pg 4
at the Community Integration Center at the Good Shepherd Campus in Camp Hill; and at the Early Intervention Center, 659 Spring Garden Drive, Middletown. This year’s theme, “Heroes Among Us,” celebrates all those in the Vista community - including staff members, families, community supporters, and the individuals Vista serves - that
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important message of this mural,” said mural organizer and Derry Township resident Susan Cort. “Like the mosaic tiles the students created, they are each a small part
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