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Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Hollidaysburg HS music dept. recognized with mayoral proclamation
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — For more than 150 students in the Hollidaysburg Area School District, this week will always be special. Hollidaysburg Mayor Joseph Dodson visited the high school on Monday to read a proclamation that April 7 through 14 is 'Hollidaysburg Area High School Music Department Week'. 'If you see one of the band parents or band students or one of the members of the band and one of the – the teachers. You should congratulate them, because I think it's an outstanding achievement. And hopefully they go continue,' Mayor Dodson said. PA Library Association highlights local libraries for 'National Library Week' The Mayor's office said the proclamation is to recognize four recent Walt Disney World performances in Florida by Senior High music department ensembles, which include 7 Hollidaysburg music teachers and over 150 students representing the school district. The most recent trip to Disney World was last month. 'So once in the student's high school careers, we take this trip. So once every three years, they get to go to Walt Disney World to perform on a world-class stage in front of literally hundreds of thousands of people. It is so exciting and such a benefit for the students to have that first class experience,' Scott Sheehan, Band Director and Music Department Chair said. For the past 13 years, the Hollidaysburg Area School District Music Department has been recognized as one of the 'Best Communities for Music Education' in the United States by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. 'We are very excited and thrilled that the mayor would choose to honor us in this way. We're very proud of our students performances down in Florida, but we're also proud of our students every day and all the work that they do every day to make music and to contribute to the entire school community,' Sheehan said. The music department will take its next trip in 2025. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- General
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Hometown Heroes Banner program prepares to honor veterans in Hollidaysburg
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Borough of Hollidaysburg is still accepting applications for this year's Hometown Heroes Banner Program. The program honors veterans and active members of the military with banners that include their picture, name, and branch of the military. The deadline to submit an application is March 3, a month earlier than it was in 2024 when the deadline was in April. The banners will be on display from Memorial Day until Veterans Day. The program started in 2019, with only 26 banners on display. It has fluctuated since then, but last year there were almost 100 applications. This Weekend: Stuckey Mitsubishi to partner with YMCA for 'Pack the Bus' event 'Pretty much everybody knows someone who's in the service or is someone who's in the service,' Melanie Ramsey, Community Relations & Events Director for Hollidaysburg Borough said. The 2025 title sponsor is the Hollidaysburg American Legion Fort Fetter Post 516. Joseph Dodson is the President of the Board of Directors for the American Legion Post 516 and the Mayor of Hollidaysburg. 'As a veteran, in my family, I've had a cousin and two uncles who gave the supreme sacrifice; gave up their lives for our country to keep us safe. So I'm a big supporter of the veterans and this program. And I think when you drive through any town that has these heroes pictures, people that gave up their time and talents and went out and served, they need to be honored,' Dodson said. Applications should include a $10 donation towards the program to help defray costs. If you cannot afford the donation, the borough will try to help you offset the costs. To apply for the Hollidaysburg Hometown Heroes program, you can pick up a paper application at the Municipal Building during office hours, Copy Rite on Allegheny St, or access it from the Borough's Town Crier. Completed applications can be returned to the Borough of Hollidaysburg. If you have any questions, contact Melanie Ramsey at (814)-696-0544. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
