Loyalsock's 50th Commencement - A Tribute

June 10, 2011 marked an important date in Loyalsock Township history – it represented Loyalsock Township High School’s 50th Commencement! For many years, Loyalsock has endeavored to hold very special commencements for the respective graduating class, and this year’s was no exception. With the assistance of a variety of sponsors, we were able to provide an extra special evening and ceremony. The evening concluded with a twenty minute laser show that lit up the sky like fireworks!

In addition, we began a new tradition of inviting back LTHS alumni from the past 50 years as well as retirees who taught at Loyalsock. We look forward to bringing back alumni each year in some capacity in future commencements.

Our guest speaker was Mr. Tom Dempsey, Jr., a 1968 LTHS graduate and president of Utz Quality Foods based in Hanover, PA. Mr. Dempsey provided our graduates and families with an outstanding message as they all ended a stage in their educational careers and also look to begin a new one.

Special thanks to all of the individuals who assisted in making this year’s commencement very meaningful and special. It was evening to remember! Enjoy the video below highlighting the evening’s 50th commencement exercises!  (Be sure to increase the volume on your computer....)

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End of Year Jam Session

Each year, we try to provide something speical to our students and staff near the last day of the school year for them to remember.  This year's special event was spectacular, and we hope to have them back again for years to come!  Thanks to Mr. Leidhecker, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Saville-Andree, Mr. Johnson, and special solo guest Dylan Rockoff on performing in our lobby!  Our faculty are quite impressive, and Dylan is quite a talent in the making!  Great stuff folks!

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Ray of Light Award Recipients

Congratulations to several LTHS students who were recently recognized at the annual Ray of Light Awards at the Community Arts Center!  Among many talented area youth in the performing arts, Loyalsock students Tess Marshall, Michael Harrison and Alex Strohl were each nominated for lead and support roles.  Overall, LTHS received the Spirit Award in recognition of outstanding performances of both of our productions this year, Taming of the Shrew and Seussical.  Congrats to all of our students who were involved - we certainly have some very talented young people!

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LTHS Art Students Make Lifelong Gifts for Children at Orphanage

Art students at Loyalsock Township High School have joined the Memory Project, a nationwide initiative in which art students create original portraits for children living in orphanages around the world (www.thememoryproject.org).

Given that children who have been abandoned, orphaned, abused, or neglected often have few personal keepsakes, the purpose of the portraits is to provide them with a special memory of their youth, to honor their heritage and identity, and to help them build a positive self-image. The project also provides an opportunity for young Americans to open their hearts to children who have endured many hardships, and to promote the value of sharing kindness with others.

The Memory Project has been featured on national television several times, most notably when Katie Couric concluded her very first broadcast of the CBS Evening News with a story about the project’s success at an orphanage in Nicaragua. The project has also been covered by major newspapers and magazines throughout the country, all telling the story of students who have participated.

Students at Loyalsock Township High School are participating as part of a course titled Drawing & Painting 2 with some additional smaller collaged portraits from the Digital Photography class. To do this, the students receive pictures of children who are waiting for portraits, and then work in their art classrooms to create the portraits. Once finished, the Memory Project delivers the portraits to the children. In total, the students will make portraits for four-teen children living at an orphanage in Rwanda.

The Memory Project is a program of the nonprofit organization My Class Cares based in Madison, Wisconsin. Since the project began in 2004, more than 25,000 portraits have been produced by high school art students around the country.

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