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Senior percussionist, Justin Doran, of Lake-Lehman High School, has been accepted to the National Association for Music Education 2021 All-Eastern Honor Band.
More than 700 high school musicians were selected from 1,150 All-State applicants from Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont to the All-Eastern Honor Ensembles (band, orchestra, mixed chorus, treble chorus, and jazz ensemble).
The musicians will participate in a âVirtual Weekendâ experience March 4-6 that will include keynote speakers, masterclasses with professional musicians, rehearsals with their conductors as well as opportunities to learn and network with colleges and universities of various types and participate in mock auditions.
Geisinger Health System provided COVID-19 vaccinations to nearly 350 school employees in the region prior to last weekâs expansion of the first priority group in Pennsylvania, Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18 Executive Director Anthony Grieco said.
LIU18 was arranging vaccinations with Geisinger on behalf of area school districts and gathered names of interested school employees.
âThose vaccinated represent about 8% of school personnel that have expressed an interest in getting a shot among all school personnel in Luzerne and part of Wyoming counties,â Grieco said in an email.
Last week, the state expanded the 1A category for vaccines from just healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities to include all residents over 65 and other residents with serious underlying health issues. Residents in the 1B category, which includes teachers, are now facing delays in getting vaccines.