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Jasmine Bailey and Dorian Pike are ready for some sweet Dreamzzz this year as the drum majors for the Greencastle-Antrim High School marching band.
The 49 musicians and color guard members who make up the 2021 Blue Devil marching band have been rehearsing their show at band camp, which got underway last week and continues this week.
This year s show is titled Dreamzzz and depicts a dream sequence the fall from consciousness, restful sleep and the nightmare you wake up from, said Peter Vincenti, band director. The music reflects the state of mind, he explained.
Vincenti compared the show to a book in which the musicians write the words and the color guard gives the pictures.
Volunteer engineers handle the technical end for the station, which broadcasts from a tower in Shady Grove.
Low power means it can be heard well on the radio for about an 8-mile radius based on conditions, and Burkholder said he can tune in from Chambersburg, depending on what vehicle he is in.
However, WRGG s diverse programming has the ears of listeners from across the country and around the world, thanks to livestreaming on the WRGG website, devices like Alexa and apps such as TuneIn.
On the airwaves I got a $100 donation from someone in Dallas who listens to me in the afternoon, said Burkholder, who is behind the mic from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. three days a week as a DJ.
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The doors to the Greencastle-Antrim High School auditorium are being cracked open a year into the COVID-19 pandemic.
The auditorium had been basically off-limits, but it is being opened on a limited basis to district students, families and staff based on the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Dr. Lura Hanks, superintendent, said at the April 1 school board meeting.
Hanks also talked about outdoor activities in a brief spring health and safety update.
In the auditorium
The district wants to provide band, music and theater students the same opportunities that student-athletes have had as many sports resumed during the pandemic.
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