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Scripps National Spelling Bee Gets Competitor From Central PA Middle School Scripps National Spelling Bee Gets Competitor From Central PA Middle School
Scripps National Spelling Bee Gets Competitor From Central PA Middle School A seventh-grade student won big over the weekend and now he's heading to a national competition!  Akshaj Somisetty who studies at Mountain View Middle School in the Cumberland Valley School District was named the top speller of the 2024 Central PA Spelling Bee and will compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee, WITF announced Saturday evening.   The aspiring doctor won the local competition against 36 other spellers in round 14 by spelling “aeronautics.” “Participating in the Bee cultivates confidence and poise in public speaking and performance under pressure,” says WIT…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Loaded Semi-Automatic Found In PA Middle School Student's Bag: Officials Loaded Semi-Automatic Found In PA Middle School Student's Bag: Officials
Loaded Semi-Automatic Found In PA Middle School Student's Bag: Officials A loaded semi-automatic handgun was found in the backpack of a middle school student in Central Pennsylvania, school officials and police announced on Tuesday evening.  A 15-year-old boy was found with the weapon at Eagle View Middle School, according to Cumberland Valley School District Superintendent Mark Blanchard and the Silver Spring Township police. The boy was taken into police custody.  Parents were notified about the incident in an email after the school day ended.   "The weapon was never displayed and threats of harm were never made. The weapon…

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by Jillian Pikora
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13-Year-Old On Scooter ID'd After Fatal Strike On Carlisle Pike, Coroner Says 13-Year-Old On Scooter ID'd After Fatal Strike On Carlisle Pike, Coroner Says
13-Year-Old On Scooter ID'd After Fatal Strike On Carlisle Pike, Coroner Says A 13-year-old boy was struck dead while riding a scooter across Carlisle Pike on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, according to a release by the Cumberland County Coroner’s Office the following day.  Jaron J. Li of Mechanicsburg was struck dead in the vicinity of Silver Spring and Lambs Gap roads in Hampden Township around 8 p.m., as detailed in the release.   Jaron was with three of his friends at the time and "They were all trying to cross from the North side to the South side of Carlisle Pike when Li was struck by a vehicle travelling East on Carlisle Pike," Coroner Cha…

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by Jillian Pikora