Boyertown Junior High West Dance Marathon raises $30,000 to fight cancer

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Students cheer on Mr. Christopher Rada, JHS West Assistant Principal
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Nick Ruppert, 9th grade documents the dance marathon for the Boyertown JHS West yearbook
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Students dance to “Macarena.”
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The scene during the Annual Boyertown Junior High West Dance Marathon on Friday, March 17.
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Ninth graders Tommy O'Donnell, Elise Rota, Sammi Reithour, and Jenna Duczkowski.
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Mr. Greg Galtere, Boyertown JHS West Principal, during the Dance Marathon.
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Ninth graders Julie Kleban, Camille Pottiger, Aspen Chisholm, Robin Mossholder, and Brianna Fritz
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Ninth graders Dallas Hopely and Valerie Bennett
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Ninth graders Elise Rota and Kayliana Collazo during the JHW Dance Marathon on March 17.
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Students dance to “Cotton-Eyed Joe”
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Seventh graders Sabrina Harris, Logan Towarnicki, Olivia Mackethan, Maddi Stone, and Katherine Kummerer during the Dance Marathon.

PUBLISHED: March 20, 2017 at 2:08 p.m. | UPDATED: August 22, 2021 at 3:27 a.m.

On Friday, March 17, Boyertown Junior High West held their 13th annual Dance Marathon. The West Dance Marathon committee set a goal of $20,000 for the event – the students raised just over $30,000. The school record was previously $27,800.

Proceeds for the event benefit the Boyertown Relay for Life. The Dance Marathon ran from approximately 1-9 p.m. and over 400 students were signed-up to participate.

The West Dance Marathon began as a “No Place for Hate” activity 10 years ago raising funds for Diversity Education programs at the school. This is the 10th year the West Dance Marathon has benefited the Boyertown Relay for Life. During that time, the West students have raised over $187,000 in the fight against cancer.

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