State College community comes together to ‘Light Up the Night’ for seniors, COVID-19 heroes
State College came together as a community Wednesday to “Light up the Night” in honor of the 2020 graduating class, and to support the nurses, doctors, medical providers and first responders on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The State College Area School District lit up some of its athletic fields and facilities 8:20 p.m., 20:20 hours in military time, and the scoreboard showed 20-20 in honor of the graduating class. The down-and-distance was listed as 4th-and-19 to represent the ongoing work of medical providers and first responders to stem the “drive” of COVID-19.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy also took part, along with several other community business and organizations. The State College Little League, State College Teener League, Tussey Mountain Ski & Recreation, State College Spikes and Penn State Athletics, as well as the Ferguson Township, Patton Township, Penn State and State College police departments; the Alpha, Boalsburg and Port Matilda fire companies; Centre LifeLink EMS and Mount Nittany Medical Center all participated.
Scroll below for updates from the event as it unfolded.
This story was originally published May 20, 2020 at 8:14 PM.
