Faculty and staff members from Lower Dauphin High School will face off on the hardwood against Lower Dauphin High School seniors on Thursday, Feb. 16, to raise money for Four Diamonds. The event will be held in the gymnasium at Lower Dauphin High School, 201 S. Hanover St., Hummelstown, at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

Representing the faculty and staff will be Megan Etter, Greg Kratzer, Rebecca Voler, Clinton Fackler, Robert Klock, Darby Fischl, Derek Shaffer, Matt Warner, Dave Wuestner Jr., Scott Payonk, Kaylor Kulina, and Sgt. Edward Nolan from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.

Participating students will be Olivia Ball, Emerson McCulley, Nicole McCloskey, Laylah Snow, Rylee Hartwick, Scott Felter, Bryce Forney, Devin Harris, Tyce Fischl, Patrick Duffy, Ian Sharp, Brady Kopishke, Will Foley, Hayden Singletary, Carter Lammando, Brayden Reading, Phillip Cooke, and Ellis Snow.

High school Mini-THONs are modeled after Penn State's THON but are held on a smaller scale. Last year, 161 Mini-THONs raised more than $2.8 million for Four Diamonds, which supports families of patients at Penn State Children's Hospital financially and emotionally. Since its creation in 1972, Four Diamonds has helped more than 4,800 children and families and supported pediatric cancer research at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital.

Lower Dauphin's Mini-THON will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 17 and 18.

There is an admission fee. All proceeds will benefit the high school's Mini-THON efforts.