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Luci DiDio: A recipient at age 4 in 2013; now 9th grade SHMD dancer

A woman holds up a yellow t-shirt with a graphic design while standing indoors in front of a wooden door.

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Luci DiDio doesn’t have much memory of the year she was a recipient of the South High Marathon Dance.

It was 2013, and she was four years old. “I was in and out of multiple hospitals, for really as long as I could remember when I was that young.”

Mom Tammy DiDio says, “At the time, she was presenting with seizures, failure to thrive, …

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Marathon Dance schedule

Large crowd of people with raised arms celebrating indoors, wearing casual athletic clothing and team apparel.

Here is the schedule of events for the 47th annual South High Marathon Dance on Friday and Saturday, March 1 and 2 — this year fully back at the South Glens Fall High School for all events, for the first time since COVID.

Friday, March 1

  • 5 p.m. Senior registration/public shuttle buses begin operation/old gym opens for sales/new gym opens for seating
  • 5:25 p.m. Junior registration
  • 5:50 p.m. Sophomore registration

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Students chose 34 recipients; their needs

A crowd of people wearing purple and gold clothing gather on a blue floor at what appears to be an indoor event or rally.

Here are the 21 individuals and familaies that the 2024 South High Marathon Dance selected as recipients. The Marathon Dance is Friday to Saturday, March 1-2, at South Glens Falls High School.

Student committee members take the lead reading through the applications and selecting recipients each year.


Olivia Allen, 18, of Saratoga Springs, assistance to cover medical bills since diagnosis with Leukemia.

Molly Clothier, age 7, of …

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28 hours, back at the school & fully open to public for first time since 2020

A large crowd of people dancing and celebrating together on a blue floor in an indoor venue.

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The 47th annual South High Marathon Dance returns March 1 & 2 to the High School for the first time since the Covid pandemic. After three years having to adjust, it will all be in one location, at the school and fully open to the public.

Senior Logan Mahoney, a student co-chair, says, “You may have seen the dance through our SHMD broadcast, but …

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Our February 29 front page

Scanned front page of the Northern Westchester Chronicle newspaper dated February 29 - March 6, 2024.

South High Marathon Dance – 28 hours, back at the school & fully open to public for first time since 2020 Matt Rozell movie debut. Mean Max does darts. Veterinary practice on the grow. Uncommon Grounds progresses with new Qby. location. Qby. boys win at states. Amorak in HF: Free music lessons for kids; Strand concert is Sunday. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts &

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