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🌱 How Sharon’s Tiger Techs topped 88 teams on the world stage
Sharon, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Sharon! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Sharon’s Tiger Techs topped 88 teams on the world stage
- How Sharon’s undefeated softball team powered into the state quarterfinals
- Sharon native’s long road from hometown to international writing prize
Also on today's calendar: Warren County Hot Air Balloons, Arts & Crafts Festival and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 51 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 59.
- Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 87 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
1. Sharon Robotics Team Earns First Place Award at Competition (businessjournaldaily.com) — Sharon’s Tiger Techs robotics team has brought home a First Place Core Values Award from an international First Lego League competition in Long Beach, California, after advancing through strong showings at state and regional events. The student team, made up of local fourth- through ninth-graders, also earned praise for an archaeology-themed innovation project and saw coach Dave Tomko named Coach of the Year. 
2. 13 WPIAL teams advance to PIAA softball quarterfinals (triblive.com) — Sharon High’s softball team is undefeated at 22-0 and heading into the PIAA Class 3A quarterfinals after a 4-0 shutout of Mt. Pleasant, with their next game set for DuBois. The roundup also lists times and sites for other Western Pennsylvania teams still alive in the state tournament.
3. This Mason engineer won an international writing contest (dispatch.com) — A Cincinnati-based writer who grew up in Sharon just won the grand prize in L. Ron Hubbard’s international Writers of the Future contest for his short story “In Living Color.” In his Hollywood acceptance speech, he fondly recalled leaving his one-horse hometown of Sharon for the University of Cincinnati, highlighting how that move shaped his writing journey and career.
4. David Michael Jacobson, Sharon, PA (wkbn.com) — Sharon is mourning the passing of 56-year-old David Michael Jacobson, a lifelong resident, Sharon High School graduate, and dedicated basketball coach for local middle and high school teams. Remembered as an avid sports fan and community member, he leaves behind family in Sharon and beyond, with a memorial service to be announced later.
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★ Featured events ★
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Warren County Hot Air Balloons, Arts & Crafts Festival →
Warren County Community College, 475 NJ-57, Washington
1:00 pm
Saturday June 6
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Other local events
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Graduation 🎓
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Last Day of School
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An Evening with Jim Tressel: A Playbook For Small... →
The Corinthian Banquet Hall and Event Center, 47 Vine Ave, Sharon
6:00 pm
Thursday June 4
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Commencement Practice
Sharpsville Area SD Sharpsville, PA 16150
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Fifth Grade Graduation
Sharpsville Area SD Sharpsville, PA 16150
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8th grade Recognition Auditorium
Sharpsville Area SD Sharpsville, PA 16150
1:30 pm -
Senior Recognition Dinner (Seniors Only)
Sharpsville Area SD Sharpsville, PA 16150
6:00 pm -
Senior Awards Program
Sharpsville Area SD Sharpsville, PA 16150
7:15 pm -
Graduation 🎓
Sharon City SD Sharon, PA 16146 -
UNDERCLASSMEN - Open Finals (see schedule for exam subjects/times)
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Last Day of School
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Senior Breakfast
Sharpsville Area SD Sharpsville, PA 16150
8:00 am
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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