It's Easy to Place Your Announcement on Patch

Find out how to get your birth, wedding, dean's list, lost and found, and job promotion announcements on Patch.

Do you have something you want to share with the world—or at least let your Robinson-Moon Patch neighbors know about? You can use our "Announcements" section to share accomplishments (dean's list, honor roll, graduation, job promotions), birth and wedding announcements obituaries, lost and found, recruiting volunteers and other items that don't fall under our "Events" or "Local Voices" (blog) section. The first step is to make sure you are a registered user of Robinson-Moon Patch. (If you aren't, click on "Sign Up" in the top right corner of the home page.) Once you are registered and logged in, you can click here to start your announcement. In the announcement template, fill out all the fields, and make sure you choose the appropriate …

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Patch Deck the House Winner: Georgia Family Brings Home Top Prize

The Felix family from Dallas, GA received thousands of votes to win Patch's Deck the House contest and $100,000 for the local school district.

  In this year's Deck the House contest, the second time was the charm. Joseph Felix's home in Dallas, GA outshined the other 24 finalists to win the 2012 Deck the House contest and $100,000 for the Paulding County, GA school district. After placing second in the nationwide voting in the 2011 contest, the Felix home received nearly 11,000 votes this year to finally win Deck the House. The home, with 100,000 computer-animated holiday lights choreographed to Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You," received about 300 more votes than a home in Coventry, R.I., which finished in second place.  The Felix home was chosen from 24 national finalists, which included two homes in Eastern Pennsylvania—one in Hatboro-Horsham Patch and one in …

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How to Get Your Sports Team Featured on Patch

Here are several ways you can make sure your local sports teams are highlighted on Robinson-Moon Patch.

With the autumn sports season well underway, Robinson-Moon Patch wants to help you share every exciting moment with the community. We are looking for athletes, coaches, parents, booster club members and fans who are ready, willing and able to share their team spirit on Patch. News about any team—high school, middle school, rec teams, etc.—is welcome. Here's how you can share news about your sports team: 1. Start a blog about your sports team: Share stats, recaps, photos and/or videos from the game in your own sports blog. Discuss the team, coaches and players with other fans in the community (but please keep it civil). 2. Upload pictures and video of your team to our Pics and Clips gallery: At the game? Did you snap an awesome photo while …

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Patch Scores Highest Traffic and Revenue in its History

May was the platform’s most successful month to date, with nearly 12 million users and record-breaking revenue.

Patch—AOL’s platform of local news, information and engagement sites—today announced that May of 2012 was its most successful traffic and revenue period in the company’s history.  Patch served a record 11.7 million users in May (comScore), representing a 14 percent increase over April (10.3 million users) and an 11 percent increase over its previous traffic record (10.6 million users in August 2011). In addition:  • This 14 percent month-over-month growth outpaced the comScore Regional/Local category as a whole, which grew only 3 percent over the same time period.  • Patch had a 12 percent increase in engagement (visits per unique visitor) from April to May. Within the top 10 regional-local properties, this represents the highest increase …

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Moon Student Meets Golf Legend Arnold Palmer

The student raised money for the golfer's prostate cancer charity.

A Moon Area High School senior had the chance to meet golf great Arnold Palmer.  Derek Truninger, who is captain of the golf team, presented Palmer with an $850 check for his charity, the Arnie Army Foundation, which supports prostate cancer research.  Tuninger raised the money by selling golf-themed clothing adorned with a 'What Would Arnie Do' slogan, according to the Moon Area School District.  Derek will attend Cedarville University on a golf scholarship and plans to major in graphic design. 

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Moon Band Students Perform in Regional Festivals

Moon students have been selected to perform in a host of regional events.

Moon Area High School band students last week performed in the Western Allegheny County Area Honors Band at Chartiers Valley High School. More than 160 local band students from area high schools participated in the annual event. The school district reports that 28 students took part in the event, which requires a rigorous two-day rehearsal.  In addition, Moon junior Mark Bartus was selected as the first chair pianist in the PMEA honors jazz band earlier this month at Baldwin High School. Four students were selected to take part in Senior High District Band at North Allegheny High School, including senior trumpet Chris Nan, sophomore bassoon Adam Sniezek, sophomore French horn Nicholas Giralico and sophomore trombone Eric Homol. Sniezek and…

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Moon Students Come Out on Top at Civics Fair

Moon students earn honors in regional event.

Two Moon Area High School students won top honors after competing in the Civics Fair 2011, a collaboration between Greater Pittsburgh Student Voices and the Youth Media Advocacy Project.  Ashley Hall placed first for her entry focused on women's suffrage history. Allison Murphy placed third for an entry detailing the importance of student involvement in politics.  Other students who participated in the event included Mai Casteveter, Anurag Purker and Dakota Talbott.     

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Moon Schools Under Two-Hour Delay, OLSH Cancels Classes

Snow, winter weather put area events on hold.

The Moon Area School District and the Rhema Christian School will open later today after a two-hour delay. Classes at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, however, are cancelled. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has placed the region under a winter storm warning until 6 p.m. Snow showers with snow blowing across roadways is expected throughout the day as low pressure moves offshore from New England.  According to the National Weather Service: An additional 4 to 8 inches of snow arre expected, and visibility for motorists is expected to be less than a mile.  Wind gusts are measured at 10 to 15 mph, but could reach 30 mph by this afternoon.  Check back with Moon Patch for more news as it develops!

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