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“Red and Black supports Red and Blue!!” said a Glens Falls School District Facebook post touting success of the annual South Glens Falls-Glens Falls faculty game to benefit the Marathon Dance.

“Yep, we’re impressed too!!” the Glens Falls School District said. “WE all raised $4,523 at the Battle for the Bridge basketball game!!”

The game, pitting faculty and staff from South Glens Falls against Glens Falls faculty and staff, took …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The student committee selected 12 individuals, ages 2 to 63, and 10 non-profits to receive proceeds from the 46th annual South High Marathon Dance. There were 90 applications for help.

The dance continued during Covid, but in an altered way, is finally back at its traditional location — the high school — on its traditional first weekend in March, Friday to Saturday, March 3-4.…

The 46th South High Marathon Dance returns to the high school gymnasium for the first time since 2020, but continuing caution is limiting attendance there.

Each dancer will receive two passes for parents or other family members to attend events at the high school.

Middle schoolers and fifth graders receive two passes each for the hours that they are in the gym with the dancers.

Only individuals with these passes …

Tanglewood Elementary School will host the community fund-raising activities at this year’s South High Marathon Dance. The public is invited. Tanglewood will be open on Friday, March 3, from 5 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

Events include the annual sale of Marathon Dance apparel, photos, hair wraps, face painting, ice cream and more, plus the cut-a-thon (haircuts by local barbers and stylists to benefit the Marathon).

The …

By Cathy DeDe & Mark Frost, Chronicle Managing Editor & Editor

After two years as a shortened one-day outdoor event at The Great Escape because of the Covid pandemic, the 46th annual South High Marathon Dance returns home this Friday and Saturday, March 3 & 4.

“I’m super excited to have the dance back to its pre-Covid form,” said Brandin Luman, one of the nine student chairs.

“The full 28 …