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Ceremony marks renaming of school

Ryan Gloyer

JACKSON TWP — After an emotional, standing-room-only ceremony, Seneca Valley's seventh and eighth grade Middle School took on its new name, memorializing an American hero and Seneca Valley alumnus.

The family of Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Gloyer pulled down the curtain Thursday from above the front entrance to the school, revealing the shiny, new lettering: Ryan Gloyer Middle School.

Gloyer, a Green Beret, was killed Nov. 3, 2016, while fighting enemy forces in Kunduz, Afghanistan. He was a 2000 Seneca Valley graduate.

“You don't have to be a soldier to be a hero,” said Justin Gloyer, Ryan's brother, as he addressed the auditorium full of middle school students. “You can be a teacher, a plumber, a police officer, a scientist or a parent. To be like Ryan, all you have to do is put in the work every day. Listen to your heart and care more about those around you than you do yourself.”

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