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Layla Clark, a senior mallet percussionist in the Thomas Jefferson High School Marching Band near Pittsburgh, went viral playing AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" in the band's arrangement, Allegheny County Spotlight reports. The West Jefferson Hills School District shared the clip, credited Clark and the band, and later said it had passed 3.1 million views.

Reactions came from several platforms, the Spotlight reports: one Threads user suggested she tackle the song's famous guitar riff next, another made sure the viral "Xylophone Girl" was credited by name, and film producer Franklin Leonard weighed in on X. (Some outlets, including CBS Pittsburgh, describe the instrument as a marimba.)

When Keni Cedanio Ramirez, 17, was named homecoming king at Mahanoy Area High School in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, he shared the crown and sash with the other nominee, his friend Axton Kuhla, 17, who has Down syndrome and had become overwhelmed by the crowd, TODAY.com reports. Keni said he had decided beforehand to share it if he won.

Video of the moment, first posted by local outlet Skook News, spread widely. "He'll talk about it forever," Axton's mother, Alyssa Shellhamer, told TODAY. Keni said he didn't cry at the ceremony but did when he watched the video.