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HlEd 45 Remains Popular
Jennifer Ho I kins
Health Ed. is a one credit
course designed to in
crease the students'
awareness of alcohol. The
I, lcohol awareness class
as originated at Univer
sity Park by Dr. William
. Eck and Dr. M. Lee Up - -
raft. After the success of
he class at University
r ark, Total Alcohol
• wareness Program
(TRAP) branched out to
he commonwealth earn
s uses.
This year, Health Ed. 45
s being taught by Mrs.
Jago and Mr. Bobby. The
class is taught in an in
formal atmosphere and no
"scare tactics" are used.
Students are taught about
the effects of alcohol and
how the body reacts to
alcohol. However, the
most important part is the
I pen discussion on use or
non-use of alcohol. Ac-
ording to Mr. Bobby, "We
don't run the class as a lec
ure, it is more of an open
discussion." Recovering
roblem drinkers from
Alcoholics Anonymous
•nd Serento Gardens
speak to the students
about their experiences
concerning alcohol depen
dence, and their fight to
regain control of their
lives. The movie "Chalk
Talk" by Father Martin is
shown. This movie,
narrated by Father Mar
tin, uses a chalk) card to
explain the similarities
between alcohol and
anesthesia,.
According to students,
the most popular part of
the class is the open
discussion. One student
wrote, "The class is very
informal. This allows
students to be less
inhibited to talk and share
stories." The Health Ed.
45 class admits ap
proximately twenty-five
students who sit in a circle
to enhance the informal at
mosp_her e.
Role playing is often used
to encourage the open
discussions. These skits
present different points of
view, and require spon
taneous response from the
students involved in the
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themselves in the positions
of police officers, or frien
ds during these skits, and
express the feelings of the
characters they are por
traying.
Penn State has been
trying to crack down on
the alcohol on its cam
puses. This involves more
security at football games
and other activities. The
goal of T.A.A.P. is to make
the students aware of
alcohol and hw it works in
the body. The goal of the
Health Ed. 45 class, at
Hazleton, is to educate
students to make their own
decision on the use or non
use of alcohol.
In march, Mrs. Jago and
Mr. Bobby will continue
their education on alcohol
by attending a conference
at University Park
organized by T.A.A.P.
Both Mrs. Jago and Mr.
Bobby arepleased with the
alcohol awareness course
and believe that the
education on the use or
non-use of alcohol will
decrease the number of
bad incidents that occur
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Skimbo Means Business
Nick Pisani
Seldom has one of Nicholas
Skimbo's students left a class
without knowing everything
about what he had just taught
them. To be one of his
students is to learn what
discipline, hard work, and
aggressiveness (a favorite
word of his) entail. He is a
dedicated educator who
seldom fails at his task of
enlightening his students;
whether it be about ac
counting principles, standard
deviations of sample means,
or lessons on life. He truly
embodies the mind and spirit
of the principles of education
and enlightenment.
Skimbo was born in
Hazleton and graduated in
1955 from PSU with a cum
laude degree in Business
Administration, and from
Rutgers in 1956 with an MBA.
He then began working at
Merck and Company in a low
position, doing menial tasks
in the. general accounting
department. From there he
moved through a variety of
positions until he reached a
position which carried him to
London, Rome, Paris, Am
sterdam, Bogota and Buenos
Aires.
Business students at the
Hazleton campus are
familiar with Skimbo's
theories on hard work and
life. The trend is for students
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to resent these theories while
they attend Highacres and to
be grateful later.
"I've seen people with
talent who didn't succeed and
I've seen people with less
talent succeed to a high
degree. The difference exists
in three words. . .discipline,
maturity, and motivation."
Such a philosophy makes
for a great deal of blood,
sweat and tears in Skimbo's
classes, but it seems to be
worth the price for Skimbo
himself, and for his students.
"I try to instill this," says
Skimbo. "It's difficult. I know
I don't awways win the battle,
but I do most of the time when
they get to U-Park and they
graduate. People may not
like me, but that doesn't
bother me because I know
what I am doing is right."
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ENUE