PAGE SIXTEEN A new Back Mountain radio station WPSI, began broadcasting Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. at 89.1 on your FM dial. The radio station which is operated by the broadcasting club at Penn State’s Wilkes-Barre Campus will be on the air five days a week from 2 p.m. until midnight. Station Manager Sam Carey, who will receive his associate degree in mass broadcasting next spring, and his loyal group of disc jockeys will bring you music, news and sports as you like it. From air time until 3:10 p.m. there will be Middle Of The Road Music, followed by the ‘‘Top 40” until 8 p.m., jazz from 8 to 8:30 and progressive heavy rock from 8:30 until midnight signoff time. News will be broadcast on the hour with news briefs at other times. A special sports show ‘““Scoreboard’’ will be The Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley is once again continuing its Family Life Education Program by inviting registrations in its new series of educational workshops for parents of teenagers. The series is designed to help concerned parents better understand the problems adolescents may encounter at this par- ticular age. Group learning is utilized in order to in- crease awareness of the normal patterns and stresses teenagers face in today’s society. The focus is on in- formation presentation and discussion. Weekly sessions will begin Thursday, Septe. 29 from 7 pm. to 8:30 p.m. and continue for six weeks. featured af 7 p.m. Thursday evenings and will carry in-depth interviews with local teams and coaches. Throughout the year, announeements will be made regarding specific requests and suggestions are always - welcome. | To reach your favorite Penn State disc jockey just call 675-3111. The president of the ambitious broadcasting club at the Wilkes-Barre Campus, which beams out for approximately 10 miles from the studio location in Lehman, is station manager Sam Carey. Bryan Toft is general manager and vice president; Leo Flynn, secretary; Jim Depue, treasurer Tricia Warnagiris, promotion; Mike Kuntz, production; Camilla Harter, arts; Al Markowsky, public affairs; Monna Antonatis, news; Dave Bullard, sports; Marlan Barrow, music; Bruce Bortree, traffic; Student advisor is Robert Redding who heads the mass communicafions- broadcasting program at the Wilkes-Barre Campus. RH he Sg S The trial 4 College Misericordia-has scheduled Parents Week- end and Open House for the same weekend this year - Oct. 1 and 2. Parents of the entire stu- dent body will be invited to campus for both Saturday and Sunday to participate in a series of student- planned activities. In- cluded will be receptions, student skits, and the annual buffet dinner dance Saturday evening. On Sunday morning, parents will be invited to attend Mass at the college with their sons or daughters. Also on Sunday, the college will hold its annual Open House. From 2 to 5, the campus will be open for tours, and both faculty and administration will be on hand to meet prospective students and their parents. The highlight of the afternoon will be a special ceremony in which North Hall dormitory will be re- named. That ceremony is scheduled to take place in front of the dormitory at 3. The public is invited to at- tend, according to a college spokesman. Misericordia has con- ducted open house for the past 10 years, affording the community the opportunity to see the campus in its autumn beauty and to: re- view the educational pro- grams available for every- one. by Nina Taggart Orientation Wyoming Seminary started off the year with an orientation program for some 120 new students from all over the U.S. and other countries, including Japan and Iran. The program on Sept. 7 and 8 gave the newcomers a chance to get to know important places and faces on campus. The wide range of activities included sports, a cookout and a movie. Convocation The beginning of the school’s 134th academic year was on Thursday, Sept. 8, a convocation service was held in the Buckingham Performing Arts Center. Members of the administration and government participated along with Chaplain Pall and keynote speaker James Kersey. Assembly Tuesday, - Sept. 13, an assembly was held in the Performing Arts Center. Dean of Student Affairs Alan Crocker introduced several speakers who told about clubs and groups open to students. They range in interests from drama to historical simulations, art, music and even...A Retreat and Outing Club for anything from backpacking and canoeing to ‘‘mountaintop experiences.’’ Op- portunities for involvement in the Wyoming, the school yearbook and the ‘“‘Opinator’’, the school paper were also discussed. Sem’s four societies (Alexandrian, Athenian, Florentine and Oxonian) provide lots of room for intramural competition in debate, rhetoric, drama and sports. Congratulations! Congratulations go to two Sem students who were named semifinalists in the 1978 National Merit Scholarship program. They are Sarah Bridges, a senior from Nanticoke and Jeremey Slater of Mountaintop. While Sarah is con- tinuing her studies at Sem, Jeremey was selected to study in Isreal for the next 10 months in a program sponsored by the Young Judaea, a. Zionist youth organization. Dance There will be a disco dance next Saturday night, Sept. 24 in the multi- purpose room. The deejay will be Joe DiRenzo, a post grad at Sem. He worked at a local radio station in Maryland last summer. The ‘‘Joe the Toe Show’ will be from 8-11 p.m. E43 . Elizabeth Washington, the dountry’s oldest, A new regional chamber Pennsylvania. At this time new members are being sought. According to Robert D. Herrema, its founder and musical director, the Chamber Singers will be a highly select group of musicians, singers and-or instrumentalists from the region, who enjoy per- LUZARC plans Parent’s Day The Luzerne County Association for Retarded Citizens will sponsor a Parent’s Day workshop for the families of mentally retarded children and. adults on Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Master Host Inn in Wilkes-Barre. Registration for the one- day seminar will begin at 9 am. and the session is scheduled to conclude at 4:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Accounting workshop A Municipal Accounting Workshop for local government officials, treasurers, and bookkeepers will be con- ducted at9 a.m. to4 p.m. at the Water Street Cour- thouse Annex, on Sept. 24, and Oct. 1. forming choral works of great composers and who are dedicated to the idea that outstanding music from all style periods should be made available to residents of NE Pa. by means of live formances in their own communities. 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