On Tuesday, Feb. 22,
students att the Westmore:
x land Elementary Schoo:
| received a special treat
% Nwhen Pegasus Produc-
j “tions presented their
puppetry rendition of
‘“The Sorcerer’s
Apprentice’’ and ‘Sleepy
Hollow.”
The program was
another in the Cultural
Enrichment series funded
by the Westmoreland
libraries and anywhere Following the per- reptiles. Upcoming is a §
PTO and organized this backdrop, and narrator, children gather. formance, Walters and Visit from Benjamin
year by May Claire Washington Irving, “Instead of making the Meyer brought their Franklin, who hails from
McCarthy and Kathleen turning the pages. children come to us, we puppets out to their the Franklin Institute in
Reiss, teachers at the
school.
The colorful production
featured hand and rod
puppets, plus a seven-foot
tall body puppet as the
sorcerer. Lighting, music
and special effects are
very sophisticated and
add to the drama and
suspense.
The students thrilled to
the story of Ichabod
Crane and the Headless
Horseman as the excite-
ment mounted. The story
is told with a book as a
“The Sorcerer’s
Apprentice’’ utilizes the
body puppet and a full
array of magic tricks to
surprise and delight the
youngsters.
The stated intention of
Pegasus shows is to enter-
tain. The production
company hails from New
York City and is owned
and managed by Fred
Wolinsky. Puppeteers
travel and perform
elementary schools,
come to them,” explained
David Walters, one of the
two puppeteers who per-
formed at Westmoreland.
Walters was joined by
Lois Meyer, a Kingston
native.
The performances are
held on a large black
stage, which stands about
five feet high.
The stage takes ap-
proximately one hour to
assemble and another
hour to take down.
delighted audience and
explained how they work.
The children asked a
number of interesting
questions and several had
the opportunity to touch
and view the puppets at
close range.
The Cultural Enrich-
ment program at West-
moreland has brought a
number of exciting
programs for the children
this year, including a visit
from Clyde Peeler and his
Philadelphia. This per-
formance is scheduled for
the spring.
Students at Dallas
Schools recently cele-
brated ‘‘Foreign
Language Week” with a
number of events de-
signed to stimulate in-
terest in the study of other
once
Highlight of the week
was a visit to the junior
the six area American
Field Service students. Of.
course, three of those
students presently live in
Dallas and study at the
senior high school, so they
were no strangers to their
hosts. But Dina Mostafa,
Sandrine Chane and Anna
Rudiger provided even
greater insights to the
local students.
Dina is from Egypt and
presently attends Meyers
High School. Sandrine
comes from France and
attends Lake-Lehman.
Anna, from Germany, is a
student at Northwest
Area.
The six AFS students
spoke at the Junior High
School on Wednesday
morning, March 9. While
there, they taped a series
of interviews to be aired
on the school’s closed
circuit television system
during the following
week.
That afternoon the six
were the guests of the
AFS club at the high
school. While there, they
were the subject of an
informal discussion,
during which they ex-
plained many of the
differences between their
lives at home and what
they see in the United
States.
¥oreign Language
Week was proclaimed by
Gov. Thornburgh, and in
fact, the entire month of
March has been set aside
as a time to foster interest
in the study of other
tongues. At Dallas,
foreign Tanguage depart-
ment chairperson Arno
Miller said students en-
joyed a foreign language
menu in the high school
cafeteria, which was put
together with the cooper-
ation of Food Services
manager Mary
Reistetter. On Tuesday,
the cafeteria featured
German food;
nesday, it was Spanish,
and French was the order
of the day on Thursday.
Foreign language
students translated the
menu items into the ap-
propriate tongue for those
who wished to order in
vernacular.
At the junior high
school, signs noting en-
trance, exit, and the like,
were seen in a variety of
foreign languages during
the week.
At Dallas, students
begin receiving instruct-
ion in foreign languages in
the seventh grade. At the
high school level, such
instruction is purely on an
elective basis, although a
number of fourth level
courses are offered.
Miller said interest in the
study holds its own at this
time, after having Solo and ensemble small group and solo baritone ensemble of
dropped off with the competition among performance. Mike Shaeffer, Walter
switch’ to an” elective “'“pijjag “Junior High in- In seventh grade solo Delgaudio, Matt Quinn,
system. He pointed out, strumental music competition, the winners Brad Wall, and Bill
however, four of the six students was recently of the brass division Cooper. Second place
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puppeteers.
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AFS visitors speak more concluded. were: first, Michael Winners: trombone duet
® than two languages. All In these annual Shaffer, trumpet; second, ©f Laura Dover and Ray
; gna speak English aside from highlights, every student Walter Delgau ido, Besecker. Third ree
their native language and js jhyolved with the group. trumpet; third, Sean flute trie of Trac} Mazi,
those with a European
background can also con-
verse in other languages.
Coordinating the visit
by the AFS students was
ensembles, comprised of
members in each in-
strumental class, while
a voluntary basis.
Gray, trombone; fourth,
Laura Dover, trombone.
In the woodwind
division awards went to:
First, Tammy Adamchik,
Chris Yezilski and Lori
Niedzwiecki.
Top spots in the eighth-
ninth ensemble com-
petition were won by:
first place, flute ensemble
: ! AC Maria Coral Tovar, Mexico; Dina Mostafa, Egypt. Mrs Gwen Ome Bron Participation in the Clarinets Second, Zodie of Kathy Fader, Kiersten
American Field Service students visited the Dallas Second row, left to right, Sam Argento, Spanish teacher teach Ger an and events . provides all Novis; Saxophone; Fries, Dawn Rebennack
schools recently during a celebration of Foreign atDallas; Arno Miller, German teacher at Dallas; Gwen ina > Wy ea students with an element third, Shelby Girard, and Karen Niskey. Second
Language Week. Shown at an informal gathering are Quick, French teacher at Dallas; Roberto Boto, Agi ore no, of musicianship clarinet; fourth, Nicole place went to a clarinet
Sandrine Chane, France; Anna Rudiger, Germany; Argentina; Andra Morresi, Italy. Danian sometimes overlooked, Nardone, flute; fifth,
Laura Horvath, clarinet;
sixth, Lori Niedzwiecki,
flute. All received cer-
ensemble of Kristen
McHenry, Lori Bartleson,
Traci Bush and Gena
Murphy and third place to
tificates and quality : £
; points. on their 2 clarinet omomble 0
Whether it was a tuition able to attend. blackboard washers, work as library aides, offers a morning wake-up body receives financial achievement records, Traci Cave, Kathy Zikor,
discount given single-
handedly by various
Before central heating
came on the scene, young
grounds keepers and fire
stokers have all worked
office assistants, life
guards, lab assistants,
call, announces the
beginning of the first
aid. Awards range from a
few hundred dollars to the
while the first two places
received small awards.
Lori Poplawski and
Debbie Roginski.
presidents of the college men carried wood and their way through the dining room porters or class, provides an evening school’s full tuition In the eighth-ninth Judging was done by
Drep school, or in more coal to fire up the pot- halls of Wyoming clean-up crew members, dinner call, marks the Trustee Achievement competition Gena Mur- senior high instructor
nodern times, an actual bellied stoves in various Seminary. and of course, a flag- start and finish of the Scholarship. phy, clarinetist, earned David C. Benn, faculty
cash award decided upon sections of the dor- And the beat goes on! raiser still keeps Old nightly study time, and Whatever the amount, first place. member Evan Williams,
by a faculty committee, mitories and classroom Today the hand-fired Glory flying in the wind. even tolls a bedtime hour. though, Wyoming Ensemble competition Senior high students Kim
financial aid has always
building. Through those
boilers have been
Perhaps, however, the
Not all financial aid
Seminary continues its
winners in the seventh
Moran and Nick Hornack,
as well as
been a fundamental years a whole stream of replaced with more oldest workship of all and comes in the form of tradition of offering a grade division were: first 3 a instructor
aspect of life at Wyoming boys learned how to push sophisticated devices, and the one that still enters workships, however. substantial financial aid- place, trumpet and eese E. Pelton.
Seminary. back the hot embers, maintenance personnel into the lives of many Actually, only a small scholarship program to
shake down the burnt ash,
valley residents is that of
portion does. Today, in
help ease the impact of
Stories. abound of heave in the fresh coal, riding snow plows have thebell ringer. The cupola excess of $250,000 is tuition expenses on the ET =
students. on Work- and haul out the deadash. made life considerably bell, still rung by hand, awardedannually to more family budget, making it Swi nein to Sprin g
scholarships in those Qther students, countless easier. loudly and clearly marks than 125 recipients. At the possible for students to g
early years, who other-
wise would not have been
window washers, snow
shovelers, floor sweepers,
But there are still jobs
to be done. Students still
a daily routine for
students and faculty. It
upper school alone, over
one quarter of the student
attend the school
otherwise could not.
who
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