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By WALLY KOCHER
The Pennsylvania State Education
Association, in conjunction with the
National Education Association, has
designated Wednesday, May 9, as
Assistant
Director of Communications at the
PSEA, explained the purpose of the
special day.
“We hope to make people more
aware of the problems teachers
encounter every day on the job,” he
said. “We dlso hope that people will
begin to realize just how influential
teachers are; both towards the kids
and the community.”
The Dallas Post took on the task
of locating one such influential
teacher, and we feel we found her in
Mrs. Virginia Marchakitus.
Mrs. Marchakitus has been teach-
ing at Lake-Lehman High School for
the past 39 years, currently teach-
ing Spanish classes and one English
class.
According to Mrs. Marchakitus,
her first thoughts of becoming a
teacher were while she was still in
high school.
“] was inspired by my Spanish
teacher, Miss Dunn. I wanted to be
just like her” Mrs. Marchakitus
said.
After graduating from high
school, Mrs. Marchakitus continued
her education at Bloomsburg State
College where she received a Bach-
elor of Science Degree. She then
completed her graduate work at
both Marywood and Bucknell.
Mrs. Marchakitus thinks a good
teacher should have several quality
characteristics. They include:
understanding, patience, fairness,
compassion, the ability to look for
the best in a child, and the ability to
see each child as an individual.
It is true that Mrs. Marchakitus
wouldn’t want to changer her life in
any way, however, she does admit
teaching can be difficult at times.
“Probably the most difficult
aspect of teaching,” she said, “Is
the frustration you feel when, on
certain days, it seems that no
matter how hard you try, you just
can’t get your point across to the
students.”
Even though there are those cer-
tain days when Mrs. Marchakitus
VIRGINIA MARCHAKITUS
goes home and feels nothing much
was accomplished, she says by the
next morning, she’s revitalized,
enthused and ready for any chal-
lenge that may come her way.
“I teach because I really like all
the kids,” she said. ‘‘Just being with
them and being a part of their
accomplishments is what teaching
is all about.”
The fact that she has been teach-
ing for so long, however, may cause
a slight problem for Mrs. Marchaki-
tus.
“I think the kids are more open to
the younger teachers,” she said. “I
guess they feel they’re more in
touch with their feelings and under-
stand them better because of their
age. I don’t think this is the case
though. I really do like the kids and
I try to help them and understand
them.”
Mrs. Marchakitus has been such
an influence on her students, that
recently she heard from one who
had graduated 20 years ago. :
“He was visiting a town in South
America that I had taught them
about in a song,” she said. ‘He sent
me a card from there, and I thought
it was an awful nice gesture.”
Who knows, perhaps there is a
student somewhere, either past,
present, or future, who will pattern
his or her life after that of Mrs.
Marchakitus and continue the tradi-
tion of quality education.
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A sentencing date of May 18 has
been set in the case of Denis J.
Abromavage, of Pittston, the driver
of a boat in an accident that killed
four people last summer at Harveys
Lake.
Abromavage, who was scheduled
to be sentenced last Friday by
Luzerne County Court Judge Pat-
rick J. Toole, was granted a contin-
uance at the request of his attor-
neys, Michael Cefalo and Joseph
Cosgrove.
Police say Abromavage was driv-
ing a motorboat at a high rate of
speed on Harveys Lake on June 18,
1983 when it collided with an out-
board boat carrying eight people.
Killed in the accident were Sharon
Pallis, 39, of Valley View Drive, RD
3, Wyoming; her son, Joseph, 6;
Karen Pitcavage, 34, of Crown Hill
Village, RD 3, Wyoming, and her
son, Thomas, 7.
A fifth passenger, Michelle Pallis,
10, was seriously injured in the
accident while three other occu-
pants of the boat were uninjured.
They are Leonard Pallis Jr., 39;
Thomas Pitcavage Sr., 39; and his
daughter, Melissa, 11.
Abromavage, 25, of 84 E. Colum-
bus Ave., Pittston, has pleaded
guilty to a charge of aggravated
assault as part of a plea-bargain
agreement as is currently free on
bail.
He could be sentenced to a mini-
mum of one to one and one-half
years in jail and a maximum of five
years less one day and five years
probation for the charge.
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received to date according to Art
Segrave Daly, of Dallas, Memorial
phase co-chairman. This announce-
ment was made following a weekly
report meeting held in the school
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standing obligations of the parish.
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staffed by Sisters of Mercy.
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March 25 with an announcement at
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workers concentrated their efforts
on seeking major gifts. Average
gifts are now being sought from as
many parishioners as possible with
a final phase to be introduced in the
last 10 days of the campaign in
which it is hoped all members will
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MR. AND MRS. HOLDEN
NEWELL, of Huntsville recently
spent three days in Pittsburgh
where they attended the Asfme Con-
vention in the Hilton Hotel in the
Gateway Center.
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MRS. MERYL WAGNER, of Fol-
lies Rd. returned home after spend-
ing two weeks with her daughter
Cheryl Wagner in York, Pa. Cheryl
is recuperating from surgery.
WALTER POWELL, Chase-Hill-
side Rd. is a patient in the Veterans
Administration Hospital, W-B.
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JOE SCHNEIDERITE SR. is
home from Nesbitt Hospital where
he was a surgical patient.
DURWOOD SPLITT, is a patient
inthe Veterans Hospital, W-B.
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UNICO conducts
membership drive
Dallas Chapter of UNICO will
conduct a new membership cam-
paign in the near future headed by
James Perugino, who was appointed
to this project by President William
Falzone. The club will screen appli-
cants who are willing to serve the
community in fund raising endeav-
ors. UNICO funds are donated to
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on Thursday and Friday, May 10
and 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
Jackson U.M. Church basement,
Smith Pond Road, Jackson Town-
ship. Bag day is on Friday. There
will also be a bake table, wimpies,
hot dogs and homemade soups
available for purchase.
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THE BACK MOUNTAIN
WIDOWS CLUB will meet on Satur-
day, May 19, 12:30 p.m. at the
Franklin Restaurant, Dallas. New
members are welcome.
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