) Y) Honor students - Four Lake-Lehman Jr. High School students have been named “Students of the Month” for Octo- ber. They are eighth-graders Michael Strutko and Molly White, and seventh-graders Jason Gear- hart and Andrea Bunney. Mike Strutko is the son of the Andrew and Carol Strutko of RD 1, Harveys Lake. He has two sisters and one brother, and enjoys playing basketball, baseball and football. Stamp collecting, coin collecting, swimming, going to Penn State foot- ball games, and traveling are some of his interests. Mike also serves as an altar boy at Our Lady of Victory Church at Harveys Lake. Molly White is the daughter of Joseph and Ann White, who reside at Pole 61, Harveys Lake. She has four sisters. In addition to playing the piano, Molly plays clarinet in the Lake-Lehman High School Band. She plays basketball and softball, and also enjoys swimming, sailing, fishing, and bike riding. In 1984, the Times Leader sponsored Molly as she represented the Wilkes-Barre area in the Scripts Howard National Spelling Bee held in Washington, D.C. She has won numerous academic awards and the Music Achievement Award given annually to a deserving member of the Lake-Lehman Cadet Band. Jason Gearhart is the son of Larry and Jean Gearhart of RD 3, Hunlock Creek. He has one brother, eight-year-old Matthew. Jason is an active member of the Boys Scouts of America and a life member of the National Rifle Association. His hobbies include target shooting, rifle competitions, hunting and foot- ball. He plays soccer and basket- ball, for which he has received several awards. He hopes to pursue a career in the science field. Andrea Bunney is the only child of John and Beverly Bunney of 1121 Meadowcrest Drive in Shavertown. An avid swimmer, Andrea belongs to the Wilkes-Barre YMCA ‘Dol- phins”’ swim team and the ‘‘Fast Summer” swim team. She plays the piano, enjoys spending time with ‘her family, and likes to meet people. She is an active member of the Shavertown United Methodist Church, where she sings in the Students honored ool MICHAEL FARRIS THE HALLOWEEN PARADE AND FAIR were very successful. The childrens’ costumes were quite creative and to ‘‘show them off” we paraded around the school, down Machell Avenue and up King Street. The Fair was a gala event; every- one seemed to enjoy themselves and financially, we did all right. Thanks fo all who participated in any way. Especially, thanks to the business people who contributed so much in the way of material things. -0- ROOM 201, Miss Tometchko’s class, is learning to tell time. It’s fun for most of the students, but there are a few who think it’s easier to use their own digital watches to tell time. ° ROOM 202, Sr. Elizabeth’s class, is engrossed in creating stories about various scenes depicted by the pictures around their classroom. They then give an oral interpreta- tion of what they wrote. Speaking of writing, ‘‘cursive’” is the word they are beginning to use now and they seem to be enjoying these lessons. 0 MISSION NEWS: The news around the school is that Mrs. Sesson’s class has already ‘‘bought”’ three foreign countries. This is the class that did so well last year to help make Gate of Heaven School the recipient of the two highest Diocesan Mission Awards. Keep up the good work. -0- THE FIFTH GRADE READING CLASS took to Beekeeping last Mrs. Sesson, with the help of a local beekeeper, demonstrated the use of some of the equipment used in beekeeping. The students later con- cocted a ‘honey brew” and aftr tasting it, agreed it was not too bad, but will never rival The Classic Coke. -0- ERIC WILLIAMS, 6-216, is casting talent among his peers for a play he wrote and will direct for his Social Studies class for Mr. Walutes. The play, ‘King Menes Unites Upper and Lower Egypt,” will attempt to bring to live the joys and sorrows of a king’s life during this era of history. Eric has great talent-do we have a budding director in our midst? MGM, move over! ON WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6, the Confirmation Candidates will have a Retreat Day with Fr. William Langan, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in teh school. On Friday evening these candidates will receive the Sacra- ment of Confirmation, by J. Clifford Timlin, Bishop of the Diocese of Scranton, at 7 p.m. We have ben praying for the candidates and we wish them well. APRIL YATSKO THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS will sponsor a jewelry sale beginning Wednesday, Nov. 6. Proceeds will go toward the class trips. This is a good opportun- ity to buy Christmas presents and this jewelry is really lovely. HEY KIDS| (TO AGE 12) DAWN ROTHROCK JIM PRICE is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arlington Price of Trucksville. Jim likes to go cruising. He also likes hunting and fishing. Jim is already enlisted in the Air Force. -0- BRIAN MATHERS is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Mathers resides in Trucksville. Brian is a member of the wrestling team. He also enjoys hunting. After gradua- tion from high school, Brian plans on going to college. -0- KAREN NISKEY is the daughter of Jay and Alice Niskey of Dallas. Karen is a member of the band, and the costume crew for the play. She takes Art Lessons at Sue Hand's Imagery in Dallas. Karen enjoys both waterskiing and winter skiing and swimming. Karen plans on going to college after high school graduation to major in early child- hood education possible at Keystone College. Karen is also a member of the chorus at Dallas. -0- DARCI DAVIS is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Davis of Shaver- town. Darci takes singing lessons and enjoys playing the piano. Dari, along with her boyfriend Marc Ramirez, is a member of the Quiz team and youth group of her church. Darci is also a member of the Strutters in the band. During the summer Darci competed in the Miss T.E.E.N. Pennsylvania pageant in Harrisburg. She was awarded the title ‘‘Miss Hospitality’ and will return to the pageant this summer as hostess. Darci plans on going to college, hopefully at Liberty Univer- sity in Virginia. -0- KATHY FADER is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fader of Dallas. Kathy is on the student council and the newspaper staff. She is also a member of the National Honor Society. Kathy received an N.E.D.T. certificate of merit. Right now Kathy is taking a Life Saving Course. During her lei- sure time Kathy likes to swim, go to foothall games, and to movies, and play the flute. Kathy also spends KRISTYN POST some of her leisure working part- time at Back Mt. Lumber and Coal. After high school Kathy plans to go to college in Washington, D.C. to major in International Economics. -0- MOLLY PARSONS is the daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Par- sons of Dallas. Molly is a member of the Strutter Squad and the Chorus at Dallas. She is also on the Senior Steering Committee. A lot of Molly’s time is taken up by play practice. She will. play the part of “Miss Willie” in the upcoming fall comedy The Curious Savage. In her spare time Molly likes listening to music. Molly’s future plans include going to King’s College and major- ing in Marketing. 0- UPCOMING ACTIVITIES: Satur- day at 2 p.m. the Dallas football team will take on the Pittston Area Patriots at home. The band mean- while wil be in Langhorn, Pa. at Atlantic Coast Championships. The band goes to Championships after winning the Group II title in Chap- ter 7 with a score of 84. ? DONNA RISH is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rish, Jr. Donna'’s future plans include college majoring in either biology or pre- vet. She is a member of the National Honor Society. Donna enjoys watching football, that’s why she’s a manager for the Lake- Lehman football team. In her spare time, she enjoys playing softball, playing teenis, horseback riding, reading and taking long walks in the woods. -0- MICHELLE SMITH is the daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gabriel. Michelle plans on attending Cedar Crest College majoring in either biology or math. She is a member of the National Honor Society. Mich- elle also enjoys field hockey and she has been a member of the Lehman field hockey team for four consecu- tive years. In Michelle’s free time, she enjoys reading, going out with friends and bike riding. -0- KELLY THOMPSON is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Thompson of Fieldcrest. Kelly is a member of the cheerleading squad, the skiing club, and the 1.Q. Club. Some of her other interests are traveling, ice skating and water sports. Kelly's future plans include college where she will major in occupational therapy. -0- JEFF RUZICKI is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ruzicki of Lake Silkworth. Jeff is a member of the football, basketball, and track teams. Jeff also enjoys hunting, yachting, scuba diving and carpen- try. Jeff is planning to attend col- lege where he will major in archi- tectural design. -0- THE CROSS COUNTRY TEAM made a fine showing by winning the district title and finishing 19th in state competition. Congratulations on a fine season. The Francesca McLaughlin Memorial Library at College Miseri- cordia has been awarded a $14,847 grant under the state’s Library Services and Construction Act, Title II. According to Library Director Sr. Sharon Gallagher, RSM, the project monies will enable the college to become a member of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), and participate in its regional net- work affiliation, PALINET. Through OCLC, the Library will be able to catalog library materials, create machine-readable data files, control acquisition orders and facili- tate inter-library lending. Membership in PALINET will allow Misericordia to enter its hold- ings into the OCLC database. It also will enhance the college’s ability to participate in resource-sharing with the Northeastern Pennsylvania Bib- liographic Center, a consortium of nine academic, public and special- medical libraries. Grant monies will provide a computerized worksta- tion, installation of the tele-commu- nications system and training for library staff. Become ne live
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