3 J ¥ | la } * By JOHN HOINSKI Staff Writer : ; available at press time.) . Russin says there have been three suicides she can remember in the last five years at Dallas kids experience. So what’s the big results can be devastating. and at least one student who may have had remote thoughts about it this year. Although there have been no suicides in the past five years at Lake-Lehman, there were two students who needed some counseling in 1985, although neither counselor believed the problem to be serious. The two recently attended a seminar in which one aspect of the program dealt with teenage suicide. County figures show that the suicide rate has g leveled off over the last three years, with 1986 statistics revealing that 22 people have taken their lives so far, four of whom were under the age of 20. Donna Todd, public relations director for Community Counseling Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania, says one teacher in a particular school district in the Wyoming Valley has intercepted three suicide notes from students during this semester alone. peers, what the future will hold for them when a college education will not guarantee them a place in the job market, family problems, loneliness — the list goes on. “What we have to do is to provide values and priorities for teenagers,” says Candice Mamary, public relations director for the Childrens Serv- ice Center of Wyoming Valley. ‘It’s tougher for these people today than it was in our parent’s generation. Kids come home to empty houses because both parents work. One out of every two marriages ends in divorce, which also has an effect on young people. “Kids want to talk. They need someone to open up to.” Russin agrees. ‘Kids have been given a lot more freedom to make their own choices, but I think they want some guidance. They want to be told what to do to a certain extent. “There is a tendency today to make things as easy as possible,” she added. ‘‘And I think that is part of the problem. Say, for example, a student doesn’t like a particular teacher. To make the situation easier, they are then allowed to transfer to another class to avoid the prob- lem. We have to tell them they can get through the problem, that they can get through the pain. In the end, they will become stronger for having gone through them.” Says Shevock, ‘Because we are guidance counselors, we usually do not hear about these things directly. Maybe a teacher will hear something and pass it along to us. Then, we talk to the student about it and notify their parents.” “We are really a referral system,” Russin says. “We make sure the right people are aware of the problem.” “The thing is that suicide is highly preventa- ble,” Finn said. “A person can easily be talked out of the thought because very few want to actually do it. It’s a treatable disorder.” the first and second leading causes of death among teens, respectively. The first leading cause of death for college students was not Lehman Band wins another The Lake-Lehman award-win- ning High School Band traveled There is little doubt teenagers face more problems in today’s fast-paced world than those of generations past. Whether or not to take drugs or drink alcohol to be accepted by their The Dallas School District announces the following sched- ule of activities for Education Week, November 17-21, 1986: Dallas Elementary School, Hildebrandt Road: Nov. 19-Open House from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Parent-Teacher Tea at 2:45 p.m. Westmoreland Elementary School, Lehigh St., Trucksville: Nov. 18, Open House grades four and five, presenting lessons in science, math, and social studies, beginning at 1:30 p.m.; Nov. 19, “Doughnuts with Dad” at 6:45 am.; Nov. 20, Open House grades first and third, beginning 1:15 p.m., presenting lessons in science, math, lan- guage arts and social studies; Nov. 21, Open House for second grade at 1:45 p.m., presenting a play entitled ‘Thanksgiving, A Time of Harvest,” under the direction of Miss Argento, Mrs. ig Mrs. Faerber and Miss cott. Junior High School, Conyn- gham Ave., Dallas; Nov. 18, Open House for parents and students in grades six through nine, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Program in auditorium, tour of the building, classroom visita- tion, and refreshments. Senior High School, Conyn- gham Ave., Dallas: Nov. 19, “Education Fair” in the cafet- eria at 1:30 p.m. Open House gn Parent Visitation beginning p.m. to Langhorne last weekend where it presented its 1986 field show in the Tournament of Atlantic Coast Bands in Group III, and came home with the ‘Best Overall’, ‘Best Music’, and ‘Best Marching’ trophies, as well as the Atlantic Coast 1986 Championship banner. The band competed in Group III with 24 other bands from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vir- ‘ginia, New Jersey and New ‘York and placed first overall ‘with a percentage higher than .all the other groups. Lake-Lehman band director John Miliauskas, in his 31st .year as band leader at Lake- ' Lehman, said all the credit for ‘the awards goes to the band » members. . “They marched and played ‘their hearts out, they were up to A ‘won or not, I couldn’t be any .more proud of them,” said Mil- ‘iauskas. There are 135 members in the ‘Knights band including the band front and 83 playing members were on the field at Langhorne’s Neshaminy High School with Missy Hontz, the first drum ‘majorette of the Lake-Lehman Band in the past 30 years. The Knights won every com- petition | they entered this season, outscoring Group IV bands and taking ‘Overall’ tro- phies in every competition. They have traveled to New Jersey, Harrisburg, Lebanon, and everywhere highly competi- In 1985, the Lake-Lehman Band came in second at the Atlantic Coast Bands Tourna- ment, missing first by .2 points, and in 1984, came in first. Miliauskas said winning this tournament is the highlight of the entire season. 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