Be CRIT—— —— Te Fd LJ © / » AJ alt > EEE I rere snr Tr The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, November 30, 1988 3 Christmas carols Members of Brownie Troops 639, 650, 649, 654, a last week after trimming the Christmas tree in front Thomas Wilhelm family and Mickey Aicher assiste (C.M. Denmon Photo)‘ nd 668 entertained Dallas area with Christmas Carols t of Dallas Post Office. The lights were donated by the d in making the pine cone decorations for the tree. Lake-Lehman. (continued from page 1), because it used to be easy to get away with skipping school. The seniors used to plan a special skip day, but now people are more care-' ful,” said Davis. Senior Lisa Petruska said that the policy cuts down on her own tardiness, and also affects the like- lihood of unauthorized early depar- tures. Those who leave school for a doctor's visit must provide written verification of the authorized time spent away from school. . “Itused to be that you could leave anytime,” said Petruska. Steve Jurus is one senior at Lake- Lehman who will be cutting down substantially on the number of days he would have skipped school this. . year without proper authorization. Juris missed 35 days of school his sophomore years and 30 days his junior year. He says he doesn't think that one should required to have a doctor's excuse to justify a absence, but admits his grades have improved under the policy. “I used to skip ‘one day a week; not anymore,” said Jurus. Guidance counselers at Lake Lehman are responsible for making sure each student has enough course credits to graduate, and will ~ be involved with the policy by mak- ing arrangements for students to make up credits lost because of too many unauthorized absences. “The main reason this attendance ~ policy has come about is that. the faculty begged that something be done about the high absentee rate,” said Florence Finn, a guidance counseler at Lake-Lehman.. Sylvia Bator, also a guidance counseler at the school, agreed that teachers were frustated with the high absentee rate of students. Many often taught classes that were only half full. Teachers bear thebrunt of the responsibility for scheduling make-up tests and aiding students in making up for lost time in courses. “The benefit of this policy is that it places a sense of responsibilty for attendance with each individual student, and gives the message that ‘it is not okay to miss out on your education’,” said Bator. If a student has more than the allowed number of unauthorized absences he or she is faced with losing credit for the course. The new attendance policy has a built-in ‘warning procedure to let students ' and parents know of the possibility of losing credit. The warning procedure helps to prevent a student from losing credit by maintaining communication between the administration and student and parent(s) after the * unauthorized absences have oc- curred. In a semester course, aftera student has missed five days, a let- ter is sent home to the student's parents and the student is called into the principal or assistant principal's office to have the situ- ation explained. On the 7th day another letter is sent home and a conference is set up with the stu- dent, parent or guardian, and assis- tant principal or principal. After the 9th day of unauthorized absence, a registered letter is sent home to notify the student's parents that the student will not receive credit for the course. A year long class involves warn- ing periods of 10 and 14 days, and " after the 17th unauthorized absence . the notification of course credit loss is given. In both year-long and one * semester courses the grade for the class will revert to a ‘W* or with- drawal. | Michael Toole, the home- school visitor at Lake-Lehman, keeps rec- ords of attendance and sends stan- dardized letters out to parents every | - month detailing their child's atten-: dance and/or tardiness record. Toole said he begins to realize quickly DAMA — : (continued from page 1) now a secondary plant, and has a * capacity of 85% to 90% waste water removal. The plant will be rede-. signed as an advanced waste water treatment plant, and will be required to remove ammonia and nitrogen ' from the waste water before it is discharged into Toby's Creek. “The preliminary degign figure for this improvement is $5 million, and we hope to begin construction in the summer of 1989 and finish by the following summer,” said Bagley. Bagley said that DAMA has been approved for a state Department of Environmental Resources Grant (DER) which will cover 55% of the project's cost. The bid process will take place January through March of 1989, and the bids are expected to take place in February or March. DAMA had not had a rate.-in- crease since 1975. 3S | WED. THURS. FRI. SAT. & SUN. MEMORIAL HIGHWAY, DALLAS OPEN EVERY DAY 8 AM. TO9 PM. Not Responsible For Typographical Errors We Reserve The Right To Limit Quaniities S| IA BAKE FRESH BAKED OPN A%w SPECIALS =m DAILY From our Old River Road Bakery AVAILABLE THROUGH SUNDAY Tasty Chop Suey Loatf..................... loaf Holland Dutch Bread...........ccccc...... loaf Sticky Pecan RiNgS............cuummmsene ea. Delicious Brownies...............cee.......1/2 doZ. For Special Occasion Cakes Call 675-2912 or 675-0696 $1.20 $1.05 $2.45 $2.40 which students are having prob- lems getting to school. : “What we are trying to do with the policy is prepare these students for the future. Ifa student gets into the “habit of being in school on a regular basis it will carry over to the work force or to college,” said Toole. Unauthorized absences include: illness covered only by parental verification, truancy, sleeping in, missing the bus, or similar viola- tions. Authorized and excused ab- sences include: illness verified by a doctor's note, death in the family, serious personal or family problems, medical appointments which can not be scheduled during non-school hours, religious holidays as desig- nated by the Department of Eduza- tion, suspension and administra- tive reasons such as school activi- ties and college visits. An attendance appeal committee was formed to hear cases brought by petition from parents or guardi- ans of affected students concerning non-credit status. Roberts said the main reason the new attendance ‘policy was passed by the Lake-Lehman School Board was the high school's unacceptable abseritee rate. He said that the en- forcement of ,the! new policy helps teach studénisvalyes, and that there are consequences’ for non-atten- dance. High attendance has a pos- tive influence on academic achieve- ment levels, he said. ~~ “When the policy was announced I got a few complaints from parents and students whodidn't understand it. We explained the policy in an assembly, in every home room, as well as on an individual basis when neccessary, and lately the school community has been very coopera- tive,” said Roberts. The assistant principal said that school districts nationwide are having problems getting kids to school, and keeping them there. He predicts strict policies like the one at Lake-Lehman will become a common tool in dealing with high absentee rates throughout the coun- try. Sale Shavertown Fire Auxiliary brings back Christmas candle tradition By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer Back Mountain residents who ~ have missed the Christmas tradi- tion of the Vigil Candles will be pleased to hear that they will be able to purchase them this year from the Shavertown Fire Company Auxil- iary. Members of the auxiliary an- nounced this week that the candle kits will be sold on Monday nights at - the Shavertown Fire Hall for $2.50 per dozen and will be sold on Satur- days at the Shavertown Acme in the Back Mountain Shopping Center. The vigil candles can also be pur- chased from the firemen.’ The vigil candle tradition was started more than 10 years ago by residents in New Goss Manor aftera resident of that area returned from traveling in the Southwestern United States. While there she had the pleasant experience of seeing the residents light the candles on Christmas Eve and let them burn through the night to “light the way for the Christ Child.” The vigil candles in that area origi- nated in Mexico and soon became a tradition in the southwest. The Dallas woman was so im- pressed with the project that when she returned to Dallas, she told her neighbors about the beautiful sight of street after street of candles burn- ing on Christmas Eve. She explained the project as it was carried out in the southwest and made arrangments to purchase the candles, sand and bags which were necessary. The next Christ- mas Dallas residents were awed by the sight of dozens and dozens of lighted candles lining the streets in front of homes in New Goss Manor. Mrs. Gus Kabeschat, at that time a Dallas resident, was so impressed with the candles that she ap- Dallas (continued from page 1) If any police or court official re- quests dismissal of a student dur- ing school hours, parents should be notified at once; written requests from student's parents shall be honored for released time for dental or medical appointments when it is impossible to arrange on non-school time; students shall not be dismissed during school hours for non-school activities such as private music lessons, dancing lessons, scout activities and similar activities; parents desiring to take their chil- dren on an educational trip must submit to the administration a de- scrption of the educational value to be gained by the student with re- quest submitted at least two weeks prior to departure for proper review. 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A resident on each street of Dal- las was asked to be responsible for selling and distibuting the kits to each resident on the street or ave- nue. The personal solicitation worked so successfully that in only a few years, nearly every home in the community purchased the candles, set them up in each of the sand-filled bags along the front edge of their property (some even lined each side of their driveways and empty lots next to their homes). ‘The candles were lighted as it grew dark and burned long after midnight, burning brightly to keep vigil for the Christ Child's coming. The auxiliary members began working on the candle project prior to Thanksgiving and spent count- less hours packing the sand, just a certain amount for each doen” candles, counting out the candles in quantities of a dozen, and the bags to hold the candles. The candles became a Christmas Eve tradition in the Dallas area and visitors to the area used to drive ‘through the various sections to admire the effect of the burning candles. The thousands of candles burn- ing throughout the community cast _atrue spirit ofthe meaning of Christ- mas to the dozens and dozens of families returning home from mid- night church services or from Christ- ‘mas Eve visiting. The announcement a year or so ago by the Dallas Fire Company auxiliary members that their or- ganization was disbanding due to ‘lack of sufficient members brought disappointment to the many Dallas residents, who for years had looked | forward to the annual candle sale. Now Back Mountain residents have the opportunity to return to the beautiful tradition of the candles. All that is necessary is a trip to the Shavertown Fire Company on a Monday night or a visit to the Shav- ertown Acme on Saturday. 239 E. 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