12 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, August 7, 1991 - SCHOOL Penn State management grads Graduates of a 30-hour non-credit Supervisory Development Level lll course offered by Penn State- Wilkes-Barre’s Continuing Education Department were updated in topics such as Employee Selection Techniques, Prsentation Skills, Basics of Accounting, Financial Management, Managing Change, Customer Service and Total Qualifty Management. A Level | program will be conducted this Fall. Contact Michele Stefanides at 675-9102 for more information. Shown in photo, first row, from left, Kenneth Pryor, Paul Littleford, Melanie Nickerson, Joseph De- Lucca, all of Offset Paperback; Tamrus Price, U.G.I.; and Richard Long, Offset Paperback; Second row, from left, Irene Thomas, Penn State Continuing Education; Thomas Starrie, Carl Shoener, John Throop, Dennis Eaton, Chester Cognigni, all of Offset Paperback; Michael Sawczuk, Ed. D., associ- ate professor for Management Development, Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Missing from photo are Tobi Grossman, Penn State Wilkes-Barre; William Handwick, Offset Paperback. Parents want fifth grade music restored By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer Fifth grade instrumental classes and the new state budget’s impact on the district were the key issues at the Dallas School Board meet- ing, August 5. Parents of elementary students and Dallas Elementary and secon- dary teachers voiced their con- cerns and questions to District Superintendent Gerald 'Wycallis and the four board members at the meeting. Board presidentJohn Litz explained that the poor showing of directors was due to their vaca- tions. Michael Pawlik, music and band instructor, said he was told that the instrumental music classes were being dropped from fifth grade. He said he talked to 15 districts and they all said they start their students in fifth grade. “Mr. Hoover and Mrs. O"Connell met with the elementary princi- pals and they were told there were to be no fifth grade instrumental music classes,” Pawlik said. - Wycallis said he had talked with Dallas Elementary Principal Ruth Tetschner and it was still optional that the fifth grade instrumental classes would be continued. Mrs. Linda Ziegler, a parent, said that Westmoreland principal Samuel Barbose had told her there would be no instrumental music classes in fifth grade, that it had been deferred to sixth grade. Mrs. Humphrey said she had a child who was looking forward to instrumental music this year in fifth grade. “I hope she is not disappointed. She and some of the other children have been looking forward to it.” Following the meeting, Wycallis stated that no decision had been made on dropping the fifth grade instrumental music classes. “Mr. Hoover and Mrs. O'Connell are both certified to teach music and instrumental classes and have in the past. No decision has been made at this point,” he said. Wycallis explained that he had not yet received official word how the increase of state funding to the school districts would benefit the district. “I have placed several calls to the Department of Education to- day but I didn't get any delinite amount. Dallas Education Asso- ciation President William Wagner EE amie TES Se is in the audience and perhaps he may have some information,” said Wycallis. Wagner stated that he had learned that Dallas District was declared a three percent district and would receive an increase of $109,823 without special educa- tion. “A lot of the money for educa- tion is going to non-public and most of the small districts. Phila- delphia and Pittsburgh are also doing fairly well,” Wagner said. “Any amount of increase we receive cannot go into the reserve accounts,” said Wycallis. “We must reopen the budget in August and may have to rebate to taxpayers unless the cost of rebating is more than the money we will be receiv- ing. The board at its meeting Monday will have to decide what to do with it.” Kathy Wega, one of the teachers furloughed this year, asked if the district's first consideration would be instruction. “If something happens that we receive the money will the teachers be reinstated?” she asked. Board member Ernest Ashbr- idge replied, “It's not because of the budget that teachers were furloughed. It's against the law to furlough because of money.” President Litz said the board should get more information within the next few days. “No one can speak for the nine members on the board.” The regular August meeting will be August 12, in the administra- tion building with the work ses- sion at 7 p.m., the board meeting at 8 p.m. / Misericordia Dallas, PA 18612 College Misericordia Thinking about advancing your career? See how earning a degree at College Misericordia can help you reach your career goals. Come to Misericordia's CONTINUING EDUCATION OPEN HOUSE Monday, August 12 5-8:30 PM President's Conference Room Administration Building College Misericordia Call (717) 675-3862 for more information Area students honored for performance aALCCC Six hundred six students have earned recognition for outstand- ing academic achievement during the Spring 1991 semester at Luzerne County Community Col- lege. In making this announcement, Thomas P. Leary, dean of admis- sions and student services at LCCC, notes that 129 students attained the distinction of being listed on the President's Honor Roll. To qualify, a student rhust earn a perfect 4.0 cumilative grade point average. Two hundred ninty-four stu- dents have attained a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.99 for placement on the Dean's List, and 183 were listed on the Honor Roll with an average between 3.25 and 3.49. Students from the Back Mountain included: DEAN'S LIST: Robert Brown, Trucksville; Joel Canfield, Dallas; Franklin L. Castle, Dallas; Ronald Collazo, Dallas; Joann L. Cook, Dallas; Meridith Crispell, Noxen; Charles J. English, Dallas; Mark Fonzo, Trucksville; Mark R. Gavin, Shavertown; Patrick L. Good, Trucksville; Rebecca Gregg, Dal- las; Jacqueline Hanify, Dallas; Elizabeth S. Hannigan, Dallas. Also, Heather Hoyes, Dallas; Harry Jefferis, Dallas; Bruce A. Johnson, Dallas; Theresa Jordan, Dallas; Nicole Kingsbury, Dallas; Joanne M. Marino, Dallas; David McGrath, Dallas; Mary Millham, Shavertown; Roberto Montanez, Dallas; Nancy Niedzwiecki, Shav- ertown; Peter G. Pritz, Dallas; Donna M. Pucilowski, Lake Silk- worth; Carol A. Rollman, Shaver- town. Also, Keith Schultz, Shavertown; Charles E. Steinhauer, Harveys Lake; Heidi Strazdus, Dallas; Carol A. Strutko, Harveys Lake; Daniel J. Thompson, Dallas; Tammy Waltermyer, Dallas. HONORS LIST: Ann Balonis, Trucksville; Ernest J. Clamar, Shavertown; Dawn K. Clark, Har- veys Lake; Christine J. Crane, Dallas; Richard Hatalski, Sweet Valley; Ronny Jones, Shavertown; Wendy Kuniskas, Shavertown; Heather Moore, Dallas; Stephen Rakos, Shavertown; Thomas Sa- lem, Dallas; David Sawicki, Sha- wanese; Jeremy Stash, Sweet Val- ley; Kathleen Zuba, Dallas. 'PRESIDENT'S LIST: Scott Dougherty, Dallas; Randall Greene, Dallas; James Egliskis May, Dal- las; James McGuire, Dallas; Debo- rah Radley, Harveys Lake; Colleen Sutliff, Harveys Lake. 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