2 The Dallas Reporter Dallas, PA Wednesday, May 27, 1992 Peer Helpers attend state conference On March 16, 1992 twelve Dal- las Senior High School Peer Help- ers attended the Pennsylvania High School State ‘Conference at Kutztown University. This year Pennsylvania Peer Helpers Association celebrated its 10th anniversary as an organiza- tion which networks programs and promotes “Peers Helping Others Help Themselves”. The conference theme “PPHA: Ten years and going...and going...and going” was chosen by student conference commit ee members as a tribute to the staying power of peer helping. The conference logo borrowed the idea of the “energizer” robot. PPHA's first conference was held in 1983 and featured 60 partici- pants. This year 1800 peer helpers attended three separate regional conferences. Accompanied by principal, Frank Galicki, and advisor, Audrey Ide, the students were involved in a busy day of activities. The key- note program featured the Cata- lyst Theater Players enacting “Some Kind of Misunderstanding,” a dra- matic presentation of a date rape scenario. The presentation was followed by a lively question and answer period in which questions were directed from the audience to the actors who assumed their character they answered. Students presented the actors with many challenging questions. After the keynote program, stu- dents attended workshops dealing with many topics, such as AIDS, © PEERS HELPING OTHERS adolescent disfunctional families, male relationships, pression, peer pressure, caring for self and others, communication strategies and techniques, eating cults, sexuality, male/fe- suicide /de- disorders, assertiveness, stress management and dealing with grief. The students were assigned to the various workshops in an effort to mix the students from all of the eastern regional schools attending the conference. A special workshop presenta- tion was the performance of Amer- ica's Pride, a group of Wyoming Valley teens, that through song, dance and dramatic interpretation promote the measure of a positive drug-free lifestyle. The group fea- tures Dallas students Maggie Redmond, Maria Massara, Tony Massara and Greg Reilly. The day was an enjoyable edu- cational experience as. the peer 'Homework Hotline' drew On Monday, September 186, 1991, the Dallas Middle School “Homework Hotline” began opera- tion for the 1991-92 school year. The program, which was instituted in March, 1991, as a pilot pro- gram, has been an overwhelming success. Between March 1, 1991, and the end of the school year over 15,500 calls from parents and students were made to the Hotline toreceive messages regarding daily assignments, upcoming tests, projects, and due dates. Also avail- able is an activities number that will furnish information on aca- demic, athletic, and social events that appear on the middle school calendar. This year, as an added feature, the middle school has donated a copy of each subject's textbook to the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary. These books are kept for resource purposes and further eliminate excuses students use regarding homework. The middle school staff feels that the Hotline helps to keep parents in touch with the school ‘and can aid in monitoring stu- dents’ work habits. Messages are changed by 3:00 p.m. daily. So, the next time you are uncertain as to what is going on either in class or schoolwide, simply call the “Homework Hot- line.” Numbers of Importance Health and Physical Education Art and Music Geography and A.B.L.E. Library and Reading Home Economics & Practical Arts Foreign Language Intermediate Unit #18 Classes School Activities helpers gained from their atten- dance at the workshop and shar- ing sessions renewed commit- ments, useful skills and new friend- ships. Dallas Senior High School Peer Helpers have been organized since 1987. Beginning with a group of 12 seniors, they now include 23 students representing the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades. The students are selected by their peers as part of the orientation activities of the eighth grade as they are prepared for their move to the senior high school. The group is advised by Joan Makowski, Patri- cia Russin and Audrey Ide. Posed around the Kutztown Bear in Keystone Hall are, front row from left, Drew Bishop, Joe Hudak, Vanessa Wysocki. Second row: Jason Hudak, Keith McDonald, Nina Mathers, Becky Yurko, Rich Sylvia and Heather Dwyer. Back row: The Bear, Jason Reynolds and Kevin Chapple. The students are wearing their Dallas High School Peer Helper tee-shirts which feature their logo designed by peer helper, Becky Yurko. 15,500 calls 674-3109 674-3108 674-3107 674-3106 674-3105 674-3104 674-3103 674-3100 Individual Team Phone Numbers Team 1 - Mrs. Borton, Mrs. Wega, Mrs. Nardone 674-3110 Team 2 - Mr. Chiarucci, Mr. Jayne, Mr. Sallitt 674-3111 Team 3 - (Sixth Grade) - Mr. Dombek, Mrs. Jenkins, Mr. Suppon, Mr. Warchal 674-3112 Team 3 - (Seventh Grade) - Mr. Dombek, Mrs. Jenkins, Mr. Suppon, Mr. Warchal 674-3113 Team 4 - Miss Amesbury, Miss Felli, Mr. Kopko, Mr. William Roberts 674-3114 Team 5 - Mr. Clemm, Mr. John Roberts, Mr. Straitiff, Mrs. Williams Team 6 - Mr. Bamrick, Mrs. Baur, Mr. Montross, Mrs. Quick 674-3115 674-3116 The homework hotline has received almost 13,000 calls since the opening of school in September. Funding for the 1992-93 Dallas educational programs and services will be largely supported by revenue at the local level. The debate of the state funding for public education will continue to be a major issue of concern for school districts for the next several years. Dallas grads range to colleges far and wide To date, 75 institutions of higher education have accepted members of this year's senior class. The class of 1992 is comprised of 162 stu- dents. From the flat Southwestern terrain of the University of Texas at Austin to the Northeastern snow capped mountains at the Univer- sity of Vermont; from the 30 thou- sand students at Penn State Uni- Albright College Alfred University Averett College Bloomsburg University Brandeis University Brown University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Carnegie Mellon University Clarion University College Misericordia Cornell University Dickinson College Duquesne University Elizabethtown College Franklin and Marshall College The George Washington Univ. Gettysburg College GMI Engineering & Management Institute Grinnell College Hamilton College Hartwick College Hofstra University Houghton College Howard University Ithaca College Johnson Technical Institute Juniata College Kenyon College King's College Kutztown University Lafayette College LaSalle University Lebanon Valley College Lehigh University Liberty University Lock Haven University Wittenberg University versity to the 400 undergraduate students at Wells College; from the liberal scheduling of Brown Uni- versity to the highly technical emphasis at Rensselaer, Dallas Senior High students have gained acceptance based on their educa- tional background. Since accep- tances are continuing to if} the list which follows will incre in length and diversity. Loyola College Messiah College Michigan Tech University Middlebury College Millersville University Moravian College Mount Holyoke College Northland College Penn State University Phila. College of Textile & Science Randolph-Macon College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Institute of Technolog Rutgers University Sarah Lawrence College Seton Hill College Smith College Spelman College Saint Joseph's University Susquehanna University Temple University University of Mass. at Amhurst University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of Scranton University of Texas at Austin University of Vermont Ursinus College Vassar College Villanova University Wells College West Chester University West Virginia Wesleyan College Widener University Wilkes University William Smith College PA's First Lady will visit On Monday, June 1, 1992, Mrs. Ellen Casey, wife of Pennsylvania Governor Robert Casey will be visiting our school district to read to the lst grades in the Dallas Elementary and Westmoreland Elementary Schools. Mrs. Casey's visit is in conjunc- tion with our district's Reading is Fundamental Program. Reading is Fundamental—RIF—is America’s oldest and largest children’s liter- acy organization. Through its na- tionwide network of community based projects, RIF works to pre- vent illiteracy by: Getting kids to read with tar- geted motivational activities. Involving parents and families with family-focused publications, workshops, and programs. Rallying support for reading by involving communities. Providing books for young people to choose and own at no cost to them or their families—more than nine million books a year...ov 119 million books since 1966. In February the Westmoreland Elementary children traveled to the Luzerne County Courthouse where they were treated to a tour of the courthouse and in particular a visit todJudge Hugh Mundy's cham- bers. Judge Mundy then read a story to our children entitled The Judge by Harve Zemach. The stu- dents of the Dallas Elementary School enjoyed a session with Diana Penna, an investigative reporter for Channel 28. Ms. Penna read to the children and video taped the students for the evening news. Each of our 1st grade students have received two books purchased with money provided by the UGI Corp. The children will receive an additonal book after Mrs. Casey's visit. Pp pity en —,.. é
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