The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, May 3, 1995 9 Primary (continued from page 9) Four vie for two seats in Region III administration have contributed in Luzerne County is $19,000. We can't afford any more increases - school districts millions of dollars ") to the district's success, she said. by lowering public school enroll- i : Region III's race is a bit: more Last year a record 146 stu- there are only so many apples on ments.” | complicated, with onc four-year denis were inducted into the one tree.” Other candidates had mixed and one two-year seat open, con- National Honor Society and 78 Regarding the proposed addi- reactions to Governor Ridge's | tested by Rosemary Howard, in- percent of the graduating class tion to the overcrowded junior proposed school choice voucher i cumbent Karen Whipple, David went on to technical school or high school, most candidates system, in which families would | Kaufman and Michael Warner. college, up from 44 percent of agreed that an immediate solu- receive $1,000 per school-age Lake-Lehman Taxpayers’ As- 1987's graduates. tion is needed. child for schooling. sociation president Rosemary SAT scores are the highest in The seven-acre site is too small Kern and Howard have no Howard decided to run for the the district's history, with verbal for a new building and has an problem with them. school board after attending one scores above the national average outmoded septic system, no cafe- “Parents are fed up with the ® meeting, and math just shy of it. teria and no auditorium, accord- public schools,” Howard said. ; Several people Sout hele Lake-Lehman offers eight ad- ing to Dr. McMahon. “They would like a better educa- what was going on,” she said. vanced placement courses, in - tion for their children but can’t “When we asked them to speak which & ging; of the 35 stu- ot lias served : he gn ret well afford it. If more people could up, they nearly asked us to leave dents taking the challenge tests an immediate SoU” ,fford to send thier children to the meeting. The public should be assed them and qualified for tion which won't raise taxes. The private schools, there probabl able doask questions and get In. Pass q condition of a facility doesn't . So P y ge credit for their work in i wouldn't be any public schools. formation from the board without high school guarantee a good education ~ the While Kopcha says vouchers | gettting the runaround or being i : Sindenisand jeachersdothesaid, . ane worth a t Sichiler believes | cut off.” During the past several years, The25-year-oldmodularunits, 0 1eeds of oA district's own i Howard alsowants tomake the Lake-Lehman has implemented set up behind the building, have students must be considered first CELEBRATING A MILESTONE 7 Commies nempers fof board more accountable to the Head Start, before-and after- outlived their life expectancy of TO beter oi i Wyoming Seminary's Class of 1945 reunion are: seated, Edith A every ling School day care programs, com- ten years and are in deplorable yp on S100 DEES > gving 4 , Kleinrock Iscovitz and co-chairman Rita Goldstein Wolberg; item of the budget. munity volunteers in the schools, shape. be tule wl A titutaons] Y standing, Betty Reese DeBarry, publicity and Nancy Randall “The taxes and spending goup Special classes and programs for “Torepair the existingmodular He and Williams don't think SWiliam, co-chairman. every year, but our enrollment at-risk students and those with units would cost about $30,000," yoychers are appropriate for our Absent from photo: Allan Kluger, treasurer. has increased by only 50 stu- learning disabilities and and said Kopcha, who has suggested 5peq “They're more appropriate : dents” she said. “Last year some programs in which students help Scheduling Roo ory York Qeys for urban areas which have many children didn’t have textbooks.” one another. or community members to do- district,” A Lake-Lehman graduate, she “These accomplishments have nate time torenovate them, which SEhgols: Wii gue Wyo m Nn J S e m Nn d ry 'S wants to be sure students are been made possible because of she estimates will cost about Whipple agrees that public prepared to enter the job force ourattitude,” she said. “Athirdof $10,000. money must stay in the public Cl f '45 1 I Nn ite when they graduate and have the our students qualify for free Warner proposes a novel solu- schools. as S O Wi e u @ necessary speaking and commu- lunches. Wemightbeapoorrural on to overcrowding at the junior Warner supports the voucher nications skills for job interviews. David R. Kaufman, a civil engi- neer, hopes to bring his business management skills to the office of school director. Her served on the superinten- dent . search committee which selected Dr. William Price last year and volunteeis with the Explorer Scouts. He is on the boards of the #@ Wyoming Valley Oratorio Society and Pennsylvania Gas and Water. “I want to maintain good fiscal responsibility, strengthen the district where it's necessary and do. the best job possible to serve the people,” he said. Incumbent Karen Whipple, appointed to fill two years of Dr. Martin McMahon's position until the 1995 election, attributes the district, but look what we have done!” She is “very concerned about the growing number of people who seem to be only concerned with dollars and cents.” Lake-Lehman Taxpayers’ As- sociation member Michael Warner decided to run for the school board after it passed Outcome-Based Education, which he says has failed everywhere it's been tried. “The district passed OBE be- cause the state threatened to cut back its funding if it didn't,” he said. “OBE is nothing more than a grand experiment. It's morally corrupt for the state to use this carrot-and-stick method to force school boards to comply with mandates or lose money. The high: school choice vouchers. “People would love to send their children to Catholic, Christian or other private schools but can't afford the schools of their choice,” he said. “With the proposed state voucher system, many families would be able to choose private schools, which would save public system but says it doesn't go far enough. “The state wants to give each family $1,000 per year, butit costs about $8,000 per year to educate one child in the public school,” he said. “The parents should be given $8,000 to exercise their right to choose their children’s education. Use the coupon on page 2 to subscribe TheWyoming Seminary Class of 1945 will celebrate its 50th reunion May 12-14. The weekend will begin May 12 with a light supper and beverages hosted by Attorney Allan Kluger, alumnus and his wife, Sue, at their home in Kingston. Registration will be held May ‘13, 10 a.m.-noon at the school, followed by an Alumni Day Lunch- eon, then, cocktails at President Jeremy Packard's home in King- ston from 5:30-6:30 p.m., and the Class Reunion Dinner at 7 p.m. in the Terrace Room of the Westmore- land Club, Wilkes-Barre. Nancy Randall Gwilliam will host a picnic May 14, starting at 12:30 at her home at Harveys Lake. All alumni of the class of 1945 are invited to attend any or all of these events. @ district’ssuccessfulacademicand boards are victims to the state \ extra-curricular programs to its mandates.” s 3) | attitude. If elected, Warner said he will \ “Education must be a joint ef- .jmmediately move to overturn the RL \ fort involving the school and the district's “dreadful decision” to v community,” she said. “A caring implement Outcome-Based Edu- “school board has made our many cation. ’ § 0» J A 1]: { 4 programs and successes possible. Another top priority is the pro- ; 7 “In 1993, Lake-Lehman students fessional ‘staff contract, which HE ‘earned $250,000 in field hockey comes up for negotiation in 1996- “scholarships alone, not counting 97, Ey - the scholarships from academics “I will not vote for a single penny 1 -or other sports.” in supporting salary increases,” * A ‘positive, supportive attitude he said. “The average Lake- EN ‘that all students can learn, a Lehman teacher's salary is about $66,000, while the average salary : Strong teaching staff and a good -. AF OUR y . AR CO ’ ie ACTOR 0 RCURY EB 8 RR 8 epee hie ELIMINATE THE MIDDLEMAN Rs et Een aUV DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY i an + Make If » We. S¢ . THEDOUGH el | COMPANY | pe (Near Rt. 309-415 Intersection) 0 a 675-7347 o i Lunch Special i 3 : : Small fu) 77 a 9 t + Norml Excavation | An A Do 3 q gage an Package, : & S a a d " + Maintenanil ™ 0) |. 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