I 13 B 12 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, August 7, 1996 ll inl ah Group seeks host homes for As a new school year ap- proaches, families across the United States are opening their hearts and homes to foreign ex- change students with the Aca- demic Year in America (AYA) pro- gram. Academic Year in America, which is sponsored by the not- for-profit American Institute For Foreign Study Foundation, has been bringing foreign students and American families together for the pastl5 years. Students range in age from 15 to 18 years old and arrive from more than 25 countries with their own medical insurance and spending money. Through the program, Ameri- foreign exchange students can families share their customs and culture with exchange stu- dents from countries including Poland, Hungary, Germany, Bra- zil, Spain and The Netherlands. Several hundred students who are scheduled to arrive in the US this August are still in need of a host family. If you and your family would like to open your heart and home to one of our eager international students, please call AYA Placing Regional Director Julie DeGroot at 1-800-322-4678, exl. 5416. Your decision can mae a world of difference in the life of a foreign exchange student. Wilkes fund raises $910,000 Wilkes University recently hosted a celebration for the more than 70 volunteers involved in the success of the University's Annual Fund Drive. This year's campaign, which raised a total of $910,000, was chaired by Carl Postupak of Shavertown. The annual fund represents about 30% of the more than $3,312,000 raised at Wilkes during the 1995-96 fiscal year. The annual fund also successfully met a challenge from the George I. Alden Trust which pledged a $20,000 grant if at least $40,000 was raised in new alumni gifts to the annual fund. Wilkes alumni in fact contributed more than $130,000 in new and increased gills easily meeting the requirements of the challenge grant. Williames earns MD degree A former Back Mountain resi- dent Lee D. Williames recently graduated from Georgetown Uni- versity School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., with a Doctor of Medicine degree. Dr. Williames, who is a U.S. Air Force officer, was also promoted to the rank of Captain in ceremo- nies this week. - He has been awarded a pediat- ric internship and residency at Keesler Air Force Base Hospital. Capt. Lee D. Williames, M.D. is a graduate of Dallas High School and the University of Scranton. He attended Georgetown Univer- sity School of Medicine on a full scholarship from the Air Force. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Lee J. Williames, formerly of Trucksville, now of Houston, TX where Dr. Williames is vice presi- dent of the University of St. Tho- mas. ‘He, and his wife, Lt. Julie Williames are the parentsofason CAPT. LEE D. WILLIAMES, M.D. Colt Williames. His brother, David, is a sophomore at the University of St. Thomas, and his sister and brother-in-law Elizabeth and John Jamerlin are biology faculty mem- ber at Strake Jesuit College Pre- paratory School, in Houston. Wyoming Seminary Center for Talented Youth Finalists. Front row, left to right: Timothy Polin, Dallas; Lindsey Klish, Glen Lyon; Jordan Koslosky, Shavertown; Eric Feinstein, Shavertown; George Shafer, Kingston; Douglas Mock, Clarks Summit, Neil Shah, Dallas. Second row: Ryan Riley, Shavertown; Christopher Boyle, Kingston; Hume Ross, Dallas; Benjamin Rogers, Trucksville; Leah Budin, Trucksville; Collyn Hinchey, Kingston; Emily Foran, Dallas; Kristen Yarmey, Forty Fort; Mrs. Jeanne Yarmey, assistant dean. Absent from photo: Leah Joseph, Wyoming; Michael McCartney, Harveys Lake. Sem students recognized by Johns Hopkins The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth has honored 17 Wyoming Seminary Lower School students for their outstanding verbal and/or mathematical abili- ties. The students’ talents were discovered in CYT's annual Tal- ent Search. Fifth- and sixth-grade students who scored at or above the verbal or quantitative mean scores of eight- or ninth-grade students, respectively, on the PLUS Aca- demic Abilities Assessment re- ceived certificates of merit. Last fall, public and private schools in Pennsylvania identi- fied more than 2,200 students who qualified for the Young Stu- dents Talent Search. Those stu- dents took thé PLUS test in De- cember and January; approxi- mately 36 percent of those who took the test were honored re- cently for their outstanding per- formance on the PLUS test. Thirty of Wyoming Seminary's fifth- and sixth-grade students qualified to take the PLUS test by scoring in the national top three percent. Of that group 10 stu- dents were honored for their out- standing scores on the state level. The 10 who were recognized in ceremonies at Bucknell Univer- sity are: Christopher Boyle, Kingston; Leah Budin, Trucksville; Eric Feinstein, Shavertown; Ben- jamin Rogers, Shavertown; Hume Ross, Dallas; Leah Joseph, Wyo- ming; Lindsey Klish, Glen Lyon; Jordan Koslosky, Shavertown; Douglas Mock, Clarks Summit; Timothy Polin, Shavertown; Ryan Riley, Shavertown; George Shafer, Kingston. Seventh-grade students who scored well above the mean for high-school seniors on the Col- lege board's SATI: Reasoning Test also received certificates. More than 8,200 seventh-grade stu- dents in Pennsylvania qualified for the Talent Search; approxi- mately 22 percent of those stu- dents who took the test were hon- ored by CTY. Nineteen of 52 Wyo- ming Seminary seventh-graders scored in the 97th, 98th, and 99th percentiles, qualifying them to take the SATs. Five students were honored on the state level, scoring more than a total 1040 on the SATs: Emily Foran, Dallas; Collyn Hinchey, Kingston; Michael McCartney, Harveys Lake; Neil “Buddy” Shah, Dallas; Kristen Yarmey, Forty Fort. Sem students excel in math meets Wyoming Seminary students have excelled in recent mathematics competitions throughout the region. In the competition sponsored by the Luzerne County Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Seminary students took honors in the Junior Class division. In a field of 78 contestants, David Choe of Dallas took second place; Michael Zalatimo of Dallas, ninth place. In a competition sponsored by the Penn State Newtonian Society, Sem students excelled in both team and individual competition. Shavertown resident Mike Hurwitz was a member, of the first place team. a more weeks free | MAd m Ads placed by individuals ony dear aced by individya)s or 't get results, you get | mo If ve ® if you don le you don’ 4 more wee ge get sults, you get Blaum named to Holy Cross dean’s list Mary Blaum, who completed her sophomore year in May at the College of Holy Cross, has been named to the dean's list for the second semester of the 1995-96 academic year. She is the daugh- ter of Atty. and Mrs. James DP. Blaum of Shavertown. She ma- jors in classical studies. Garveys won O'Reilly grand prize Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Garvey, Dallas are the winners of a 1996 Saturn SL, the grand prize of the annual drawing of the Bishop O'Reilly High School “Giving Cal- endar.” The Kingston School's Blue and Gold Club sells the cal- endars as part of the school's fund raising activities. Anyone interested in purchas- ing a 1996-97 Giving Calendar may contact Bishop O'Reilly at 288-1404. Basic boating course at Harveys Lake A PA Fish and Boat Commis- sion basic boating course will be held at the Harveys Lake Ameri- can Legion Post 967, Rte. 415, Harveys Lake, Aug. 20 and 21, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Registration is required for the course. Space is limited. Inter- ested parties should call 717- 477- 2996 for a reservation. 1 phlei Lhwutaert placed b Qusinesses 4 more weeks f you don't get resy S free Its, you get J o i) (3 J) " YN : i h : 7) V4
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