“ Vol. 107 No. 45 Dallas, Pennsylvania i Ally Spaciano, left, Lois Kaschenbach and Sammy Spaciano were in the crowd rooting for Dallas in last weekend's Old Shoe POST PHOTO/JIM PHILLIPS Game. Dallas took the Shoe with a 21-0 shutout. Story, more photos on page 9. eachers honored..by former students .By MICHAEL TWICHELL Post Correspondent DALLAS - The fourth edition of Who’ s Who Among American Teachers includes 29 educators from the Dallas School District, Gate of Heaven School and Col- lege Misericordia, selected by former students who themselves have been listed in Who's Who Among American High School Stu- dents, or, The National Dean’s List, publications which represent 5% of the nation’s high school and college students respectively. “It’s an honor to have someone look back and recognize some- thing you did as an important part of their life,” says Norine Amesbury, an English teacher at Dallas Middle School. Misericordia occupational therapy instructor Joseph Cipriani added, “to get feedback like that is very gratifying.” Students were asked to nomi- nate teachers who made a differ- ence in their lives, by helping them to prepare for the future both in and out of the classroom. “I try to show them a light at the end of the tunnel, and give direction to those seeking it,” says Dallas music ' teacher Todd Hunter. According to Gate of Heaven math teacher Abe Simon, “I try to show that nothing is difficult. I hate to hear a student say ‘I can't’ when I know they can.” Teachers are also aware of the awesome responsibilities they ~ Chuld care class brings * teens, tots together By CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Post Staff DALLAS - “Hey, guys, where's the lollipops?” asks Tina Taddei. She's one of the last high school caregivers to relinquish her four- year-old partner, Jodi Bartorillo for the afternoon. “Tina's very concerned about Jodi, who cried the first days of this class,” says Nancy Garvey, instructor for this “Child Care and Parenting” class at Dallas Senior High School. Tina says, “She only gets-upset now when her parents come back to pick her up.” Mrs. Garvey cites this as an example of the special bonding that has occurred in the first few days of the special class between a high school senior and a pre- schooler. The class, started 25 years ago by Mrs. Nancy Goeringer (now retired), is part of the home eco- nomics department at the high school. High schoolers are paired up with pre-school partners three days a week for an hour and 15 minutes each day. This is the practical arena for their studies of child development. “The program has great community support, the classes all filled up in the first two days of registration,” says Mrs. Garvey. “I'm very excited about the kids thisyear,” Mrs. Garvey says. “They all elected to take this course. And it's very encouraging to see the number of boys who selected this course. The textbook especially emphasizes the father's role in child rearing.” Frank Gunari wrestles with { See TEENS & TOTS, have, both to the students and themselves. “I try to be a good role model, and put my best foot for- ward to help as much as I can,” says Misericordia instructor Lisa Sunday-Lefkowitz. Adds Misericordia’s Karen Walker, “I try to prepare the students for things I know the have ahead of them.” “Being there for students mat- ters a lot,” Misericordia physical therapy teacher Stephen Lorusso points out. “I try to make myself as available as possible to help them.” “A teacher's limits are set only by the students’ response,” says Amesbury, “I don’t teach English, I teach people.” Adds Lorusso, “When I see a students eyes light up because I've made contact, that’s what it's all about.” “It's one of the nicest things to See TEACHERS, pg 8 Teachers named to Who's Who by their former students Dallas schools: Norine Mary Amesbury, Abby Ann Campbell, Glenda Wilson Crabtree, Eugene J. Howanitz, Todd Lee Hunter, Georgia Ann Jenkins, Claire Palchanis Morris, Joan Levandowski Rakowski, Ronald Edward Ryback, Sandra Gordon Sprau. Gate of Heaven: Abraham Joseph Simon. College Misericordia: Antoinette Battista Calderone, James Michael Calderone, Joseph Anthony Cipriani, Frank DiPino, Donald O. Fries, Elaine Dirisio Halesey, Charles Allen LaJeunesse, Stephen Michael LoRusso, Patricia Marie McCann, Michael Lee Moran, Kathleen M. Nolan, David George Patrick, David Minton Payne, Larry David Pederson, Lalit Jamandas Shah, Sheri Paulette Stifles, Lisa Sunday-Lefkowitz, Karen Elizabeth Walker. POST PHOTOS/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Dan Weller showed Paulie O'Hearn the basics of blocks. Neighbors war of zone change By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Post Staff DALLAS - The words commer- cial and rezoning have become threatening for some Dallas resi- dents as an application to rezone in the area comes to light. The FPC Corporation has put in an application to the Dallas Borough Zoning Board to change the former Dallas Family Practice building, located at the corner of Machell and Sterling Avenues, from “professional offices” to “of- fices, including commercial, pro- fessional and business.” The zon- ing hearing board will meet at 7 p.m. on Nov. 7, at the Gate of Heaven auditorium in Dallas to take action on the changes of use to the property. The public is welcome. Shea, Shea & Caputo, the law firm that is representing FPC Cor- poration hasn't commented on possible uses for the building. The lack of information concerns Carverton Rd. to be one way » av o » » » » residents. “Commercial is a dangerous word because we don't have any idea what they have in mind for the building. It's fear of the un- known," said one neighbor of the building who asked not to be iden- tified. ‘ “All the people who live around the building are concerned be- cause they don’t know anything about it,” said Milton Lutsey, the See ZONING, pg5 ’ 1 [ L] 1 L} [} 1 t 1 TRUCKSVILLE - Carverton Road will become one way to the | east beginning Nov. 13, so that repairs can be made to the bridge that spans Toby's Creek. Pennsylvania Department of Transpor- tation (PennDOT) spokesperson Pat Maguschak said formal de- tours for cars and trucks will be in effect until mid-December, then lifted until spring before being reinstituted to June. Cars approaching Rt. 309 on Carverton Rd. will be re-routed up Oak St. to Harris Hill Rd: Trucks will have a much longer detour; out to 8th St., up to Mt. Olivet Rd. and then along Hildebrandt Rd. to Rt. 309 in Dallas Township. Traffic off Rt. 309 onto Carverton will not be affected. Maguschak pointed out that traffic will be allowed to all businesses and the Kingston Township municipal offices through- out the construction period. satisfied with vote By RONALD BARTIZEK Post Staff DALLAS - The lone Dallas School Board member who voted against dropping disciplinary ac- tion against assistant football coach Brian Brady said Tuesday he still believes the coach's ac- tions were out of line and shouldn't go unpunished. “I think what that coach did was wrong,” Reese Finn said, “and it should not go unnoticed.” Brady was suspended with arecommen- dation of dismissal after a com- plaint from the parent of a player that his son had been the target of overzealous discipline after miss- ing a game. The school board voted 8-1 Monday night to withdraw all charges of dismissal against Brady and to remove any reference to the matter from his personnel file. Superintendent of schools Gerald Wycallis said attorney See DIRECTOR, pg 8 HB Spooky fun Back Mt. 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