Vol. 108 No. 11 By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Post staff DALLAS - According to results of a survey completed by stu- dents, teachers and parents, the jury is still out on many aspects of the high school’s intensified schedule. The Back Mountain's Dallas, Pennsylvania * High school schedule gets mixed reviews ferences. A large percentage of the three groups did not feel the building was large enough to fit the needs of the students. They agreed that students could better utilize the library and computer lab during study hall, the flex period was good for making up work and tests and for tutorials Newspaper Since 1889 The Dallas Post - NE THE COMMUNITIES OF THE DALLAS & LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS March 12 thru March §7 Phone tower will reach for | Dallas Twp. sk with teachers. About 1,600 parents, teachers and students were given the sur- vey, providing what Wagner called a “progress report” on the sched- uling. The breakdown of those who answered the survey was; 90 percent of students, 27 percent of parents and 69 percent teachers. By JENNIFER JUDGE Post Correspondent rooms are an appropriate size for the number of students. “The classes are larger than they (the board) said they would be. There isnotenough space,” said Wagner. “In the beginning they said there would be 15 students per class- room, now some are up to 25.” While there was general agree- ment in many of the responses, there were some significant. dif- Questions included whether or not the educational quality im- proved under the new schedule, if the school building fits the needs of the new schedule, if classrooms are appropriate for subject and size of classes and if students are ~ able to see their teachers for tuto- rials during the “flex” period. According to the survey many teachers do not feel the class- Survey results were presented to the Dallas School Board and public at the board’s regular work session on March 10. Frank Galicki, principal and Bill Wagner, president of the teachers’ union, presented many graphs and pie charts to illustrate various facts and figures. The survey covered a variety of DALLAS TWP. - According to Rich Rusnock, Real Estate Specialist for Cellular One, cellular phone use will soon reach new heights in the Back Mountain. In an attempt to improve ser- vice to their 2,500 Back Mountain customers, Cellular One is making plans to build a cellular phone tower in Dallas. ‘ The 280-foot cellular phone tower, which will Jamie Kozemko, aspects of the new schedule. ‘Two more inrace for board seats By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Post Staff BACK MOUNTAIN - Two more hopefuls have stepped up to take “a swing at one of the Dallas School Board seats pres- ently held by Maureen Banks, Joe Kunec, Thom Landon and Jalsa ne Ss Richardson. Karen Kyle and KAREN KYLE both of Kingston Township, have announced their candidacies. Karen Kyle, a licensed CPA who works in the Aca- demic Affairs of- fice at Wilkes Uni- versity, said she has been attend- ing school board meetings for six years and would like to have more of an impact on future issues. “My son is getting ready to enter Dallas Middle School and there haven't been many changes. I would like to see some changes,” she explained when asked why she wanted to run. In a prepared text, Kyle wrote she is interested in improving the curriculum at all three levels. She would like to see the use of com- puter technology in the classroom, an evaluation of the “gifted” pro- gram and an analysis of the inten- sified scheduling. She would also like to see a long range plan for the improvement of facilities and an evaluation of current and future administrative positions. See CANDIDATES, pg 8 JAMIE KOZEMKO LIGHTING UP THEIR MINDS See SCHEDULE, pg 5 POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Steven Dudascik, Rebecca Banks and Sarah Luke learned how flourescent lights work when the Franklin Institute Traveling Science Show visited Dallas Elementary School. More photos on page 7. be placed on a base 25 feet square, will be erected behind the Dallas Township Municipal Building if the company and the township agree on lease terms for the property. A 12 by 20 foot unmanned equipment shelter will power the unit. The three-leg tower will also have flashing lights to warn low-flying aircraft. Because the cost of building a tower is $750,000 per site, Cellular One wants to build one large tower instead of several smaller tow- {* See TOWER, pg 8 ag These photos show the approximate size relationship between the proposed cellular phone tower and the Dallas Twp. municipal garage. : TOWER PHOTO BY KARL SWINSKI § Si, = EN RW Pen NLNZN Sa boc, | i v4 > 4 4 ZEN By RONALD BARTIZEK Post Staff DALLAS - Starting June 30, Mark Kaschenbach will rise at 4:30 a.m. and begin a regimen that will include timed runs, pushups and other physical and mental training, ending at 10:30 p.m. six days a week, all under the watchful eye of a tough drill sergeant. But he doesn’t mind. He'll be in the freshman class at theU.S. Military Academy at West Point. “I've always been interested in the -Academy,” the Dallas High School senior said Monday, and the Academy is interested enough in-him to offer a full athletic re- cruit scholarship. Mark, the son of Carl and Adele Kaschenbach, transferred to Dal- las from Wyoming Seminary for his junior year, and became a two- way football starter, playing tight end on offense and defensive back. Army coach Bob Sutton has told Mark he'll be concentrating at out- side linebacker at West Point. While he was at Sem, the 6’ 3”, 220 1b. Kaschenbach met gradu- Time 8 ates of the U.S. Naval Academy who visited the school each year. He liked what he saw, and later pursued the chance to attend West Point. While he was recruited for football, Mark's no slouch in the classroom, carrying an A average while taking Advanced Placement courses. At the Academy, “You have to give the academics 100 percent,” he said. Mark credits his father as the greatest influence on his life, foot- ball and otherwise, and the proud dad returns the compliments. “I was appointed a second alternate in 1964," Carl Kaschenbach said. “I didn’t make the cut; he finished it.” Carl Kaschenbach, also a Dal- las graduate, went on to join the Air Force, rolling up a combined 27 years of active and reserve duty. After completing six weeks of basic training, Mark will begin football drills Aug. 15, with the season opening two weeks later. The day starts at 6 a.m. for other recruits, but football players be- gin at 4:30 with weight training and other activities. Hl It's a heavy load for someone * Mark Kaschenbach will head for West Point Mark Kaschenbach, seated center, was flanked by his parents Carl and Adele when he announced his intention to attend West Point. Standing behind, from left; Frank Galicki, principal; Bob Cicon, athletic director, Ted Jackson, football coach. fresh out of high school, but he feels up to the task. “I handle pressure quite well,” he offered. And he’s prepared, he said, after playing at Dallas. “(Coach) Jackson's the best guy in the world to get me ready,” he said. The road to West Point began A last summer, and it was made even more attractive by Army's 10-2 season last fall. Mark was appointed by U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski, then had to pass a battery of tests before being ac- See WEST POINT, pg 12 County check will make using library even easier By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER Post staff DALLAS - The Back Mountain Memorial Library is forging for- ward with technology. The library will become part of a county wide automation system thanks to the Luzerne County Board of Com- ' missioners’ presentation of $650,000 to the Luzerne County Library System. The major automation system will connect the library with the other nine public libraries in the county. This system will enable patrons to have only one library card. “We are very excited,” said Martha Wheeler, director of the Back Mountain Memorial Library. “The system will create a more efficient circulation process. It will revolutionize the library.” The automation systems should be implemented within a year and a half, said Wheeler. With the help of Maryann Yonki, district consultant at Osterhaut Library in Wilkes-Barre, the li- brary is shopping around for a system. “We have narrowed it down to six vendors,” explained Yonki. “We will have an automa: tion consultant help in the deci- sion and have the opportunity to look at systems at work in other" libraries.” Yonki said the county libraries have been waiting for this oppor- - tunity for more than 10 years. “The idea came about in 1986, Ba CA a but money has always been an issue. We really have to hand it to this board of commissioners for seeing the need and granting the money,” said Yonki. Yonki said the system will make borrowing easier for the customer and clear away time consuming = paperwork now done by librar- =~ See LIBRARY, pg8 HB Trout fever Trout Unlimited works to save the fish's habitat. Pg 3. HB Heading south The Dallas High School baseball team is ready to take a southern swing to get in some serious practice. Pg 9. 4 INDEX 16 Pages 2 Sections Calendar.............ai 16 Classified............... 14-15 Crossword.................. 16 Editorials... 4 Obituaries..........cccueen.e. 14 School. .......iai 7.4 SPOS. ..oivvnesssniniia 9-10 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING The Dallas Post MAILING LABEL- Please enclose this label with any address changes, and mail to The Dallas Post, P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612-0366 CE BC SS SSE Rr SE up I RS
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