12 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, March 12, 1997 Dallas Middle students achieve high honors £3 Recently an assembly was held at the Dallas Middle School to honor the outstanding academic students for the second marking period. Anthony Martinelli, Dallas Middle School principal, announced that 16 students had earned award certificates for having achieved Honors with Distinction. To be eligible for Honors with Distinction a student must have a 3.8 to 4.0 average with no F ~ or D grades. Sixth grade winners were Christian Cobleigh, Gambrielle Huh, Samantha Lloyd, Amy Pack and Chen Yang. Seventh grade was represented by Herbert Bressler, Michael Choe, Brian Downey, Elizabeth Eby, Laura Faurbach, Jeffrey Jumper, Ryan Morgan, Brandon Pall, Erica Swatko, and Laura Vodzak. Eighth grade weinner was Molly Savage.Pictured from left, row 1, Amy Pack, Samantha Lloyd, Brandon Pall, Laura Fauerbach, and Gambrielle Huh; row 2, Molly Savage, Michael Choe, Ryan Morgan, Erica Swatko, and Christian Cobleigh; row 3, Jeffrey Jumper, ~ Elizabeth Eby, Laura Vodzak, Chen Yang, and Herbert Bresser. Absent Brian Downey. Dallas drama marks 20th year This Spring marks the 20th year since Dallas Senior High Drama performed its first play by William Shakespeare. Under the direction of Donald Hopkins, the all-school play performed in 1977 was The Taming of the Shrew. Following a routine of presenting Shakespeare biennially on the Dallas stage, students have per- formed A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, The Tempest, Comedy of Errors, and As You Like It. This year the students are re- hearsing for an April 11 and 12 Nothing, one of Shakespeare's more popular romantic comedies. The story follows the trials and adventures of two couples. Hero and Claudio experience love at first sight while Benedick and Beatrice enjoy an antagonistic .relationship. With the help of some royalty, a villian, a few meddlesome attendants and some bumbling countrymen, the com- edy comes to a happy ending. Minstrels will provide madrigal music to set the mood for the evening. - The curtain is at 8 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door. production of Much Ado About Wolensky earns Ph.D at Penn State ~ Kenneth C. Wolensky, formerly of the Back Mountain, received a Doctorate in Adult Education from the Pennsylvania State University. His dissertation, entitled “We Are All Equal: Adult Education and the Transformation of Pennsylvania's Wyoming Valley District of the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union: 1944-1963" focuses on the ILGWU'’s educational programs during the tenure of former district manager Min Lurye Matheson. Dr. Wolensky is a faculty member for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's management institute, is involved in state public health policy, and served as a policy advisor during the administration - of former Governor Robert P. Casey. He is also a graduate of Dallas High School, College Misericordia and the University of Delaware. He resides in Harrisburg with his wife, the former Cherie Lee Stroud, also of the Back Mountain, daughter Abigail and son Aaron. Oldfield wins two awards Three graduates of Wyoming Valley Health Care System's School of Radiologic Technol- ogy were recognized for outstanding perfor- mance while attending the two year program based at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Stacey Oldfield received the Braaco Diag- nostic Award for highest academic G.P.A. The Suzanne Hannigan RTR Memorial § Award, recognizing overall clinical and aca- [§ demic performance was also presented to Stacey Oldfield of Courtdale and Harveys Lake. T WISH SOMEONE WOULD MAKE UPTHIER MIND. Lehman students volunteer time Students at Lake-Lehman High School have recently been involved in activities within the community. On Jan. 31, students from Lake-Lehman High School made their second trip to the St. Vincent De Paul Soup Kitchen to volunteer their services to the community. At the soup kitchen the students help stock boxes of food in the warehouse, helped prepare and serve the meals and helped clean up. : Lake-Lehman High School likes to utillize the community to facili- tate learning beyond the classroom. Community based instruction, like volunteering, exposes students to the real world. Phil Lipski, teacher and Brian Novicki, transition specialist, LIU 18, try to learn skills at work sites. Persons or businesses interested in participating with Lake-Lehman in programs like these can contact Phil Lipski at ~ 675-7458 or Brian Novicki, 287-9681, ext, 132. DALLAS HIGH GUIDANCE NOTES Scholarships available for seniors We have several scholarships available in the Guidance Office for seniors. Those interested se- niors should check with their guid- ance counselor about the follow- ing scholarships. The Dallas Federated Women's Club is offering a book scholar- ship to seniors. The deadline is March 28. | Empire Beauty School is offer- ing applications for 3 scholarships for seniors interested in cosme- tology. The deadline is March 31. The Luzerne County Head Start Program is offering two $500 check scholarships to former Head Start students graduating thisyear. The deadline is March 30. Juniors interested in spending a morning at Penn State - Wilkes- Barre Campus in April should see Mr. Wolensky. Any sophomore or junior who would like to partici- pate in the University of Scranton Summer Scholars Program should also see Mr. Wolensky. The P.T.S.A. “Back to the Fu- ture” Career Day Committee is meeting Wednesday, March 12, at 8:15 a.m. in the Guidance Of- fice. Mrs. Laurie Popson will chair this session. Finalization of speak- ers and selections sheets will be discussed. The S.A.T. will be administered here at the High School this Sat- urday, March 15. Students should arrive at the school by 8:10 a.m. They should bring two No. 2 pen- cils, a calculator, an admission ticket, and proper identification. Examples of proper I.D. are: driver's license with photo, valid passport with photo, or a brief physical description of the stu- dent on school stationery (see your counselor if you need the latter form). Examples of unacceptable I.D. include a social security card, credit card or a birth certificate. NO student may take the test without proper I.D. and an ad- mission ticket. The test will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. and end at about 12:30 p.m. Parents, students will be be- ginning the scheduling process for the 1997-98 school year shortly. It would be advantageous to attend an evening meeting to dis- cuss your child's schedule for next year. The meetings will be held as follows: : Wednesday, March 12 at 7 p.m. - incoming freshman parent as- sembly. Thursday, March 13 at 7 p.m. - next year's senior, junior and sophomore parent-scheduling meeting. Meetings will take place in the High School Auditorium. A guidance “thank you” to se- nior class president Marina Knappman, vice president Mark Shanaberger, treasurer Scott Townsend, junior class president Jen Moran and treasurer Ken Hoover for their participation in planning career day. Katherine Blanchard spells her way to triumph The Jane M. Stitzer Memorial Spelling Bee was recently held at the Dallas Middle School. The spelling bee is held to honor the memory of Jane M. Stitzer, a former middle school art department member. The winner was Katherine Blanchard, a sixth grade student. She outlasted 24 other participants from grades six, seven and eight. Kathy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Blanchard of Shavertown.Contest judges were Joseph Sallitt and Ms. Maureen Richards. Pictured from left, Joseph Sallitt, Katherine Blanchard, Ms. Maureen Richards, and Anthony Martinelli, Dallas Middle School principal. Franklin & Marshall dean's list Two students from Dallas, received academic honors for the Fall 1996 semester at Franklin & Marshall College. Named to the Dean's List were: Michael Scott, sophomore, a 1995 graduate of Wyoming Seminary. He is the son of Dr. Durelle Scott, Dallas and Bernadette Howard, Kingston. Diana Emery, a senior psychology major is a graduate of Lake- Lehman High School. She is the daughter of Robert and Barbara Emery, Dallas. Bigger ads get noticed more. See, you're reading this one right now. 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