-__ = (© (RJ ED «© The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, March 11, 1998 11 Dallas Middle School honors outstanding students 2410 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 28 students achieved Honors with Distinction. To be eligible a students must have a 3.810 4.0 average with no F or D grades. Sixth grade winners were Whitney Adams, Amanda Alles, Dustin Bednarz, Joseph Bednash, Beth Gammage, Timothy Kerestes, Ashleigh King, Meredith Lacey, Lauren Noreika, Jeffrey Pace, and Andrew Schweitzer. Seventh grade recipients were Kristen Allardyce, Christian Cobleigh, Kristina Colladay, Gabrielle Huh, Matthew Katyl, Todd Kerestes, Jillian Krakosky, Adam Morgan, Corey Phillips, Rebecca Pincofski, Megan Riley, Alyse Taddei, Carolyn Thimot, Laura Vanderhook and Stephanie Yeung. Eighth grade was represented by Elizabeth Eby and Ryan Morgan. Row 1: Beth Gammage, Joe Bednash, Dustin Bednarz, Jeff Pace, Row 2: Kristina Colladay, Carrie Thimot, Rebecca Pincofski, Alyse Taddei, Gabbie Huh, Lauren Noreika, Ashleigh King and Jill Krakosky. Row 3: Whitney Adams, Megan Riley, ‘Laura Vanderhook, Corey Phillips, Adam Morgan, Elizabeth Eby, Ryan Morgan, Christian Cobleigh, Matt Katyl, Todd Kerestes, Kristen Allardyce, and Stephanie Yeung. Andrew Schweitzer, Tim Kerestes, and Mandy Alles. SCHOOL MENUS | The following school lunch menus are for the week of March 12-18. All lunches include milk. DALLAS SCHOOLS THURSDAY - Select one: Hot turkey sandwich, Sloppy Joe, pizza, PB&J sandwich. Select up to two: Mashew potawves/gravy, tender peas, jello. FRIDAY - Select one: French toast sticks, Sloppy Joe, pizza, - PB&J sandwich. Select up to two: Potato wedges, sausage patty, applesauce. MONDAY - Select one: Chicken nuggets, turkey hoagie, pizza, PB&J sandwich. Select up to two: Buttered noodles, carrots/celery sticks, assorted fruit. TUESDAY - Select one: Three pierogies, turkey hoagie, pizza, PB&J sandwich. Select up to two: Tossed salad/dressing, carrots, jello. WEDNESDAY - Select one: Spaghetti w/meat sauce, turkey hoagie, pizza, PB&J sandwich. Select up to two: Tossed salad/ dressing, garlic bread, jello. GATE OF HEAVEN SCHOOL THURSDAY - Chicken cro- quettes w/roll, mashed potatoes/ gravy, green beans, mixed fruit. FRIDAY - Early Dismissal. No lunch. MONDAY - Stuffed shells w/ roll, green beans, pineapple. TUESDAY - Hot ham/cheese w/bun, potato rounds, carrots, peaches. WEDNESDAY - Meatball hoagie, chips, pickles, fruit cock- tall: LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOLS Elementary THURSDAY - Spaghetti w/ meat sauce w/roll or turkey club sandwich, tossed salad w/dress- ing, cherries w/cream. FRIDAY - Cheese pizza or Sloppy Joe/bun, green beans, chilled pears. MONDAY - Chicken nuggets w/roll-sauce or meatball hoagie, winter blend, pineapple tidbits. TUESDAY - Taco w/meat- cheese-tomato-lettuce or cheese- burger/bun, corn, Shape-Up. WEDNESDAY - Hamburg gravy over mashed potatoes or hot dog/ bun, mashed potatoes, applesauce. Middle School and Secondary School THURSDAY - Philly cheeseteak hoagie, tossed salad w/dressing, fresh fruit. FRIDAY - Sauteed pierogies w/ peanut butter celery, roll, steamed broccoli, applesauce. MONDAY - Sausage sandwich w/onions-peppers, mixed veg- etables, Shape-Up. TUESDAY - Hamburg gravy over mashed potatoes, roll, crispy green beans, apple slices. WEDNESDAY - Middle School - Rotini w/meat sauce, dinner roll, steamed broccoli, cinnamon applesauce. WEDNESDAY - Secondary School -Turkey/gravy over bis- cuits, mashed potatoes, cinna- mon applesauce. WEST SIDE TECH Breakfast THURSDAY - Oatmeal squares, cereal, juice, oranges, grapefruit. FRIDAY - In Service. MONDAY - Blueberry muffin or cereal, juice, grapefruit. TUESDAY - Hot ham/cheese, or cereal. juice, pastry. WEDNESDAY - Oatmeal cook- ies, cereal, juice or peaches. Lunch THURSDAY - Italian meat- balls /hard roll-tomato sauce, sea- soned pasta, chilled fruit. FRIDAY - In Service. MONDAY - Cheese steak hoagie, vegetable beef soup/ crackers, lettuce-tomato, chilled apricots. TUESDAY - Pasta/meat sauce, tossed salad /dressing, roll, fresh fruit, shamrock cake. WEDNESDAY - Hamburg or cheeseburg, lettuce-tomato on bun, pasta salad, apple, soft pret- zel. Absent from picture was Meredith Lacey. Signing the agreement, from left, first row, Kathy Heltzel, Kingston, business department chair, LCCC; Edward McLaughlin, Wilkes-Barre, dean of business, applied technologies and health sciences, LCCC; Dr. Jon Larson, president, LCCC; and Dr. Gilbert Grifiths, superintendent, Dallas School District. Second row, Kate Jenkins, Shavertown, associate professsor, business and coordinator, office technology, LCCC; Kenneth Kirk, Dallas, consultant, Northeastern Pennsylvania Tech Prep Consortium; Dr. Michael Speziale, Dallas assistant superintendent, and Patricia Fosko, Dallas business department chair. LCCC, Dallas schools team up for business education Luzerne County Community College and the Dallas School Dis- trict recently signed an articula- tion agreement for business edu- cation, programs. The school district completed: several workshops and developed a Tech Prep 2 + 2 seamless cur- riculum of competencies. Courses were planned using a scope and sequence format for the business education programs. The school districts which signed the agreement worked co- operatively with LCCC, Lackawanna Junior College and Penn State-Wilkes-Barre to de- velop the programs. The districts - have received approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Edu- cation for the following programs: accounting technician, adminis- trative assistant/secretarial sci- ences, general office /general typ- ing, management information sys- tem, and business data process- ing. “Tours of Technology” will now be conducted at the college cam- puses for students interested in taking advantage of these new agreements. Meteorologist visits Dallas students Recently the first grade classes from Dallas Elementary School were visited by Scott Stuccio, Meteorolgist from the WDAU Channel 22. Stuccio spoke to the students about the weather, led them through the steps necessary to make a barometer for each classroom. The students are now able to chart the humidity and compare the changes in the weather with the barometers they made. Shown are Scott Stuccio, Maria Maas, Tommy Youells and Nicole VanEtten. PSU to hold computer workshops on March17 Penn State Wilkes-Barre be- gins its spring series of micro- computer workshops on March 17. The workshops offer hands- on skill training for all levels of computer literacy, from Introduc- tion PC Computing for the com- puter novice to Visual Basic and Windows NT Server for the expe- rienced user. Basics and Windows ‘95 are offered in both day and evening workshops. software applications include Word, Excel, Acess, and powerpoint. Introductory, inter- mediate, and advanced levels of most software applicationsaccom- modate a variety of skill levels and training needs. Back by popular demand is the 12-week course entitled “Micro- computer Applications in Busi- ness,” which offers participants training in the Microsoft Office products including Windows, Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Ac- cess. This one evening per week course is held at the Intellacom Computer Lab on Route 315 in Wilkes-Barre. A new offering on Office ‘97-Level 2 teaches inter- mediate skills and integration of . the Office software products. A series of Internet workshops on Monday evenings allow par- ticipants to choose among several Internet skills. Navigating the Internet is for the new user, and Communicating Via the Internet features the “how-to's” of e-mail. Tools of the Internet and Research on the Internet offer instruction on effective Internet uses and searches. The non-credit workshops are open to the general public or em- ployees of business and industry. Participants earn Continuing Edu- cation Units through Penn State University. For a complete brochure with fee schedule. call: Janet Rosenbaum in Continuing Edu- cation at 675-9102. Mercy pre-school registration Mar. 22 Mercy Center Preschool, located on the grounds of College Miseri- cordia is offering an open house and registration for the 1998-99 * term on Sun., Mrch 22 from 2-4 p.m., according to Sister Stella Maris Ozimkowski, RSM, admin- istrator. The pre-kindergarten school is a fully accredited, private, educa- tional facialitiy operated by the Sisters of Mercy, Regional Com- munity of Dallas. The program offers three, four and five-year- old children a variety of learning activities designed to achieve spe- cific goals. The areas of learning include religious development, oral En- glish, reading and math readi- ness, social studies, science, art and music. Mercy Center Pre- school strives to create a climate for learning within a living and loving faith community. Morning sessions are held from 9 to 11:30 a.m.; afternoon ses- sions are held from 12:30 to 3 p.m. For further information, please contact Sister Stella Maris at 675- 2131, extension 329. ) Harostocks earn gold medals Matthew Harostock and Christine Harostock, of Shavertown took home gold medals in both the Giant Slolom and the Dual Slolom. The Wilkes-Barre Academy Ski Club recently participated in the Keystone Winter Games held at Montage Mountain. Murphy makes Boston U. dean's list Michael J. Murphy, a resident of Dallas, has recently been named to the dean's list at Boston University for the fall semester. DALLAS HIGH GUIDANCE NOTES Lehman-Jackson holds Book Fair The Lehman-Jackson PTA, recently held its annual Book Fair. This program, headed by PTA Chairperson Claudia Niezgoda and Rose Payne, gave students in the elementary school the opportunity to purchase books and help the school library grow at the same time. This year’s sponsor, the Troll Book Club, will donate a certain number of books to the Elementary School Library depending on the amount of sales. Proceeds from this event help fund the PTA sponsored Reading Program for grades 4-6th and the PTA’s RIF (Reading Is Fundamental) program. In addition, books will be donated from the Book Fair to the individual classroom libraries. From left, Ross O’Gormen and Ashley Kenny. Young working as engineer with co-op Mike Young, son of Paul Young and Cindy Culver of Shavertown is working as a mechanical design co-op for Fluor Daniel, Inc. through the go-operative education (co-op) program at Drexel University. A 1991 graduate of Bishop O'Reilly High School, Young is majoring in me- chanical engieneering. Under Drexel Co-op: “The Ultimate Internship,”™ now in its 78th year, Young alternates classroom ‘study with six- month periods of career-related employment. In his co-op position, Young completes drawings and calculations to provide models of structural analysis. Schweitzer makes Ithaca dean's list Emily Schweitzer of Dallas, was recently named to the Ithaca College Dean's List for the fall 1997 semester. Pee Wee Camp now taking registrations The Wyoming Valley CYC will hold a Pee Wee Camp for children ages 4 to 5. The camp will run from June 8 - July 27 on Tues. and Thurs., from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The camp will focus on education, recreation and socialization. Swim lessons and a free snack will be included. Registrations will be taken until Fri., May 29. For more information please contact the CYC at 823-6121. : Students must turn in course selection sheets Special thanks go out to Joy Westorp of the Princeton Review for her great presentation on the S.A.T. last Friday at the high school. Joy discussed the impor- tance of preparation for the S.A.T. along with some helpful hints on how to improve test scores. Once again, our Practice S.A.T. pro- gram sponsored by the Princeton Review was a rousing success with over 200 students participating. All high school students need to get their course selection sheets in immediately. Parents can help this process along by checking to be certain that this form has been handed in to Guidance. The course selection sheet is manda- tory to receive a fall schedule, so we need these now! Now a note regarding financial aid. In order to receive any finan- cial aid, a student must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid form (FAFSAO). Those fami- lies that have not received a copy can get one in Guidance. This information was covered in both of our Financial Aid Nights but apparently there is still some con- fusion. Ifanyone has further ques- tions, please call Mr. Wolensky at 674-7218. Congratulations to the Febru- ary Students of the Month: Citizen Student, Nicole Gabel Creative: Student, Gene Koshinski : Student Achiever, McOwen School Spirit, Mike Vacedaro Thanks to Offset Papeerback for donating the $100 Savings Bonds to our Students of the Month. Morgan The PTSO is still looking for volunteer parents to help out with “Back to the Future” Career Day on Friday, April 24 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. CallJill Kryston or Robyn Jones in the Guidance Office at 674-7217. Seniors there are several new scholarships available in the Guid- ance packet. They are: 1. The Junior League of Wilkes- Barre Scholarship. 2. The Dallas Area Federated Women’s Club Book Scholarship. Check to see if you meet the criteria for these scholarships. Nomination forms are available for the 15th Annual Greater Wyo- ming Valley Youth Salute. High school juniors are eligible who maintain a B average and partici- pate in extracurricular activities. See Ms. Jones for an application. Deadline is March 30. Applications are available ‘in the Guidance Office for Junior . Leadership Wilkes-Barre. Students are eligible who will be entering their sophomore or junior year this fall. Deadline is April 1.
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