0) The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, August 12, 1998 11 Adam Nicely to study at L.A. Film Studios Center Adam Nicely of Sterling Avenue in Dallas has been accepted into the Fall 1998 class of the Los Angeles Film Studies Center. The program is sponsored by the Coa- lition for Chris- tian Colleges and Universities which consists of 91 Colleges and Universities of the Arts and Sci- | ences which are committed to educational ex- ADAM cellence and to NICLEY the centrality of Christ to all fac- ets of campus life. Thirty-six stu- dents will have an introductory exploration of the work and work- ings of mainstream Hollywood en- tertainment. Nicely will have a 20 to 24 hour internship experience in some aspect of the Hollywood film or television industry. He will also study “Inside Hollywoood”, “Film in Culture”, “Introduction to Filmmaking”, and “Screenwriting”. Nicely is a senior at Messiah College, Grantham, PA studying Communications with concentra- tion in Film. During his junior year, he studied at Temple Uni- versity in Philadelphia in coop- eration with Messiah College. In the summer of 1997 Nicely worked as a Production Assistant for Utterly Beloved Productions, , Philadelphia. This job involved working on the set of “Beloved” a film for Touchtone, a division of the Disney Corportion. Nicely assisted with location sets, knockdowns, land- scaping, errands, delieries, etc. “Beloved”, starring Ophrah Winfrey and Danny Glover will be in theaters this fall. The Los Angeles Film Studies Center is one of many efforts to start to bring about change in the content of Hollywood's film and television product. Started in January of 1991, the LAFSC’s ultimate mission is, “to make Christian persons in the film industry, preferably in posi- tions of decision-making capac- ity, and to simultaneously en- courage the development of an enlightened and discriminating viewing population.” Patricia Carr named girls basketball coach at Sem Patricia Carr of Dallas has been named head girls basketball coach at Wyoming Seminary. A 1976 graduate of Bishop Hoban High School, Carr was captain of the girls basketball team for two years, MVPin her senior year, third in scoring and first in rebound- ing in theleague. She led the team to the state championships in her junior and senior years. Carr won a four-year athletic scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown where she continued her outstanding career. “a . FéILIRISOIFSOTL203P202 2030000800 S0aIT A four-year varsity starter and captain in her senior year, Carr still holds two school records: first in career rebounding and 14th in career scoring. Carr was named College All American in 1980 and achieved a college career record of 85-16. Her team was ranked number one in the nation during her jun- ior and senior years. More recently, Carr has coached at Gate of Heaven School in Dallas and Bishop O'Reilly High School in Kingston. At Gate of Heaven she coached her team to a record of 34-5. At Bishop O'Reilly, her junior varsity team ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 38-8, and the varsity squad placed fourth in District 2 playoffs. Students receive Legion Award Daddow-Isaacs American Legion Post 672 of Dallas, recently presented their American Legion Award to the outstanding eighth grade boy and girl from the Dallas Middle School. Students were evaluated on the criteria of courage, honor, leadership, patriotism, scholarship and service. The award recipients for this academic year were: Laura Vodzak, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Vodzak, Dallas and Herbert C. Bressler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bressler of Wyoming. Pictured: Laura Vodzak and Herbert C. Bressler. Bucknell Junior College alumnae reunite Nearly 30 alumnae from Bucknell University Junior College (BUJC), precursor to Wilkes University, recently celebrated their annual sum- mer reunion at a luncheon held in Weckesser Hall, South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre. ! Each year, women from the classes of 1938 through 1950 gather at the reunion to honor Dr. Norma Sangiuliano Tyburski of Mountaintop, former dean of women and instructor in dramatics and speech at Wilkes. This year, alumnae from as far as Eustic, FL and Beaulaville, NC attended the reunion. At the close of the reunion, the University’s alumni association presented each woman with a silk floral arrangement and a copy of “Recollections of BUJC and Nascent Wilkes,” a booklet of BUJC memoirs written by Dr. Charles Reif, professor emeritus, biology department, Wilkes University. The following Back Mountain residents attended: Mary H. Ward, Dallas; Marion Frantz, Trucksville; Louise Hazeltine, Trucksville; Janet Phillips, Trucksville; Ruth Voelker, Shavertown and Dr. Phyllis Eichler Berger, Dallas. ¢ \l out. == Ask about special Tole BCR (T=) &: To] programs Albert Cigarski graduates from Penn State with honors Albert E. S. Cigarski, Jr. re- cently graduated with High Dis- tinction from Pennsylvania State University, York Campus earning an Asso- ciate Degree in Electrical Engi- neering Technol- ogy. A 1989 gradu- ate of Lake-Leh- man High School and a 1994 graduate of Wilkes University with a Bachelor of Science in Music ALBERT CIGARSKI ‘Perfromance, he has the distinc- tion of being the Top Graduating Senior for the Class of 1998 at- taining a cumulative grade point average of 3.95. He has been inducted into the Keystone Honor Society, the Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society and the Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society. He is currently employed as a Test Engineer in the Transporta- tion Divison of AAI Corporation, Hunt Valley, MD. Albert is the son of Marie and Albert Cigarski of Shavertown and the grandson of the late Albert and Lucy Syroid Cigarski, Shav- ertown and the late Benedict and Victoria Altavilla Komski, Wilkes- Barre. Small Wonders hires staff members Small Wonders /Back Mountain is pleased to announce the hiring of two new staff members at our day care school. Ms. Linda Somoga has recently been promoted to the position of director at Small Wonders/Back Mountain. Somoga has an AAS from LCCC and has been employed at Small Wonders and Wilkes- Barre Academy for the past 10 years. She lives in Plains with her family. Ms. Lynn Jumper, has been hired to be the new teacher in our Nursery School program. Jumper comes to Small Wonders /Back Mountain with a BS in Education from East Stroudsburg University and an MS in Reading from the University of Scranton. Jumper has several years experience as Reading Special- ist in both the Wyoming Area School District and Dallas Area School District. She lives in Dallas with her family. ; Pictured are: Linda Somoga, Director and Lynn Jumper, Nursery School Teacher. To reserve your space, call today The Dallas Post The best news in the Back Mountain 607 Main Road, Dallas 675-5211 De | It's a subject too big to fit in one issue! 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