§ @ Recruiting Office 695 Kidder By KYLIE Dr. Lynn Aldrich, Street, Pine Mall, Wilkes-Barre. SHAFFERKOETTER who is teaching the “Bellis arecent graduate of the Air Post Staff course, thinks the Force Recruiting School near San class is perfect for the Antonio, TX, where she was DALLAS -Theirfeet students because of all The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, September 23, 1998 3 [IN THE SERVICE Senior Airman Sonja D. Bell, from Plattsburg, NY, was recently assigned to the U.S. Air Force trained in various areas of study, including the Job Classification System, testing and enlistment processing procedures and pub- cans. Their lab mates math is basic He sheaking are almost 10 years alegebra,” explained . Bell earned top honors in her older, but find them- Aldrich. class .and was awarded the Distinghished Graduate Award for ‘her efforts. Bell was selected for this special course and recruiting duty as a volunteer with an out- standing Air Force record. Before Bell's :assignment here, she was stationied with the 95th Supply Squéddton at Edwards Air Force Eat CA. DEE ooe . Peter L. Casterline has re- cently completed the cadet basic training program at the U.S. Mili- tary Academy, West Point, NY. the. training is designed to form new: academy cadets into disci- plinted soldier-officers possessing personel pride, confidence, obe- dience.to command orders, and Dallas do not quite touch the floor as they figure the velocity of two soda selves asking the two 13-year-olds ques- tions. This is because Steve Losh and John Gilligan are not your average middle school science students. They recently won a scholarship through Johns Hopkins Uni- versity to take a physi- cal science course at College Misericordia, a class taken by sec- ond year education majors. Steve and John take it all in stride. Last year, as Dallas Middle School seventh 8th graders fare well in college science class the lab work. “They really like the experi- ments and most of the She also thinks Steve and John are not only personally ben- efiting from the class, but helping others. “Most of the students in here are elementary education majors. Since (Steve and John) are really interested in science, it motivates the other students be- cause they want to be teachers. The two add a level of seriousness for the college students because they (college students) are thinking about how they're go- ing tobe teachers,” she said. dedication to duty. graders, they took the They pay attention : + After completing the basic train- SAT and got a score toAldrich'sinstruction : ing program, the cadét is accepted that earned them an intently and hold their 9 & into the U.S. corps of Cadets at Academic Advance- Own in the lab group. > the academy. Consequently, upon ment of Youth Award “They know their stuff. graduating from the academy, the (IAAY) from Johns More than some of the cadet receives a bachelor’s degree Hopkins University. college students,” said and is commissioned a second Steve and John re- Aldrich. lieutenant in the Army. ceived the scholarship Jerry Usher, a sec- _* Casterline is the son of Peter F. for acollege course for ond year education and Charlotte L. Casterline of | their performance in major, finds himself Dallas. the 1998 IAAT Talent asking the middle . “He is al998 graduate of Wyo- | Search. The scholar- school students for ming Seminary, Kingston. ships are given to en- help. “When I first saw $) a 4 eee courage academic them I was puzzled. Dr.Juan J. DeRojas from Dal- | growth, foster excel- But, after talking to las, a partner in Surgical Special- lence and develop them Irealized they're ists of Wyoming Valley, was re- identified talent in not your average kids. cently promoted to Lieutenant highly able students. They answer certain Colonel in the United States Army Steve wanted to questions we have. Reserve Medical Corp. Dr. dive into the college said Usher. [ts alittle DeRojas has completed basic of- course from the start, weird. Sometimes we ficer school and advanced officer while John was not ask them more fuce school at Fort Sam Houston in sure he wanted tomiss Sonsihan Sevens ; : i enee Kotz rounds . San Anon Pr es SE ly off the four-person lab POST PHOTO/KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER »| @ ALE Storm. Hie | Both were nervous at group. “I was really Steven Losh and John Gilligan work on their lab assignment. The two 13-year-olds are taking a college science course last assignment was with the4210 | first. surprised to see them gt College Misericordia. U.S. Army Hospital in Erie, PA. ffs engier than |. aL ATS: Bul now] Just He resides with his wife and five expected,” said John. think of them aso ‘ : ; : children 1 Dallas ; "We're all just stu- mal students. I think, ‘Wow,’ I should be - good experience for the students. Martinelli. This is the first time science course. Steve is the son ge dents in the class. 1 going back to eighth grade,” she said with “J think it's a wonderful opportu- Dallas Middle School students ©f Michael and Diane Losh of oy like scienceandIthink a smile. : nity for those two students to have participated in the program. Dallas and John is the son of Army National Guard pvt. this class is a lot of Anthony Martinelli, Dallas Middle School intellectually expand themselves Steve and John will get three Marty and Mary Barbara | (Robert Entyallaghier fins aigived fun.” principal, thinks the college course is a with that type of program,” said college credits for the physical Gilligan of Dallas. ‘at Fort Si wton, OK, to begin -One Station Unit Training (OSUT). ») & The training includes completion .of basic military training and ad- : i bhi iid Intel Pentium Il 333 MHz | Intel Pentium Il Celeron NeW DALLAS (Mood ype], e SALES vanced individual training (AIT). 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