up | ul be The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, November 24, 1999 13 Historical perspective of * College Misericordia available In honor of the 75th anniver- sary of the founding of College Misericordia by the Sisters of Mercy, Misericordia has published a new hardbound book of its his- tory titled “At the Edge of Centu- ries: College Misericordia 1913- 1999.” The book, written by Misericor- dia alumnae Dr. Regina Kelly, RSM ‘43 and Dr. Agnes Cardoni ‘69, includes many interesting stories and photos about the Sisters of Mercy who founded the College, the students who attended, and the many changes the College has experienced in its 75 year history. Cost of the book is $45. Books may be purchased at the Miseri- cordia Book Store and at the Tu- dor Book Shop and Cafe, Kingston. Misericordia announces new scholarship for nursing students In an effort to help ease the shortage of nurses in Northeast- ern Pennsylvania and encourage more people to enter the field of nursing, College Misericordia is offering a new $10,000 scholar- ship to nursing students who en- roll in fall 2000. 9 o The scholarship, called Part- ners in Nursing, will provide $2,500 each year for four years to each scholarship recipient. To be eligible for the scholar- ships, students must meet the following criteria: a B average or better in high school; rank in the top third of their high school graduating class or receive a mini- mum SAT score of 1000; partici- pation in service activities, and a strong desire to succeed in the nursing profession. Scholarships will be awarded following evalua- tion of applications and a written essay. Misericordia is taking a proac- tive step to increase the number of highly-educated nurses avail- able to work in a variety of set- tings, including hospitals, outpa- tient clinics, rehabilitation facili- ties, nursing facilities, home health care agencies and other areas. SCHOOL MENUS The following school lunch menus are for the week of Nov. 25 - Dec. 1. All lunches include milk. DALLAS SCHOOLS Elementary THURSDAY - No School. FRIDAY - No School. MONDAY - No School. TUESDAY - French toast sticks I sausage, hot ham/cheese on croissant, hash browns, sweet raisins. WEDNESDAY - Italian dunkers w/sauce, hot ham/cheese onroll, green beans, cinnamon applesauce. Middle School THURSDAY - No School. FRIDAY - No School. MONDAY - No School. TUESDAY - Breakfast Bar. Hot ® ham/cheese on croissant, glazed carrots, sweet raisins. WEDNESDAY - Hot dog bar. Italian dunkers w/sauce, green beans, cinnamon applesauce. High School THURSDAY - No School. FRIDAY - No School. MONDAY - No School. TUESDAY - Breakfast bar. Hot ham/cheese on croissant, glazed carrots, sherbet. WEDNESDAY - Hot dog bar. Italian dunkers w/sauce, hot soup d’jour, baked cookie. GATE OF HEAVEN SCHOOL THURSDAY - No school. FRIDAY - No school. MONDAY- No school. TUESDAY - Cheeseburg w/ na bun, curly fries, pears. WEDNESDAY - Ravioli w/ sauce, Italian bread /butter, salad, fruit salad. LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOLS Elementary THURSDAY - No School. FRIDAY - No School. '~ MONDAY - No School. TUESDAY - Cheeseburger on roll or breaded chicken patty sand- wich, potato wedges, pineapple tidbits. WEDNESDAY - Rotini w/meat sauce, dinner roll or hot ham/ cheese sandwich, tossed salad w/ dressing, Shape up. Middle School THURSDAY - No School. FRIDAY- No School. MONDAY - No School. TUESDAY - Burger bar. Oven baked chicken, mashed potatoes / gravy, buttered carrots, cinnamon applesauce. WEDNESDAY - Salad bar w/ roll. Turkey/gravy over noodles, golden corn, fruit cocktail. High School THURSDAY - No School. FRIDAY - No School. MONDAY - No School. TUESDAY - French fry bar. Sausage/cheese croissant, tator tots, peach cup. WEDNESDAY - Baked potato bar. Chicken parmesan w/side of spaghetti, tossed salad w/dress- ing, chilled pears. WEST SIDE TECH Breakfast THURSDAY - No School. FRIDAY - No School. MONDAY - No School. TUESDAY - Cereal, coffee cake, fruit. WEDNESDAY - Sausage/ cheese or cereal, juice, pastry. Lunch THURSDAY - No School. FRIDAY - No School. MONDAY - No School. TUESDAY - Chicken patty /soft bun-lettuce-tomato, seasoned carrots, chilled fruit. WEDNESDAY - Italian meat- balls w/tomato sauce, hard roll, steamed pasta, seasoned green beans, cinnamon apple coffee cake. Send The Dallas Post to a friend. It makes a great gift. Call 675- 324 for information. T Eirst Liberty ~ Minooka Olyphant e Pittston ® Dickson City Bank & Trust MEMBER FDIC Jermyn ¢ Kingston e Jessup Carbondale ¢ Daleville Scranton - Wyoming Ave. Scranton - Keyser Ave. SMAL at all locations | LJ students enjoying new equipment The Lehman-Jackson PTA recently donated some new items to the playgrounds for the elementary students. Over the summer a “Triple Shootout” and two new “Toss-ups” were added. Over the past few years, the PTA Playground Committee has helped purchase new equipment to improve the quality of the playgrounds and make them safer for our students. Great Books series to feature 'Inferno’ On Monday evening, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m., Great Books at Hayfield will continue its fall program by featuring Dante Alighieri’s “Inferno,” from his “Divine Comedy,” one of the most famous works in literary history, first transcribed almost 700 years ago. The program, led by Dr. Fred Stefon, Penn State history professor, will be held in the Hayfield House community room (105) on the campus of Penn State Wilkes-Barre in Lehman. All are welcome to participate, or just to listen. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 675-2171. Make reservations for Penn State Club party The Penn State Club of Wyoming Valley will hold a Christmas Party on Friday, Dec. 3 at Appletree Terrace (Newberry Estate), Dallas. Donation is $30 per person and includes dinner and open bar. Music will be provided by Windfall. For more information or reservations, call Bobbie Steever at 696-4731 or Leonard Motzki at 288-6479. Miseri's Madrigal Dinner tickets available Tickets are on sale for the annual Madrigal Dinner at College Misericordia, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Dec. 3and 4 at 7 p.m. Now in its 30th year, the traditional event includes an Elizabethan style holiday feast and entertainment by colorfully costumed singers, danc- ers and jesters. The dinner is held in the Redwood Room, Banks Student Life Center, which is transformed into an old English castle for the evening. The cost of the dinner is $35 per person. For more information or reservations call 674-6719 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. When calling after hours please leave a message. Telecommunications talk at Penn State Dr. Willie Ofosu will present “The Place of Telecommunication in the Modern Society” on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at noon on the campus of Penn State Wilkes-Barre in Lehman. Telecommunications has experienced rapid growth in recent years and the forecast is that it will grow even faster in the coming years. Dr. Ofosu will discuss how society is assimilating the rapid developments and how our society is impacted by telecommunications. This lecture, which will be held in the Science Building room101, is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Sundae sales benefit Project Graduation Mama & Papa's will donate 50 cents for every Mountaineer CMP or Country Club Banana Split sold Nov. 13-30. The proceeds benefit Project Graduation. Mama & Papa's Ice Cream Parlor located in the Country Club Shopping Center, will donate ice cream and cones for the graduating seniors to enjoy at the lock-in party on graduation night. The parlor is open daily from 2-9 p.m. PENN STATE WILKES-BARRE OPEN HOUSE JUVISNID AN 6 NO Y451V713] 3 STORER FR {0 o 1 1 B Center for Technology on the campus in Lehman PENNSTATE $ Wilkes-Barre » Learn more about academic programs, facilities, student services and activities www.wb.psu.edu » Talk with Penn State faculty & counselors >» Get information on scholarships, financial aid and Penn State's low tuition for Pennsylvania residents > Call 675-9238 or 1-800-966-6613 to register, or for more information Wyoming Seminary students achieve AP Scholar status Wyoming Seminary President H. Jeremy Packard announced that 14 students have been named AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional! achievement on the college-level AP Examinations. Aprroximately 23 percent of America’s graduating seniors have taken one or more AP Examina- tions. Only about 13 percent of the more than 700,000 students who took AP Examinations in May 1999 performed at a sufficiently high level to merit such recogni- tion. The College board recognizes several levels of achievement based on the number of yearlong courses and exams. Two Back Mountain students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an PSU schedules Penn State Wilkes-Barre will host an Open House Information Night on Tuesday, Nov. 30. High school juniors and seniors and their parents are invited to at- tend, as well as adults interested in beginning higher education or returning to college." The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Bell Atlantic Center for Technology on the campus in Le- hman. The open house will provide an opportunity to learn about the programs, facilities and resources average grade of atleast 3.5 on all AP Exams taken amd grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are Shaudi Hosseini of Dallas and Devin Zatorski of Shavertown. Students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Examinations, with grades 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are: Karen Boback of Harveys Lake, Michael Davies of Dallas; Ashley Feldman of Shav- ertown; and Jaclyn Walkowiak of Dallas. These students completed three or more AP exams with grades of 3 or higher. All of this year’s award recipi- ents are underclassmen. These students have at least one more year in which to do college-level work, and possibly earn another AP Scholar Award. open house available at the campus. Faculty and admissions counselors will be on hand to discuss associate and baccalaureate degree pro- grams, admissions procedures, student activities, athletic pro- grams, scholarship opportunities and financial aid. General infor- mation about Penn State will also be available. To make reservations for the open house, or for more informa- tion, call 675-9238 or 1-800-966- 6613. Refreshments will be served. Lie : Penn State SGA elects officers The Student Government Association (SGA) at Penn State Wilkes- Barre represents student interests on campus and communicate concerns to the administration. In addition, the SGA reviews new student organizations, allocates Student Activity Funds, coordinates the activities of all registered clubs and organizations, and represents the campus at student conferences. SGA officers for 1999-2000 academic year, from left, Paul Gardner, president; Jen Bernick, vice-president; Janielle Morgantini, upper class public relations; Jeff Boardman, treasurer; Shannon Donahue, freshman public relations and Kevin Rogers, secretary. Q: Where do you find the most Back Mountain news each week? A: Only in The Dallas Post. PENN STATE Making Life Better | | wow! 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