| | 1 | | | | | The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, May 10,2000 11 @ ia! Scholars DHS Grad 2000 meeting dates eo, The DHS Grad 2000 committee shes to announce their May meeting dates as follows: Wednes- day, May 10; Monday, May 15; Monday, May 22; Thursday, May 25; Tuesday, May 30. All meetings areat 7 p.m. in the Dallas High School library. Inter- ested community members and high school parents are cordially invited to attend. “ e Pizza Hut in Dallas in hosting their 4th Grad 2000 Family Night from 4 p.m. until closing on Mon- day, May 15. Proceeds from both take-out and eat-in meals will benefit the graduation night lock- in party being planned for the graduating seniors of Dallas High School. * Reservations for the gradua- Wyoming Seminary Dean of the Upper School Dave Davies has announced that Shaudi Hosseini hasbeennamed 2g asemifinalistfor the United #8 States Presiden- | Program. Hosseini, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Hamid Hosseini of Dal- las, was selected to be a candidate for the competition in January of this year. Approximately 2,600 students Shaudi Hosseini @ cc identifies as candidates for tion lock-in party will be taken beginning on Tuesday, May 16, during flex. Seniors are reminded that a $20 refundable deposit must accompany their parental permission form, which is being mailed to all senior parents. * Volunteers are still needed to help out at the Grad 2000 lock-in scheduled to begin the evening of June 9at 11 p.m. 2-3 hours shifts are in the process of being set up. Anyone wishing to volunteer, call our hotline at 674-7333 or con- tact any committee member. e Cash contributions and/or donations of gifts are still being accepted. They can be made to: Dallas High School Grad 2000, ¢/ o Dallas High School PTSO, Conyngham Ave., Dallas, PA 18612. WW oak, . . Hosseini named semifinalist the program from nearly 2.5 mil- lion graduating high school se- niors. Of these candidates, 500 semifinalists were in a pool from which the 2000 Presidential Schol- ars will be chosen. The Scholars are selected on the basis of their accomplishments in many areas - academic and artistic success, leadership, and involvement in school and the community. Hosseini is a member of Sem's science research group, a recipi- ent of Dean's List Academic hon- ors, a semifinalist in the Siemens- Westinghouse Science and Tech- nology Competition, an Advanced Placement Scholar and a National Merit Scholarship Finalist. Grange donates to DHS Grad 2000 The Trucksville branch of Grange Bank recently made a $250 donation to members of the DHS Grad 2000 committee in support of the drug-free, alcohol-free, all night graduation lock-in party being Siig for the graduating seniors of Dallas High School. hown in the picture from left: Sherry Riley; Kathy Samanas; Susan Levinson, DHS Grad 2000 committee co-chair; Mr. John Peterson, Vice President Grange Bank; Sharon Bartolini, DHS Grad 2000 committee co-chair and Lynne McDonald. Career fair representatives needed The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Indus- try is seeking individuals torepre- @ cnt their fields at Career Explo- ration Day for area eighth-grad- ers on May 16 at Luzerne County Community College and May 18 at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. The Chamber is specifically in need of representatives in humani- tarian (teachers, social, psycho- logical or vocational workers) and physical performing fields (ath- letes and those who use physical skills and strength to entertain audiences). To volunteer your time and ex- pertise, contact Jane Ashton, di- rector of programs at the cham- ber, 823-2101, ext. 116, or Jo- seph Kolesar, program coordina- tor, county Business and Educa- tion Partnership, at 639-5208 or e-mail: JoeKol@aol. Dan Laurenzi with Congressman Paul Kanjorski Laurenzi attends leadership forum Daniel Laurenzi of Harveys Lake, a student at Dallas High School, attended the National Youth Leadership Forum on Law (NYLF/Law) from February 29 through March 5, in Washington, D.C. Having demonstrated aca- demic achievement and an inter- est in a career in law, Laurenzi joined more than 350 outstand- ing high school juniors and se- niors from across America at the conference. Laurenzi had the rare and ex- traordinary opportunity to inter- act with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who shared some of the history and function of the Supreme Court. Students were also given a chance to see the legal system in action at area courthouses, including the Dis- trict of Columbia Court of Ap- peals, District of Columbia Supe- rior Court and various commu- nity circuit courts. The Forum on Law also in- cluded visits to some of our nation's most prestigious law schools, including: Georgetown University Law Center; Washing- ton College of Law at American University; and Howard Univer- sity School of Law. Gryskevicz wins mathematics award The United States Achievement Academy announced that Ryan Gryskevicz from Dallas, has been named a United States National Award Winner in mathematics. This award is a prestigious honor very few students can ever hope to attain. In fact, the Acad- emy recognizes fewer than 10% of all American high school students. Ryan, who attends Dallas High School, was nominated for this national award by Mrs. Jenkins a teacher at the school. Ryan will appear in the United States Achievement Academy Of- ficial Yearbook, which is published nationally. The Academy selects USAA win- ner upon the exclusive recom- mendation of teachers, coaches, counselors, and other qualified sponsors and upon the Standards of Selection set forth by the Acad- emy. The criteria for selection are a student's academic perfor- mance, interest and aptitude, leadership qualities, responsibil- ity, enthusiasm, motivation to learn and improve, citizenship, attitude and cooperative spirit, dependability, and recommenda- tion from a teacher or director. Ryan is the son of Charlene Cocco and Edward Gryskevicz from Dallas. The grandparents are Fred and Ann Rosencrans, Dallas. Sem chess team takes fifth place Dallas PTSO names Feb. Students of the Month The Student of the Month Awards for February were recently presented by the P.T.S.O. of the Dallas High School. Each winner received a S50 U.S. Savings Bond sponsored by the Fellowship Evan- gelical Free Church. Citizen Student Award IS. of Shannon Gaffney, Trucksville, pgm grade 12, son of Paul and Betsy Gaffney. Extra cur- ricular school activities: swim- ming, student council, office aide, treasurer of French Club, American Literature, field stud- ies. Special awards and honors: 4 year letter winner in swimming, December student of the month in 1998, Who's Who in American High Schools 1999-2000. Creative Student Award Bethany Brown, 17, of Shav- ertown, grade 11, daughter of Samuel and § Mary Ann Brown. Sister of Jolynda, Katje and Samuel Brown. Extra cur- ricular school activities: Leader of the Allies Bible Club, girls' select chorus, peer helper and peer mediator, See You At The Pole, spring and fall plays. Extra curricular other activi- ties: Worship leader of "Face- down'"-church praise and worship band, monthly ministry to St. Michael's School for Boys, Genos youth group, various ministry outreaches and community ser- vice activities, mission trips to Mexico. Hobbies and personal interests: Singing, acting, traveling, em- ployed by Klein Chiropractic. Special awards and honors: District 9 chorus, superior with invitation rating for 5 out of 6 events in the Fine Arts Festival for singing and acting, freshman class president in 9th grade. Student Achiever Award Corey Pajka, 16, of Shaver-- town, grade 11, son of Michael and Ruth Pajka. Brother of Adam and Holly. Extra curricular school activi- ties: Diversity club, swim team, theatre staff Extra -cur- ricular other ac- tivities: Boy } Scouts, volun- teer and church § work. Hobbies and personal inter- ests: Aspiring writer, listening to music, reading, art, collecting comic books. Special awards and honors: Who's Who Among American High School Students, junior youth salute, Johns Hopkins talented youth search. School Spirit Award Chuck Suppon, 16, of Shaver- town, grade 10, son of Pam Ostroski and Chuck Suppon. Brother of Lauren Suppon and Ray Anthony Ostroski. Extra curricular school activi- ties: Football, basketball, track, student council, peer helper. Hobbies and personal inter- ests: Fishing, mountain bik- ing, skiing. Special awards and honors: 2nd team All Confer- ; ence for football, Honorable men- tion for basketball. Send your sports reports by dalpost@epix.net Sat., May 13 10am to 4pm EVEN Community House Main St. Waverly Exit 58 off I-81 Acupuncture - Come join us! Integrative Health Event Diagnositc Testing for: Displays & Demonstrations Workshops every 1/2 hour Organic Food ° Arts & Crafts » Door Prizes [To [o) (oo | YAR \Y FTe [aTICHEN = [0] [SI {Toll =A} Vela 1F=1 (A VARMN doTe Fo » Osteoporosis = Orthodontic Screening @®Dallas Women’s Club to present scholarships Travel Agent - Astrologer - Feng Shui - Healing Through Spirit The Dallas Women's Club raises money each year for Book Scholar- ships for graduating high school seniors planning to go on to college. This year the scholarships will be awarded at the 7 p.m., May 11, meeting at Appletree Terrace, Dallas. The students will be treated to dinner and presented with a check that evening by Scholarship Chairman, Kathy Eckels. For information on the club or membership call 696-4271. Q: Where do you find the most Back Mountain news ~ each week? A: Only in The Dallas Post. 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