A ££ w/ A f= 4 @ The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, January 10,2001 7 GOH taking Kindergarten registration Mrs. Mary C. Tigue, principal, announces that registration for Kindergarten classes for the school year 2001-2002 will be held in the lobby of Gate of Heaven School on Jan. 16, 17, and 18 from 9 - 11 a.m. Eligible students must be five years of age by Sept. 30, 2001, and present proof of all required immunizations. Parents are re- minded that PA law now requires all children entering school for the first time must show proof of three doses of Hepatitis vaccine at intervals prescribed by a family physician. Parents are-also asked to bring the child's social security number and copies of birth and baptismal certificates. A $100 non-refund- able, non-transferable fee is re- quired at the time of registration. Interested parents should con- tact the school office at 675-6566 for additional information, or visit the Gate of Heaven website: www.gateofheaven.dallas.pa.us Sem annual Winter Instrumental Concert The Wyoming Seminary Music Department will present the music of Tchaikovsky, Smith, Khachaturian, and other classical and jazz com- posers on Friday, Jan, 19 as part of its annual Winter Instrumental Concert. The concert will be performed at 8 p.m. in the Buckingham Performing Arts Center on the Upper School campus on North Sprague Ave. in Kingston. It is free and open to the public. For more information, call 270-2190. The following school lunch menus are for January 11-17 All lunches include milk. DALLAS SCHOOLS Dallas Elementary THURSDAY - Chicken nuggets w/ sauce, ham & cheese on a roll, mixed vegetables, chilled peaches. FRIDAY - Meatloaf dinner, ham & cheese on a roll, green beans, fruited gelatin. : MONDAY - Early Dismissall Pork BBQ sandwich, deli sub, Au Gratin potatoes, orange smiles.. TUESDAY - chicken parmesan sandwich,delisub, winterblend, apple slices. WEDNESDAY - pizza burger, deli sub, french fries, fruit walnut crisp. MIDDLE SCHOOL THURSDAY - chili con carne w/ dinner roll, mixed vegetables, chilled peaches FRIDAY - meatloaf dinner, mashed potatoes w/ gravy, corn on the cob, fruited gelatin. : MONDAY - Act 80 Day. Early Dis- missal, no lunch. TUESDAY - chicken parmesan sandwich, winterblend, apple slices. WEDNESDAY - pizza burger, Au Gratin potatoes, fruit walnut crisp. HIGH SCHOOL THURSDAY - chili con carne w/ dinnerroll, mixed vegetables, cheese | cake w/topping. FRIDAY - meatloaf dinner, corn on the cob, fruited gelatin. Breakfast THURSDAY - Pancakes/syrup or SCHOOL MENUS cereal /juice, fruit/pastry. FRIDAY - Peanut butter cookies/ cereal, juice/fruit, pastry.. MONDAY - Pop tarts, cereal/juice, fruit. TUESDAY - French toaststast stix /syrup or cerealljuice, fruit/pastry WEDNESDAY - Hot ham/cheese, or cereal/juice, fruit/pastry Lunch THURSDAY - pierogies, sauteed onions, rolll/seas veggies, choco cake. : ~~ FRIDAY - Pizza, fresh veggies, dip/fresh fruit. : MONDAY - grilled cheese, tomato rice, soup/crackers, tossed salad, fresh fruit. TUESDAY - chicken patty, lettuce/ tomato, pasta/garlic butter/chilled, fruit/brownie. WEDNESDAY - cheese steak hoagie/lettuce, tomato/pasta salad/ apple sauce, soft pretzel. GATE OF HEAVEN Alternative: Pizza, salad, tuna sandwich. THURSDAY - grilled cheesebur- ger, onion rings, pretzel rod. FRIDAY -buttered pasta, salad, jello cup. Alternative: Pizza, salad, tuna sandwich. MONDAY - Early dismissal, no lunch. TUESDAY - chicken noodle soup, saltines, peanut butter and jelly sand- wich, donut. WEDNESDAY - Gate of Heaven pizza, salad, fruit snack, ice cream. DHS GUIDANCE NOTES The DHS Guidance Dept. has a full agenda planned for the up- coming semester. The PTSO in conjunction with the Guidance Dept. will begin plans for a spring Career Day, the SPCA Food Drive, Student of the Quarter assem- blies and breakfast, and the on- going work for the Grad 2001 All Night Lock-In Party. Please call . the PTSO hotline at 674-7333 if you are able to volunteer for any of our worthwhile projects. Leave a name and number so we can call you back. A special thank you to all the members of the Back Mountain Community for their generous donations to the Toys for Tots program at the Faculty Holiday Concert. A tip of the hat to Mr. Todd Hunter and Ms. Cassie Palfey for all the time and preparation they put into the concert. Ms. Jones, counselor for stu- dents L-Z, is starting junior con- ferences in January. Although these conferences are not manda- tory, juniors are encouraged to meet with their counselor to re- view graduation requirements, plans for next year's schedule, land receive ASVAB results with the Occu-Find booklet to take home and share with parents. For more information on the ASVAB tests, which are career explora- | tion tests given free of charge by the military, call Robyn Jones at 674-7217. The Guidance Dept. would like to remind parents of the availabil- ity of the PALS (Peers Acquiring Learning Support) program for children who are struggling aca- demically. The program is the brainchild of gifted teachers Mrs. Sue Kotch and Mr. Matt Stretanski in which gifted students are avail- able as peer tutors for students who need extra help. Students who would like tutoring should HOME ; HUR SPECIALTIES Wilkes-Barre, PA COMPANY, INC. 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The Dallas School District is offering the Practice SAT on Sat- urday, Feb. 12, scheduled to start promptly at 8 a.m. Students in- terested in taking the test are to sign up in the Guidance Office, and to bring a check for $15 made payable to Dallas High School to cover the cost of the tests. Fresh- men, sophomores, and juniors are encouraged to take the PSAT. For more information, contact the guidance office at 674-7218. Parents if seniors: If you have not done so already, please send a picture of your son or daughter from kindergarten or first grade to either Trudy Matley, 18 Pheasant Run Drive, Dallas, PA 18612; or Debbie Cooper, 2 Glendalough Drive, Dallas, PA 18612. You may also send the photo, addressed to the Grad 2001 Committee, to the Guidance Dept. with the student. 527 Scott Street Awnings ¢ Replacement Windows « Storm Doors 50 Years in Business — Financing Available 1-800-233-7284 Shavertown. Students at the Wilkes-Barre Academy will be presenting their plays this weekend at the Dor- othy Dickson Darte Center at Wilkes University. All perfor- mances are free and open to the public. The schedule is as fol- lows: Friday, Jan. 12: 7 p.m.: Seventh and eighth Shown above is the cast of The Mikado. Left to right, first row: Brittany Mihalchik, Shavertown; Laura Hadsall, Trucksville; Amy Temarantz. Second row: Matthew Dustman; C. J. Kosakowski; Kelly Reilly; Donovan Singleton. Third row: Danielle Nulton, Wyoming; Kevin Specter, Shavertown; and Jillian Lebenson, grade students present the musi- cal "The Mikado" by Gilbert and Sullivan. Saturday, Jan. 13: 11 a.m.: The pre-Kindergarten class will present the musical va- riety show, "Down on the Farm,” followed by the Kindergarten class in the musical "3 Piggy Opera." 2:00 p.m.: First and second First and second grade students will present "Of Mice and Mozart" on Sat., Jan. 13 at 2 p.m. Cast includes Laura Campbell (above left), daughter of Don and Karen Campbell of Wyoming; and Brooke Evans, daughter of Darell and Angela Evans of Noxen. Fifth and sixth grade students will perform in "Once Upon a Summer" on Sat. Jan 13 at 7:30 p.m. Cast includes Nicholas Nakkache (below left), son of Ben and Jane Nakkache of Shavertown; and Emily Popson, daughter of Bernie and Rosemary Wilkes-Barre Academy students to perform at the Darte Center grade students will perform in the musical "Of Mice and Mozart" by Michael and Jill Gallina. 7:30 p.m.: Fifth and, sixth grade students will present the musical "Once Upon a Sum- mer" by Dianna Bird, Dian Pierce, and Jane VanDeventer. Wycallis students’ holiday shopping Students from Wycallis Elementary School recently participated in the annual PTO-sponsored Holiday Gift Store. Lori Monk, chairperson for the event, pointed out that the Holiday Store was not a fundraising event, but instead was a service provided by the PTO to help students shop for all their family members at prices ranging from 25 cents to $6. Volunteer mothers wrapped all gifts for the children. The Holiday Store also provided an opportunity for learning about economics and basic math. Mrs. Kosak's 4th graders arrived with calculators to keep track of their spending. Shown above are 2nd-grade students with their bags, which were provided by Kauffman'’s Department Store. From left to right: Jesse English, Morgan Dingle, Sabrina Zurek, Kara Augustine, and Kassy Wren. DHS Grad 2001 committee to meet The next meeting of the Dallas High School's Grad 2001 commit- tee will be Thursday, Jan. 11 at? p.m. in the high school library. Anyone interested in helping with the alcohol free, drug free all night lock-in being planned for the graduating class of 2001 is cor- dially invited to attend. Family Fun Night to aid DHS Grad 2001 Friendly's Restaurant in Dal- las will be hosting Family Fun Night Monday evening Jan. 15 from 5-8 p.m. A percentage of the proceeds from both eat-in and take out orders will benefit the all night drug-free alcohol-free party being planned by the Dallas High School's Grad 2001 committee. LCCC registration for spring semester Luzerne County Community College will hold registration for spring semester classes from Monday, Jan. 8 through Thurs- day, Jan. 11,9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and on Saturday, Jan. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon. Registration will be held at the Registrar's Office, lo- cated in Building 5 at the College's campus in Nanticoke. Day and evening on-campus classes for the spring 2001 semester will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Off-campus classes will begin on Monday, Jan. 22. 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