History (continued from page 1) . ® inine Mystique.” The girls used a Macintosh computer software program called i-Movie to prepare their slideshow style video. “The jladges asked them a lot of ques- tions about the issues of women’s rights and the civil rights move- ient and they knew how one carried over into the other,” said Comitz. “I was really proud of how they defended their work to these judges, who are college pro- ) féssors and museum curators.” Jared Salla, a sophomore who wasn't required to work on Histo- ry Day for any of his classes, won second place for an individual ex- hibit about Child Labor Reform. “I went to the state competition last year and enjoyed it,” said Jared. “I just wanted to do some- thing worthwhile during the win- @ ter so I did lots and lots of re- search for this.” Senior Sarah Davis won second place for her individual perfor- mance about Elizabeth Black- well's pioneering efforts in the medical field for women. “I'm so busy during the school year that I started working on my presen- tation during the summer. I dressed in a ‘Little house on the Prairie’ style dress as I explained the trouble she had getting into medical school. My setting had a hospital bed and a screen which I stepped behind to quickly remove my dress, which was held togeth- er with Velcro, and I came back out wearing hospital scrubs and talked about women in medicine today,” Sarah explained. - The Lake-Lehman students ® will travel to the University of Maryland on June 10. They won't be the only Back Mountain stu- dents traveling for the History Day competition. Two students from Dallas High School will need to make similar travel arrange- ments. - Seniors Ellen Kim and Raegan Guelich won first place in the state for their group exhibit enti- tled Yankees in the Land of the DE 5 POST PHOTO/M.B. GILLIGAN John Comitz stands behind Lake-Lehman History Day winners. Seated from left; Sarah Davis, Stef Bendik and Jared Salla. . Absent; Leigh Dodson. Gods. “It was about Commodore Perry, an American, who opened up the economic frontier of Japan for trade,” explained Rae- gan. The girls were among the nine members of the History Day Club at Dallas who qualified at region- als to compete at the state level. The club brainstorms for ideas early in September. “This topic turned out to be more involved than we thought at first,” said Ellen. “There was a big impact on America but the impact on Japan was also very important.” The students have both com- peted in History Day before and were determined to make it to the national competition this year. Their display is so well done that they will make only . minor changes before their trip to Mary- land. “Students of this age are capa- ble of perfecting the details of the work in addition to doing all of the research,” said Maryann Storz, Dallas history teacher and club moderator. “These two girls have shown that they have mas- tered those skills.” ® _ Tax changes (continued from page 1) As a first step, school boards are permitted, but not required, to appoint a local tax study com- mission to recommend changes to the district's tax structure. The “panel consists of five members, which may include one school board = member. The: Lake- Lehman School Board appointed Joetta Hartman, James Baloga, William Reinert, Edwin Kern and ~~ Moderno Rossi, school board © member, as commission mem- bers. The commission is charged with evaluating the district's cur- rent taxing policies and the alter- natives permitted under Act 50. e commission then makes a non-binding recommendation to the school board within 90 days of its appointment. Lake-Lehman appointed its commission on April 17. “We can only make a decision on whether or not we feel it will Ng Ay benefit the community,” said Hartman. ] Act 50 also allows Lake- Lehman School District voters the opportunity to determine whether the new system is ap- propriate. Before implementing any new taxing system, voters must first give their approval in the form of a front-end referen- dum. The law requires the ballot question be presented during the general election before the fiscal year of when the new system will be initiated. As of now, the commission said, it will not meet the June 10 deadline for the November gener- al election ballot. Not meeting this deadline means that the ear- liest the Act 50 referendum can be placed on the ballot will be 2002. If accepted by voters it would not take effect until 2003. “We are starting from scratch knowing absolutely nothing,” said Hartman when she ex- plained why she felt taking ad- vantage of the full 90 days al- lowed would be beneficial. Another component to Act 50 is the homestead exclusion. A homestead is defined as an own- er-occupied residential property including the land, residence and other structures on the land. This has been a sticking point for the commission. At the May 7 ‘The Beaumont nn Our fine chefs at the Beaumont Inn will entice your palate with such delicacies as New Zealand Rack of Lamb, Braised Duck, and Roasted Quail. The Inn also features the finest cuts of veal and beef in the area. Superbly prepared seafood items such as Brazilian Lobster, Crab Cakes and Shrimp are also offered for your dining pleasure. 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The commission feels the cur- rent number of 230 homesteads is not an accurate depiction of the school district. This may ef- fect data gathered for the study. Thirty days into the study the Act 50 commission has hit a stumbling block. The commission has decided it needs help from a professional consultant with compiling and interpreting the data. “No question, we have to get somebody in here,” said Balo- ga. Rossi agreed and said he was in favor of hiring a full-time con- sultant, someone familiar with the program. The commission has received estimates from a number of dif- ferent sources regarding consul- tation fees ranging from $2,005 to $16,500. As a next plan of ac- tion the commission is planning to approach the school board about bringing a consultant on board. Rossi said he will abstain if it comes to a vote regarding hir- ing a consultant. The next Act 50 commission meeting is Tuesday, May 29, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lehman-Jack- son Elementary School. 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