The Dallas Post Dallas, PA L Wednesday, July 18, 2001 3° Student ® . trip a real eye opener by John Gilligan The wheels on the bus went @ovnd and round, and round again for more then seven hours when 37 students and six chap- erones from Dallas High School recently went to Massachusetts on the American Literature Field Studies trip. For longer then she'd care to admit, Mrs. Eleanor Buda, an English teacher at the high school, has taken the ALFS club lo Cape Cod and Nantucket. “Becoming truly educated is what happens to a person be- yond the formal classroom,” said Buda. “An educated person may acquire some basic skills in school, but does not demon- strate his educated personality in school, but everywhere be- yond school. So it is time for us to establish educational oppor- tunities for young people out- ©. the physical structures of school buildings. That way we can make our efforts in school practical and productive in American and global society,” she added. The trips originated years ago when her American Literature class expressed an interest in visiting the places they read bout in works such as Herman elville’s “Moby Dick.” “We sometimes refer to our bus as a classroom on wheels; we mean that in the sense of learning taking place actively, progressively,” said Buda. “Our education is in motion, and we take ourselves to places previ- ously unknown to make ab- stract ideas from the pages of books come alive to enrich our @® cistence forever.” Every year the group visits historic sites such as Plimoth Plantation. At this living muse- um role players assume the lives of the original settlers. Pictured on the ferry. boat in Nantucket Island are, kneeling in front, Nichole Griglock and Ryan Pet- tit. First row from left to right: Joey Kupstas, Laura Vodzak, Erica Swatko, Michael Yenason, Michael Yurchak, Danny Piccillo, Sarah Klug, Amy Pack, Kristen Harvey, George Sprague, Krystle Matthews. Second row: Whitney McOwen, Elizabeth Wengrzynek, Karm Conte, John Gilligan, Adam Nolan Mor- gan, Katie Dale, Krystal Lemelin, Stephanie Miller. Third row: Matt Mark, Jill Youngblood, Jessa Pitts, John Garringer, Todd Buckley, Hari Khalsa, Michelle Moore, Jacob Burke, Ken Nardi, and Lau- ren Nafus. Absent from photo are Amie Schoonover, Justin Sayre, Shane Snyder, Stephanie Yeung, Dave Bump, David May and, chaperones, Georgia Jenkins, Laura OiMalley, R.N., Gary Mathers, Eleanor T. Buda, Harry McKeown, and Thomas Jenkins. “I felt the replication of the plantation at Plymouth was the most educational part of the trip,” said Adam Morgan. “Not only did we learn facts about the place, the people and the time period, but we got a good idea of what it was like to actually live there and interact with the peo- ple. The role players’ accents were very believable, and they always made sure not to talk about things that happened after their time.” Students also visited the Pil- grim Monument in Province- town. After climbing over 100 ramps, they were treated to a panoramic view of the cape. From the monument, they left on a 4x4 tour of the dunes and the site of the actual first land- ing. Many artists maintain cot- tages in the dunes. They moved there for the peace and solitude and the government granted them squatter’s rights. Students boarded the aptly named M/V Whalewatcher at Macmillan Wharf and went to sea on a whale watch. After a few hours at sea, they encoun- tered several finback whales. They also traveled by ferry to Nantucket Island. “Nantucket is a quiet, peaceful island, with breathtaking views,” according to Mike Yurchak. Nantucket was at one time the whaling capital of the world. Nantucket whalers went as far as the South Pacific in search of sperm whales and the group vis- ited exhibits at the Whaling Mu- seum attesting to this. On Nan- tucket they also saw one of the areas oldest churches, from whose steeple they saw most of the island. Nantucket’'s historic section also possesses that rare and en- dangered treasure, a pharmacy soda fountain, where students experienced the joys of a vanilla coke. The bus ride home was broken up by a stop at Mystic Seaport. This is a museum of America's maritime history. Its exhibits are seaworthy sailing vessels includ- ing the Captain Morgan, the last remaining wooden sailing vessel and the very one Herman Melville shipped on before writ- ing “Moby Dick.” Finally returning to NEPA, the voyagers were physically tired, glad to see their families, but sad that it was over. Great friendships are formed when traveling. These remain, but some of the comradeship can only be attained when you are out there. Editor's Note: John Gilligan was one of the 37 students on ‘the 2001 American Literature ~ Field Studies trip. Trucksville to get new pumper truck POST PHOTO/HEATHER B. JONES Welcoming the newest police officer to Kingston Township, from left: Jeffrey K. Box, township manager; William L. Tippett, supervisor; Of- ficer Ben Bigus; District Justice James Tupper; Shirley A. Moyer, su- pervisor; Herbert Hill, supervisor; and Randall Glidden, supervisor. By HEATHER B. JONES Post Staff KINGSTON TWP. - Kingston Township Supervisors had a number of questions during their regular meeting on July 11 re- garding the purchase of a new pumper truck by Trucksville Vol- unteer Fire Company. Questions concerned an action item on the agenda regarding an agreement required by Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations for the purchase of the new vehi- cle. The township, which is un- der no financial liability for the new truck, has to complete IRS paperwork to validate the fire company’s and township's tax exempt status. The new pumper truck will cost $283,000, and the fire com- pany is paying $56,000 of the cost from its truck fund, said Chris Yankovich, treasure for Trucksville Fire Company. He said the remaining balance will be paid for through low interest loans. As part of the loan appli- cation, the fire company needs to file the IRS paperwork. The supervisors moved to pre- pare the paperwork, and the new pumper truck is scheduled to be delivered in October. The board of supervisors also approved the installation of three new fire hydrants at an annual rental fee cost of $190. The hy- drants were requested by the Shavertown Volunteer Fire Com- pany to be installed in the prox- imity of Pioneer Ave. and Ever- green St.; Pioneer Ave. and Hol- comb Rd.; and Pioneer Ave. and Mt. Airy Rd. 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