The Dallas Post Dallas, PA L Wednesday, August 1, 2001 1 Rides from Dallas High School and Dallas Middle School re- ‘cently visited the Luzerne County Community College campus. iThe students were given an overview of the College and a cam- ‘pus tour. High school students (left photo), from left: Thomas P. ‘Leary, vice president, student development, LCCC; Debbie g Boyson, counselor, LCCC; Steve Anton; John Franklin; Ben Rus- Soniello; Brynn Kovalick; Stefanie Salavantis; Lyndsay Santarelli; ® Dallas students tour Luzerne County Community College Ana Jackson; Robin Jones, Dallas High School; and Francis Cur- ry, director of admissions, LCCC. Dallas Middle School students (right photo), from left: Francis Curry, director of admissions. LCCC; Paul Warchal, advisor, Jon Baker, Matt Daube, Jodi Dickson, Holly Gumble, Mary Clemm, AV coordinator, Winston Taylor, and William Roberts, AV advisor. SERENE ER Wyoming Seminary students receive academic awards Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School recently hon- ored 27 graduated during its 157th Commencement. exercises. The graduates honored for excellence in-academics seated from left: Emily Lynn Foran, Dallas, the Horace Parker Prize for superior written command of the English language; Yuan- Ning Hsieh, Matthew Paul Hughes, Rushmi Ramakrishna. Standing, from left: Diana Aronzon,; Neil Nareshkumar Shah, Shavertown, the Charles Wood Mathematics Prize; Benjamin Russell Warrington, Janrut Chiammanisakul, Grant McCormick Mech, and Inna Aronzon. Boyer to attend Pa. Free eEnterprise Week Justin €. Boyer, son of Charles and Ellen Boy- er from Bloomingdale and a sopho- more, at Lake Lehman High £ School has § @ ccm granted a full scholar- ship to attend Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week 2001 on the campus of Lycoming College, Williamsport. Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week is a week-long, national award-winning economic educa- tion program offering students and teachers an inside look at ) the private enterprise system and how the free market functions. Boyer, will attend a one week session this summer. Approxi- mately 1,200 students from across the Commonwealth have received scholarships, which cov- er the cost of room, board, mate- rials and scheduled activities. Participants will join with busi- ness people to experience the challenge of competition through a business management simula- tion. They will assume the roles of top management for fictitious companies. Participants will hear top busi- ness leads discussing topics such as business ethics, the stock market, and careers in business. Singer to attend Free Enterprise week Jeffrey Singer, son of George and Lucille Singer from Dallas and a senior, at Bishop O'Reilly High School has been granted a full schol- arship to attend Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week 2001 on the campus of Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pa. Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week is a week-long, national award-winning economic education program offering students and teachers an inside look at the private enterprise system and how the free market functions. Jeffrey will join other participants and business people to experience the challenge of competition through a business management simu- lation. Moser makes honor roll Matthew Thomas Moser a ninth grade student at the Mercersburg Academy achieved honors for the spring term. Matthew is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Thomas Moser, Shavertown. ’ Lake-Lehman middle school open house The Lake-Lehman Middle Level Education Building will host an open house during the week of Aug. 13 thru Aug. 15. This year- ly event allows seventh grade students and eighth grade stu- dents who are newly attending the Lake-Lehman Mid Level Ed- ucation Building (MLEB), to try lockers, locate rooms, and be- come familiar with the layout of the school. Information pertinent to the open house will be mailed to all students the first week of August. Students must bring this info on the day they choose to visit the school. Students and parents are wel- come to attend, according to the following schedule: Monday, Aug. 13, 9 a.m. to noon; Tues- day, Aug. 14, 1 to 3 p.m.; and Wednesday, Aug. 15, 5 to 8 p.m. Sem students honored in Johns Hopkins talent search Students in Wyoming Semi- nary’s Lower School's fifth and sixth grades received honors in the Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth Talent Search. The Talent Search invites stu- dents presently scoring at the 97th percentile or higher on school standardized tests to take additional exams considered at above-grade level. Students who received high scores in the talent search are Kaitlyn Kopen, sixth grade, Shavertown; Sarah Maga- gna, fifth grade, Shavertown; Stephen Levandoski, sixth Razawich receives scholarship The International Society for Optical Engineering has award- ed a scholarship to Kevin Raza- wich, a student at Dallas High School. Razawich will receive $3,000 to pursue a bachelor of science degree in electrical engi- Hoover named to Justin Hoover, a member of the Class of 2003 at Gettysburg College was named to the dean's honor list for the spring semes- ter. He also has been named to the national dean’s list. Only one half of one percent of the nations neering. The mission of the SPIE’s Scholarship and grants Program is to recognize, assist, and encourage students with outstanding potential for long- range contributions to the field of optics. dean’s list college students receive award. Justin also was recently elected vice-president of the stu- dent government. He is a 1999 graduate of Dallas Senior High and the son of Russ and Dee Dee Hoover. Wilkes announces graduates Wilkes University President, ‘Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth, con- ferred 484 graduate and under- graduate degrees at the Universi- ty’s spring commencement on May 19. Ceremonies were held on the Fenner Quadrangle. Joseph H. Sallitt, Dallas, bachelor of arts, computer science; Elizabeth R. Abrams, Dallas, bachelor of business administration; Skyler L. Rohwedder, Dallas, bachelor of business administration; William C. Wilcox, Dallas, bachelor of sci- ence, accounting; Deborah L. Hoyes, Dallas, bachelor of sci- ence, environmental engineering; Roselyn Schmied, Dallas, bache- lor of science, nursing; Samuel L. Perry, Dallas, master of business administration; Barry D. Wood, Dallas, master of business ad- ministration; Michael W. Koch, Shavertown, doctor of pharmacy; Kelly M. West, Shavertown, doc- tor of Pharmacy, Richard A. Ama- dio, Shavertown, master of busi- ness administration; and Kimber- ly A. Gaylord, Trucksville, bache- lor of music, music. Wagner to attend free enterprise week Kristin Wagner daughter of Bill and Joan Wagner, from Shaver- town and a sophomore at Bishop O'Reilly High School, has been granted a full scholarship to at- tend Pennsylvania Free Enter- prise Week 2001 on the campus of Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pa. Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week is a week- long, national award-winning economic education program of- fering students and teachers an inside look at the private enter- prise system and how the free market functions. Kristin will join with business people to experi- ence the challenge of competition through a business management - simulation. They will assume the roles of top management for ficti- tious companies. BMT nursing grads Members of the 2001 nursing class at Luzerne County Com- munity College recently com- pleted their studies. Back Mountain residents enrolled in the nursing program included: Therese Mathers, Trucksville; Bridget Temperine, Dallas; Jeff Goble, Dallas; Amy Chamber- lain, Dallas; and Michelle Rine- himer, Shavertown. Send The Post to a friend It makes a great gift call 675-5211 for details “> CHARGE IT! r \. MasterCard. J The Dallas Post ¢ 675-5211 | ER VISA EET The Post now accepts Visa & Mastercard for all your subscriptions, classified ads, and display ads. For maximum convenience, call our office at 675-5211 with your account and we will set you up immediately. Jerash and Petra. Local Christian Bookstores Open Gifts From Above Travel Agency Mrs: Roberta Klein, who holds a Masters of Science degree from Marywood University, has recently completed her education in Travel and has been notified by the Institute of Certified Travel Agents that she has successfully completed the National Travel Agent Proficiency Test. Gifts From Above Christian Bookstore (located in both Dallas and Clarks Summit) are owned by Mrs. Klein. She will operate her travel agency through the two bookstores under the name of Gifts From Above Travel. Working in association with Abington Travel of Clarks Summit and Dickson City, Gifts From Above Travel will function as an independent full service leisure travel agency. Inspirational group cruises and tours which offer value, security and the opportunity to meet and make new friends will be a primary focus of this new travel agency. The destination specialty of Gifts From Above Travel will be fully escorted Middle East group tours including Israel Pilgrimages (Oct. 15-24, 2001), an Egypt tour complete with a Nile River Cruise (scheduled for Oct. 31-Nov. 11, 2001) and a tour of Jordan which includes the ancient cities of North American tours will include a Branson Christmas group tour (Nov. 16-20, 2001) as well as Copper Canyon, Mexico and The Canadian Rockies. Mrs. Klein would like the opportunity to speak to church or community groups to discuss planning individual or group travel with may include fund raising opportunities. She is available as a public speaker on topics of “travel health and safety”. In addition, she publishes a semi-monthly newsletter entitled “TRAVEL BARGAINS” and will make this available free of charge to any interested persons. To make an appointment to discuss your travel plans, please contact Mrs. Klein at either of the two Gifts From Above Christian Bookstores or by email: ark@intergrafix.net. Dallas ® 675-0354 Clarks Summit ¢ 587-9094 this
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