L Dallas, Pennsylvania The Back Mountain's Newspaper Since 1889 November 22 to November 28, 2001 United We Stand Vol. 112. No. 47 50 Cents SPORTS Basketball tournament will honor late Rodger Bearde. Pg 9. & SCHOOL j Lake-IL.ehman Band wins honors | in two competitions. Pg 10. Kishbaugh honored as ‘Kiwanian of the Year.” Pg 5. Back Mountain students perform well i In state testing ig = Dallas High School scores best in county By ELIZABETH ANDERSON Post Correspondent BACK MOUNTAIN - The scores are in and Dallas and Lake-Lehman school districts scored favorably on the 2000- 2001 Pennsylvania System of School As- sessment (PSSA) tests. Area educators credit the results to “teaching to the standards” set by the state of Pennsyl- vania and local school districts. “We credit a very excellent teaching staff and very hard work in terms of curriculum alignment to Pennsylvania standards,” said Dr. Michael Speziale, Assistant Superintendent for Curricu- lum and Instruction for Dallas School District. “Our faculty worked very close- ly with administration in working and carrying out that curriculum.” Kathleen McCarthy, principal: of Wyecallis Elementary School, said the re- sults were not achieved by accident. “Our district made a conscious deci- sion to align what is taught in the class- room to what children are expected to know,” she said. “What we did was make sure the time we spent in the classroom allows kids to have the op- portunity to learn the variety of things that national and state standards re- quire.” The annual PSSA is a standards- based test used to measure a student's and a school’s attainment of the acade- mic standards. Every Pennsylvania stu- dent in 5th, 8th and 11th grade is as- sessed in reading and math, and stu- dents in grades 6, 9 and 11 are as- sessed in writing. In 1999, Pennsylvania adopted academic standards for read- ing, writing, speaking and listening, and mathematics. Science and technology standards are expected to be released soon. These standards identify what a stu- dent should know and be able to do at varying grade levels. Local school dis- tricts have the freedom to design their curriculum and instruction to ensure that students meet or exceed the stan- dards’ expectations. “We look at each years PSSA results and we sit down in committee and try to address the needs, said Dave ‘ POST PHOTO/HEATHER B. JONES Kelsie Sincavage, second from left, sat with her new friends after the Kindergarten program put on by the kindergarten class at Dallas Ele- mentary School. From left: Kelly Jacobs, Kelsie, Vanessa Parsons, Erin Muldoon and Elizabeth Dillon. o Kids show new poise, skills in Thanksgiving play Editor's Note: This is the sec- ond in an occassional series of features that will follow a kinder- garten student at Dallas Elemen- tary School through the school year. By HEATHER B. JONES Post Correspondent DALLAS - Two rows of an brave’s headdresses from construction paper and learned songs like “Five Fat Turkeys.” nd she S ¢ always writing or drawing.” Deneen Sincavage About her daughter, Kelsie are her favorites. Her new friend Elizabeth Dil- lon said she also likes music class, and Kelsie agreed. “We sing in music class. That's where we learned the (Thanks- giving) songs,” said Dillon. Dee Gattuso, who came to see the performance. In her two and a half months of kindergarten, As the two girls joined their “class in songs like “The Alphabet Song” and “The Hippopotamus Song,” the audience saw what See TESTS, pg 8 Accident calls attention to dangerous intersection By HEATHER B. JONES Post Correspondent KINGSTON TWP. - A one-car accident involving three teenagers has raised concerns of residents from the Bunker Hill Road and Dug Road section of Kingston Township. Suzanne Kravitsky of Dug Road spoke on behalf of her neighbors at the board of super- visors’ meeting November 14. “I have myself been trying to get something done over the past several years,” she said. Kravitsky called Kingston Township and was informed the road is a state road. She also called Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). PennDOT is currently doing a survey of the road, she said, and has been unable to give her any advice on the matter. “I have suggested guard rails, perhaps stop signs or some kind of flashing lights,” Kravitsky said. She and three neighbors came to the meeting to see what the board of supervisors could do about the problem. The accident involving three teenagers happened on Monday, See INTERSECTION, pg 8 BMT Food Bank drop points The Back Mountain Food Bank has established drop-off points throughout the area. The food bank plans to as- semble Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets for 120 local families, 38 more than last year. Non-perishable items may be dropped off at any of these locations. Cash donations may be sent to the Back Mountain Food Bank, c/o Trucksville United Methodist Church, 40 Knob Hill Rd., Trucksville PA 18708. For information, call the church office at 696-3897. Pickett's Charge Restaurant, 64 E. Center Hill Next-gen Rd., Dallas Mama & Papa's Ice Cream Parlor, Country Club Shopping Center, Dallas. ' The Dallas Post, 607 Main Rd., Dallas. : Dallas Photo Shop, 447 Memorial Hwy., Dallas Century 21, Ruth K. Smith Real Estate, Inc. 358 S. Memorial Highway, Shaver- town. The Treasure Chest, Main Rd., Dallas. St. Francis Cabrini Church, 585 Mt. Olivet Rd., Wyoming. Trucksville United Methodist Church, Church Rd., Trucksville. squirmy little bodies sat on the risers in Mrs. Carol Harding's kindergarten class waiting to en- tertain a packed room. Harding's morning Kkinder- garten class spent the last few weeks practicing for this mo- ment. They made American Indi- On Wednesday, November 14, moms, dads and grandparents packed into the Dallas Elemen- tary classroom to enjoy the chil- dren’s hard work. Five-year-old Kelsie Sincavage smiled and waved at her mother, Deneen, and her grandmother, Kelsie learned her ABC's, count- ing and is beginning to recognize words in her favorite books. “I like recess and library,” Kelsie said. And for an active lit- tle girl who likes to do cart- wheels and show off her book collection, it's no surprise those the children learned over the past few months. In “The Hip- popotamus Song” students not only sang but also spelled a number of words including hip- popotamus. It all reflects how See KINDERGARTEN, pg 7 business barons meet 16 Pages, 2 Sections Thanksgiving show has patriotic theme By M.B. GILLIGAN Post Correspondent DALLAS - The pre-show excitement was evident as the second grade students at Dallas Elementary School lined up for the start of their Thanksgiving program. Cub Scout Donnie Behm and Scout Chelsea English led the students into a school gymnasium. filled with parents and loved ones. A patri- otically vested principal, Sam Barbose, met the students and the scouts presented the colors for the salute to the flag. “We've done over 20 prac- tices,” said Amelia Pietraccini, whose mother made red, white and blue hair bows for all of the girls. The rest of the outfit each student wore included navy blue slacks or skirts, shirts, flag patterned bandan- Brownie Girl Dana Carey sang at the Dallas Ele- mentary show. See DALLAS THANKSGIVING SHOW, pg 4 white on ship. PHOTOu BY FRED ADAMS/FOR THE DALLAS POST Proud to be No. 2 The Lake-Lehman field hockey team came up two goals short of the state championship Saturday, falling to Wyoming Seminary. This was the Lady Knights’ first trip to the state final since 1996, when they won the champi- Lake-Lehman seniors held the runner-up trophy. From left, Joelle Lussi, Gina Coombs and Lindsay Boris. More photos on sports page. at Dallas By M.B. GILLIGAN Post Correspondent DALLAS - Dallas High School was the scene for the annual Fu- ture Business Leaders of Ameri- ca (FBLA) workshop last week. More than 360 students and ad- visors from 11 area schools par- ticipated in the program. “The schools take turns host- ing these events and this was our first time,” said Linda Shrad- er, Dallas club advisor and busi- ness teacher. Several of the 50 club members helped out with the arrangements. “Helene Jayne and I have been working on this for a few weeks,” said Kristie Kovalick. “We helped organize the paperwork, name tags, school maps and with set- ting up the food.” Many club members and officers were on hand to assist and to welcome guests to their school. The evening started with a for- mal program in which Joey Kup- stas, Dallas club president, wel- comed the members, their advi- sors and honored guests. 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