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The Dallas Post
Dallas, PA Thursday, January 24, 2002 11
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» | ®*Dallas High School
to offer practice SAT exam
The Dallas High School Guid-
ance Department in conjunction
with .the Princeton Review is
sponsoring the practice S.A.T. at
8 p.m. on Saturday, February 9,
at the Dallas High School. |
This test is open to all area
college bound students and is a
great chance to take an actual
S.A.T. without the worry of a
poor score.on a transcript. In
addition, each student who
takes the test will receive a de-
tailed printout of their strengths
and weaknesses to help prepare
them for the actual S.A.T.
The cost for the test is $15
which is due by Wed. January
30. Checks should be made
payable to Dallas High School
and mailed to Dallas High
School Guidance Dept.,. P.O.
Box 2000, Dallas, Pa. 18612.
Interested students should
register early as the test always
sells out.
For additional information call
674-7218.
o Vandenberg elected president
of LCCC Nursing Forum
Harveys
Lake resident
Louisa Van-
denberg has
been elected [f
president of
The Luzerne
County Col-
lege Nursing
Vandenberg
Forum to serve for the 2001-
2002 academic year.
The nursing students will
participate in several communi-
ty service projects and educa-
tional programs throughout the
school year.
Lake-Noxen Elementary School
announces sixth grade honor roll
Dave McLaughlin-Smith,
Principal, Lake-Noxen Elemen-
tary School, Harveys Lake, an-
nounced recently the following
sixth grade students have
achieved the Honor Roll for the
second marking period:
Stephen Anthony, Sarah
Austin, Ryan Baker, Richard
Dodson, Deanna Dragon, Jor-
dan Emerson, Shamus Field,
Leigh Ann Kern, Bridget
Kneppp, William Laskowski,
Crystal Martin, Lauren Moyer,
Erik Sandstrom, Nicole Scull,
Jacob Hook, Brian Shurmanek,
Sarah Slody, Samantha Sorber,
Cassandra Steltz, Ryan
Stuffick, Jacyln Tripler, Ramah
Williams, Richard Wynn,
Michael Whitehead.
BMT students on U of S dean’s list
The University of Scranton
has announced the Dean's List,
which recognizes students for
academic excellence, during the
2001 fall semester. A student
must have a grade point average
of 3.5 or better with a minimum
number of credit hours to make
the Dean’s List.
«Seven Back: Mountain:--resi-
University of Scranton fall 2001
Dean’s List for academic excel-
lence. Those students include:
David J. Fine, Sweet Valley;
Lauren E. Grant, Dallas; Antho-
ny J. Lumbis, Sweet Valley;
Maureen A. Paley, Shavertown;
Dana Siglin, Dallas; Melissa M.
Stevans, Trucksville; Matthew
D. Zinn, Dallas.
dents have been named ‘to the ~~ "©
Two graduate from East Stroudsburg
Two Back Mountain residents
received degrees from East
Stroudsburg University of Penn-
sylvania at commencement exer-
cises on Saturday, December
15.
The names are: Christopher
A. Bath, B.A. Sociology-Anthro,
- Dallas, and Blake L. Chiarucci,
B.S. Hospitality Mana., Shaver-
town.
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The following school lunch
menus are for Jan. 24-30. All
lunches include milk.
DALLAS ELEMENTARY
THURSDAY - Spaghetti
w/meat sauce, fresh dinner roll,
tossed garden salad, chilled
peach cup.
FRIDAY - Super Bowl Bash.
Half-time hot dog on bun, field
goal french fries, touchdown
trail mix.
MONDAY - Mountaineer sub,
golden corn, fruit crisp.
TUESDAY - Chicken & mnoo-
dles, fresh sliced bread, slice
pears.
WEDNESDAY -
eggs, english muffin,
tater tots, fresh juice cup.
Scrambled
golden
MIDDLE SCHOOL
THURSDAY - Spaghetti
w/meat sauce, fresh dinner roll,
tossed garden salad, chilled
peach cup.
FRIDAY - Super Bowl Bash.
Pizza bar. Half-time hot dog on
bun, field goal french fries,
touchdown trail mix. “Fun size”
chips.
MONDAY - Baked moun-
taineer sub, golden corn, fruit
crisp.
TUESDAY - Chicken & noo-
dles, fresh sliced bread, sliced
pears.
WEDNESDAY - Breakfast bar.
English muffin, golden tater
tots, fresh juice cup.
HIGH SCHOOL
Soup of the week: Cream of
mushroom
THURSDAY: Spaghetti
w/meat sauce & roll, tossed gar-
den salad, vanilla pudding.
FRIDAY - Pizza bar.
Soup of the week: Chicken
y ry noodle.
4 “A
MONDAY - Footlong hot dog,
crispy fries, baked cookie.
TUESDAY - Bacon cheese-
burger, potato chips, crisp pick-
¥
le.
WEDNESDAY - Chicken fryz,
baked potato, fresh fruit.
GATE OF HEAVEN
Alternative: Pizza, pasta sal-
ad, fish sticks w/tartar sauce.
THURSDAY - Tacos (meat,
cheese, lettuce, tomato) Spanish
beans, pineapple. Churro 50¢.
FRIDAY - Stuffed pizza stix,
salad, pudding cups.
Alternative: Pizza, salad, hot
dog w/bun.
MONDAY - Grotto pizza, sal-
ad, cake.
TUESDAY - Chicken nuggets,
french fries, carrots & celery stix
w/dip, pudding pops.
WEDNESDAY - Spaghetti
w/meat sauce, salad, bread stix,
fruit cup.
WEST SIDE TECH
Breakfast
THURSDAY - French toast
sticks, syrup or cereal juice,
fruit, pastry.
FRIDAY - Chocolate chip cook-
ies, cereal, juice, fruit.
MONDAY - Coffee cake, cereal,
juice, fruit.
TUESDAY - Pancakes, syrup
or cereal, juice, fruit.
WEDNESDAY - Hot ham &
cheese or cereal, juice, fruit,
pastry.
Lunch
THURSDAY - Pasta, meat
sauce, roll, cheese, tossed salad,
dressing, brownie.
FRIDAY - Pizza, fresh veggies,
chilled fruit.
MONDAY - Hamburg, cheese-
burg on soft bun, lettuce, toma-
to, vegetable beef soup, chilled
peaches.
TUESDAY - Italian meatballs,
sauce, hard roll, steamed green
beans, seasoned pasta, jello.
WEDNESDAY - Taco’s, trim-
mings, vegetable rice casserole,
seasoned corn, jello, whipped
cream.
DMS students create recycling posters
Recently, the science students at the Dallas Middle School had the opportunity to participate in a
statewide poster contest Recycle Pennsylvania. The contest is a joint effort of the Pennsylvania Depart-
ments of Education and environmental Protection. The purpose of the contest is to promote knowledge
and action in the areas waste reduction and recycling.
The posters were judged on creativity and theme. The winning posters were sent to the Department of
Education, where they will be judged by a panel of distinguished artists and educators from across the
Commonwealth. Winning artwork will appear in the 2002 Recycle Pennsylvania Calendar.
Pictured from the left: first row: Matthew Glicini, Joseph Stachnik, Claire Mitchell, Daniel Savage,
Amber Cahill and Kelsey Blaskiewicz. Second row: Jill Ungvarsky, Kate Touhey, Julia Kvashay, Cait-
lyn Green, Tiffany Getz, Rachel Schaub and Danielle Krawetz.
Dallas Elemeniary PTO reorganizes
The Dallas Elementary PTO reorganized recently for the 2001 -
2002-school year. They are: row 1 from left: Cheryl Roberts (Sec-
retary), Deb Serfass (President), Ellen Hunter (Vice President),
absent: Tina Vojtko (Treasurer). Row 2: Susan Klouse, Becky
Gilbert, Sue Prater, karen Rose, Dawn Harding, Robin Geisenger.
Row 3: Sue Zerfoss, Sylvia Maas, Karen Pietraccini, Trudy Clem-
son, Jackie Siperko.
Absent from photo are: Margie Esopi, Karen Arnaud, Susan
Schilling, Diane Thompson, Teresa Pizzo, Cheryl Morgan, Pam
Kelly, Diane Hogan, Betsy Cannon, Pam Oliveira, Shelley Shu-
rites, Sue Oswalt, Jacquie Kotch, Marjorie Adams, Terrie Beseck-
er, Becky Gumble, C.K. Debona, Noreen Diaco, Lisa Hrabovsky,
Nannette Hogue, Katie Youells, Barb Zubko, Laura Olsen, Joan
Meehan.
Sem Lower School visitation, tests
Wyoming Seminary Lower
School in Forty Fort, for chil-
dren in grades pre-kindergarten
age 3 through eighth grade, is
offering several dates in January
and February for families inter-
ested in visiting and applying to
the school for the 2002-2003
academic year.
The Lower School, with an en-
rollment of about 430 students,
offers a student/teacher ratio of
8:1 and an average class size of
13 students. The school also
provides a 10,000-volume li-
brary, art studio, science labs
and computer labs, a wide vari-
ety of sports, a state-of-the-art
auditorium and other facilities.
Students who will be entering
pre-kindergarten, kindergarten
or first grade in fall, 2002 are
invited to call the Admission Of-
fice at the Lower School to
schedule an appointment for
their child on Saturday, Feb. 2.
Appointments will be scheduled
between 9 a.m. and 12 noon
and will take about 45 minutes.
Students who will be entering
fifth through eighth grade in
fall, 2002 are invited to take the
General Admission Test on Mon-
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call 675-5211
for details
day, Feb. 18. The standardized
test will be given at the Forty
Fort campus. Registration will
be at 8:30 a.m.; the test will be-
gin at 9 am. and end at 12
noon. Pre-registration is re-
quired, and parents may regis-
ter by calling 718-6610.
Families of students who will
enter second, third and fourth
grades in fall, 2002 are invited
to ‘call the Admission Office at
any time for an appointment
and visit. To arrange for a visit,
register for an entrance exam, or
for more information, call the
Wyoming Seminary Lower
School Admission Office at 718-
6610.
GOH to hold
registration/
information
night Jan. 31
Gate of Heaven school will
hold an information /registration
night at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday,
January 31. Parents who are
considering enrolling their, chil-
dren for the 2002-2003 kinder-
garten classes at Gate of Heaven
School are urged to attend.
A $100 non-refundable, non-
transferable registration fee is
required at the time of registra-
tion.
For more information contact
the school office at 675-6566 or
. visit our web site at www.gate-
ofheaven.dallas.pa.us.
Grad 2002
committee meeting
The Dallas High school Grad
2002 committee will hold an or-
ganizational meeting at 7 p.m.
on Feb. 7 in the Dallas High
School Library. Parents of Dal-
las High school students are in-
vited to attend.
For more information, call
Lorraine Coleman at 675-0807.
Students invited to try for Sem
' Trustee Academic Scholarships
Area eighth- and ninth-
graders not already enrolled at
Wyoming Seminary are encour-
aged to register for Sem's
Trustee Academic Scholarship
Exam, to be held Saturday,
Feb. 2 at the school's Kingston
campus.
Wyoming Seminary is an in-
dependent coeducational col-
lege preparatory school located
in northeastern Pennsylvania; it
enrolls about 450 boarding and
day students in grades nine
through 12, as well as a post-
graduate year.
The Trustee Academic Schol-
arship (TAS) program, now in
its 21st year, recognizes excel-
lent students. Up to four schol-
arships, including one full tu-
ition scholarship, will be award-
ed to students who combine
outstanding performance on the
competitive exam with a solid
record of citizenship and
achievement.
Fourteen current students are
Trustee Academic Scholars, in-
cluding senior Brandon Sherlin-
Scholarship program offers
ski of Shavertown and junior
Matthew Katyl of Dallas.
Exam registration will be at 9
a.m. and the exam will be given
at 9:30 a.m. During the exam,
parents are encouraged to at-
tend a discussion led by Karen
Mason, Wyoming Seminary's di-
rector of college guidance, on
how to maximize their daugh-
ter's or son's chances for college
success. Parents may also at-
tend a later session titled "Op-
tions Beyond TAS: The Next
Step," which will provide more
information about the school's
admission and financial aid
processes.
Students entering ninth or
tenth grade in 2002-2003 who
are not. currently enrolled at
Wyoming Seminary are eligible
for the TAS scholarship. Pre-
registration is required by Jan-
uary 29; there is no registration
fee.
For more informafion about
the Trustee Academic Scholar-
ship Exam, call the Office of Ad-
mission at (570)270-2160.
awards to agriculture students
Students pursuing careers in agriculture can apply for a. o
scholarship from the Careers in Agriculture scholarship pro-
gram, jointly sponsored by Agriliance, Land O'Lakes Farmland
Feed and Croplan Genetics. High school seniors who will enroll
in a two-or four-year agronomy or livestock curriculum in the
fall of 2002 are eligible to apply. Fifty $1,000 scholarships will
be awarded.
Applications are available at www.agriliance.com in the Ca-
teers section. All applications must be returned via regular
mail by March 1, 2002, to be eligible. Winners will be notified
by mail in May. For more info or to request an application, call
800-232-3639, ext. 4584.
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