The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, March 14, 2002
Dallas Middle School honors outstanding students
Recently, 13 eighth graders, seven sev-
.enth graders and nine sixth grade stu-
dents achieved Honors With Distinction,
for second marking period at Dallas Mid-
dle School. To be eligible for this recogni-
tion, a student must have earned a 3.8 to
a 4.0 grade point average, with no F or D
grades. :
Pictured are students who earned Honors
with Distinction. The students were hon-
ored at a recent assembly at the school.
From left, row 1: Shannon Kotch, Hillary
Smith, Katelyn Fritzges, Nicholas Os-
chman, Robin Razawich, Samantha Grif-
fith and Sarah Marianacci. Row 2: Jor-
dan Thimot, Christopher Box, Amy
Vodzak, Mia Esopi, Diana Smith, Andrew
Slocum, Erica Lisses and Michael
Gergel. Row 3: Garrett Zobel, Benjamin
Thomas, Lauren Kelly, Debra Ketchner,
Stephanie Konecke, Melissa Evans,
Nicole Appel, and Paige Selenski. Absent
from picture: Christopher Jayne, Erica
Slocum, Stacie Dysleski, Jennifer Mines,
Jessica Rosencrans and Kate Touhey.
" plained. Adults interested in
BMT residents make Susquehanna
University fall dean’s list
Erin Allardyce, a sophomore mathematics major, daughter of
Robert and Pamela Allardyce, Dallas, Alma DeRojas, a senior Eng-
lish and Spanish major, 4.0 grade point average, daughter of Juan
and Alma DeRojas, Dallas, Courtney Bouthot, a junior marketing
major, daughter of Fernand and Judy Bouthot of Shavertown, have
each been named to the Susquehanna University Dean’s List for the
Fall 2001 semester.
Open House scheduled March 20
at Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus
High school juniors and se- The open house provides an
niors who are undecided opportunity to learn about the
about their future college programs, facilities and re-
plans are invited, along with sources available at Penn
State Wilkes-Barre in Lehman.,
In addition, faculty, admis-
sions counselors and staff will
be on hand to discuss associ-
ate and baccalaureate degree
programs, student: activities,
athletic programs, scholarship
opportunities and- -financial
aid. General information
about Penn State will also be
available. Refreshments will
be provided.
To make reservations, or for
more information, please call
675-9238 or e-mail
bjk8@psu.edu.
their parents, to attend the
“It’s Not Too Late to Apply”
Open House at Penn State
Wilkes-Barre. The open house
will be held on Wednesday,
March 20, in the Bell Atlantic
Center for Technology begin-
ning at 6:30 p.m.
Applications for admission
are still being accepted for fall,
2002 and admissions proce-
dures and criteria will be ex-
beginning higher education or
returning to college are also
welcome to attend.
Back Mountain students named to Dean’s list
Justin ‘Hoover and Lewis Spurlin, both of Shavertown, were re-
cently named to the Dean’s List at Gettysburg College for the Fall
2001 semester.
Students with a quality point average of 3.60 or higher (on a 4.0
scale) for a semester's work are placed on the Deans’ Honor List.
Students with a quality point average of 3.33 or higher for a semes-
ter’s work are placed on the Deans’ Commendation List.
‘Kemmerer named to Fordham Dean’s list
Mary M. Kemmerer a senior, of Shavertown, was recently named
to Fordham University Dean's List for the 2001 academic year.
Undergraduates on the Dean’s List are full-time students who
have earned a grade point average of 3.5 or better.
DMS Student Council
sponsors SPCA benefit drive
The Dallas Middle School Student Council, under the direction of
Ms. Norine Amesbury, recently conducted its annual SPCA charity
drive to benefit homeless animals. Dog and cat food, towels,
cleaning supplies and money donations were collected by the Dal-
las Middle School students. A pizza party was awarded to the
homeroom which collected the most food, supplies and money.
Mrs. Joan Rakowski’s homeroom 203 was the winner-with 100%
participation and the largest overall contribution.
Twenty-five boxes and bags of food and supplies were collected for
«3%
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1 _ the Luzerne County Chapter of the SPCA.
Pictured are SPCA food drive collectors, from left: Courtney
Besecker, Alexa Kirk, Chris Jayne, Devin Lacey, Courtney
Thomas, Tara Makarewicz and Amy Vodzak.
- thy Polin of
Shavertown, son
of Dr. and Mrs.
Timothy Polin wins 2002
Sem Oratorical Contest
Wyoming Semi-
nary senior Timo-
Mark Polin, won
the 2002 Sem Up-
per School Orator-
ical Contest, held
recently in the
Buckingham Per-
forming Arts Cen-
ter. In his speech, Polin dis-
cussed the topic of "Don't
Timothy Polin
Wyoming Seminary dean’s list
Change History to Serve the
Needs of Political Correctness."
The Oratorical Contest, held at
Sem since the late 1800s, en-
courages students to craft origi-
nal, 10-minute persuasive
speeches that are presented i J
the entire student body each
February. Faculty members
Mary Ann Hopkins and Jason
Sherry, English teachers; and
Charlotte Levy and Stephen Ris,
social sciences teachers, served
as contest judges.
students from the Back Mountain
Wyoming Seminary Dean
David L. Davies has announced
the following Back Mountain stu--
dents have been named to the
Upper School Dean's List fqr the
winter trimester of the 2001-
2002 academic year.
Dean's List High Honors:
Alexis Anselmi, Dallas; Rachael
Anson, Noxen; Leah Budin,
Trucksville; Rebekah Clay, Dal-
las; Caitlin Delehanty, Shaver-
town; Leslie Dewees, Dallas; Eric
Feinstein, Shavertown; Abigail
Fried, Dallas; Aaron Gitlin, Dal-
las; Brigitte Henry, Shavertown;
Irina Ivanova, Dallas; Leah
Joseph, Wyoming; = Matthew
Katyl, Dallas; Lindsey Klish, Dal-
las; Krystin Kopen, Shavertown;
Jordan Koslosky, Shavertown;
Samantha Lloyd, Shavertown;
David Lucchino, Shavertown; Ly-
dia Ngonyi, Lehman; Aaron
McKim Ross, Dallas; Nina Shah,
Shavertown.
Dean's List: Kathryn Bartizek,
Dallas; Anna Bruns, Dallas;
Devin Anne Carey, Dallas; Kris-
ten Clay, Dallas; Amanda
Cogswell, Harveys Lake; Kyle Da-
genais, Shavertown;
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Naveen .. §
Dasa, Shavertown; Tyler Drop-@ y é
pers, Dallas; Christopher Eck-
man, Dallas; David Glauber,
Shavertown; Mary Jane Gover,
Lehman; Jaclyn Gower, Dallas;
Ryan Gower, Dallas; Nooshin
Hosseini, Dallas; Vincent Insala-
co, Shavertown; David Janerich,
Shavertown; Sarah Killian,
Shavertown; Erica Koehl, ,.
Trucksville; Vincent Landers. @
Dallas; Katelynn Lawrence, Dal-
las; Andrew O'Hara, Dallas;
Crystal Oley, Dallas; Timothy
Polin, Shavertown; Ryan Riley,
Dallas; Jillian Seeley, Shaver-
Dallas Colorguard to
hold bookfair
The Dallas High School Indoor Colorguard will be holding a book-
fair from 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday, March 18 at Barnes & Noble at the
Arena Shopping Complex. The team travels to compete regionally
and is one of the only active Indoor Color Guard teams in this area.
A percentage of all sales will go to the Colorguard which will be
used to help pay for their new floor which was recently purchased.
The Dallas Rotary Club recently enjoyed a demonstration of the. In-
door Color Guard, which has a total of nine members. Dallas Rotary
President, Jerry Reisch, presents a check to the team members in
support of their endeavors. Pictured from left: team members;
Meredith Nagy, Meredith Davies, Kelly Jacobs, Amy Withers, team
mom, Jennifer Withers and Jerry Reisch, president of Dallas Rotary.
University of Scranton announces 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 aver-
age of 3.5 or better with a mini-
mum number of credit hours to
make the dean’s list.
Seven Back Mountain resi-
dents have been named to the
University of Scranton fall 2001
dean’s list for academic excel-
len¢e. 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.
ScHooL MENUS
The following school lunch menus
are for March 14-20. All lunches in-
clude milk.
DALLAS ELEMENTARY
THURSDAY - Creamy macaroni &
cheese w/fresh sliced bread,
steamed broccoli, fruit cup.
FRIDAY - Crunchy fish nuggets
w/roll, sweet peas & carrots, tasty
trail mix, Green sprinkle cookie.
MONDAY - BBQ rib on bun, baked
potato wedges, cinnamon apple-
sauce. .
TUESDAY - Cheese ravioli,
w/tomato sauce & roll, tossed garden
salad, chilled apricots.
WEDNESDAY - Baked ham slices
w/fresh dinner roll, mashed potatoes
w/gravy, plump cranberries, choco-
late cream pie.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
THURSDAY - Creamy macaroni &
cheese, wi/fresh sliced bread,
steamed broccoli, fruit cup.
FRIDAY - Early dismissal.
lunch served.
MONDAY - BBQ rib on bun,
baked potato wedges, cinnamon ap-
plesauce.
TUESDAY -
No
Cheese ravioli
w/tomato sauce & roll, tossed garden
salad, chilled apricots.
WEDNESDAY - Baked ham slices
w/fresh dinner roll, mashed potatoes
w/gravy, golden corn niblets, plump
cranberries, chocolate cream pie.
HIGH SCHOOL
Soup of the week: tomato
THURSDAY: Macaroni & cheese
w/roll, steamed broccoli, fruit cup.
FRIDAY - Early dismissal.
Soup of the week: Chicken rice
MONDAY -. Philly cheesesteak,
potato chips, crisp pickle.
TUESDAY - Cheese ravioli w/roll,
caesar salad, baked cookie.
WEDNESDAY - Easter Buffet.
Baked ham w/fresh dinner
mashed potatoes wi/gravy,
niblets, chocolate cream pie.
GATE OF HEAVEN
Alternative: Pizza, salad, cheese
omelette.
THURSDAY - Philly cheesesteak
hoagie, potato wedges, carrots/cel-
ery w/dip, fruit.
FRIDAY - Early dismissal.
lunch. Extension closes at 4 p.m.
Alternative: Pizza, pasta salad,
tuna sandwich on a bun w/lettuce.
MONDAY - Chicken noodle soup
w/saltines, turkey sandwich, w/let-
tuce, fruit.
TUESDAY - Chicken nuggets
w/roll, potato wedges, pasta salad,
fruit.
WEDNESDAY - Grotto Pizza, sal-
ad, fruit, muffin.
WEST SIDE TECH
Breakfast
THURSDAY - Cutie pie, cereal,
juice.
FRIDAY - In Service.
MONDAY - Peanut butter cookies,
cereal, juice, fruit.
TUESDAY - Pancakes, syrup or
cereal, juice, fruit, pastry.
WEDNESDAY - Sausage, cheese
or cereal, fruit, juice, pastry.
roll,
corn
No
Lunch
THURSDAY - Tuna/turkey hoagie,
tomato, lettuce, chicken, veg. soup,
crackers, apple, chocolate cake.
FRIDAY - In Service.
MONDAY - Cheeseburger, soft
bun, lettuce, tomato, chicken rice
soup, fruit.
TUESDAY - Italian meatball,
sauce, hard roll, steamed pasta sal-
ad, raspberry cake.
WEDNESDAY - Taco’s, trimming,
veg. rice casserole, seasoned corn,
soft pretzel.
Danko wins DMS Geography Bee
Richterman, Dallas; Daniel Rit-
tenberg, Shavertown; Benjamin
Rogers, Trucksville; Lindsey Ro-
manowski, Shavertown; Hume
Lake-Lehman Band Sponsors
Spring Craft Show March 16
Lake-Lehman Band will sponsor a Spring Craft Show, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at the Lake-Lehman high
School. Handcrafted items, food and raffles will be available.
Dallas to hold kindergarten registration
town; Puja Talati, Dallas; Lindsey
Walkowiak, Dallas; Jill Zatorski,
Shavertown.
Dr. Gilbert R. Griffiths, Superintendent of the Dallas School Dis- ¢
trict, announces Kindergarten 'Registration for the 2002-03 school
year will be held from'9 aim. to ‘11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on
March 18, 19, 20, and 21 in the gymnasium of the Gerald J. Wycallis
Elementary School on Conyngham Ave., Dallas. A Birth Certificate or
other acceptable evidence of age and the Social Security Card must
accompany each registration. A child must be five years of age on or
before September 1, 2002 to make him/her eligible for
kindergarten.Those with last names beginning with A, B, C, D, E and
F will register on Monday, March 18 those with G, H, I, J, K and L on
Tuesday, March 19 those with M, N, O, P, Q and R on Wednesday,
March 20 and those with S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z on Thursday, .
March 21. Children who enter First Grade, but did not attend the Dal-
las Kindergarten program this past term, may register on Thursday, Marchi)
21. ;
In addition to the registration, vision and speech screenings will be given.
Kindergarten teachers will be available to answer any questions or concerns.
Parents must bring all records of their child's immunizations.
Lake-Lehman Class of 1952 plans reunion
The Lehman High School Class of 1952 reunion committee will
meet at Mark II Restaurant, Dallas at 1 p.m. March 20. Classmates
interested in attending and ‘helping with reunion are welcome. The@ | #
committee is seeking the addresses of the following classmates: i
Darryl Austin, Carol Kern and Lily Williams. Anyone with informa-
tion on these classmates, call Jerry at 675-0260 or Ed at 696-2857.
Eric Danko, a sixth grade student at the Dallas Middle School, re-
cently won the school-level competition of the National Geography
Bee and a chance at a college scholarship. The school level cog
phy Bee was the first round in the 14th Annual National Geography
Bee. The Bee is sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The
first round for this year’s Bee included thousands of schools from
around the United States and U.S. Territories. The school winners
will now take a written test. The top scorers in each state and terri-
tory will be eligible to compete in their state Bee this spring. The
National Geographic Society will provide an all-expense paid trip
to Washington, D.C., for the state champions to participate in the
national championship. The first-place winner will receive a
$25,000 college scholarship. :
From left: Geography winner Eric Danko and Mr. Anthony
Chiarucci, event adviser.
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