| | 1] | | | \ 12 Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, October 10, 2002 Dallas homecoming Dallas High School will hold its Homecoming Saturday. The weekend includes a football game against Wyoming Valley West, at which the 2002 Homecoming Queen will be crowned. The candidates and their escorts gathered for a photo earlier this week. Homecoming Court, from left: Lacey Cooper, Rachel Kukosky, Kelli Harvey, Jillian Krakosky, Gabbie Huh. Escorts: Jeff Rothstein, Mike English, Steve Luksh, Paul Douglas, John Gilligan. Sem approved to provide tutoring services for elementary students Wyoming Seminary Lower School was recently approved by the Pennsylvania Depart- ment of Education as a Class- room Plus provider of tutoring services. The new state program provides grants directly to par- ents of eligible children in grades three through six who are struggling in math or read- ing. The grants of up to $500 give parents the resources to purchase after-school tutoring services from approved providers. “Our recent approval as a Classroom Plus provider allows us to reach out to the commu- nity in a vitally important way,” said Carolyn Foran, Assistant Dean for Admission, Marketing and Testing at Wyoming Semi- nary Lower School in Forty Fort. “Classroom Plus is aimed at get- ting these children the extra help they need, early enough to make a difference.” Foran added that instruction must take place outside the regular school day, such as before or after school, on weekends, or during the summer. Studénts in the third or fourth grades are eligible for tu- toring assistance if they score in the bottom quartile on national- ly recognized standardized tests approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Eligi- ble fifth grade and sixth grade students must have scores at the “basic” or “below basic” per- formance level on the Pennsyl- vania System of School Assess- ment (PSSA) test. In addition to meeting these test require- ments, children also must be residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and be enrolled in the third, fourth, fifth or sixth grade in a public, private or non-public school. Parents may apply for a grant as soon as they know their child is eligi- ble. Tutoring seérviees' must be obtained within 60 days of re- ceiving a grant certificate. For further information about the program or its eligibility re- quirements, or to receive an ap- plication, contact the Classroom Plus hotline at 1-800-219-9740 or visit www.state.pa.us, PA Keyword “tutoring grants.” Lake-Lehman readiness program for pre-schoolers begins Oct. 15 Mr. Robert Kunkle and Mr. Dave McLaughlin-Smith, . ele- mentary principals in the Lake- Lehman School District an- nounce the pre-school program for parents and pre-school (four-year-olds) children for the 2002-2003 school year. The first installment of Lake- Lehman’s Early Childhood/Pre- school Program is scheduled for October 15, 16, and 17, and will feature “Reading Readiness: Activities and Strategies for Parents and Children.” The presentation will include basic reading readiness skills to prepare four-year-olds for a successful school career. Par- ents will prepare one activity to use with their child at home. Separate activities include sto- rytime, games, crafts, and snack are scheduled for the children at each school. The schedule is as follows: Ross Elementary School, Oct. 15, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Lake-Noxen Elementary, Oct. 16 from 9 to 10:30 a.m.; and Lehman-Jackson Elementary, Oct. 17, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Register for this first install- ment by calling your neighbor- ing elementary school offices at Ross Elementary, 477-5050; Lake-Noxen Elementary, 639- 1129; Lehman-Jackson Ele- mentary, 675-2165. This program is only for chil- dren who will be five before September 1, 2003 and are planning to enter kindergarten for the 2003-2004 school year. It is kindly requested that younger brothers and sisters are not brought. elementary Dallas district gets Governor’s award Dallas School District and the Dallas Education Association were among the recipients of the 2002 Governor's Awards for La- bor-Management Cooperation. Gov. Mark Schweiker and La- bor and Industry Secretary Johnny J. Butler recently pre- sented the awards during an awards ceremony at the Gover- nor’s Residence to nine Pennsyl- vania organizations, which have excelled in promoting and prac- ticing labor-management cooper- ation. ‘Send The Dallas Post to a friend. It makes a great gift. Call 675-5211 for info. The Governor's Labor-Manage- ment Cooperation Awards recog- nize organizations that have ex- ceptionally positive and produc- tive labor-management relations that help them operate more effi- ciently, more competitively in the economy or contribute to posi- tive relations in their communi- A tasty lesson in language Jessie Anzalone of Shavertown, a first-grade teacher at Wyoming Seminary Lower School in Forty Fort, turns Dr. Seuss’s “Green Eggs and Ham” into a real-life culinary adventure for students John Laiman of Dallas (left) and Nicholas Querci of Shavertown. “The kids love the entire unit on Dr. Seuss,” says Anzalone. “When they actually taste green eggs and ham, they are inspired to invent their own rhyming words.” Brady named All-American scholar John Paul Brady IV, of Dallas, has been named an All-American Scholar. Brady, who attends Wyoming Seminary, achieved a 3.3 grade point average to qualify for the honor. Brady will appear in the nationally published All-American Scholar yearbook. John Paul Brady IV, is the son of Dr. and Mrs. John P. Brady, III from Dallas. Grandparents are Monica and Joseph Simons from West Wyoming and Arlene and John Brady from Swoyersville. Penn State Wilkes-Barre | schedules open house High school juniors and se- niors, parents, and transfer stu- dents are invited to attend Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s “Be A Penn Stater for a Day” Open House on Saturday, October 19. Registra- tion will begin at 9 a.m. in gym- nasium of the Athletics and Recreation Building. Prospective students will par- ticipate in sampler college classes in a variety subjects including business, arts & humanities, computer technology, engineer- ing, criminal justice, and more. Parents can attend the sampler classes or take advantage of spe- cial programs regarding admis- sions procedures, scholarships and financial aid, educational op- portunities for adult students, ‘and tours of historic Hayfield House. Representatives from student clubs and organizations, the Alumni Society, athletics depart- ment, and faculty members will be available to answer questions during the complementary lunch hour. A Career Development Panel of campus alumni will dis- cuss career paths and how their Penn State education prepared them for the 21st century. Infor- mation will be available on the campus two- and four-year de- gree programs, including the new bachelor degrees in Administra- tion of Justice and Letters, Arts, & Sciences. Students can com- plete the first two years of most of the University’s 160+ degree programs at Penn State Wilkes- Barre. Register on-line at www.wb.psu.edu, call 675-9238, or e-mail wbadmissions@psu.edu. SAT prep course at Penn State realize their full potential on the High school students can reg- ister now for Penn State Wilkes- Barre’s review course for the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) to be given on December 7, 2002 and January 25, 2003. This course offers high school students a seven-session, grade- free course to prepare for the verbal and math portions of the SAT. It provides information on the current format of the SAT, and instructs students in test- taking techniques to help them test. The grade-free review course { will be held on Tuesday evenings, October 22 through December 3, from 6-9 p.m. in the Center for Technology at the campus in Lehman. Students may take one or both of the ver- bal or math reviews. For more information, call Penn State Wilkes-Barre Contin- uing Education at 675-9219 or e-mail paalO@psu.edu. Expressway program ranks high in survey College Misericordia’s Express- way Program and its adult un- dergraduate and graduate part- time programs scored higher than the national average in cat- egories such as academic quali- ty, faculty availability, conve- nience, customer service and many others. The results were compiled from a recent survey conducted by the Noel-Levitz Co., an orga- nization specializing in higher education admissions and cus- tomer service. More than 330 College Miseri- cordia students participated in the Adult Student Priorities Sur- vey, which measures the adult students’ satisfaction with col- lege experiences. Family golf outing Oct. 26 The Bishop O’Reilly Jr/Sr. High School Development Committee will hold its first annual Family Golf Outing Saturday, Oct. 26, with a 1 p.m. shotgun start at the Four Seasons Golf Course in Exeter. The cost is $60 per adult (over 18) and $50 for children and will in- clude a noon patio hotdog lunch, motor-cart, 18 holes of golf, din- ner, refreshments and several prizes. In addition, there will be a chance to win a vacation package. Proceeds from the outing will be used to hardware each classroom for computer and internet capabilities. For more information, call Jim Reino at 825-2900 (day) or 696- 4966 (evening), or Tom Crossin at 287-2117 (day) or 696-4399 (evening). Among those planning the event are, from left: Dr. Jay Tanner, Tom Crossin, Maureen McHale, Jim Reino and Marty Bonetski. 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