Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, October 24, 2002 Dallas Elementary School is beginning a new program this year called “The Stu- dent Standout”. This pro- gram honors one student from each classroom for a positive social behavior or a skill observed academi- cally. The students will be honored with a pizza party at the end of the marking period. First row, from left: Lynn Davis, Kenny Pizano, Bran- don Harding, Christopher Dillon, Steven Smith and Shawn Mitchell. (Absent from the picture: Jessica Holdren, Becky Stuart, Zachary Fiegelman). Second row: Matthew Moser, Brandy Popple, Jen- nifer Walton, Jacqueline Graham, Chris LaFratte, Sarah Zerfoss, Kasey Bloom and Sara Flaherty. (Absent from the picture: Marissa Martindale). k-p.m.). Dallas Elementary standout students Third row: Patrick Madaya, Frank Hullihen, Alex Manganella, Bridget Smart, Jordan Gause, and Lenny Javick. Fourth row: Caitlyn Gill, Lindsey Jacobs and Allen Fell (Also absent is Abbie Bendick k-p.m., Eric Hoover k-p.m., and Nikki Sellitto Misericordia wins grant to keep entrepreneurs in NEPA The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, Mis- souri, recently awarded College Misericordia a $20,000 grant de- signed to promote entrepreneur- ial growth in the northeast Pennsylvania region. The main thrust of this effort will be im- plementation of a Kauffman En- trepreneurial Internship Pro- gram (KEIP) through College Misericordia’s Insalaco Center for Career Development. This ac- tivity will enable students to gain experience in local start-up firms, thereby preparing them to start their own businesses or to work with small entrepreneurial firms in the region. The project will have impact beyond College Misericordia as the curriculum and materials developed with Kauffman Foun- dation support will serve as the basis for a region-wide Entrepre- neurship Institute to be held in cooperation with the Northeast Pennsylvania Association of Col- leges and Universities, Penn's Northeast, and The Great Valley Technology Alliance. As part of the project, College Misericordia will implement an Entrepreneurship Institute be- ginning in January 2003, which will bring together host entre- preneur organizations and stu- dents for a four-day training session prior to their intern- ships. The goal will be to maxi- mize the internship’s effective- ness by teaching interns impor- tant business skills and helping entrepreneurial companies de- velop young entrepreneurial tal- ent. Students chosen to participate in College Misericordia’s KEIP also will be enrolled in an “En- trepreneurial Concepts” course that they will take for credit as part of their internships. The course will teach students how to think strategically about planning, growing, and ultimate- ly harvesting new ventures. Top- ics include: philosophy of entre- preneurship; assessing market- ing opportunities; and building strategic alliances. Under KEIP guidelines, Col- lege Misericordia interns will work a minimum of 30 hours for a local entrepreneurial firm, de- fined by Kauffman Foundation as one with less than $50 mil- lion in revenue and/or less than 200 employees. The KEIP pro- gram will provide financial sup- port to start-up firms unable to provide paid internships, serving to level the playing field with es- tablished businesses that usual- ly pay interns. Newer, smaller firms provide the best.eduecational .experience for students whose future plans include starting their own busi- ness. KEIP, Pennsylvania's “Stay Invent the Future,” and other similar programs encourage lo- cal graduates to take a proactive role in their own professional success, as well as the success of Pennsylvania’s economy. “Many of our students are for- tunate to live in a close-knit community with friends, family and neighbors who care about each other,” says Dr. Michael MacDowell, College Misericordia president. “Many want to stay, work, and raise their families here.” For additional information, contact John Sumansky, chief information and planning officer and KEIP program director, at 674-6158, or Christopher Sutzko, director of the Insalaco Center for Career Development at 674-6184. Hoover receives scholarship Justin Hoover of Shavertown, a senior at Gettysburg College, re- ceived a Senior Scholarship Prize at the college’s September 27 Fall Honors Day ceremonies. Just Say. CHARGE IT! immediately. a CT VISA 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 The Dallas Post 675-5211 Sem students are National Merit Commended Students Seven Wyoming Seminary students have been named Commended Students in the 2003 National Merit Scholarship program, said David Davies, Dean of the Upper School. The commended students from the Back Mountain are, from left: seniors Eric Feinstein, Shavertown,; Sarah Killian, Shavertown; and Samantha Lloyd, Shavertown. Commended Students placed among the top 5 percent of more than one million students who entered the 2003 competition by taking the 2001 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Local Wyoming Seminary students named AP Scholars® Twelve current students and recent graduates of Wyoming Seminary from the Back Moun- tain have been named AP Schol- ars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level AP (Advanced Placement) Exami- nations. Only about 14 percent of the more than 900,000 stu- dents who took AP Examinations in May, 2002, performed at a sufficiently high level to merit such recognition. Students take AP Examina- tions in May after completing challenging college-level courses at their high school. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on the number of year-long courses and exams (or their equivalent semester-long courses and ex- ams). Benjamin Rogers of Trucksville, a 2002 Sem gradu- ate, qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an av- erage grade of 4 or higher on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. This is the third consecutive year Wyoming Semi- nary has had National AP Schol- ars. Five Back Mountain students qualified for the AP Scholar With Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. They are: Irina Ivanova, Trucksville, Benjamin Rogers, Trucksville; and Jill Za-o torski, Shavertown. Current se- niors Eric Feinstein, Shavertown and Sarah Killian, Shavertown, earned this distinction as ju- niors. . Three Back Mountain stu- dents qualified for the AP Schol- ar With Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on AP exams taken and gradesqy of 3 or higher on four or more o those exams. They are: Andrew Feinstein, Shavertown = and Aaron Gitlin, Dallas. Current Sem senior Samantha Lloyd, Shavertown, also earned this distinction as a juniors. Three Back Mountain stu- dents qualified for the AP Schol- ar Award by completing three or more AP Examinations with grades of 3 or higher. They are: Nooshin Hosseini, Dallas an Krystin Kopen, Shavertown, and current senior Timothy Polin, Shavertown. Two students help others transition Courtney Bouthot, of Shavertown, and Aaron Katyl, of Dallas, are Orientation Team members for the class of 2006 at Susquehanna University. The orientation team assists freshmen in the adjustment to college life. They assist first-year students as they move into the residence halls, and support the new student in adjusting to all aspects of col- lege life. Bouthot, a senior marketing major, is a 1999 graduate of Lake- Bouthot. ~ Lehman High School. She is the daughter of Fernand and Judy Katyl, a senior public relations major, is a 1999 graduate of Wyoming Seminary. He is the son of William and Cynthia Katyl. ACT deadline nearing College-bound high school students who want to take the ACT As- sessment have two chances to register before the December 14 test date. The postmark registration deadline is Friday, November 8. There is also a late registration postmark deadline on November 21 (an additional fee is required for late registration). Students can get information from their high school counselor or register online at www.act.org. ACT scores are considered by colleges for admissions and course placement. DMS parent group to meet Oct. 30 The Dallas Middle School Parent Support Group will, meet Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m., in the middle school library. An overview of the Pennsylvania reading, writing, and listening stan- dards will be presented. Parents are encouraged to attend. Send The Dallas Post to a friend. It makes a great gift. Call 675-5211 for information. R RadioShack. 1S REPRESENTED IN THE BACK MOUNTAIN BY: EUNORY CLE HAI Satellite Systems ? 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