i 10 The Post SCHOOL * Sunday, February 22, 2004 Iraq veteran visits students Corporal Richard O. Blaine of the 82nd Airborne visited classrooms in Wycallis Elementary School to tell about his experiences in Iraq. Kindergarten students showed him the personal care items they have collected for servicemen on their way to Iraq. From left: Bethany Dombek, Andrew Christman Kyleigh Kravits and Corporal Richard O. Blaine. College wins nursing scholarship funds The Pennsylvania Higher Ed- ucation Foundation has an- nounced the distribution of $604,000 in grants to area nurs- ing programs through the foun- dations Nursing Education Grants Program, which will dis- tribute nearly $5 million statewide to help nursing stu- dents. The announcement came during a press conference at College Misericordia. The foundation established the grant program with support from PHEAA and The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) to make nursing education more acces- sible and affordable. The pro- gram helps to reverse the Com- monwealth’s nursing shortage by generating financial support which otherwise is not avail- able to schools. This funding, in turn, helps Pennsylvania schools increase the recruit- ment and retention rates of their nursing programs, provid- ing qualified nurses for the citi- zens of Pennsylvania. Funds totaling $604,000 have been earmarked to assist 15 area nursing schools, including College Misericordia, the Uni- versity of Scranton and Wilkes University. “We are facing a nursing cri- sis throughout Pennsylvania and too few students are enter- ing into the nursing profession to adequately address this cri- sis,” said Senator Charles D. Lemmond, Jr. “To add to this crisis, the cost of a nursing edu- cation has increased, placing the average nursing student in Kristin King of Dallas, a nursing major at College Miseri- cordia, spoke during the press conference about the impor- tance of scholarships to nursing students. debt exceeding $18,000.” By providing aid directly to nursing education programs, the foundation is making Penn- sylvania’s nursing schools a more attractive choice to future nurses and providing Pennsyl- vania’s citizens with qualified nursing care. “Nursing educators such as those at College Misericordia know the trends all too well. Al- though College Misericordia and institutions like us have seen a steep climb in under- graduate nursing enrollment over the last three years, na- tional and state-wide data still suggest that the demand for ed- ucated nursing professionals will exceed the supply for the foreseeable future,” explains Donna Ayers Snelson, Chair of CM’s Nursing Department. Dean’s list The following students from the local area have been named to the dean’s list at their college or uni- versity: University of Scranton Nivedita Bijlani, Dallas; Emi- ly Blaum, Dallas; Jamie Daron, Shavertown; David Fine, Sweet Valley; Lauren Grant, Dallas; Lindsay Jenkins, Shavertown; Lorraine Lovecchio, Dallas; AmyLynn Pizzano, Dallas; Matthew Zinn, Dallas. King’s College The following students quali- fied for the fall 2003 dean’s list at King’s College, having achieved a grade point average of 3.4 or higher: Dallas: James Abrams, Can- dace Alaimo, Christopher Ap- pel, Cory Brin, Todd Buckley, Timothy Carroll, Jennifer Cool- baugh, Jeannie Dreier, Erica Harvey, Joshua Heffers, Ashley Jacopetti, Leigh Jacopetti, Samantha Leandri, Timur Maskayev, Jessica Milbrodt, Jamie Miller, Michael Miller, + Lindsay Howell. Harveys Lake: Matthew Hin- ton, Kimberly Urban. Shavertown: Brian Gill, Matthew Gingo, Donora Hillard, Nicholas Leonard, Theodore Mike, Jamie Pikul, Jeffrey Rothstein, Bryan Wagn- er, Abigal Wasserott. Sweet Valley: Lyle Harvey. Tunkhannock: Laura Dussinger, Eric Gelsleichter, Jeffrey Hahn, Sarah Keller, Jacqualyn Lauver, Fallon Rem- ington, Justine Spring, Kristen Szychowski. U.S. Military Academy Cadet Matthew Schweitzer, Dallas. Widener University Amanda Donahue, Main Campus. Dallas, Graduates The following students from the local area have graduated from their respective college or university: Shippensburg University, fall 2003 Jonathan Saba, Dallas, BA Psychology Gary Youngblood, Dallas, BS Public Ad- . ministration College info night at L-L The Lake-Lehman Senior High School Guidance Department is sponsoring an “Informational Evening” on Thursday, Feb- ruary 26 at 7 p.m. in the High School Audi- torium. Topics pertaining to the college application process, including financial aid availability, will be discussed. All parents of juniors are encouraged to attend. OT camp at College Misericordia The Occupational Therapy Department at College Misericordia is again sponsoring a residential sum- mer camp for students interested in occupational therapy as a possible career choice. The camp will be held July 11-14, on the college campus. The camp is designed to educate high school jun- iors and seniors who would like to learn more about careers in occupational therapy. During the three-day camp students will have a chance to work with per- sons with disabilities both at the college and in the community, have an opportunity to meet and interact with faculty members, and be hosted by several cur- rent junior level occupation therapy students. Students who will be juniors or seniors in the 2004- 2005 academic year are encouraged to apply. Applica- tions are available through school guidance coun- selors after March 1 or online at the OT web page, www.misericordia.edu. The deadline for applications is April 15. Students who are selected to participate will be notified by May 15. Lake-Lehman kindergarten registration Lake-Lehman School District will hold kindergarten registra- tion and screening for eligible kindergarten students on March 8, 9, and 10. Lake-Lehman School District policy states that a child must be 5 years of age on or before September 1, 2004, and fully immunized in accordance with the latest regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, in order to register for kindergarten for the 2004-2005 school year. Kindergarten in the Lake-Lehman School Dis- trict is an all-day program. «Parents or guardians must accompany the student during the registration process and present a birth certificate, So- cial Security number, proof of residency (driver’s license or utility bill with ), and immu- nization record for the child. Immunizations required are the three doses of hepatitis B vaccine, three doses of polio, four doses of DTP (fourth dose after the fourth birthday), two doses of MMR, and varicella (chicken pox) vaccine or date that the child had the disease. Registration will be held on March 8 for Lehman-Jackson (675-2165), March 9 for Lake- Noxen (639-1129) and March 10 for Ross (477-5050). The time for each child will depend on last name. Call your local el- ementary for the time your child should register. Schmid wins Sem Lower School spelling bee Joseph Schmid of Shaver- town, an eighth-grade student at Wyoming Seminary Lower School, survived seven rounds of competition to win the school’s annual spelling bee, correctly spelling the word “perpetrator.” The Times Leader sponsors the bee. John Burbank, Dean of the Lower School, was the pronouncer. Schmid, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schmid, Jr. of Shaver- town, now qualifies to compete in the Times Leader/Scripps Howard Luzerne County Re- gional Spelling Bee, sched- uled for Feb- ruary 29 at The Dorothy Dickson Darte ter. Elizabeth Wartella, a seventh-grade student and the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Wartella of Forty Fort, was the runner-up, followed by finalists Michael Kapolka and Katherine Cen- Joseph Schmid Levandoski, both of Dallas. Other students who partici- pated in the finals included Jonathan Fendler of Shaver- town, Kyla Halsor of Dallas, Ashley Pavill of Shavertown, Kenny Pollock of Dallas and Dominick Trombetta of Shaver- town. Wyoming Seminary Lower School eighth grader Joseph Schmid won Wyoming Semi- nary Lower Schools spelling bee. Casey Hampsey spells to victory Casey Hampsey, 2003 GOH Spelling Bee Champ, emerged vic- torious once again at the annual bee, moderated by Mrs. Lynn Jones. 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