L 10 The Post SCHOOL Machovec wins English award Emily Machovec, of Dallas, has been named a United States National Award winner in English. Machovec, who at- tends Dallas High School, was nominated for the national award by English teacher, Anne Butler. Emily Machovec will appear in the United States Achievement Academy Official Yearbook, which is published nationally. She is the daughter of Charlie and Ellen Machovec, Dallas. New English degree program at Penn State W-B A new bachelor of arts de- gree in English will be avail- able to students at Penn State Wilkes-Barre beginning this fall, announced Dr. Mary E. Hines, campus executive offi- cer. This degree emphasizes the skills necessary in today’s workforce for critical thinking, communication, and research, especially in the humanities, while retaining the traditional academic focus on reading, writing, literature, and lan- guage. Qualified students may participate in career intern- ships and in the English honors program. The addition of the 4-year English degree brings to seven the number of baccalaureate degrees that can be completed at the campus in Lehman. Stu- dents also have the option of spending two years at the Wilkes-Barre campus, then completing their degree at an- other Penn State location, in- cluding University Park. For more information on the new English degree program, or other programs, contact the Admissions office at 675-9238 or wbadmissions@psu.edu — Deadline for submitted news is noon Wednesday. . E-mail is the best method - thepost@ leader.net Wilkes-Barre General Hospital seeking junior volunteers The Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Volunteer Department is looking for friendly and courteous teens to donate time and effort to Northeastern Pennsylvania's largest community hospital. The Junior Volunteer Program will be accepting applications until Tuesday, May 31 for anyone age 13 and over. An orientation semi- a Sl & es nar will be held at WBGH on Saturday, June 5. be ] 8 na : Applicants will be invited to work flexible hours doing such ac- ; 4 : tivities as greeting visitors, making deliveries, selling items, work- ing in the gift shop and more. For more information, contact Daria Kochanievich at 552-1199. Pitcavage, Matt Gilbert, Brandon Harding and Stephen Zapoticky. Dallas El students ‘survive’ Students in Miss Pitcavage's fifth grade class at Dallas Elementary recently participated in ~~ § _— A" Nv “Survivor in the Classroom”. The project was intended to challenge students to go beyond Be what is expected. The students were responsible for 10 days of teacher assigned projects, such as writing business letters, designing obstacle courses and conducting science experi- ments. Students were eliminated if the assignment was late or incomplete. The final task was to create and carry out the most creative final task. The class voted to decide the ultimate winner. Brandon Harding received the most votes and was crowned, “The Classroom Sur- vivor.” Shown are the final five survivors: Sitting: Lindsay Danko and Bryann Cave. Standing: Miss Ross Street Elementary School recently an- Mariah Raspen, Melin- da Wright, Danielle Miller, Ashley Ma- Kyle LeValley, Randall Sayre, Harley Antanel- Herrick, Shane Grady, Calkins, Sarah Hauze, Kyle Casterline, Shawni Scott, Mr. Casagrande, Marilyn Glogowski, principal. Ross Elementary School honor students nounced its honor roll. First row, from left: Excellence rewarded During a recent awards day assembly at the Dallas Middle School, three students were honored by the Dallas Education Association with an award certificate and a savings bond. These students were selected by a faculty committee for hav- ing attained and maintained academic excellence by earning the highest grade level QPA for the first three marking peri- ods of the 2003 school year. The Student Achievement Com- mittee, after compiling information throughout the year, an- nounced that the student recipients for this year are , Diana H. Smith, eighth grade; Kristina M. Toussaint, seventh grade; and Monica R. Esopi, a sixth grade student. First row, from left: Esopi, Toussaint and Smith. Second row: Thomas Traver, Dallas Education Association vice president. ciejzak, Haeli Fagan, Welsh. Second row, from left: Mr. Steele, Anthony lo, Casey Dawes, Dan Cameron Pall, Tyler Need extra copies of this week’s Post? They are on sale at local newsstands through Saturday wv CWA and Adelphia are presently negotiating a new contract for 50 employees for Adelphia in Duryea, PA. ADELPHIA spends MILLIONS of DOLLARS for Top Executives and MILLIONS of DOLLARS for UNION BUSTING but nothing (ZERO) for their employees. ADELPHIA'S New Top Executives have negotiated million dollar contracts. 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