Sunday, August 28, 2005 EDUCATION THE POST PAGE9 CHOOL RIEFS Wyoming Seminary begins school year Wyoming Seminary is starting its 162nd year of classes. The Upper School in Kingston will register boarding and day stu- dents Aug. 28-29 for students in grades nine through 12 and postgraduate. On Aug. 30, a special.opening of school convocation service will be held at the Upper School. Senior class president Bianca Roman of Mountain Top will ring the historic Cokesbury bell 16 times, one for each dec- ade of Wyoming Seminary’s existence, to usher in the new academic year. The Lower School, located in Forty Fort, will hold its first day of classes Aug. 29 for students in grades pre-kindergarten (age 3) through eighth grade. For more information about Wyoming Seminary, its pro- grams and activities, call 270- 2190. EMT course offered in Dallas Township The Luzerne County Commu- nity College Public Safety Train- ing Institute will offer a basic emergency medical technician course this fall in Dallas Town- ship. The EMT course covers all techniques of emergency med- ical care presently considered within the responsibilities of the EMT, as well as operational aspects of the job which EMT’s will be expected to perform. Specific objective of the course include teaching stu- dents the overall role and re- sponsibilities of the EMT in performing both the emergency care and operational aspects of the job; developing student skills in patient assessment and all emergency treatment proce- dures; and developing student skills in the use and care of all equipment required to accom- plish the job. The course is designed for individuals desiring to provide emergency medical care with an ambulance service or other pre-hospital rescue service, routinely providing emergency care. Anyone who wishes to enroll in the course is required to read, write and have good oral command of the English language. Participants must be 16 years of age prior to taking the state certification exams that are scheduled for the course. Classes will begin Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Dallas High School and will be held from 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and al- ternate Fridays until Thursday, February 23. Cost of the program is $120. For more information, or to enroll, call LCCC at 740-0481. CM Choral Society has openings for cantata The College Misericordia Choral Society has openings in all sections for this season’s production of Benjamin Brit- ten’s “St. Nicholas” cantata. Rehearsals will be held from 79:30 p.m. Tuesdays in Kenne- dy Lounge in the Banks Student Life Center at College Miser- icordia. Interested singers can join during the open rehearsal period from August 30th through September 20th. There is no audition, but some prior choral singing experience is desirable. The Choral Society, directed by John Curtis, is made up of students, staff and faculty of College Misericordia as well as members of the community. For more information, call Curtis at charge, but reservations are required no later than Sept. 1. For reservations, call 762-8905. Financial aid to be discussed A financial aid information night will be held at the Penn State / Wilkes-Barre campus in Lehman Township at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12 in room 105 of 674-6739 or send an e-mail to the Hayfield House, Room 105. jeurtis@misericordia.edu. You The program is open to all may also visit the Web site prospective college students and www.misericordia.edu/cho- ralsociety. Special education forum at Wilkes The Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18 will hold a Special Edu- cation Inclusion Forum from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Henry Student Center on the Wilkes University campus in Wilkes-Barre. The event is also their parents at no cost. Kathy Pesta, campus financial aid coordinator, will provide a general overview of the financial aid process, including how to apply for aid, determination of financial need, and an explana- tion of types of student aid available. The financial aid information will be general in nature and not specifically related to Penn State University. It will be helpful for any stu- being sponsored by the Lu- dent regardless of what college zerne/ Wyoming Counties Local or university he or she plans to Right to Education Task Force. attend. Light refreshments will be To register for the session, served. There is no admission call the office of student aid at 675-9242 no later than Sept. 8. Learn to speak Italian at College Misericordia The Language Institute is offering introduction to con- versational Italian on the cam- pus of College Misericordia. The class meets from 6:30-8:30 p.m. each Thursday from Sept. 15 through Nov. 3. The course fee is $150. Designed for individuals with little or no previous knowledge of Italian, this 16-hour class will introduce students to the funda- mentals of the Italian language, with an emphasis on mastering communication skills in an interactive learning environ- ment. An ideal class for anyone planning a trip to Italy, the course will help students to communicate in everyday sit- uations they are likely to en- counter in their travels. For more information or to register, contact Jenny Blan- chard, Language Institute coor- dinator, at 408-4240, or by e- mail at blanchar@wilkes.edu. Classes in Lake-Lehman School District begin Aug. 30 The Lake-Lehman School Dis- trict announces that the 2005-06 school year will begin for students in grades 1-12 on Tuesday, Aug. 30. This will be a full-day session. Pro- fessional staff will attend an orien- tation and in-service on Monday, Aug. 29. Kindergarten students will begin school Tuesday, Sept. 6. The start time for all elementary schools 8 a.m. and dismissal is at 2:45 p.m. Students will be allowed to enter the buildings no earlier than 7:55 a.m. Student drop off and pick up procedures will re- main the same as last year. Breakfast and lunch may be pur- chased beginning the first day at a cost of 75 cents for breakfast and $1.45 for lunch. Students who par- ticipated in the free or reduced meal program last year will begin the year with the same status, but must file new paperwork immedi- ately. Homeroom assignments will be posted at each of the ele- mentary buildings. Lehman-Jackson Elementary welcomes new teachers Jacque- line Pavlick to first grade, Doreen Johnson to second grade, Justin Feinauer to third grade, and Selina Vols to art. Ross Elementary wel- comes Jamie Hallowich to kinder- en, Jennifer Bernick to fifth grade, Shane Kupsky to art, Rebec- Entering / "The Scoring,.. 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Soda vending machines will not be available for use during lunch periods. The district recently acquired 186 new computers and mobile wireless computer labs in each building. The district has also re- IMUNDY # IST. rental Office Hours: Mon ay 9:00-5:00 disc lock with any ceived a $15,000 grant from 3M for a detection system and Tattle-Tape Security Strips for the junior-se- nior high school library. A $2,000 grant was acquired from Leap Frog Schoolhouse Products for learning equipment, including globes, books, and readers. The district has also updated textbooks in the elementary schools, replacing math and sci- ence books in all grades and social studies books in grades 1-3. The ju- nior-senior high school will be us- ing new textbooks in the areas of math, social studies, and language arts. All schools in the district will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 5. Back-to-School nights will be held on Sept. 12 for the junior- senior high school; Sept. 13 for Lehman-Jackson Elementary; Sept. 14 for Lake-Noxen Elemen- tary; and Sept. 15 for Ross Elemen- Students and parents are en- couraged to view the school dis- trict’s Web site at www.lake-leh- man.k12.pa.us for more informa- tion about school policy, proce- dures, student handbooks, and the school calendar. BRING AD TO RECIEVE LOCK BY CAMILLE FIOTI Post Correspondent Sales Reps & Contractors Welcome While most kids are busy get- ting ready for school, some par- ticipants of the Head Start pro- gram still do not have a school to attend. Seventeen 3-4-year-olds who live in the Lake-Lehman School District — who would have at- tended morning sessions at Lake-Noxen Elementary School — don’t have a place to go since the district recently made a deci- sion to use the space for its own students. 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