PAGE 6 THE POST SCHOOL Sunday, April 16, 2006 DALLAS MIDDLE SCHOOL WINS MATHCOUNTS AWARD he Dallas Middle School was recently awarded the “Most improved School” in the annual Mathcounts competition at Luzerne County Community College. Members of the team, from left, first row are Monica Esopi, Amanda Thompson, Brandon Harding, Drew Schaub. Second row: Tim Reinert, Hunter Englehart, coach Michael Rother, Christopher Clem- son, Brad Sherman and Pat Touhey. Students present research papers Forty-four students from Wilkes University, including several from the Back Mountain, recently pre- sented research papers with their biology faculty mentors at the 82nd annual meeting of the Penn- sylvania Academy of Science in Grantville. Dallas High School graduate Patricia Shepherd, a junior biolo- gy major, joined senior business administration major Salman Pu- nekar and Nicole Ciancio to pre- sent “Thrombospondin 1 in Ulcer- ative Colitis-Associated Dyspla- sia.” Jennifer Ramil, a senior biology major from Tunkhannock and a 2002 graduate of Tunkhannock High School; Keith Heim, a senior pharmacy major; Stephen Lehm- kuhl, a senior biology major; and David Scordino, a senior biology major, presented “Making Plants with Peroxisomes That Fluoresce Yellow.” Trucksville resident and Bishop Hoban High School graduate Beth Karwaski, a junior pre-pharmacy major, and sophomore biology major Rachel Giroux presented “Role of Plant Architecture and Cuticular Features in Removing Iron from Wetlands Constructed to Treat Abandoned Mine Drain- age.” Abigail L. 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Cybulski, a senior biology ma- jor, presented “Phylogenetic Dis- tribution of Riverine Coliformes.” Cecelia Candelario, a junior biology major from Harveys Lake and a 2003 graduate of Lake Leh- man High School, joined biology majors Cassie Sailus, Christopher Pray and Kamran Kalim to pre- sent “Analyzing the Acclimation Potential of Red and White Oak Seedlings.” © PUZZLE ANSWERS Puzzles, Page 2 > - — King Crossword — Rational Answers Numbers Solution time: 21 mins. answers 1 |BIE|X MIE|T S|EIEM MIA|R|R] 1 |A]|G|E HIA|VIE P|A|R|A|D}| | |GIM LIRR] I |S YIEIN PIAIEJL|LIA BIL{UJE|S TIO|L]|L B|OjL|D PlA|RIA|IDIO|X COIN TIU|BIAIS AIM|P PIAIR|A|IS|O|LEM TIHIE|E EJC|H|O S|AJU|NJA PlO|T]AlT|OBMA[N|N {B11 |D PlAJRJAID| I |S|E PlOIRIERME|TIA|G|E|R]|E]|S S|EJE|R NIE|B MIE|AIT s|TIE[A[M MiulFIT] I BM PiAls[sElr|AlC clajTin]i [PEM OlG|LIE[DMOICIHI[OMME[W[E AlMiAINID[ABRWIHIAIT] I [s|T|H]|E|D|R[E[A]D MiE/TERO|L[D|S HIAlYBB AER] IE TIR[1 [OMB AlS|T|R|O]S PlA[c|T]S olF[BlE[I[n|GlAlS|K[E|D|WIH|OMOIDIE|S R|O[U[E c|H[1[N]A 1is|rly cloim|m{o|p|o|RIE|S AlBIL|E AlTIA AlL/PIBHIEILIEINBDIE|BIAIS|IEMBGILIE[N RIAIR|E PlA[C|EIRIP|H|[O[O]E]Y s|TIE[E[RIMGIolE[S|TIHIE[RIEJMAIRIEIN|A clajLiL|AlslP[Aals|E[O plA[D[E olKIA|lYBRA[LIEIR|T|SERW|H|A|LIEJD|U|B T|EIM KIA[N|S T|H|oIm|A[SIM|[O]R|E viali{n s|T|R[E|W ofL{Gg|A clRIA|B EE GIEIN|EIRIAlL|L]Y|[ClA|L|[L]|EID GlAlE|L]S DiE{c[AIM[PlS|O[L[E AIR|IGIUIERBIT|E[A olLIA|IFsS|P|A FIR[1[E|N|D|OIRIP|H|O[B|I [ABE CIRI[E[WIE[L FliNBEClE|L|LBRAIRIEIN|TERHIE[G]I[|R]A slElABMEIL LIER TI[E[AlC[H D|O[T|E|S She Shen Shen Shen The Shen Shes Shen The The Sen Shes T3e Ten SB 53a Se She S3e She The The She SBe Tha She She 2 RE a le EER BS ES RSX 4 DTD GA po 3 Le nt AR Ba oth wl Lath uh Gof di Sih dh Sed lui hefte af AL DARLING & SONS' Farms & GREENHOUSES! “Growing Quality Is A Family Business Since 1930” | EASTER FLOWERS Hydrangeas (Pink & Blue}, Tulips, Hyacinths, Mums, Azaleas, Easter Lilies, Daffodils, 1 Colored & Stargazer Lilies, Mixed Pots & Logs, Assorted Easter Baskets and Palm Crosses 2 Also Available: Pansies, Violas, Marigolds, Dusty Miller and Much More! j Ns [Oren Easter | Buy from the Grower and Save! ‘a:3 | OpenMon-Sat96 675-2080 a Wn EE Tl WI ON Riera SSE ndl oll nll nll nll andi msl nll adi rw FIA SN 0 3 Fi SR EA EA AS LALA p> 1 Russ Bigus www. bigus4senate.com Paid for by the Committee to Elect Russ Bigus rent Located 1/2 mile off Rt. 309, Dallas, Hildebrant Rd (4 me (200 yds. north of the Dallas Elementary School) Bigus for STATE SENATE REPUBLICAN » The Candidate Who Will NEVER Vote or Accept a Pay Raise * Hunters Voice * NRA Member * Supports a Term Limit for Elected Officials in Harrisburg * Endorsed by the Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania * Property Tax Reform * Endorsed by PA Clean Sweep Fx SCHOOL BRIEFS Lake-Lehman changes calendar The Lake-Lehman School District announces the follow- ing changes to the 2005-06 school calendar. Students will not report to school Monday, April 17 and Tuesday, April 18. Students will report to school, however, Thursday, June 8 and Friday, June 9. Summer Fun Night at Dallas Elementary The Dallas Elementary School will hold “Summer Fun Night” from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 26 in the school cafeteria. The school is located on Hildebrandt Road in Dallas. Sponsored by the Dallas Elementary School Parent- Teacher Organization, the event is open to the public. More than 50 local businesses and organizations will present information about summer programs for children of all ages. SAT prep course set for PSU W-B Penn State Wilkes-Barre will nelle 3 MOUNT hold a review class for the new SAT beginning April 20. The classes will be held for eight weeks from 6-9 p.m. Thursdays at the campus in Lehman Township. The course will cover preparation for the crit- ical reading/writing and math exams, and will include a sam- ple essay for the writing com- ponent. The course is designed to provide information on the current format of the SAT and will provide students with test-taking techniques to help them realize their full potential. Topics will address increased reading comprehension and strategies for sentence comple- tion for the critical reading section. The writing compo- nent will cover grammar and mechanics and effective essay writing. Students will be in- troduced to a math grid and learn when to use a calculator on the test. Instructors will also cover the advantages and disad- vantages of guessing. The cost is $289 for the full review, including critical read- ing/writing and math. The cost for one portion of the review is $149. For more information or to register, call Janet Rosen- baum at 675-9102 or e-mail her at jgr8@psu.edu. Film series at PSU W-B Penn State Wilkes-Barre is holding its “Film, Food and Fun Facts” series at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday in the science build- ing on the campus in Lehman Township. The film screenings, which are open to the public, look at the contribution of Northeastern Pennsylvanians have made to the film industry. The series is offered in the spring and fall at Penn State Wilkes-Barre and is moderated by Penn State communication arts instructor Bill Bachman. The cost is $10 per film for adults; $5 per film for students. For information about the other films in the series, call 675-9143. Gardening course available at college College Misericordia is of- fering non-credit course that will give students of all ages an opportunity to develop a green thumb for gardening. The Garden of Possibilities course allows students to dis- cover the tools that are needed to build a greener, healthier lawn, plant and maintain col- orful flower beds and how to properly care for various plants. Students also will learn about fertilizers and chemicals, soil testing and the lifecycle of root-eating grubs. 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