unday, July 30, 2006 PEOPLE/SCHOOL THE POST PAGES cently received _ the Paderewski ~ old Medal from | the American follege of Musi- ¢ k i i i i | i § i i gprogram in the £ National Piano laying auditions f5 10 consecutive ~ fears. Prater has © Jeen a participa- I | ntin the Penn- i sylvania Music feachers Nation- od Association, as gc! as local and he te festivals fro ¥ t 110 years. He has received superior 0 Iratings. The Dal- las High School sophomore has - «also participated in the Dorothy Sutton Perform- ance Festival at the local and ' state levels. Pra- "tej has perform- 2d at Carnegie Hall in New York , (ity. The son of + -Drand Mrs. John - N. Prater of Dal- 1 Ia is shown with hii music teacher, Michele Milling- ; ton. SANE AE PEGE Ty D ) 1 1 YW UW "=a U2 Syracuse students make dean's list b @ Back Mountain stu- 1ts were named to the dean’s listat the Martin J. Whitman ; Sclool of Management at Syra- | cue University for the spring i 206 semester. To qualify for thedean’s list, students must ean a minimum 3.4 grade- PEOPLE BRIEFS from more than five countries attended the convention. Aaron Cappucci, a senior at SWCA, competed in the 1600-meter run and poetry recitation. In addition to spelling, Adam Cappucci competed in table tennis and the 800-meter run. Chamberlain, a freshman, com- peted in table tennis, wood- working and poetry recitation. coming College in William- sport. The Lehman Township resident earned a degree in psychology. Kern was one of 337 students who graduated during the school’s 158th com- mencement. Students earn honors at Franklin & Marshall Three students from the Dallas resident Elizabeth Eby was named to the dean’s list for earning a minimum 3.25 grade- point average. The daughter of Judy and Barry Eby of Dallas is a senior mathematics major. She is a 2002 graduate of Dallas High School. Camp selected to summer program SCHOOL BRIEFS Student drivers to register at L-L Lake-Lehman High School will hold registration for student drivers for the 2006-07 school year from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1 and noon to 2 p.m. Tues- day, Aug. 8 in the lobby of the high school on Old Route 115 in Lehman Township. Student drivers are reminded they are to have their driver licenses with them at regis- tration, along with the $3 park- ing permit. Registration forms must be completed and signed by a parent/guardian before registration. Parent-Teacher group set events at GOH The Gate of Heaven Parent Teacher Group will hold two back-to-school events for the 2006-07 school year. Family members of all registered stu- dents are invited to attend “Back to School Night” on Thursday, Sept. 7 at the school on Machell Avenue in Dallas. The time of the event will be announced at a later date. The event will begin with a PTG meeting, then proceed into classroom breakouts, introduc- ing parents to their student’s classroom, homeroom teacher, and upcoming academic pur- suits. Parents of all students — including those in the pre- school, elementary and middle school — are encouraged to attend. An ice cream social will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 at the school. The event is open to current and prospective students and families. Teachers, staff and parents will be on hand to scoop ice cream and greet families. Children’s activities are also being planned. All parents of Gate of Heaven students, teachers and staff are automatically members of the Gate of Heaven PTG. Members interested in helping in the event planning are encouraged to attend a meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21 at the middle school. KUSTRIN WINS GEOGRAPHY BEE AT LEHMAN-JACKSON Sixth grade student Noah Kustrin recently took first ‘place in the geography bee at Lehman-Jackson Elemen- tary School. Kustrin received a plaque during the school’s annual awards day program. Attending the program, from left, are teacher Michael Adamshick, Kustrin and principal Marilyn Glogowski. OSTROWSKI WINS DES SPELLING BEE poiit average. Tarius Pakrooh of Shaver- town, a junior finance major, an(Shavertown’s Lindsay Ronanowski, a senior majoring in parketing management and retiling, were named to the den’s list. Syreet Valley students atend national cnvention weet Valley resident Adam Cppucci recently took second plce in the spelling competi- tin at the Accelerated Chris- tin Education’s International Sident Convention at James Mdison University in Harri- burg, Va. Cappucci was one jour students from Sweet \lley Christian Academy who s#ended the convention. He is dreshman at the school. ‘The other students attending 1e weeklong event were Aaron lappucci, Zack Chamberlain nd Charity Cummings. The -appucci brothers are the sons ¥ Tim and Miralie Cappucci of sweet Valley. Chamberlain is he son of Scott and Myrtle ihamberlain of Lehman Town- ship and Cummings is the daughter of Jim and Lydia Cummings of Wilkes-Barre. ¢ More than 4,000 students Il The Performing Arts Institute presents Mellow Theater, Scranton 8:00p.m. KURT WEILL BERTOLT BRECHT THE PENNY nui Aug. 3rd & Friday ATTIRE) a dark musical comedy, just closed on Broadway $5 adults - $7 seniors/students-credit cards accepted ‘ickets can be purchased at the door, at The Kirby Ctr 826-1100 or at Wyo. Sem. 270-2186 Cummings, also a freshman, competed in dramatic mono- logue, poetry recitation, il- lustrated storytelling, and numerous art categories. Gloria Davis, principal of SVCA, served as the sponsor for the four students. In addi- tion to chaperoning the stu- dents, Davis served as a judge during several music events. Back Mountain recently earned academic honors at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster. Aaron Gitlin of Dallas and Trucksville’s Erica Koehl were named to the honors list for earning a minimum 3.7 grade- point average. Gitlin is a senior history major and the son of Dr. Paul and Geri Gitlin of Dallas. He is a 2002 graduate of Wyoming Seminary. Koehl is a Kern graduates senior government major and a Dallas resident William Camp was recently selected to partici- pate in a summer program sponsored by the University of Denver and the National Sci- ence Foundation. The symposi- um will involve the impact of human behavior on the ecolog- ical system. The participants will work at the university, as well as on the foot of 14,000- foot Mt. Evans. Camp is a professor of sociol- The second grade classes of Dallas Elementary School recently held their annual spelling bee. After five prelimi- nary contests held in each of the six second grade class- rooms, the 30 daily winners came together for the final contest on the last day of school. This year's winners were Marlena Ostrowski, first place; Catherine Dillon, second from Lycoming 2002 graduate of Wyoming ogy at Luzerne County Com- place; and Danielle Walsh, third place. Each of the 30 daily Lake-Lehman High School Seminary. She is the daughter = munity College. He resides in winners received a certificate. while the three finalists al- graduate Danielle Kern was of Kimberly and Charles Koehl Dallas with his wife Ann. so received orizes. The s ali bee finalists. from left. are recently graduated from Ly- of Trucksville. P : D g ex : ' free. Walsh, Ostrowski and Dillon. OPEN A PERSONAL CHECKING ACCOUNT AND COUNT ON A GREAT SUMMER! free checking free cash free gift free online banking Limited Time Offer. (1) Normal Maintenance Fees will apply beginning with the first statement cycle following 12/31/06. (2) Valid when you bring in your old checks. Ask for details. (3) While supplies last. 1The annual percentage yield is accurate as of 7/19/06. 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