THE POST PAGES LEVANDOSKI, MESSERSMITH NAMED SEMIFINALISTS wo Dallas residents have been named semifinalists in the 2007 National Merit Scholarship compe- tition. Wyoming Seminary Upper School seniors Stephen Levandoski and Megan Messersmith will contin- ue in the competition for approxi- mately 8,200 Merit Scholarship Awards - worth $33 million - that will be offered next spring. More than 1.4 million students in nearly 21,000 high schools entered the 2007 Merit Program when they were juniors by taking the PSAT/ National Merit Scholarship qualify- ing test, which served as an initial screen of program entrants. Fewer than one percent of the nation’s high school seniors were named semifinalists on a state representa- tional basis. To become a finalist, students must have an outstanding high school academic record, be endorsed and recommended by their school principal, and submit | Sunday, October 8, 2006 | ® | saBoL WINS 1 CALENDAR | | CONTEST amantha Sabol recently took first place a calendar Cover contest sponsored by the Lehman-Jackson Parent- Teacher Association. The annual event allows students | from fourth and fifth grade to ! submit artwork to be judged And selected for the following school year's calendar cover. | In addition to her artwork Appearing on the cover, Sabol also received a cash prize. Attending the award presenta- tion, from left, are Renee Raspen, PTA president; Sa- fnantha Sabol, winner; and Marilyn Glogowski, principal. SCHOOLS indergarten readiness rogram at Lake-Lehman The Lake-Lehman School District will be holding a kin- dergarten readiness program for ‘children planning to enter kin- dergarten next fall. There will be four presentations through- out the school year. The first presentation will focus on Read- ing Readiness. Faculty from each building will conduct the presentation. 00L BRIEFS gram by calling Ross Elemen- tary School at 477-4050 or 256- 7897; Lake-Noxen Elementary at 639-1129; and Lehman-Jack- son Elementary at 675-2165. The program is for children who will be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2007 and are planning to enter kindergarten for the 2007-08 school year. Friedman Observatory open Monday nights Ever wonder what Neptune ing one hour after sunset on clear Mondays. If Monday is not clear, the observatory will be open Tuesday at the same time. John Rovnak, acting director of the observatory, and her assistants will be on hand to answer questions. Rovnak is an amateur astronomer, retired aerospace engineer, and Penn State graduate. Small groups are welcome on public nights. Larger groups, such as Girl and Boy Scout troops, are invited to call for a private session. The Observatory opened in or txw2@psu.edu; John Rovnak at 925-2561 or jer32@psu.edu. Information is also available on college’s Web site at www.wb.psu.edu. Go to the quick links for the Friedman Observatory. Penn State W-B offering class Penn State Wilkes-Barre is offering a course designed to improve communications and cultural understanding with the Latino population. Practical Spanish Level I is a SAT scores that confirm their earli- er qualifying test performance. From left are Levandoski and Mess- ersmith. The programs will be held at looks like? Has the controversy ~~ 1990 and the computerized series of classes designed for 9 am. Tuesday, Oct. 17 at Ross over Pluto piqued your interest Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain oe Sesiine base conversa. Elementary School; 9 a.m. in the solar system? The Fried- reflecting telescope is the only tiona pamsia Ski sor use in @ Oct. 18 at Lake- man Observatory at the Penn one of its kind in the region. iy i EI i DALLAS STUDENTS J OIN : oxen Elementary School; and State Wilkes-Barre campus in The rural setting provides a with Spanish-speaking individu- \ A | x SAY Scio 9 als. The class will be held from DIABE TES ALK perfect opportunity for star- gazing away from city lights. For more information regard- Lehman Township offers oppor- tunities to view the night sky through a computerized 16-inch 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 at Lehman-Jackson Elementary School. 6-8 p.m. each Tuesday begin- ning Oct. 10 and continuing through Nov. 14 at the North- tudents at Dallas Middle School recently participated in the Walk for Diabetes at Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre. Joan Parents may register for the Meade telescope. The observ- ing viewing opportunities, con- : Rakowski is the student council adviser. 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